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Even IF Christ rose again. . . So what?
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<blockquote data-quote="eleos1954" data-source="post: 75552614" data-attributes="member: 404063"><p>In the Old Testament, man is referred to as a "soul" (Hebrew <em>nephesh</em>) more than 130 times. The first place we find <em>nephesh</em> in reference to mankind is in the second chapter of Genesis: "And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; <em>and man became a living soul"</em> (Genesis 2:7, KJV).</p><p></p><p>The word translated "soul" in this verse is again the Hebrew word <em>nephesh</em>. Other translations of the Bible state that man became a living "being" or "person." This verse does not say that Adam <em>had</em> an immortal soul; rather it says that God breathed into Adam the "breath of life," and Adam <em>became</em> a living soul. At the end of his days, when the breath of life left Adam, he died and returned to dust.</p><p></p><p>The Old Testament plainly teaches that the soul dies. God told Adam and Eve, two "living souls," that they would "surely die" if they disobeyed Him (Genesis 2:17). God also told Adam that He had taken him from the dust of the earth and he would return to dust (Genesis 3:19).</p><p></p><p>Among the plainer statements in the Bible about what happens to the soul at death are Ezekiel 18:4 and 18:20. Both passages clearly state that "the soul who sins <em>shall die."</em> Again, the word for "soul" here is <em>nephesh.</em> In fact, this same word was even used of corpses—dead bodies (see Leviticus 22:4; Numbers 5:2; Numbers 6:11; Numbers 9:6-10).</p><p></p><p>Not only do all these scriptures show that the soul indeed can and does die, but the soul is identified as a <em>physical </em>being—not a separate spirit entity with existence independent of its physical host.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="eleos1954, post: 75552614, member: 404063"] In the Old Testament, man is referred to as a "soul" (Hebrew [I]nephesh[/I]) more than 130 times. The first place we find [I]nephesh[/I] in reference to mankind is in the second chapter of Genesis: "And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; [I]and man became a living soul"[/I] (Genesis 2:7, KJV). The word translated "soul" in this verse is again the Hebrew word [I]nephesh[/I]. Other translations of the Bible state that man became a living "being" or "person." This verse does not say that Adam [I]had[/I] an immortal soul; rather it says that God breathed into Adam the "breath of life," and Adam [I]became[/I] a living soul. At the end of his days, when the breath of life left Adam, he died and returned to dust. The Old Testament plainly teaches that the soul dies. God told Adam and Eve, two "living souls," that they would "surely die" if they disobeyed Him (Genesis 2:17). God also told Adam that He had taken him from the dust of the earth and he would return to dust (Genesis 3:19). Among the plainer statements in the Bible about what happens to the soul at death are Ezekiel 18:4 and 18:20. Both passages clearly state that "the soul who sins [I]shall die."[/I] Again, the word for "soul" here is [I]nephesh.[/I] In fact, this same word was even used of corpses—dead bodies (see Leviticus 22:4; Numbers 5:2; Numbers 6:11; Numbers 9:6-10). Not only do all these scriptures show that the soul indeed can and does die, but the soul is identified as a [I]physical [/I]being—not a separate spirit entity with existence independent of its physical host. [/QUOTE]
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