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John serves as Director of Counseling and Training for Grace Fellowship International. His main article archive is GraceNotebook.com

Spirit, Soul, and Body

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“Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it” (1 Thess. 5:23  NKJV).

“Spirit (Gk. pneuma) Luke 8:55; 1 Cor. 5:5, soul (Gk. psuche) Eph. 6:6; Phil. 1:27, body (soma), Matt. 6:22…The spirit enables a person to contact the divine Spirit
and is that part of a person that the Spirit quickens at the time of regeneration  (John 3:3; Rom. 8:16). The Greek word psuche, translated soul, means “life.” The New Testament writers use this word to speak of a person’s personality or inward, animating essence. Finally the New Testament writers identify the body, a person’s physical being, as separate from one’s soul or spirit. As this verse indicates, God works from the inside out, sanctifying our entire being…”
The Nelson Study Bible, p. 2029

Web site moves to WordPress.com

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When my book was published– Man as Spirit, Soul, and Body: A Study of Biblical Psychology–I included a reference to the companion web site http://www.BiblicalPsychology.net. I have been wanting to add supplements to the site and have opted for the blog format of WordPress.com. The basic information is still available on the pages identified in the header. The blog section will feature posts that add evidence, examples, and discussion on the design of humankind as revealed in the Bible.