What is meant by the dividing asunder of soul and spirit?

Question: Can you explain Hebrews 4:12, especially the phrase: “the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow”? Answer: “Therefore let us be diligent to enter that rest, so that no one will fall, through following the same example of disobedience. For the word of God is living and active and…

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I discovered your site looking for whether animals have souls or spirits

Question: Hi, I just discovered your website when looking for whether animals have souls or spirits. Friends were visiting our home, and we got on the topic. I said to the gentleman that animals have souls but not spirits. He questioned this statement. Now I wanted to try and find it in the Bible to show…

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Do animals have a soul or spirit?

Question: I have a question regarding animals and souls.  Does the Bible state definitively whether animals have a soul or a spirit?  I was raised in the church of Christ and had always been told that animals (companion dogs specifically) do not have a soul.  However, no one has been able to show me that…

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Soul and Spirit

Soul and Spirit – Part 1Soul and Spirit – Part 2Soul and Spirit – Part 3 Text: I Thessalonians 5:11-23   I.         Man is composed of three elements: body, soul, and spirit – I Thessalonians 5:23             A.        The body is easy to define.                         1.         It has a physical dimension to it – Job 19:25-27                         2.         We understand that it…

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