The Soul That Sins

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Short Summary
The discourse explores the biblical understanding of the soul, emphasizing that the soul is not immortal but a living being formed by the combination of the body (dust) and the breath of life from God. It challenges popular beliefs influenced by ancient philosophy that the soul continues independently after death, asserting instead that at death, the soul dies and life rights return to God, with resurrection being the key to life beyond death as promised in Scripture. This understanding is presented as foundational to genuine faith and hope in God’s promises.

Long Summary
Detailed Summary of the Discourse on “The Soul That Sinneth” (Ezekiel 18:20)

Theme and Scriptural Foundation
– The discourse focuses on Ezekiel 18:20: “The soul that sinneth, it shall die.” This verse underpins the teaching that the soul is not inherently immortal and that sin leads to death of the soul.
– The speaker notes widespread confusion and varied beliefs about the soul’s nature and destiny, including immortality, reincarnation, purgatory, and eternal conscious existence.
– The goal is to clarify the biblical truth about the soul based on scripture rather than popular philosophy or tradition.

Common Misconceptions about the Soul
– Many hold the Greek philosophical view (from Socrates and others) that the soul is an immortal, immaterial entity separate from the body.
– This idea has permeated modern culture and some nominal Christianity, sustained through myths, religions, philosophy, and popular culture.
– The speaker asserts this is a non-biblical view and stresses the importance of returning to the Scriptures for an accurate understanding.

Why the Immortal Soul Concept Persists
– Ecclesiastes 3:11 (NIV): “He has also set eternity in the human heart.” This verse explains humanity’s innate desire for life beyond the present.
– God’s promises of an everlasting covenant (Genesis 9:16) and an eternal kingdom (Psalm 145:13) reinforce the expectation of life continuing beyond death.
– However, the mechanism of how this life continues is often misunderstood or misrepresented.

Does the Soul Die?
– Genesis 2:17: God’s command, “In the day that thou eatest thereof, thou shalt surely die.”
– Genesis 3:4: Satan’s lie, “Ye shall not surely die,” contradicts God’s word, introducing false hope of immortal souls.
– Ezekiel 18:20 confirms the soul that sins shall die, affirming God’s truth over Satan’s deception.

The State of the Dead
– Ecclesiastes 9:5 (NIV): “The dead know nothing… even their love, hate, and envy have perished.”
– Psalm 49:10-14 emphasizes that all—wise and foolish—die and return to dust like beasts; their way is folly.
– Death is a state of non-existence; the soul is not conscious after death.

What is the Soul According to Scripture?
– Genesis 2:7: “The LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.”
– The “living soul” is a composite of body (dust) plus breath of life (spirit) given by God—man is a living soul, not a body with a separate soul.
– The soul is inseparable from the body; it is life itself, not an immortal entity dwelling within.

Hebrew and Greek Terms for Soul and Spirit
– Hebrew words:
Ruach: breath or spirit of life (life force from God)
Nephesh: living soul or creature
Nafish: to breathe or be breathed upon
– Greek words:
Psyche (suke): breath of life/life principle (equivalent to nephesh)
Pneuma: spirit or breath, related to air/wind (like pneumatic tires)
– These terms illustrate the concept of life as breath or spirit imparted by God.

Souls Include Both Humans and Animals
– Genesis 1:20-24: All living creatures that move in water, air, or on land are called nephesh (living souls).
– Genesis 9:15-16: God’s covenant is with every living soul, not just humans.
– Job 12:9-10: “In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.” God controls life and breath.

Death Returns Body to Dust and Spirit to God
– Ecclesiastes 12:7: “Then shall the dust return to the earth… and the spirit shall return to God who gave it.”
– The “spirit” or life force is returned to God; it is not conscious or active independently.
– The body decays, and the breath of life returns to its source.

Man’s Fate Like the Beasts
– Ecclesiastes 3:18-21: Man and beast share the same breath and destiny—both die and return to dust; both have spirits that return to God.
– However, unlike beasts, humans have the promise of resurrection.

God’s Remembrance and Resurrection
– Though the dead are unconscious and forgotten by men, God remembers every individual (Malachi 3:16–17; Acts 10:4).
– Resurrection is God’s means of restoring life and memory, proven by Jesus Christ’s resurrection (1 Corinthians 15:20-22).
– Lazarus’ resurrection shows that those resurrected retain memories and personality.
– Resurrection is essential to Christian faith; without it, faith is vain (1 Corinthians 15:13-19).

Faith and Obedience Linked to Soul’s Life
– Proverbs 20:27: “The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD.”
– Jeremiah 38:20: “Obey and thy soul shall live.”
– Romans 13:1: “Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers.”
– Hebrews 10:38: “But the just shall live by faith…” and warning against falling away.
– Psalm 103:1: “Bless the LORD, O my soul…” shows the soul can worship God.

Summary of Biblical Truths on the Soul
– The soul is the living being made from dust + breath of life.
– Animals are also souls, sharing the breath of life.
– The soul dies; it does not continue consciously after death.
– Life rights (spirit) return to God at death.
– God remembers all individuals and will resurrect them.
– The resurrection is the foundation of Christian hope and faith.
– The concept of an immortal, conscious soul after death is a lie originating with Satan and Greek philosophy, not Scripture.

Conclusion and Exhortation
– The understanding of the soul is central to Christian faith and hope.
– Believers are urged to accept God’s promises, trust in the resurrection, and live in obedience to God.
– Glory and praise are due to God for His plan of redemption and life beyond death.

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Key Bible Verses Referenced:
– Ezekiel 18:20 — “The soul that sinneth, it shall die.”
– Psalm 49:10-14 — Death is the fate of all, like beasts that perish.
– Ecclesiastes 3:11 — “He has also set eternity in the human heart.”
– Genesis 9:16 — God’s everlasting covenant with all living creatures.
– Psalm 145:13 — God’s kingdom is everlasting.
– Genesis 2:7 — “Man became a living soul.”
– Ecclesiastes 9:5 — “The dead know nothing.”
– Ecclesiastes 12:7 — “Dust returns to earth, spirit returns to God.”
– Job 12:9-10 — God holds the soul of every living thing.
– 1 Corinthians 15:13-22 — Centrality of resurrection to faith.
– Proverbs 20:27 — “The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD.”
– Jeremiah 38:20 — “Obey and thy soul shall live.”
– Romans 13:1 — “Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers.”
– Hebrews 10:38 — “The just shall live by faith.”
– Psalm 103:1 — “Bless the LORD, O my soul.”

This discourse stresses that the true biblical teaching is that the soul is not immortal by itself but dies with the body; life beyond death is possible only because God resurrects the dead. The hope of resurrection rests on God’s power and promises, not on an inherent immortal soul.

Transcript

Our title is the soul that sinneth, and it comes from Ezekiel 18:20. The soul that sins, it shall die. You know, on the surface, this seems to be a very simple concept, and yet we realize when we look at the record in the world and what people’s thoughts are on this, it’s really quite varied. So we thought we would examine it further today.

So what happens to the soul at death? You know, if we just surveyed on the Internet, there’s a number of concepts of what happens. That the soul is somehow immortal, goes to heaven or hell. There’s reincarnation, purgatory. It doesn’t die, it returns to life.

It exists in itself. It’s a pure mind, and there are any number of other thoughts on this. What should impress us as we look at this is obviously these are in disagreement largely with each other, and so what is the truth and what we find out?

It’s none of these. Of course. What we want to do is go back and look at what the Scriptures have to say about the soul.

You know, most have the wrong idea, and in Psalm 49:10-14, the Lord kind of lets us know that this is going to be the case. So we shouldn’t be distressed if our concept of the soul is different than most. Psalm 49, 1014. Wise men die.

Likewise the fool and the brutish person perish and leave their wealth to others. Their inward thought is that their houses shall continue forever, that they will have a legacy, that they will leave things for future generations. However, nevertheless, man, being in honor abides not. He is like the beasts that perish. This is their way.

This their way is their folly. Yet their posterity approved their sayings. Like sheep, they are laying in the grave. You know, I kind of like the latter portion of these verses. It really lays it out right.

We are just like the beast, we are laid in the grave. We go back to non existence, and it points out the fact that even God in this Psalm points out that their way is as folly. You know, that helps us reconcile all these different thoughts about what happens to us after we die.

You know, the soul in Scripture is found in both the New and the Old Testament, and there is no shortage of occurrences. So it’s a little bit surprising that there’s not a clear understanding of what the soul is. So many quotations. However, we realize when you think about it, most people don’t go to the Scriptures to get their information about the soul. So why all the confusion?

Well, it goes back all the way to largely to the ancient Greek philosophers, Socrates and others, and they published a view of the soul, and, and for whatever reason, this has become more or less the de facto standard for most people. Well, they think that the soul was separate from the body, it was somehow immortal. It was invisible and tangible and immaterial, and this is what came out of these philosophers.

And if you think about it in our contemporary culture, most of these ideas, and even in nominal Christendom, this is the concept that they have of the soul.

These thoughts really shape most people’s beliefs.

You know, this concept of an immortal soul has been propped up and propagated and passed down through myths, through religions, through popular culture, and through philosophy, and so between these four different factors, most people have an erroneous view or we’ll say a non biblical view of what the soul is, and so what we want to do this morning is to look at what the soul is. To look at these facts as according to the scriptures, all these hundreds of uses of the word soul.

So why is there this concept of the immortal soul? Well, I think God gives us a promise. In Ecclesiastes 3, 11, we’re going to read it according to the new international version. Very important. God, or he which is speaking of God, has also set eternity in the hearts of men.

You know, in this one verse it puts in perspective why we have this hope and expectation that somehow life must go on. God put it in our eternity. He put it in our very DNA, and therefore men are seeking a way to go on. This short life is transitory.

And we realize, you know, with all of its, that somehow things should continue and go on. This is what man realizes.

And God makes us promises. He makes promises in the Bible that also support the belief that somehow things must go on. In Genesis 9, 16, we read, the bow shall be in the cloud, and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth. So he says he makes an everlasting covenant, and so this shows that this continues on and on.

But what’s the mechanism? How does that work? And that’s really the details are where there’s so much confusion as to how this promise is executed, and so when we see the rainbow, we realize this is a promise that there will be a continuation of life continuing. In Psalm 145:13, thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endures throughout all generations.

And so how can he have an everlasting kingdom if life does not somehow continue? But what’s the mechanism this is what’s not understood by most. What’s the mechanism? And as we said earlier, there are any number of theories and philosophies and religions that have different solutions to this problem. One of them, you know, for the Indians, it was, they go on to the happy hunting ground.

For the Hindus, it was, they are reincarnated again and again and again, and that’s how things go on. But we realize there are so many contradictory thoughts, and we want to drive back into the scriptures to see what they have to say.

So the first question is, does the soul die? You know, those that believe in an immortal soul say no, it leaves the body and somehow goes on to eternity or to heaven or hell or wherever. So they would say no. But what do the scriptures have to say? Well, going back to Genesis, the very first book in the Bible, the second chapter, it says, in the day thou eatest of, thou shalt surely die.

That’s what God said, die.

Are the dead dead? We could ask that question. Well, yes, they’re dead by definition, and God is saying here at the time that sin occurs, that mankind would die. A little later, in the next chapter in Genesis 3, Satan chimes in and says, ye shall not surely die.

Now, this is in direct conflict with what God has said, and so we have two camps here. You die or you don’t die.

God said one thing, you will die. Satan said another. In Ezekiel 18:20, our theme Scripture, the soul that sins it shall die, and here we have the soul, and so what we realize is Satan’s deception is a lie.

What God said is true, and it’s important that we focus in on that. So this thought that somehow the soul goes on is against God’s rule, and the thought that somehow the soul does go on is a lie from the very beginning. From Genesis chapter three, thou shalt not surely die. Well, which do you believe?

We’ll continue our examination of Ezekiel 18:20 and other Scriptures that help us really form a very concise idea and concept of what the soul is.

So are the dead really dead? Well, if I asked everyone, we could do yes or no, and of course, the majority of Bible students would say yes, the dead are dead. But how do we know that? In Ecclesiastes chapter 9, verse 5, this is NIV once again, for the living know that they will die.

And we’re all in that condition, aren’t we? We all know that we have a limited lifespan, and as we age and get into our elder years, we realize that our vitality, our thought processes and everything else are under assault and that we are gradually dying. But this verse continues, but the dead know nothing, for they have no further reward and even the memory of them is forgotten. Now this is a distressing thought, isn’t it, that the memory of them, you know, whenever there’s a tragedy, people always say, well, you will be remembered.

But if you think about that, that’s a very limited offer, and in fact, even the memory of them is forgotten in the fabric of time. This seems like a pretty desolate place to lead people, doesn’t it? And it doesn’t provide much hope. But fortunately, the scriptures continue with promises on a future for all and the mechanism that that will be accomplished by.

And so we’re going to look at those two aspects. So what is the soul? You know, I love mathematical formulas, and we have a mathematical formula in Genesis chapter two verses and eight. Remember, in chapter two is where God said, you know, that the soul that sins is going to die.

Basically obey and live, disobey and die, and here we read the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living soul.

So let’s look at this mathematical formula. We got God who provided dust and the breath of life, and that created a living soul. Now, it took both of those components, didn’t it? Just the dust of the earth wasn’t a living being, and the breath of life, the life force without the matter was not a living being. But it said dust plus breath of life equals living soul.

And this is all done by Jehovah God.

So the body, the dust of the ground is not the soul. Important point. The breath of life, the spirit of life, the life rights that God breathed into man, that’s not the soul, but it’s the body and the breath, and that defined a living soul, a sentient being.

So man does not have a soul. Man is a living soul. They’re inseparable.

Let me illustrate.

So what’s the difference between having a leopard and being a leopard? Well, if we think about it, having a leopard, that’s a separate thing. They can go their separate ways. But when you are a leopard, just like the dust of the earth and the spirit, they’re inseparable. They are inseparable and that’s the difference.

So that’s the difference between having a soul and being a living soul. That’s a big difference, and it’s important that we understand the nuances of that. So what do we know about the soul in scriptures? Well, there are a number of different words that are used for the soul.

Ruach, the breath of life, or the spirit of life, the life force that God gives Nephesh, a living soul, a living creature, nafish, to breathe, to be breathed upon. So those are the Hebrew words that we saw earlier that indicate a. The soul. Then when we look at the Greek, we go, suke, the breath of life, and pneuma, the spirit of life, and pneuma is kind of an interesting one.

You know, when I was young, we had, in the old cars, we had pneumatic tires. Those are tires that had inner tubes, and the pneumatic part of it was the air or the wind or the pressure inside there. So you had an inner tube in your tire, and it was filled with. With air.

And that’s the word pneuma. That was the. The root of that. So we see that these words have meaning even down into our day as well, and we’re going to look at a bunch of different scriptures that use these terms.

So the breath of life, ruach and suke are equivalents, the Hebrew and the Greek, and Nephesh and Numa are equivalents, new and Old Testament, and we’re going to look at some of those. So who are souls? Well, In Genesis, chapter one, verses 20 through 24, we read God said, let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature Nephesh, that half life, foul, great whales, and every living creature that moves, cattle, creeping things, and every beast of the earth. So it’s creatures and its people who are souls.

Now, this is also contrary to popular philosophy as well. So all of these are living beings. We could replace the term like that. There is a Hebrew concept of the soul. We find that in Genesis, chapter nine, verse 15.

And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh, Nephesh, remember that living souls, so they all have the breath of life, and this covenant, that he would never destroy all life again, was not just with mankind, but also with every living creature. So here we have the definition of that covenant, and he says, remember this covenant.

So who are souls? Job helps us out in this question. In Job, chapter 12, verses 9 through 10, the Lord hath wrought this, in whose hand is the soul of every living thing and the breath of all mankind. So once again, almost like the formula we had earlier, we see the two. Every living thing, every.

And the breath of all mankind.

It’s important to know who owns those, who’s responsible, and this also is lost on the world. The Lord hath brought this in his Hand is the soul of every living thing and the breath of all mankind.

So this, you know, in this picture we show that God is the Creator and provided the breath of life. Continuing In Ecclesiastes, chapter 3, verses 19 through 20, we read, for that which befalleth the sons of men, befalleth the beasts, and we’ll stop right there. So he’s saying, life and death befall men and beasts, and what he’s showing is there’s a common ground here.

Even one thing befalleth them, and so he’s reiterating this and saying, there’s one common thing. I’m going to tell you what it is. As one dieth, so dieth the other. Yea, they all have one breath.

So they’re made from the dust of the earth, and the breath of life, the animating force, comes from God. They all have one breath.

So that a man hath no preeminence above the beast, for all his vanity. All go on to one place, all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again. What’s the purpose of this ecclesiastic scripture? Well, it really shows us the common ground between. Of what a living soul is.

And he’s saying here this, with regards to this. Beasts are living souls, men are living souls, and they all start with the breath and they all turn back to dust again.

So we see a commonality here, but there’s a difference. Only man is promised a resurrection, and we’re going to look into how that is ever so important. Because, you know, if we stopped right here, we’ve told part of the story. We haven’t told you the bright and shining side of this story.

In Genesis 2:7, we read the Lord God, Yahweh. So we’re going back to the. To the original words breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living soul. This is where we had the formula, and what we’re pointing out here is when we look at who gives the breath of life throughout the Scriptures, it’s Yahweh, Jehovah, God.

Continuing in job 33, 4, the spirit ruach of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life, and so this again points out, and when we look back at these words, it’s Yahweh, it’s Jehovah. God has the privilege and the ability to give the breath of life.

What’s the origin of the breath of life? We’re going to look at Isaiah, chapter 42, verse 5. Thus saith God, the Lord, Yahweh, he that giveth the breath unto the people upon it, and the Spirit to them that walk therein, and so we see that this once again, the breath comes from God and the Spirit, the life rites go to them that walk therein. Continuing In Job, chapter 12, verses 9 and 10, we read, the Lord Yahweh hath wrought this.

What is he wrought? In whose hand is the soul, the Nephesh of every living thing and the breath of all mankind, and so we see here that this breath of life comes from Yahweh, and it’s an interesting study to look at these terms, Nephesh and Ruach, and then go back through the Scriptures using accordance and find who’s giving that breath of life, and consistently, it is Yahweh.

So how do we understand the Spirit of life? You know, In Proverbs, chapter 20, verse 27, we’re given a picture.

The Spirit of man is the candle of the Lord. Now, you know, a candle is much like this concept we have of a living soul. It’s got two components. It’s got the candle and it’s got the fire.

Continuing to read, in Jeremiah, it says, Jeremiah 38, 20, Obey and thy soul shall live. The candle continues.

In Ezekiel, we have the statement, the soul that sins, it shall die, and so, just like the candle, the example we have from Proverbs, at the time sin occurs, the light goes out and the candle returns to just matter. You know, God gives the Spirit of life, but the Spirit, the life rights, return to God.

The Spirit of life is all about life rights.

What happens at dust. We’re told this in Ecclesiastes 12:7. Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was, and the Spirit shall return to God who gave it. You know, right here in Ecclesiastes we have a very clear statement of what happens to the Spirit. The life rights, and they return to God.

And we’ll see how important that is with regards to the resurrection. For if the life rights didn’t return to them, he couldn’t give them back in the resurrection.

So we have body and we have Spirit of life. The body returns to dust and the Spirit returns to God, who gave it the breath of life is the Spirit, the energizing life principle, period.

So where does the Spirit go? We’ve got a couple of scriptures here in Ecclesiastes 3:18 and 19. This is New international. As for men, God tests them so that they may see that they are like the animals. Kind of interesting because we earlier we had a number of scriptures we talked.

He said, you know, you’re just like the animals. You become a living being, and at death you go back to dust, and the Spirit returns to God. Man’s fate is like that of the animals. The same fate awaits both of them. As one dies, so dies the other.

They all have the same breath.

Continuing in Ecclesiastes, in the next verse we read, all go on to one place. All are of the dust, and all turn to dust again. Who knows the spirit of man that goes upward and the spirit of the beast that goes downward into the earth. So we see here that it’s talking about the Spirit, and it’s a fairly complete little thought on and lesson on what happens, and so are we clear on this of what happens when we die?

Life rights return to God.

Now, if life rites return to God, then if God is going to restore things, how are men to be remembered? You know, we think just within the bounds of our life. All of the people that we’ve ever known that have died, and how are their very thoughts, personalities, and all of these aspects going to be remembered? In Psalm 46:4, it says, his breath goes forth. He returns to the earth.

In that very day, his thoughts perish. This also is contrary to what a lot of people think as well. But the Spirit, the scriptures assure us that God created man. He gave the spirit of life to man. The soul, the living soul, dies.

The life rights return to God. To God. But now two additional things. God remembers all and God will resurrect all, and these two things make the whole process work.

Why did God put eternity in the hearts of men? We’re starting to see that right now this requires faith at this time.

How are men remembered? Well, how is this accomplished? Well, we know based on the scriptural record that God and angels have observed the affairs of men. We know that Cornelius, he was told by an angel that God held him in remembrance and he remembered his sacrifices. We’re told in Malachi that there’s a book of remembrance, and this is really laying out the concept that nothing will be lost.

Now, that’s almost incomprehensible to us. Nothing will be lost, and those that are reawakened will retain their memories, and we have examples of that in the miracles of reawakenings. This is the biblical record, so it’s there in the scriptures.

And we know that it can be accomplished. How? We’re not given the details. Remembrance does not require an immortal soul. That’s the bottom line.

And that’s the thing where people Think the soul must go on because otherwise all thought would be lost. How confident can we be in the resurrection? Well, remember Lazarus, when he came forth, he knew everyone around him. He remembered he had been dead. So we have miracles of raising from the dead.

Elijah, Jesus, the disciples, and God, all have performed these miracles, and these are kingdom miracles. They’re an example of what will happen in the kingdom. So we should have full confidence that there will be a resurrection and that unlike coming back with a clean slate, those that go into the grave will come out of the grave with their thoughts and personalities. You know, the resurrection is really key.

And the resurrection chapter First Corinthians 15, really gives us some information here that’s so vital. Now, if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen, and if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. This is so important, this understanding of the resurrection, that if we don’t understand it and comprehend it, our faith and our preaching is in vain.

Continuing in first Corinthians. For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised, and if Christ is not raised, your faith is in vain and you are in your sins. If in this life we only have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable, and so it’s saying this is absolutely key to our understanding of life going on.

You know, we’re assured by the resurrection. In First Corinthians 15:20 through 22, we read, but now is Christ risen from the dead and become the first fruits of them that slept. For since by Amen came death, by Amen came also the resurrection of the dead, and then the equation for as an Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

Jesus’s resurrection proved that God’s resurrection plan works. Absolute proof.

You know, in order to understand this, we really have to understand a number of things, and this is where the making the Scriptures are harmonious holes, where the pieces fit together and make sense is so critical, and God’s character is critical. The Fall, Understanding the fall is critical. The ransom, death and hell, the condition of the dead, the resurrection, his kingdom and the ages to come.

And when we look at it in this perspective, we see how this is a harmonious whole.

In Ecclesiastes verse 9, 5 and 6. For the living know that they shall die, but the dead know nothing. Memory of them is forgotten. Also their love and their hatred, their envy, is now perished.

It’s gone.

What’s the basis of the our hope? In Ecclesiastes 9:10 it says, for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom in the grave, whether thou goest nothing.

In psalms that we read, God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave. Now the hope. The hope going from destitution to restitution. God will redeem my soul. Do you believe in the reality of the resurrection?

Well, absolutely. You know, if you don’t, your faith is in vain, period.

What does God expect from our Souls? In Romans 13:1, we read, Let every soul be unto. Be subject unto higher powers, for there is no power but of God. It all comes from God. Those life rites return to God, and therefore there is no power but of God.

You know, mankind now says, well, we can do wonderful things. We can clone a body. It doesn’t work so good. They found out, but they can duplicate. But they can’t put the thoughts back in.

They can’t bring him back to perfection. So there is no power but of God. In Matthew 22:37, we read, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mind.

Continuing in Hebrews 10 now the just shall live by faith. But if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. So this is telling us, don’t draw back. Be firm in the faith. Understand the power of the resurrection and embrace it, or your faith is in vain.

You know, if the very peace of God sanctifies us holy, we will be preserved blameless. In Psalm 103 it says, Bless the Lord, O my soul, that I may that all that is within me bless his holy name, and this is amazing that our souls, our beings, can bless Jehovah God. We do that through faith and obedience. So when we look at this, the Bible, so that God gives the breath of life.

The soul is the living being. Animals are also souls. The soul dies. Life rights return to God at death. God holds people in remembrance and the resurrection is key.

These are the things that we see, and the soul really is the anchor of our faith. So what do you believe, brethren? The Lord redeems the souls of his servants, and none of them that will trust in him shall be desolate.

God has promised it. God will do it. Do we accept his promise? Be thou, O Lord, shalt endure forever and the remembrance unto all generations. He shall be a remembrance to all generations and return the memory to all generations.

We thank our heavenly Father. Blessed are your eyes. For they see these things, and this understanding of the truth about the soul is ever so key to the our overall faith. We thank our Heavenly Father for from him and through him and to him are all things.

To God be the glory forever. Amen.

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