Matthew 10:28 And fear not them which kill the body,
but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Once we are saved, our soul belongs then to God, whereas unsaved unregenerate man's soul can still be taken by satan, unless of course that man looks to Christ through faith in his finished work at calvary and becomes born again.
Acts 3:22
For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.
3 And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.
Psalms 121:7 The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
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Is it the "spirit of man" which is quickened, made alive, renewed, reborn, and regenerated? or is it the "soul of man" which is quickened, made alive, renewed, reborn, and regenerated?
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I think it is the spirit that is renewed, the soul is bought, owned by God, cannot be sold to satan. Although yes, I agree that the soul is the (Mind, will, emotions) and of course we can fault and feel wrong doing in our soul, as the psalmist put it
Psalms 119:28 My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy word.
(Agreed about progressive revelation, the above is a fine example of written word to ease our very souls)
Psalms 119:25 DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.
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The Holy Spirit, abiding in our regenerated spirit, feeds the "soul" the divine influences of God. The "flesh nature" on the other hand, feeds the "soul" the things which are contrary to God's divine influence. Thus the battle. The war between His Spirit and our flesh.
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Agreed, the war between the flesh and the soul is one we will continue to fight until Christ calls us or comes for us.
1 Peter 2:11 Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
Though im sure you will agree that although the soul can be influenced by the flesh, once we are born again the soul is Safe. But we still have to struggle with these wretched bodies.
I am quite open on this subject, I have learned something from you already, I by no means have this down as doctrine, settled in my heart.