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Ezek 18:You're reading this wrong because you REFUSE to allow Genesis 2:7 KJV to inform you that the Soul comes into existence as a consequence of the union of the Body and Breath of Life.
Body + Breath of Life = LIVING Soul
Body - Breath of Life = DEAD Soul
Electricity is a catalyst…Can light continue to exist when electricity is removed from the bulb?
No.Neither can the Soul continue to exist when the Body and Breath of Life separate at death.
The only verse in the whole Bible which says that all souls belong to God is Ezekiel 18:4. Why did you not read and quote the whole verse? You did not quote the whole verse in your later post (#303):All souls belong to God. A souls Life does NOT Die.
Ezek 18:
[1] The word of the LORD …
[4] Behold, all souls are mine…
I believe you are referring to this verse?God SAID…
He requires the LIFE (blood), of Every man.
All Body’s Life (Blood) Shall, Must Die.
God NEVER SAID…
All Souls, Must, Shall Die.
When can a soul Die?The only verse in the whole Bible which says that all souls belong to God is Ezekiel 18:4. Why did you not read and quote the whole verse? You did not quote the whole verse in your later post (#303):
Ezekiel 18:4 (WEB):
(4) Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine. The soul who sins, he shall die.
So you correctly state that all souls belong to God, but then state the opposite of the rest of the verse which states that a soul can and will die.
A human body is Mortal.You give the impression of deliberately trying to mislead! I'd prefer to believe it was just careless study, but that is also bad (for you).
Yes.I believe you are referring to this verse?
Gen 9:5 And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man.
Probably so. It is the proper contextual application that matters regarding each individual.The word here translated as life and lives is elsewhere translated as soul. It's נֶפֶשׁ (Nephesh)
"And the Lord God formed man of the Dust of the ground, breathed into his nostrils the Breath of Life, and Dust of the ground BECAME a Living Soul." - Genesis 2:7 KJVScripture does NOT say WHEN a soul “comes into Existence”.
"The Soul that sinneth, IT SHALL DIE".The Body, is Already Judged.
The Sentence, is it mush Shall Die.
Soul have Not been Judged.
However Scripture informs the reader…
The consequence, for a living soul, that did not become Saved.
Judgement will be pronounced on Judgement Day.
Sentencing will follow after the Judgement.
The Sentencing is revealed in Scripture.
An unsaved Living soul, shall become MADE a soul “without Life”, because It’s Life; Gods Breath, shall (Not Die), but return to God.
That lifeless soul shall BE Destroyed.
That soul is NOT call “Dead”.
For “something Living” to become DEAD, the Life IN the Living thing, must DIE.
The Life in a soul, is not mans, it Can Not Die. The Life in the soul IS Gods breath. It doesn’t DIE, it returns to God.
Body’s are Mortal, it’s Life Blood, meaning, The Life of the Body (Blood) Must Die, thus the Body is called Dead.
All souls belong to God. A souls Life does NOT Die.
Solomon says man and the animals have "one" breath, so that the one has no "preeminence" over the other.Do you Know the Purpose for God Giving an Alive ManKind of Body and an Alive Animal Kind of Body….A Living Soul?
No it isn't. It's an "energy source" the same way God is the "life source".Electricity is a catalyst…
Agreed. Yet, the Immortal Soul crowd cannot afford to give up what they consider this passage to be: "proof" that when we die, we go on living, the very sound of which is ridiculous. Death is the OPPOSITE of life, not the continuation thereof.The point here is just that Jesus' story uses Enoch's cosmology as its setting.
Now, does that constitute an endorsement of that cosmology? Or, is it more like writing a fanfiction that's set in someone else's already-established world? I lean towards the former, because Hebrews and Revelation ALSO make reference to this same chapter of Enoch. Your mileage may vary
But one thing is for certain - Jesus point here was NOT to teach us what happens after we die and before the Judgment. So we might all be overthinking it.
I'm happily undecided on these things. Thanatology raises a bunch of awkward questions, such as...Agreed. Yet, the Immortal Soul crowd cannot afford to give up what they consider this passage to be: "proof" that when we die, we go on living, the very sound of which is ridiculous. Death is the OPPOSITE of life, not the continuation thereof.
Point is…"Agreed. Yet, the Immortal Soul crowd cannot afford to give up what they consider this passage to be: "proof" that when we die, we go on living, the very sound of which is ridiculous. Death is the OPPOSITE of life, not the continuation thereof.
Primarily agree…I see lots of false teaching in this thread which is heavily influenced by false Seventh-Day Adventist doctrine, so I will share what I believe to be the truth of the matter.
Human beings consist of body, soul and spirit.
1 Thessalonians 5:23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Yes, a whole human can be referred to as a soul, but that should not be confused with the fact that we are "wholly" made up of "spirit and soul and body". as Paul taught. So, while we can be referred to as souls, we also have a soul. I've noticed that there are many people on this site who don't accept certain things that Paul taught and this seems to be yet another one.
Scripture makes it quite clear that people have consciousness after they die, as evidenced by passages like Luke 16:19-31 and Revelation 6:9-11 as well as the passages which give the account of Jesus's transfiguration where He talked to Moses and Elijah. Some people have chosen to twist those scriptures or ignore them, to their shame.
There is a debate about whether Luke 16:19-31 is a parable or not. It shouldn't be a debate. Since when do parables contain references to real people and real places? Since never. That alone shows that it is not a parable. But, let's say that it was a parable. Would that change the fact that Jesus is giving the impression that people are conscious in hell? No. He gave that impression regardless of whether it's a parable or not. So, why would He give that impression if it isn't the case that people have consciousness there? That makes no sense. He would not do that. And, again, how did Jesus talk to Moses and Elijah if there is no consciousness after physical death? Those who believe in soul sleep are cherry pickers who ignore scriptures like these while misinterpreting their cherry picked verses that contradict these other verses.
I'll address one verse they commonly use for now (Ecclesiastes 9:5) and show how they misinterpret it.
Ecclesiastes 9:3 This is the evil in everything that happens under the sun: The same destiny overtakes all. The hearts of people, moreover, are full of evil and there is madness in their hearts while they live, and afterward they join the dead.4 Anyone who is among the living has hope—even a live dog is better off than a dead lion! 5 For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; they have no further reward, and even their name is forgotten. 6 Their love, their hate and their jealousy have long since vanished; never again will they have a part in anything that happens under the sun.
So, those who believe in the false doctrine of soul sleep see the statement "the dead know nothing" and draw conclusions from it without even looking at the context. Context is very important, so to ignore the context of scripture is foolish. So, what is the context here? That people know nothing and have no consciousness after they die? No, not at all. The context is that once people are dead they no longer know or experience the things they experienced "under the sun", which refers to what they experience on earth, under the sun, before they die. Once a person dies they no longer know/experience anything on the earth because their life on earth is over. That's all this means. It does not mean they have no consciousness after no longer being under the sun. Nowhere does this passage indicate such a thing.
Notice what it says in verse 6 above. That verse explains what verse 5 is about. The "nothing" that the dead no longer know is "their love, their hate and their jealousy" that they had during their lives under the sun. They don't nkow those things anymore because they are dead and will no longer experience life on earth under the sun. That's all that means. Them knowing nothing is not a comment on their state of consciousness after death, but rather that they no longer have physical/bodily life and can no longer do the things that they did when they were physically alive.
Fact:BY CORRECTLY CONCLUDING that the story of Rich Man and Lazarus is a parable, we maintain Scriptural harmony, discern a valuable lesson from its interpretation, and put an end to its illegitimate use as a "proof text" for the doctrine of Eternal Torment - because any Bible scholar worth his salt knows we can't substantiate a doctrine on an uninterpreted parable. Here are 14 irresolvable contradictions which result from attempts to make the passage literal:
Nonsense Claim. (Body’s without Bodies) LOL.1. DISEMBODIED BODIES?
A Departed Saved Soul IS Literally With the Departed Saved Soul, OF Abraham, WHOM God APPOINTED Father of Nations of Men, ALSO with Saved Souls.2. ABRAHAM'S LITERAL BOSOM?
Body’s Have EYES.3. LYING EYES?
A mans Mortally Dead Body Knows, Sees, Hears, Smells, Speaks, Feels Nothing.4. THE DEAD KNOW NOT ANYTHING
No kidding. Their Brain / Mind IS Dead!5. THE DEAD DON'T REMEMBER ANYTHING
Imparted, Departed Living Souls…Are Alive / Living…and Invisible to “Human Eyes”!7. THE DEAD DON'T PERFORM WORK.
No Kidding! A dead BODY, does NOT notify the Medical Examiner How to perform an autopsy, to discover the Body’s cause of Death. A Dead BODY does not inform the Mortician how they want cosmetics applied and their hair styled!8. THE DEAD DON'T DEVISE ANYTHING
Of course Dead BODYS do NT have Wisdom.9. THE DEAD DON'T HAVE WISDOM
Dead Bodys Do Not Praise God.10. THE DEAD DON'T PRAISE GOD
Dead Bodys, on the M. e. Examining table, or Displayed in a Funeral Parlor…have artificial Light shining upon them. Once Cremated. Put in a vault, cave, ground… then that Dead body is in utter darkness.11. THE DEAD ARE IN DARKNESS
Dead body’s do not speak.12. THE DEAD ARE IN SILENCE
Dead Bodys ARE NOT SLEEPING.13. THE DEAD ARE ASLEEP
Departed Living Unsaved souls, have been experiencing TORMENTS (ie. Separation From God, His Truth, His Comforts, His Light, His Beauty)…for centuries.14. THE DEAD ARE RESERVED FOR FUTURE TORMENT