“And 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”
Gen. 2:7
Human Beings Have 3 Parts
“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.”
1 Thess. 5:23
Body
“And 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” Gen. 2:7
Soul
“Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our
likeness. "So God created man in His own image; in the image of
God He created him” Gen. 1:26-27
Spirit
1. The Body
 Interacts with physical world
 Residence of soul and spirit
 Formed from Dust of the earth
 Dust will return to earth - Ecc. 12:7
2. The Soul
Hebrew - “Nephesh” 780 times in OT
28 different words used to translate
Greek - “Psuche” 103 times in NT
physical life principal
2. The Soul
What is the Difference Between Soul and Spirit?
A person's soul is the physical life principal -- that which
gives life to one's physical body; that which interprets
physical stimuli {sight, sound, touch, taste, odor}; that
which is the seat of emotions {love, hate, fear, anger,
and so forth} relative to beings & objects in the physical
realm”
- Wayne Jackson
2. The Soul
Uses in Bible
A Person - Ezek. 18:20, 1 Pet. 3:20
Life - Matt. 2:20 “life” of baby Jesus
Mind - Job 30:16
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3. The Spirit
Hebrew - “Ruach” - 378 times in OT
Breath - wind
Greek - “Pneuma” - 379 times in NT
Breath - breeze
3. The Spirit
Uses in Bible
1. The air we breathe - 1 Ki. 10:4-5
2. Non-physical being - Jn. 4:24, Heb. 1:14
3. A person - 1 Jn. 4:1
4. Soul - “Spirit” - 2 Cor. 4:16, Prov. 20:27
5. Attitude - 2 Tim. 1:7, Gal. 6:1
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WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN ?
Man has a body of flesh
 Spirit is the inner man
 Body came from dust of earth
 Union of spirit makes a living soul
 Death - when spirit leaves body
Jas. 2:26
“the body
without the
spirit is dead.”
WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN ?
Man’s Soul is the life or breath
 His conscience, personality
 It is who we are
 How you relate to others
 Gen. 2:7
“And 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”
NKJV “Man became a living being”
WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN ?
Spirit of man is the immortal spirit
 Live beyond this earth
 How you relate to God
 Born again - Jn. 3:6
 Animals don’t have a spirit
 Death of man - 1 Cor. 15:44, Ecc. 12:7
“Then the dust will return to the earth as it was, And
the spirit will return to God who gave it”
WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN ?
Spirit of man is the immortal spirit
 Gen.1:27 “is His own image”
 God is spirit - Jn. 4:24
 Part in image of God is spirit
 Lk. 23:46 - “I commit My spirit”
 Acts 7:59 - “receive my spirit”
Body
“And 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” Gen. 2:7
Soul
“Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our
likeness. "So God created man in His own image; in the image of
God He created him” Gen. 1:26-27
Spirit
GOD’S SIMPLE PLAN FOR SALVATION
Rev. 2:10
Acts 2:38
JN. 12:42
LK. 13:3
JN. 8:24
ACTS 3:22
hear
believe
baptism
repent
confess