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Another example of soul (Heb: nephesh) and spirit (Heb: rûach) being differentiated through the use of Hebrew parallelism is found in Isaiah, here: Isa 26:9 With my soul have I desired Thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me have I sought Thee earnestly; for when Thy judgments are in...

The difficulty is not so much with regards to the trichotomy vs. dichotomy debate (shown in your link), but rather with keeping the term "soul" (the whole "man") on the proper side of the equation. The terms soul (Heb: Nephesh) and spirit/breath (Heb: rûach) are shown to be contrasted in...

The difficulty with summarizing the term soul as being "closely identified" and "even equating" with the term "man" is that it presupposes the Platonic/Hellenistic viewpoint. At least that's the idea I'm left with. The summary seems to suggest that man "has" a separate entity within himself...

Three scriptures that come readily to mind on the subject of original sin are: Rom 5:12 Because of this, even as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death passed to all men, inasmuch as all sinned. 1Co 15:22 for as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all...

Yes, that's how Calvin treats the subject. However, that understanding, from my perspective, is not biblical. The soul is a compound of Body + Spirit (i.e: Breath of Life), Gen 2:7. Spirit is an element of the soul. Not the soul itself. And the two terms (spirit and soul) should not be...

Your response was kind of humorous. You actually demonstrated the problem with Calvin's lack of First-Order Logic, the very premise of the OP. For example, when reading Gen 2:7, shown here: Gen 2:7 'And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the...

I have an example that may be of interest. It's one that I've often thought about over the last 50 years or so. Wow...it sounds weird to say that. Through God's providence I was called and received Christ in my youth :) I believe Calvin's doctrine of Man was decidedly flawed, though I'm not...

The Day of Division describes the events of the soul that take place in the Day of the Lord. The phrase "Day of Division", like the term "monergism", is not actually found in scripture, though it's clearly taught by Jesus (Luk 12:51, Mat 25:32-33 for example). The Day of Division of the soul...

As it pertains to the the flesh (i.e.: death), I would agree that the flesh is not able to seek or to please God. No one seeks God and His Kingdom until regenerated from above (Joh 3:3-5). The reason I believe this is found here: Rom 8:5 For those who are according to flesh, the things of...

Gen 2:7 gives us some insight (indirectly, however) as to what the "vessels of wrath" and the "vessels of mercy" are. The two vessels mentioned in Rom 9:21 are being taken "out of the same lump", the same being if you will, called soul/living being in Gen 2:7, (Heb: nephesh). The two vessels...

The text, however, goes beyond the present tense consequences of not believing/obeying the Son. Here is the Greek text for consideration: Joh 3:36 ὁ πιστεύων εἰς τὸν Υἱὸν ἔχει ζωὴν αἰώνιον· ὁ δὲ ἀπειθῶν τῷ Υἱῷ οὐκ ὄψεται ζωήν, ἀλλ᾿ ἡ ὀργὴ τοῦ Θεοῦ μένει ἐπ᾿...

You're welcome. Seriously though, this is an open forum, not a lecture hall. I like to keep everything "flush left".

I'm still not following your responses. plural vs singular article????..... A mere person, no, not so much???... I used the pronoun "it" (yes, it's singular) with reference to "scriptures" (pl)...lol. Is this what you're talking about? Let me re-post "it" (no pun intended) again, and if you...

It's weird but my browser isn't letting me see full responses. Are other's having this same issue and is there a setting that will correct this?

"Believe it my friend." The term "it" was with reference to the scriptures quoted. That's what I was asking you to believe. Not my comments, but rather the scriptures quoted.