I was recently told that a "soul never dies." In the ministry work that I do which is offering healing to those who have had abortions, when I heard that statement something triggered within. Now I know from personal experience that I am often reminded of my daughter as she ages although she is not physically with me. My question is, is it her soul or her spirit that remains with me. I would love to hear your view according to the word of God. I thank you in advance for your comments...

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Dear Sally,

I know you already know that the soul and the spirit are not the same...

Even though our Bible uses the words soul and spirit interchangeably, there is a very distinct difference that we cannot ignore. These passages in God's Word that make a very clear distinction between the soul and the spirit:

Hebrews 4:12, "For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart."

1 Thessalonians 5:23, "And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ."

So what is the difference between the soul and the spirit?

We are a spirit being, we live in a body and we possess a soul. The real person inside of us is our spirit. Our soul consists of our mind, will and emotions. Our bodies are obviously what we live in while we are here on earth. How did demonic spirits vex and possess (control) people in the Bible? It was through their souls (minds, as in mental illness and insanity), and their bodies (as in the woman who had the spirit of infirmity).

Example of physical (bodily) demonic affliction: Luke 13:11, "And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself."

Example of mental (soul) demonic affliction: Matthew 17:15,18, "Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatic, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water... And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour."

Our spirits ARE born again!

The moment we accept Christ, our spirits become brand new. We are a completely new person, we are born of God, and we are made alive with God:

2 Corinthians 5:17, "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."

This is speaking of our spirits, which are instantly made new the moment we accept Christ.

The Bible even tells us that the old man in us has died with Christ, and that we are raised to new life through Christ's resurrection:

Romans 6:2-6, "God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him (our spirits that were alive to sin), that the body of sin might be destroyed (speaking of the evil in our souls), that henceforth we should not serve sin."

Even though we have died to sin, and been raised to new life through Christ Jesus, our souls (that is, our minds) still need to be transformed and purified by the washing of the Word:

Ephesians 5:26, "That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word."

Our souls are NOT born again!

The Bible is clear that even though our spirits are born of incorruptible seed, our minds (souls) still need to be purified, that is, cleansed:

1 Peter 1:22-23, "Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently: Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth forever."

Our spirit is instantly reborn and made new the moment we accept Christ, but the soul is not born again. Our souls are transformed by the renewing of our minds:

Romans 12:2, "And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God."

Some closing thoughts

Our spirits are made right with God, and raised to new life the moment we accept Jesus, but our souls (minds) can carry much spiritual grime and dirt over from our past lifestyles. Our souls are transformed by the renewing of our minds and by the washing of the Word, as the Bible makes clear. This is why so many believers can continue to struggle with sin even after accepting Christ. Their souls still contain grime and dirt that needs to be removed and washed clean.

Demonic spirits can also remain in our souls, and must be driven out as Jesus and the early church went about doing. If all a person had to do was accept Jesus and all their unclean spirits departed, then what would be the point in casting demons out of anybody? If all we would had to do was get people saved and their demons would automatically shed, then casting out demons would be sort of pointless, wouldn't it? However, the practice of casting out demons didn't end when Jesus ascended into heaven. It was a popular ministry that was carried right into the early church, and is still in full swing today. After all, before Jesus went to sit at the right hand of the Father, He made it clear that them who believe will be casting out demons!

Mark 16:17, "And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils..."

There is a very real need for the ministry of deliverance. I have seen lives practically flipped upside-down through deliverance! Many tears of joy and freedom are shed, and people walk away never to be the same again!


God Bless You,

Dr. Timmy L. Sykes
Thank you Dr. Sykes for the clarification between the Soul & Spirit. I always knew of the 3-fold nature of man, but I had erroneously identified person of man as being the soul instead of the spirit.

In His Service,
Sis. Pat
I said all of that to simply say that Her Spirit returns unto God who gave it! He allows Visitation, "Once" you have prayed and askedn for forgiveness of this, God allows VISITATION OF THE SPIRIT, Her Little Spirit is Holy! By you being a Born Again, Saved Christian, God has FORGIVEN you, and provides COMFORT!

God allows you to manage GRIEF daily (I am a Certified Grief Counselor), Grief is something that will never disappear and go away, this is why it has to be regulated and managed daily! Just Like Anger, It can be managed through our own personal Anger Management System.

You may e-mail me direct at: timmysykes@comcast.net

God bless you,

Dr. T. Lundale Sykes
What remains with you is your memory and Love of and for your daughter. The bible records of david and betsheba when his son died. When david found out his son was dead. David said my son cannot come to me ,but one day i will be with him in paradise.{ walk with me please] when we die our souls go to be with God. Our spirit goes inot the ground with this old flesh. When Cheist Jesus comes again he will bring us who have died along with him[souls] the bible says all that have died in Christ will arise first . When soul and spirit connect we will have our Gloryfied bodies. Your daughter passed in the age of innocense. So like the son of david you will see her in paradise.It is true the soul never dies The soul lives with Christ in the new Jeruselam or the soul suffers in the lake of fire and brimestone. To those who disagree the the spirit goes dowm with the decayed fleh. The bible speaks of King saul when the God's anoiting had left him. Saul went to endore to talk to a woman , Who dwelt in black magic. she conjoured up a spell and the spirit of samuel arose from the earth and spoke with them. I asked that you walk with me, beacuse it's diffulcult to explain ,backed with scripture. The story of david and his son can be found in 2samuel 12:16-23. The story about saul and the witch can be found 1 samuel 28:8-15.
I would like to add once we are saved it's never soul vs spirit. Soul vs spirit s a condition the unbelievers are in. For we have been washed by the blood of Jesus the Christ

An old discussion reply... Minister Warren, when I speak of never going away... I speak that in our MINDS the memorization of it never leaves us... "Birthdays, Anniversaries, Dates of Death, and when we see pictures, ect.,

I agree with you in every way, I apologize for not explaining my exact meaning... Yes some grief is due to guilt... BUT... Even Jesus grieved the death of Lazarus... and GRIEF is NOT only when death invades our rank... GRIEF also results when we lose other "STUFF" because many people are attached to STUFF! People experience GRIEF when they go through divorce, and foreclosure just to name a few...

Sure we are set free, and free indeed!

And you are SO CORRECT... your spirit is who you are!

Neither.

The soul is you, and the spirit is an angel.
The Bible is false huh?

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