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You do not understand the meaning of spirit. G5590 ψυχή the breath of life psuche the vital force which animates the body and shows itself in breathing, thus distinguished on the one hand from G4151, πνεύμα esprit pneuma which is the rational human body
Mat 10:28 And have no fear of those who put to death the body, but are not able to put to death the spirit. But have fear of him who has power to give spirit and body to destruction in hell.
The body dies and the spirit, which is the breath of life, returns to God who gave it awaiting either resurrection or condemnation. But only for those who have believed. Some who believed are like the seed that fell among the thorns and paid more attention to the whims of men instead of continuing to listen to God.
Matthew 13:22 He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, smother the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
Romans 6:16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
Romans 6:17 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
I understand the word spirit. It is a metaphorical use of the word. I'm not sure where you got this definition but it's not correct. Psuche means soul, not spirit. Pneuma is spirit or more literally wind or breath. It is the breath or spirit of life that returns to God. It's His breath. The breath or spirit of life doesn't die, It's part of God. It also doesn't await resurrection or condemnation. Read Gen 2:7 and you'll see what a soul is. It consists of the body and the breath of life. When a person, soul, dies, the breath or spirit of life returns to God and the body returns to the dust. At the resurrection, the body will be raised by God once again infusing it with His breath or spirit of life. It will then be judged and dealt with accordingly.
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