5063 spirit, nature of
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The life-giving principle of human nature, to be distinguished from the purely physical aspects of life.

The human spirit as distinct from the body

Matthew 26:41 pp Mark 14:38 1 Thessalonians 5:23 See also Romans 8:10; 1 Corinthians 5:3-5; Corinthians 7:34; 2 Corinthians 7:1; Colossians 2:5; Hebrews 4:12 “spirit” and “soul” may be two names for the inner being penetrated by the word of God, or they may distinguish the inner person in relation to God (“spirit”) from their relation to the world (“soul”); James 2:26; Revelation 18:13

The human spirit vitalises the body

James 2:26 See also Genesis 2:7; Job 34:14; Luke 8:55; 1 Corinthians 15:45; Revelation 13:15 “breath” is the same word as “spirit” in Greek.

The human spirit as the seat of thought and feeling

The seat of perception

Ezekiel 13:3; Mark 2:8; Romans 8:16; 1 Corinthians 2:11

The seat of feeling

2 Samuel 13:39; Job 32:18; Isaiah 54:6; Isaiah 57:15; Isaiah 66:2; Ezekiel 3:14; Daniel 7:15; Matthew 5:3; Luke 1:47; John 11:33; John 13:21

The seat of volition

Matthew 26:41 pp Mark 14:38; 2 Corinthians 12:18; Philippians 1:27

The human spirit survives physical death

2 Corinthians 5:1-5 See also 1 Samuel 28:13-14; Matthew 10:28; Acts 7:59; Romans 8:23; Hebrews 12:23; 1 Peter 3:19; Peter 4:6

Jesus Christ had a human spirit

John 13:21 See also Matthew 27:50 pp Luke 23:46 pp John 19:30; John 12:27

See also

2033  Christ, humanity
4804  breath
5024  inner being
5026  knowledge
5058  rest, spiritual
5136  body
5191  thought
8319  perception, spiritual
8355  understanding
8408  decision-making
9024  death, spiritual
9135  immortality



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