RE: [TruthTalk] TOE revisited

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Izzy in black:   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Slade Henson Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 8:06 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] TOE revisited   Hello, Judy.   You say that God is Spirit. This is true. Is man spirit? Man has spirit. We were created as a living nefesh... translate that any way you want. You guys throw these terms [spirit, soul] around without definition and when you try to define them they still make no sense to me. No hope there, I'm afraid.   I THINK the problem arises in something far deeper than a vague, mystical definition: it lies more in the part of speech. You define spirit as a noun, perhaps, or some other derivation of that concept. I define spirit as a verb or some derivation of that concept.   Man is spirit like man is... skin and bones. Right? That's what you think, right?   Slade thinks "we must worship in Spirit and Truth" -- Spirit being HOW we worship (i.e., a command must be obeyed from within -- motivated by love for God & Man -- otherwise it;'s not obeyed).   Let me reiterate to you. I CANNOT separate flesh and spirit. It makes NO SENSE to me.   Making humanity in His image as nothing to do with "man being spirit." It's man HAVING Spirit (see two paragraphs above). If I can't get you to understand this, there's no point in continuing because we are speaking so differently, it's becoming an exercise in futility.   n       Slade       Slade,   Is nefesh a real word? If so, what does it mean? I agree that soul and spirit are difficult to define.  But the Bible says Man has both. And you CAN separate flesh and spirit.  They separate at death.  So how do you figure? What part of YOU goes on to be with the Lord upon your death? Is it not your spirit (which I have a hard time telling apart from “soul”, actually) which is the real you, which currently inhabits your fleshly body? But while we are alive on the earth we have no need to separate ourselves into 3 parts, as we all function as one. It does make me think of how we describe God in the Trinity, I must admit.  I don’t understand why discussing this with Judy makes you angry. I am puzzled about that.   Tell me, how is God omnipotent?  How can He be everywhere all of the time?  Does he not inhabit His creation much as we inhabit our earthly bodies?  If you cut open your brain, would you find Slade in there? Then where is Slade dwelling if you can’t find him?  He is in the entirety of his body, is he not? Nothing can happen to your body that does not affect you, and that you are not aware of.  Is God not like that in His universe?  He is Spirit, just as we are, I think.   Izzy