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Can a person save themselves or just attempt to prolong their life? No one actually knowing when their death will come.
I have this belief that only God can save a person. This idea comes from the fact that I am set to die in the end of this life and cannot resurrect myself. Salvation of the body comes from God resurrecting me. Although one can commit suicide, thus killing one's self. So I can in a way take part in my own salvation by attempting to prolong my life.
So I also think there is spiritual death: Matthew 10:28
"Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell."
This parallel is similar to the body, in that I can perhaps kill myself spiritually thru sinning. And once I have done such, only God can then save me, and heal my spirit or even resurrect it: 1 Corinthians 15:43-44
43 Our bodies are buried in brokenness, but they will be raised in glory. They are buried in weakness, but they will be raised in strength. 44 They are buried as natural human bodies, but they will be raised as spiritual bodies. For just as there are natural bodies, there are also spiritual bodies.
That said, how many times can one kill the spirit by sinning? I'm imagining a body walking around that is still alive with a dead spirit or dark spirit.
God can bring us back to life physically and spiritually. And his spirit is life. And keeps us from sinning.
Anyways... thoughts?
I have this belief that only God can save a person. This idea comes from the fact that I am set to die in the end of this life and cannot resurrect myself. Salvation of the body comes from God resurrecting me. Although one can commit suicide, thus killing one's self. So I can in a way take part in my own salvation by attempting to prolong my life.
So I also think there is spiritual death: Matthew 10:28
"Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell."
This parallel is similar to the body, in that I can perhaps kill myself spiritually thru sinning. And once I have done such, only God can then save me, and heal my spirit or even resurrect it: 1 Corinthians 15:43-44
43 Our bodies are buried in brokenness, but they will be raised in glory. They are buried in weakness, but they will be raised in strength. 44 They are buried as natural human bodies, but they will be raised as spiritual bodies. For just as there are natural bodies, there are also spiritual bodies.
That said, how many times can one kill the spirit by sinning? I'm imagining a body walking around that is still alive with a dead spirit or dark spirit.
God can bring us back to life physically and spiritually. And his spirit is life. And keeps us from sinning.
Anyways... thoughts?