" Soul" and "spirit": what these words really mean?
when you hear the words soul and spirit, what comes to mind? Many people believe that these terms define something that human beings have inside, something that does not die or be seen. Believe that, at death, this invisible part of us is separated body and continues to live somewhere. As this is a very common, people often surprised to learn that's not what the Bible teaches, much less. So what are the soul and spirit by the Word of God?
the word "soul" in the Bible
first discuss the soul. As you may recall, almost the entire Bible was originally written in Hebrew and Greek. Referring to the soul, the biblical writers used the term Hebrew and Greek néfesch psykjé. Together, the two appear more than eight hundred times in the Scriptures and the New World Translation translates provided by "soul." How is the Bible used the word "soul" and "soul"? Basically refer to 1) people, 2) animals or 3) life with both people and animals. Let's look at several passages that show the three senses. People
. "In the days of Noah, [...] a few people, that is, eight souls, were carried safely through water." (1 Peter 3:20.) Here it is clear that "souls" human means: Noah, his wife, three sons and their wives. Also, in Exodus 16:16 was this mandate to the Israelites, "Pick up [the manna] [...] according to the number of souls who have each of you in your store." In other words, the amount of mana depend on family size. The words "soul" or "soul" also refers to people in such passages as Genesis 46:18, Joshua 11:11, Acts 27:37 and Romans 13:1.
Animals. In the biblical account of creation we read: "God went on to say: 'swarm the waters swarm of living souls, and flying creatures fly above the earth on the face of the expansion of heaven. " And God went on to say: 'Let the earth bring forth living souls according to their kinds, domestic animal and moving animal and wild beast of the earth after his kind. " And he became so "(Genesis 1:20, 24). A fish, pets and wild animals are called in this passage with the same word "souls." Birds and other animals are also applied this term in Genesis 9:10, Leviticus 11:46 and Numbers 31:28.
the person's life. Sometimes the word "soul" refers to someone's life. For example, Lord said Moses: "They killed all the men who sought thy soul" (Exodus 4:19). What was sought by the enemies of Moses? They wanted to take his life. We also read that many years ago, when Rachel was giving birth to her son Benjamin, was "the soul out of it (he died)" (Genesis 35:16-19). So Rachel died. Consider also these words of Jesus: "I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd gives up his soul for the sheep" (John 10:11). Jesus gave his soul, that is, his life for humanity. In all the above passages, the word "soul" clearly refers to someone's life. We found more examples of this sense of the term "soul" in 1 Kings 17:17-23, Matthew 10:39, John 15:13 and Acts 20:10.
If you continue studying the Word of God, you see that it is not a single verse that combine the word "soul" with others as "immortal" or "eternal." On the contrary, the Scriptures show that the soul is mortal, that certainly die (Ezekiel 18:4, 20). This explains why the Bible refers to a body with the expression "dead souls" (Leviticus 21:11).
WHAT IS THE SPIRIT?
Let's see how the Scriptures use the term "spirit." Some people believe that is used as equivalent to "soul." Not so. The Bible makes it clear that the "spirit" and "soul" are two different things. How do they differ?
The biblical writers used the Hebrew ruach and Greek pneuma to refer to the "spirit." The Bible itself makes clear what sense they have. For example, Psalm 104:29 directed this comment to the Lord: "If you take away his spirit [ruach] expire, and their dust return. " Also, James 2:26 states that "the body without the spirit [pneuma] is dead." In these verses, it is clear that the word "spirit" refers to what gives life to the body, without which he would be dead. For this reason, the word ruach not only in the Bible is translated "spirit" but also "force", ie, life force. So God said this about the Flood of Noah: "I will bring the flood of waters upon the earth to ruin from under heaven all flesh in which active force [ruach] of life" (Genesis 6:17, 7:15, 22). Therefore, the "spirit" refers to an invisible force, the spark of life that animates all creatures.
The soul is not the same as the spirit. The body needs the spirit to work, very much like a radio needs electricity. Consider a portable radio. When we put batteries, the electricity stored in them starts the device. Without batteries, simply does not work. And this is also the case of radio equipment are connected to an outlet. Well, something similar happens with the spirit is the force that gives life to the body. Like electricity, it has feelings and can think. Indeed, the spirit is an impersonal force. However, when our bodies cease to have this spirit or life force, occurs as the psalmist said: "They expire, and their dust return."
Ecclesiastes 12:7 says, dying man, "dust [body] returns to the earth just as it was happening, and the spirit itself returns to the true God who gave it." When the spirit or life force leaves the body, it dies and returns to its source: the earth. Similarly, the life force back to its origin: God (Job 34:14, 15, Psalm 36:9). But this does not mean that the really vital force journey to heaven. Rather, it means that when someone dies, it is Jehovah who decides whether or not live in the future. Roughly speaking, his life is in God's hands. The divine power is all that anyone can restore the spirit, or life force, and shall return to live.
How reassuring us that this is what God will do with the people who rely on "the memorial tombs"! (John 5:28, 29.) When it's time to revive them, Jehovah will form new bodies and re-instilling life spirit, or life force. What happiness there!
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