Today we will further divide our soul from our spirit. We will see the various roles of our soul, and we will also see what the heart is. Is the heart separate from the spirit and soul? No.
1 Corinthians 3:16: Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? NAS
1 Thessalonians 5:23: May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. NIV
John 3:6: That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the (Holy) Spirit is (the human) spirit. KJ emphasis added
John 3:6: Flesh is born of flesh, but (the human) spirit is born of the (Holy) Spirit. Berean emphasis added
Ephesians 4:6: one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all. NAS
2 Corinthians 13:5: Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you— unless indeed you fail the test? NAS
2 Timothy 4:22: The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. Amen. KJ
John 16: 1-7; 13-15: 7 But I tell you the truth, it is for your benefit that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you. 13 However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come. 14 He will glorify Me by taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you. 15 Everything that belongs to the Father is Mine. That is why I said that the Spirit will take from what is Mine and disclose it to you. Berean
Hebrews 4:9-12: 9 So there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God. 10 For the one who has entered His rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from His. 11 Therefore let us be diligent to enter that rest, so that no one will fall, through following the same example of disobedience. 12 For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. NAS
We will now find Scriptures proving the role of the soul from the spirit. We will define the parts of our human spirit in the next lesson.
Mind:
Lamentations 3:20: My soul continually remembers it and is bowed down within me. ESV
Proverbs 24: 13, 14: 13 Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste. 14 Know that wisdom is sweet for your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you,
and your hope will never be cut off. Berean
Psalm 139:14: I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. KJ
Will:
Job 6:7: The things that my soul refused to touch are as my sorrowful meat. KJ
1 Chronicles 22:19: Now set your heart and your soul to seek the LORD your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the LORD God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the LORD. KJ
Job 7:15: So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.
Emotions:
1 Samuel 18:1: As soon as he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. ESV
Isaiah 61:10 a: I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God… KJ
Psalm 86:4: 4 Make glad the soul of Your servant, For to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul. NAS
Psalm 107: 8,9: 8 Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man! 9 For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things. ESV
The heart is often mentioned in the Bible. The heart is part of both the soul and spirit. It is not a separate part of the body, but a composition of both. The heart comprises the mind, will, emotions and conscience, which is part of the spirit.
Hebrews 10:22a: let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience… NAS
Matthew 9:4: And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, “Why are you thinking evil in your hearts? NAS
Acts 11:23: Then when he arrived and witnessed the grace of God, he rejoiced and began to encourage them all with resolute heart to remain true to the Lord; NAS
Psalm 13: 2: How long must I wrestle in my soul, with sorrow in my heart each day? How long will my enemy dominate me? Berean
John 16:22: I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you. KJ
1 John 3:20: If our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and He knows all things. Berean
