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The Tripartite Nature of Man

The Tripartite Nature of Man

ByJohn B. Heard

Man is a Trinity (Spirit, Soul, and Body) Man is made in the image of God. It's a single step from this to say with Augustine, “Man has three parts—spirit, soul, and body. Man, therefore, is an image of the sacred Trinity”. “ The Christian doctrine of immortality cannot be understood apart from the right conception of the tripartite nature of men. Many think that man is only a physical being. In his desire to satisfy the needs of the body, there is a tendency on man’s part to lose sight of the fact that he is immortal. There is also an idea that prevails largely today that man consists of only two component parts, namely, body and spirit. In the thinking of the writer, this view appears to be one that might create confusion in the minds of any Christians. While soul and spirit are so closely related that it is sometimes difficult to distinguish accurately between them, there seems to be only one logical conclusion: namely, that “soul” and “spirit” are not the same.

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Publication Date
Oct 18, 2017
Language
English
ISBN
9781936392919
Category
Religion & Spirituality
Copyright
All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
Contributors
By (author): John B. Heard

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EPUB

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