yes, I agree with that, Simon. Furthermore, I have heard teaching (and it seems true to me) that the heart or soul can be broken down into the mind, the will, and the emotions. But I don't know scripture for that. Probably it was made up by a Westerner who just had to annnnnnalyze it.......
I think that is basically true.
I've thought about that alot, and there isn't a lot of scripture one way or the other on the issue. I used to be of the opinion that both the spirit and the soul had aspects of mind, emotion, and will.
However, the same sermon I made reference to previously put forward the idea that the mind emotion and will are the soul, and the soul is what makes us who we are, its our personality. The spirit, on the other hand is essentially the house of God within us.
Thus what I was thinking of previously as the mind or emotion of the spirit, or the will of the spirit would really be, the degree to which your spirit (or the life of God in your spirit) has impacted your soul, and has reformed your soul.
The question I've been looking at for some time, is how, in practical terms do we see that happen and how do we cultivate it.
I've been interested to see that much of what I've heard from some current charismatic sources is nearly identical to what I've read from ancient and medieval Christian mystics.
Its interesting to me also because I was specifically praying for confirmation after reading some of the ancient and medieval sources because some of it seems fairly different to the modern mind, and then not long after asking God to show me the truth of it (or lack there of) a friend directed me to some sermons by current charismatic leader, and I stumbled across another charismatic website dealing with similar issues, and in both cases it was almost verbatim what I had already seen, plus it also answered some questions I had about the stuff I had read.
Even given that though, it is often difficult to translate that stuff into daily action. To know what to expect, whats normal etc.
