SPIRIT, SOUL, BODY

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SPIRIT, SOUL, BODY
"The LORD GOD (Yehowah Elohiym) formed man (’adam) from the dust of the earth (’adamah). HE blew into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living being." [Genesis (Bereshith) 2. 7 Tanakh, Torah]

The Hebrew word for soul is "nephesh" meaning "a living creature." It comes from the primary root "naphash" which means "to breathe." In traditional Jewish understanding, the soul is considered to be a "heavenly spark housed in an earthly container." It is the "candle of the Lord" - - "The light of the candle flickers and waves in harmony with the Light of Torah." [Proverbs (Mishle) 20. 27 Tanakh, Kethuvim] Thus giving sufficient understand for the Jewish custom of "bobbing or waving of the body" in prayer.

"Nephesh" appears over 755 times in Hebrew Scripture and over 100 of these make reference in the first person, "my soul or naphesh." In the New COVENANT, there is explicit distinguishing between the soul, the spirit and the body. "Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it." [1 Thessalonians 5. 23] GOD OMNIPOTENT created man in HIS OWN IMAGE, therefore man is triune in nature. Each of us, being only one person, have three parts: spirit, soul, and body.

The innermost part of a person is the spirit. The spirit (Hebrw: ruwach - breath) is set within the soul (Hebrew: nephesh – seat or organ of mental acts) and the soul is set within the body (Hebrew: geviyah/body or basar/flesh). The spirit is the very core of a person; it is the part that is made in GOD’S Image. Our capacity to commune with GOD is found in our spirit, the seat of our God-consciousness; the soul of our self-consciousness; the body is our world-consciousness. God dwells in our spirit; our self dwells in the soul; and senses in the body.

When Adam sinned, all men suffered the consequences. The spirit of man became dead toward God, communication broken, separated from the GIVER OF LIFE. Because of sin, the HOLY GOD OF HEAVEN does not dwell in every person’s spirit. However, when we receive Yeshua ha’MASHIACH, our spirit is quickened, made alive. That is why the phrase "born anew" or "born again" is used. We were dead in trespasses and sin [Ephesians 2.1] until we met THE ONE WHO is THE LIFE, we were a "living soul (Hebrew: nephesh chayya)" with a dead spirit. Messiah Jesus, as the SON OF MAN, has come "to seek and to save that which was lost" - Lost Souls [Luke 19. 10] Now, we are alive to God in JESUS our Lord.



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