Day 6 – June – Page 15 – Matty (Headwind)

June 6, 2020June 2, 2022

The Soul Conclusion

From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling; Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.
(1 Timothy 1:6-7) KJV

Jesus warned us about hell as the place where unrepentant souls suffer torment. We’re supposed to tell the world that Jesus is the way to redeem our souls and avoid hell. That’s when you encounter this:

“There’s no such thing as a soul because science can’t detect it.”
– Atheist Science Troll

June 6, 2020June 2, 2022

Soul vs. Body

And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child’s soul come into him again. And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.
(1 Kings 17-21-22) KJV

The connection between the soul and the blood, as the life of the individual, is strong but there’s more to it than that. The soul isn’t simply the result of the spirit dissolving in the blood.

June 6, 2020June 2, 2022

Is the Soul Wet?

And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the LORD.
(1 Samuel 1:15) KJV

The ancient Hebrews had an innate sense that the soul was wet, or was in a liquid state, as is evident from the concept that it could be poured out.

June 6, 2020June 2, 2022

A Blood-Soul Connection?

He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
(Psalms 72:14) KJV

When God breathed life into Adam he became a living soul, so there’s a connection between life, blood and breath (spirit), which is why the Children of Israel and the early Church had prohibitions on eating blood or meat with blood in it.

June 6, 2020June 2, 2022

What does Soul Refer to?

Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.
(Ezekiel 18:27) KJV

The word soul occurs 458 times in the King James Version of the Bible. The majority of these references are references to the person as an individual. It’s as if the word soul could be used interchangeably with any personal pronoun.

June 6, 2020June 8, 2020

One Life to Live

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
(2 Peter 3:9) KJV

God created the Earth’s environment and our physical bodies as a way of giving each soul an opportunity to come to know the truth about God and choose for themselves whether or not they want to have fellowship with him in eternity.

June 6, 2020September 21, 2021

Gravity Deductive Question 3

Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?
(Galatians 4:16) KJV

Our deduction brings us to a deeply disturbing line of reasoning, expressed in the last of 3 deductive questions:

June 6, 2020September 21, 2021

Gravity Deductive Question 2

And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
(Isaiah 6:9) KJV

The great value in using deductive questioning is that it helps us to know which questions we ought to be asking, and frequently one question leads to another.

June 6, 2020September 21, 2021

Gravity Deductive Question 1

Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.
(Psalms 104:5) KJV

We’ve made extensive use of deductive reasoning. Another tool we employ is deductive questioning. This is how we can investigate, among other things, the nature of the soul.

June 6, 2020June 10, 2022

Twitter

But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.
(2 Timothy 2:16) KJV

We (that’s me and the Holy spirit) have affectionately called the broad class of people on Twitter who graciously take the time to tell us that we’re stupid atheist science trolls (ASTs) or scientifically illiterate science worshipers (SISWs).