Okay, fair enough. Just trying to determine where you are coming from. So I gather by your disagreement that you are not reformed in theology...Paidion wrote:I disagree.
We do not have immortal "souls", that is, some etherial part of us which exists independently of our bodies. That concept has its origin in Greek thought, not in the Bible.
The spirit of life which God breathed into the body which He had created became a living "soul". In other words, the complete man IS a "soul" or "being" as the Hebrew word "Nephesh" seems to mean. In the New Testament, the Greek word translated as "soul" in the AV, usually means "self".
If the "soul" refers to your personality, the "real you" which inhabits a body which is not really part of it, then how did the rich man in Jesus' parable talk to his soul? If the soul was the real person, who did the talking?
‘And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry."’ Luke 12:19
However, if you can recognize that "soul" means "self" in the New Testament, you will be able to see that the man was talking to himself.
So you are also not a trichotomist (body, soul, spirit), nor are you a dichotomist (body, soul), so what are you?
What happened to the OT saints when they physically died?
What happens to 21st century saints when they die?
Sure wish you would respond to my "coming on clouds" response. I takes considerable amount of time on our part to address these issues. But thanks for responding to that WCF question...
Blessings, Ted