Hades is Sheol

[P31Woman]

urk;

Question: "Is the human soul mortal or immortal?"​

Answer: Without a doubt the human soul is immortal. This is clearly seen in many Scriptures in both the Old and New Testaments: Psalm 22:26; 23:6; 49:7-9; Ecclesiastes 12:7; Daniel 12:2-3; Matthew 25:46; and 1 Corinthians 15:12-19. Daniel 12:2 says, “Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt.” Similarly, Jesus Himself said that the wicked “will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life” (Matthew 25:46). With the same Greek word used to refer to both “punishment” and “life,” it is clear that both the wicked and the righteous have an eternal/immortal soul.​

The unmistakable teaching of the Bible is that all people, whether they are saved or lost, will exist eternally, in either heaven or hell. True life or spiritual life does not cease when our fleshly bodies pass away in death. Our souls will live forever, either in the presence of God in heaven if we are saved, or in punishment in hell if we reject God’s gift of salvation. In fact, the promise of the Bible is that not only will our souls live forever, but also that our bodies will be resurrected. This hope of a bodily resurrection is at the very heart of the Christian faith (1 Corinthians 15:12-19).​

While all souls are immortal, it is important to remember that we are not eternal in the same way that God is. God is the only truly eternal being in that He alone is without a beginning or end. God has always existed and will always continue to exist. All other sentient creatures, whether they are human or angelic, are finite in that they had a beginning. While our souls will live forever once we come into being, the Bible does not support the concept that our souls have always existed. Our souls are immortal, as that is how God created them, but they did have a beginning; there was a time they did not exist.​

Read more: http://www.gotquestions.org/human-soul-mortal-immortal.html#ixzz2PkGq7OeP​

 

[Butch5]

Hi Urk,

Actually, it wasn't an issue in the beginning. It wasn't until Greek philosophy began to take a foothold after the apostles died that this began to be an issue. In the OT we see Hades described as the grave. The OT says the dead know nothing. The idea that a person has a consciousness that lives on is foreign to the Bible. Here are few snippets I have found.

The History of the Immortal-Soul Teaching


Despite widespread use of the phrase immortal soul, this terminology is found nowhere in the Bible. Where did the idea of an immortal soul originate?


The concept of the soul's supposed immortality was first taught in ancient Egypt and Babylon. "The belief that the soul continues in existence after the dissolution of the body is...speculation...nowhere expressly taught in Holy Scripture...The belief in the immortality of the soul came to the Jews from contact with Greek thought and chiefly through the philosophy of Plato, its principal exponent, who was led to it through Orphic and Eleusinian mysteries in which Babylonian and Egyptian views were strangely blended" ( Jewish Encyclopedia, 1941, Vol. 6, "Immortality of the Soul," pp. 564, 566).

Plato (428-348 B.C.), the Greek philosopher and student of Socrates, taught that the body and the "immortal soul" separate at death. The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia comments on ancient Israel's view of the soul: "We are influenced always more or less by the Greek, Platonic idea that the body dies, yet the soul is immortal. Such an idea is utterly contrary to the Israelite consciousness and is nowhere found in the Old Testament" (1960, Vol. 2, "Death," p. 812).

Early Christianity was influenced and corrupted by Greek philosophies as it spread through the Greek and Roman world. By A.D. 200 the doctrine of the immortality of the soul became a controversy among Christian believers.

The Evangelical Dictionary of Theology notes that Origen, an early and influential Catholic theologian, was influenced by Greek thinkers: "Speculation about the soul in the subapostolic church was heavily influenced by Greek philosophy. This is seen in Origen's acceptance of Plato's doctrine of the preexistence of the soul as pure mind ( nous ) originally, which, by reason of its fall from God, cooled down to soul ( psyche ) when it lost its participation in the divine fire by looking earthward" (1992, "Soul," p. 1037).

Secular history reveals that the concept of the immortality of the soul is an ancient belief embraced by many pagan religions. But it's not a biblical teaching and is not found in either the Old or New Testaments.

If this is so, then what are we resurrected into on the new earth, if it isn't our resurrected soul and spirit inside our bodies. What will our new resurrected bodies consist of? Blessings.

Hi Urk,

According to the creation account in Genesis God formed Adam from the dust, that would be his body. Then it says God breathed into Adam the breath/spirit of life and Adam became a living soul. According to this man consists of a body and God's breath/spirit. We don't see anything else in a man. Solomon said when man dies his body returns to the dust and the spirit returns to God. Ezekiel 37 is an illustration of the resurrection. In that chapter we see God doing the same thing as in the creation account. He brings the bodies together and then calls for he wind to enter them. When we are resurrected our bodies will be put back together and God will put his spirit back into us again.

 

[Guest]

I already knew [MENTION=93981]P31Woman[/MENTION], I wasn't sure if [MENTION=90240]Butch5[/MENTION] knew that. Blessings.

 

[Butch5]

Hi Urk,

Actually, it wasn't an issue in the beginning. It wasn't until Greek philosophy began to take a foothold after the apostles died that this began to be an issue. In the OT we see Hades described as the grave. The OT says the dead know nothing. The idea that a person has a consciousness that lives on is foreign to the Bible. Here are few snippets I have found.

The History of the Immortal-Soul Teaching


Despite widespread use of the phrase immortal soul, this terminology is found nowhere in the Bible. Where did the idea of an immortal soul originate?


The concept of the soul's supposed immortality was first taught in ancient Egypt and Babylon. "The belief that the soul continues in existence after the dissolution of the body is...speculation...nowhere expressly taught in Holy Scripture...The belief in the immortality of the soul came to the Jews from contact with Greek thought and chiefly through the philosophy of Plato, its principal exponent, who was led to it through Orphic and Eleusinian mysteries in which Babylonian and Egyptian views were strangely blended" ( Jewish Encyclopedia, 1941, Vol. 6, "Immortality of the Soul," pp. 564, 566).

Plato (428-348 B.C.), the Greek philosopher and student of Socrates, taught that the body and the "immortal soul" separate at death. The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia comments on ancient Israel's view of the soul: "We are influenced always more or less by the Greek, Platonic idea that the body dies, yet the soul is immortal. Such an idea is utterly contrary to the Israelite consciousness and is nowhere found in the Old Testament" (1960, Vol. 2, "Death," p. 812).

Early Christianity was influenced and corrupted by Greek philosophies as it spread through the Greek and Roman world. By A.D. 200 the doctrine of the immortality of the soul became a controversy among Christian believers.

The Evangelical Dictionary of Theology notes that Origen, an early and influential Catholic theologian, was influenced by Greek thinkers: "Speculation about the soul in the subapostolic church was heavily influenced by Greek philosophy. This is seen in Origen's acceptance of Plato's doctrine of the preexistence of the soul as pure mind ( nous ) originally, which, by reason of its fall from God, cooled down to soul ( psyche ) when it lost its participation in the divine fire by looking earthward" (1992, "Soul," p. 1037).

Secular history reveals that the concept of the immortality of the soul is an ancient belief embraced by many pagan religions. But it's not a biblical teaching and is not found in either the Old or New Testaments.

If this is so, then what are we resurrected into on the new earth, if it isn't our resurrected soul and spirit inside our bodies. What will our new resurrected bodies consist of? Blessings.

Hi Urk,

If you really want to study this in great depth there is an audio series that looks into the meanings of the Greek and Hebrews and how they are used in the Scriptures. The series is called the "Destiny of the Wicked" Click the link and scroll to the bottom of the page on the right side. It is quite lengthy, each audio is between a half and three quarters of an hour long and there are 28 of them. However, It think it will answer your questions. It also addresses many of the passages that have been raised.

 

[Butch5]

urk;

Question: "Is the human soul mortal or immortal?"​

Answer: Without a doubt the human soul is immortal. This is clearly seen in many Scriptures in both the Old and New Testaments: Psalm 22:26; 23:6; 49:7-9; Ecclesiastes 12:7; Daniel 12:2-3; Matthew 25:46; and 1 Corinthians 15:12-19. Daniel 12:2 says, “Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt.” Similarly, Jesus Himself said that the wicked “will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life” (Matthew 25:46). With the same Greek word used to refer to both “punishment” and “life,” it is clear that both the wicked and the righteous have an eternal/immortal soul.​

The unmistakable teaching of the Bible is that all people, whether they are saved or lost, will exist eternally, in either heaven or hell. True life or spiritual life does not cease when our fleshly bodies pass away in death. Our souls will live forever, either in the presence of God in heaven if we are saved, or in punishment in hell if we reject God’s gift of salvation. In fact, the promise of the Bible is that not only will our souls live forever, but also that our bodies will be resurrected. This hope of a bodily resurrection is at the very heart of the Christian faith (1 Corinthians 15:12-19).​

While all souls are immortal, it is important to remember that we are not eternal in the same way that God is. God is the only truly eternal being in that He alone is without a beginning or end. God has always existed and will always continue to exist. All other sentient creatures, whether they are human or angelic, are finite in that they had a beginning. While our souls will live forever once we come into being, the Bible does not support the concept that our souls have always existed. Our souls are immortal, as that is how God created them, but they did have a beginning; there was a time they did not exist.​

Read more: http://www.gotquestions.org/human-soul-mortal-immortal.html#ixzz2PkGq7OeP​

Paul said the gift of God is eternal life. If all souls are immortal then even the wicked get the gift of God.

 

[P31Woman]

Scripture is progressive revelation.

Yes, it is. However, new revelation doesn't contradict what came before.

Study what you post.

5 For in death no man remembers thee: and who will give thee thanks in Hades? (Psa 6:5 LXE)

This is a question not a statement of fact.

 

[Guest]

He brings the bodies together and then calls for he wind to enter them. When we are resurrected our bodies will be put back together and God will put his spirit back into us again.

But the soul consists of will, mind and emotions. Are you saying we will not have a soul in our new bodies.

 

[Butch5]

urk;

Question: "Is the human soul mortal or immortal?"​

Answer: Without a doubt the human soul is immortal. This is clearly seen in many Scriptures in both the Old and New Testaments: Psalm 22:26; 23:6; 49:7-9; Ecclesiastes 12:7; Daniel 12:2-3; Matthew 25:46; and 1 Corinthians 15:12-19. Daniel 12:2 says, “Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt.” Similarly, Jesus Himself said that the wicked “will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life” (Matthew 25:46). With the same Greek word used to refer to both “punishment” and “life,” it is clear that both the wicked and the righteous have an eternal/immortal soul.​

The unmistakable teaching of the Bible is that all people, whether they are saved or lost, will exist eternally, in either heaven or hell. True life or spiritual life does not cease when our fleshly bodies pass away in death. Our souls will live forever, either in the presence of God in heaven if we are saved, or in punishment in hell if we reject God’s gift of salvation. In fact, the promise of the Bible is that not only will our souls live forever, but also that our bodies will be resurrected. This hope of a bodily resurrection is at the very heart of the Christian faith (1 Corinthians 15:12-19).​

While all souls are immortal, it is important to remember that we are not eternal in the same way that God is. God is the only truly eternal being in that He alone is without a beginning or end. God has always existed and will always continue to exist. All other sentient creatures, whether they are human or angelic, are finite in that they had a beginning. While our souls will live forever once we come into being, the Bible does not support the concept that our souls have always existed. Our souls are immortal, as that is how God created them, but they did have a beginning; there was a time they did not exist.​

Read more: http://www.gotquestions.org/human-soul-mortal-immortal.html#ixzz2PkGq7OeP​

Paul said that God alone has immortality.

14 That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:
15 Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
16 Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen. (1Ti 6:14-16 KJV)

 

[P31Woman]

urk;

Question: "Is the human soul mortal or immortal?"​

Answer: Without a doubt the human soul is immortal. This is clearly seen in many Scriptures in both the Old and New Testaments: Psalm 22:26; 23:6; 49:7-9; Ecclesiastes 12:7; Daniel 12:2-3; Matthew 25:46; and 1 Corinthians 15:12-19. Daniel 12:2 says, “Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt.” Similarly, Jesus Himself said that the wicked “will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life” (Matthew 25:46). With the same Greek word used to refer to both “punishment” and “life,” it is clear that both the wicked and the righteous have an eternal/immortal soul.​

The unmistakable teaching of the Bible is that all people, whether they are saved or lost, will exist eternally, in either heaven or hell. True life or spiritual life does not cease when our fleshly bodies pass away in death. Our souls will live forever, either in the presence of God in heaven if we are saved, or in punishment in hell if we reject God’s gift of salvation. In fact, the promise of the Bible is that not only will our souls live forever, but also that our bodies will be resurrected. This hope of a bodily resurrection is at the very heart of the Christian faith (1 Corinthians 15:12-19).​

While all souls are immortal, it is important to remember that we are not eternal in the same way that God is. God is the only truly eternal being in that He alone is without a beginning or end. God has always existed and will always continue to exist. All other sentient creatures, whether they are human or angelic, are finite in that they had a beginning. While our souls will live forever once we come into being, the Bible does not support the concept that our souls have always existed. Our souls are immortal, as that is how God created them, but they did have a beginning; there was a time they did not exist.​

Read more: http://www.gotquestions.org/human-soul-mortal-immortal.html#ixzz2PkGq7OeP​

Paul said the gift of God is eternal life. If all souls are immortal then even the wicked get the gift of God.

death in scripture deals with seperation

life deals with being in union

Daniel 12:2 Many of those whose bodies lie dead and buried will rise up, some to everlasting life and some to shame and everlasting disgrace

 

[Guest]

Paul said the gift of God is eternal life. If all souls are immortal then even the wicked get the gift of God.

No, because some souls do not repent in this lifetime.

 

[Butch5]

He brings the bodies together and then calls for he wind to enter them. When we are resurrected our bodies will be put back together and God will put his spirit back into us again.

But the soul consists of will, mind and emotions. Are you saying we will not have a soul in our new bodies.

Soul does not consist of will, mind, and emotions according to the Scriptures. According to the Scriptures soul = life. According to the Scriptures a soul has a body.

 

[Butch5]

Paul said the gift of God is eternal life. If all souls are immortal then even the wicked get the gift of God.

No, because some souls do not repent in this lifetime.

She said, all souls are immortal and will live. If evil people will live for ever then they have eternal life. Paul said eternal life is the gift of God. Thus evil people will have he gift of God. Repentance would not make a difference.

 

[Butch5]

urk;

Question: "Is the human soul mortal or immortal?"​

Answer: Without a doubt the human soul is immortal. This is clearly seen in many Scriptures in both the Old and New Testaments: Psalm 22:26; 23:6; 49:7-9; Ecclesiastes 12:7; Daniel 12:2-3; Matthew 25:46; and 1 Corinthians 15:12-19. Daniel 12:2 says, “Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt.” Similarly, Jesus Himself said that the wicked “will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life” (Matthew 25:46). With the same Greek word used to refer to both “punishment” and “life,” it is clear that both the wicked and the righteous have an eternal/immortal soul.​

The unmistakable teaching of the Bible is that all people, whether they are saved or lost, will exist eternally, in either heaven or hell. True life or spiritual life does not cease when our fleshly bodies pass away in death. Our souls will live forever, either in the presence of God in heaven if we are saved, or in punishment in hell if we reject God’s gift of salvation. In fact, the promise of the Bible is that not only will our souls live forever, but also that our bodies will be resurrected. This hope of a bodily resurrection is at the very heart of the Christian faith (1 Corinthians 15:12-19).​

While all souls are immortal, it is important to remember that we are not eternal in the same way that God is. God is the only truly eternal being in that He alone is without a beginning or end. God has always existed and will always continue to exist. All other sentient creatures, whether they are human or angelic, are finite in that they had a beginning. While our souls will live forever once we come into being, the Bible does not support the concept that our souls have always existed. Our souls are immortal, as that is how God created them, but they did have a beginning; there was a time they did not exist.​

Read more: http://www.gotquestions.org/human-soul-mortal-immortal.html#ixzz2PkGq7OeP​

Paul said the gift of God is eternal life. If all souls are immortal then even the wicked get the gift of God.

death in scripture deals with seperation

life deals with being in union

Daniel 12:2 Many of those whose bodies lie dead and buried will rise up, some to everlasting life and some to shame and everlasting disgrace

Yes, they will all be raised up. However, that doesn't mean they will all live forever. John saw the judgment.

11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. (Rev 20:11-15 KJV)

Those who did evil will die a second time in the Lake of Fire, the second death.

 

[Guest]

He brings the bodies together and then calls for he wind to enter them. When we are resurrected our bodies will be put back together and God will put his spirit back into us again.

But the soul consists of will, mind and emotions. Are you saying we will not have a soul in our new bodies.

Soul does not consist of will, mind, and emotions according to the Scriptures. According to the Scriptures soul = life. According to the Scriptures a soul has a body.

Soul = life, what is life to you?? Soul does consist of will, mind and emotions according to scripture..

Soul - Will/Job 7:15 Philippians 2:13, Mind/Proverbs 2:10 Luke 10:27, Emotions/2 Samuel 5:8
Spirit - Conscience/Romans 9:1 Hebrews 9:14, Intuition/1 Corinthians 2:11, Communion/John 4:24

She said, all souls are immortal and will live. If evil people will live for ever then they have eternal life. Paul said eternal life is the gift of God. Thus evil people will have he gift of God. Repentance would not make a difference.

No not eternal life, eternal damnation for the wicked. Repentance does make a difference, repenting determines where you spend eternity. Either you're in the book of life or not.

 

[P31Woman]

urk;

Question: "Is the human soul mortal or immortal?"​

Answer: Without a doubt the human soul is immortal. This is clearly seen in many Scriptures in both the Old and New Testaments: Psalm 22:26; 23:6; 49:7-9; Ecclesiastes 12:7; Daniel 12:2-3; Matthew 25:46; and 1 Corinthians 15:12-19. Daniel 12:2 says, “Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt.” Similarly, Jesus Himself said that the wicked “will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life” (Matthew 25:46). With the same Greek word used to refer to both “punishment” and “life,” it is clear that both the wicked and the righteous have an eternal/immortal soul.​

The unmistakable teaching of the Bible is that all people, whether they are saved or lost, will exist eternally, in either heaven or hell. True life or spiritual life does not cease when our fleshly bodies pass away in death. Our souls will live forever, either in the presence of God in heaven if we are saved, or in punishment in hell if we reject God’s gift of salvation. In fact, the promise of the Bible is that not only will our souls live forever, but also that our bodies will be resurrected. This hope of a bodily resurrection is at the very heart of the Christian faith (1 Corinthians 15:12-19).​

While all souls are immortal, it is important to remember thatwe are not eternal in the same way that God is. God is the only truly eternal being in that He alone is without a beginning or end. God has always existed and will always continue to exist. All other sentient creatures, whether they are human or angelic, are finite in that they had a beginning. While our souls will live forever once we come into being, the Bible does not support the concept that our souls have always existed. Our souls are immortal, as that is how God created them, but they did have a beginning; there was a time they did not exist.​

Read more: http://www.gotquestions.org/human-soul-mortal-immortal.html#ixzz2PkGq7OeP​

Paul said that God alone has immortality.

14 That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:
15 Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
16 Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen. (1Ti 6:14-16 KJV)

This is speaking to God's eternity. Humans came into existance but God always existed. See the last paragraph of the article above.

 

[Guest]

[MENTION=93058]Deborah13[/MENTION] knows about soul and spirit too. [MENTION=90240]Butch5[/MENTION]

 

[Butch5]

Scripture is progressive revelation.

Yes, it is. However, new revelation doesn't contradict what came before.

Study what you post.

5 For in death no man remembers thee: and who will give thee thanks in Hades? (Psa 6:5 LXE)

This is a question not a statement of fact.

Yes, a rhetorical one.

 

[Butch5]

urk;

Question: "Is the human soul mortal or immortal?"​

Answer: Without a doubt the human soul is immortal. This is clearly seen in many Scriptures in both the Old and New Testaments: Psalm 22:26; 23:6; 49:7-9; Ecclesiastes 12:7; Daniel 12:2-3; Matthew 25:46; and 1 Corinthians 15:12-19. Daniel 12:2 says, “Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt.” Similarly, Jesus Himself said that the wicked “will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life” (Matthew 25:46). With the same Greek word used to refer to both “punishment” and “life,” it is clear that both the wicked and the righteous have an eternal/immortal soul.​

The unmistakable teaching of the Bible is that all people, whether they are saved or lost, will exist eternally, in either heaven or hell. True life or spiritual life does not cease when our fleshly bodies pass away in death. Our souls will live forever, either in the presence of God in heaven if we are saved, or in punishment in hell if we reject God’s gift of salvation. In fact, the promise of the Bible is that not only will our souls live forever, but also that our bodies will be resurrected. This hope of a bodily resurrection is at the very heart of the Christian faith (1 Corinthians 15:12-19).​

While all souls are immortal, it is important to remember thatwe are not eternal in the same way that God is. God is the only truly eternal being in that He alone is without a beginning or end. God has always existed and will always continue to exist. All other sentient creatures, whether they are human or angelic, are finite in that they had a beginning. While our souls will live forever once we come into being, the Bible does not support the concept that our souls have always existed. Our souls are immortal, as that is how God created them, but they did have a beginning; there was a time they did not exist.​

Read more: http://www.gotquestions.org/human-soul-mortal-immortal.html#ixzz2PkGq7OeP​

Paul said that God alone has immortality.

14 That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:
15 Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
16 Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen. (1Ti 6:14-16 KJV)

This is speaking to God's eternity. Humans came into existance but God always existed. See the last paragraph of the article above.

I don't believe Paul read that article. He said God alone has immortality. The idea of the immortal soul came into the church from Greek philosophy. It has it's roots in pagan worship, not Judaism of Christianity.

If you have degree I'm surprised that you are quoting from gotquestions. What authority does that carry. Whoever wrote the article never even made case, he simply presupposed his conclusion. This is the second time this has been quoted and both time the reasoning has been fallacious. There is nothing in Scripture that teach a disembodied soul that lives on after death. The idea is "inferred" from several passages, however, that inference is "not" a necessary inference, there are other conclusions that can be inferred that don't speak of a disembodied soul.

 

[Butch5]

Soul = life, what is life to you?? Soul does consist of will, mind and emotions according to scripture..

Soul - Will/Job 7:15 Philippians 2:13, Mind/Proverbs 2:10 Luke 10:27, Emotions/2 Samuel 5:8
Spirit - Conscience/Romans 9:1 Hebrews 9:14, Intuition/1 Corinthians 2:11, Communion/John 4:24

Hi Urk,

Soul=life, however, like most any word it can be used metaphorically. Take death for instance, Paul said the Ephesians were dead in sin. They weren't literally dead, it was a metaphor. Just because translators use a word a certain way doesn't necessarily mean that is what the word means. A translator will translate the text as he understands it. If he misunderstands it it is possible he could mistranslate it. That is why they compare their translations with others. The Bible uses the word soul when speaking of animals. When God created Adam, He breathed into him the breath of life and Adam became a living soul. That is what the Scriptures say.

She said, all souls are immortal and will live. If evil people will live for ever then they have eternal life. Paul said eternal life is the gift of God. Thus evil people will have he gift of God. Repentance would not make a difference.

No not eternal life, eternal damnation for the wicked. Repentance does make a difference, repenting determines where you spend eternity. Either you're in the book of life or not.

Urk, if a person is going to be tormented for eternity they must live for ever. If that is the case they have eternal life. Paul said the gift of God is eternal life. If the wicked are punished eternally they have the gift of God which is eternal life

 

[P31Woman]

urk;

Question: "Is the human soul mortal or immortal?"​

Answer: Without a doubt the human soul is immortal. This is clearly seen in many Scriptures in both the Old and New Testaments: Psalm 22:26; 23:6; 49:7-9; Ecclesiastes 12:7; Daniel 12:2-3; Matthew 25:46; and 1 Corinthians 15:12-19. Daniel 12:2 says, “Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt.†Similarly, Jesus Himself said that the wicked “will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life†(Matthew 25:46). With the same Greek word used to refer to both “punishment†and “life,†it is clear that both the wicked and the righteous have an eternal/immortal soul.​

The unmistakable teaching of the Bible is that all people, whether they are saved or lost, will exist eternally, in either heaven or hell. True life or spiritual life does not cease when our fleshly bodies pass away in death. Our souls will live forever, either in the presence of God in heaven if we are saved, or in punishment in hell if we reject God’s gift of salvation. In fact, the promise of the Bible is that not only will our souls live forever, but also that our bodies will be resurrected. This hope of a bodily resurrection is at the very heart of the Christian faith (1 Corinthians 15:12-19).​

While all souls are immortal, it is important to remember thatwe are not eternal in the same way that God is. God is the only truly eternal being in that He alone is without a beginning or end. God has always existed and will always continue to exist. All other sentient creatures, whether they are human or angelic, are finite in that they had a beginning. While our souls will live forever once we come into being, the Bible does not support the concept that our souls have always existed. Our souls are immortal, as that is how God created them, but they did have a beginning; there was a time they did not exist.​

Read more: http://www.gotquestions.org/human-soul-mortal-immortal.html#ixzz2PkGq7OeP​

Paul said that God alone has immortality.

14 That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:
15 Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
16 Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen. (1Ti 6:14-16 KJV)

This is speaking to God's eternity. Humans came into existance but God always existed. See the last paragraph of the article above.

I don't believe Paul read that article. He said God alone has immortality.

If you have degree I'm surprised that you are quoting from gotquestions. What authority does that carry. Whoever wrote the article never even made case, he simply presupposed his conclusion. This is the second time this has been quoted and both time the reasoning has been fallacious. There is nothing in Scripture that teach a disembodied soul that lives on after death. The idea is "inferred" from several passages, however, that inference is "not" a necessary inference, there are other conclusions that can be inferred that don't speak of a disembodied soul.

The idea of the immortal soul came into the church from Greek philosophy. It has it's roots in pagan worship, not Judaism of Christianity.

Immortal soul comes from Old Testament scripture. I poved it by giving this article that contains the verses to support this view. You have proven nothing.