It can be strong or unsteady (2 Peter 2:14) it can be lost or saved (James 1:21 Ezekiel 18:4). The human soul is created by God (Jeremiah 38:16). The human soul seems to be distinct from the heart (Deuteronomy 26:16 30:6) and the spirit (1 Thessalonians 5:23 Hebrews 4:12) and the mind (Matthew 22:37 Mark 12:30 Luke 10:27). Repeatedly in the Bible, people are referred to as “souls” (Exodus 31:14 Proverbs 11:30), especially in contexts that focus on the value of human life and personhood or on the concept of a “whole being” (Psalm 16:9-10 Ezekiel 18:4 Acts 2:41 Revelation 18:13). You have a body.” In other words, personhood is not based on having a body. As George MacDonald said, “You don’t have a soul. The human soul is central to the personhood of a human being.
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