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13 questions linked to/from In Hebrews 4:12 what is the difference between ψυχή ("soul") and πνεῦμα ("spirit")?
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What does it mean to be "born of water"?
In John 3:5, Jesus tells Nicodemus that to enter the kingdom one must be "born of water and the Spirit". How is this phrase understood? Is it a single construct (i.e. one birth of both water and ...
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Are the souls of Revelation 6:9-11 awake and, yet, still awaiting the resurrection?
Revelation 6:9-11 (NASB):
9 When the Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been killed because of the word of God, and because of the testimony which they ...
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Is "breath of life" in Genesis 2:7 is the same as spirit?
And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. Genesis 2:7 (KJV)
What is the meaning of "breath of life" here? ...
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A living soul cannot exist without a body (Gen 2:7; 1 Cor 15:44-45) but killing the body doesn't kill the soul (Matt 10:28). Is this a contradiction?
The Passages
Genesis 2:7 (KJV):
7 And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
1 Corinthians 15:44-45 (KJV):...
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What "spirit" is 1 Peter 3:18 referring to?
There seems to be disagreement as to whom/what the spirit in 1 Peter 3:18 is.
(ESV) For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being ...
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Is the spirit of man a created thing?
According to the book of Genesis, God created man apparently by two ingredients:
(1) dust of the ground
(2) the breath of God
Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and
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What is the meaning of 'spirit' in Genesis 6?
According to Genesis 6:3:
“My Spirit will not contend with humans forever, for they are mortal; their days will be a hundred and twenty years.”
This verse is not understandable for me:
What does “...
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How do those who argue the Hebrew Bible does not have a concept of the afterlife support that claim?
I was going over some old lecture notes from Christine Hayes - Introduction to the Old Testament recently. I noticed in Lecture 2 she makes this claim:
No life after death in the Bible either [...
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Does Psalm 72:13 mean "lives" or "souls?"
Young's Literal Translation and KJV say in Psalm 72:13 that Solomon will save the "souls" of the needy.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition, NIV say Solomon will "save the needy from death."
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What and where are the "springs of living water" in Revelation 7:9-17?
Looking at the following texts:
Revelation 7:9
After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no
one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language,
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What part of man gets saved?
Which part of man Gets saved?
Body? Soul? Spirit?
Or the whole?
Matthew 24:22 (KJV)
And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those ...
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Is there any fundamental difference between the "spirit" of a human being ("breath of life") and the "spirit" of a disembodied (evil) spirit?
Simply put, I'm interested in knowing if there is any difference at all (in a fundamental sense) between two uses of the word "spirit":
Context 1: "spirit" in the context of the ...
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When does the soul depart the Body like in 2 Cor. 5:8
2 Corinthians 5:8 states:
Thus we are full of courage and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
When would the audience of 2 Corinthians have understood the soul to have ...
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