WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SPIRIT AND SOUL?
What is the difference between "Spirit" and "Soul?"
Is there any different meaning between Spirit and Soul? Yes.
In Hebrew language Bible used different words
for Spirit (Ruach) and for Soul (Nephesh)..
In English and Malayalam same meaning for Spirit (ആത്മാവ് ) and for Soul (ദേഹി).
People believes that soul never die and continue living after man's death.
What is a Soul?
Genesis 2:7 states man is a Soul.
And Genesis 1:25 says about other creatures like Bird is a Soul, Animal is a Soul, and Fish is a Soul.
These are earthly creatures, breathing through nostrils and sustains its life. Soul has some characteristics and identified with eating , drinking, sleeping, playing, born and dying.
Man is not a hybrid, with spiritual and physical combination. Only earthy or dust. The whole man is called a "soul".
So man is mortal, can be possible to die. soul is also mortal. Ezekiel 18:4 Soul will die.
Bible never says of an immortal soul.
Then what is spirit?
The root meaning in Hebrew "Ruach" and in Greek "Pneuma" is an invisible power not an invisible person.
Spirit is "life force" which operated in body by breath. But in death, breath ends and lost life force. So Spirit is not an invisible person active after death of soul or man. Man's spirit can do nothing itself.
Eccl. 3:19-21 says that after man's death, spirit ( life force) lost, same possibility for man and animals. Where do the spirit gone no one knows.
But Jesus says in Mathew 16:26 "if your spirit die or ruin" what should you do?
Ecclesiastes 12:7 states that man's spirit return to God after death. That means Future life depending on God. Because God is source of life. He can give those dead life again through a resurrection.
But, no mention of birds, animals, fishes spirit return to god. Why? They have no resurrection hope. Only man has special privilege of resurrection living again in a paradise earth.
Because they are inferior to man and a lowest condition of life. God made man superior to animals bestowed with intellectual capacity to worship God.
Therefore, Man is a Soul and his life force is called Spirit. Spirit is not a separate person.
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