DOCTRINE OF THE SOUL conclusion

     The soul must be distinguished from the human spirit.

            A.Originally man (the created man: Adam) was trichotomous, having been created with a body, soul and human spirit Gen. 2:7

            B.After the fall, man is born dichotomous, having only a body and soul, I Cor. 2:14; Jude 19

            C.The believer, however, is said to have a body, soul and spirit, I Thes 5:23.  The human spirit is regenerated by God the Holy Spirit at the point of salvation.

         Only the soul, not the body, is saved at regeneration

                                     Psm. 19:7; 34:22; Mark 8:36-37; I Pet 1:9; Heb. 10:39

            A.Therefore, there is no “healing in the atonement.” The body is not saved because the old sin nature still resides there.  In eternity, the soul is given a perfect body minus the old sin nature therefore assuring that the eternal body and soul are incapable of both sin and human good.

            B.To have a soul, human spirit and a resurrection body is strictly the result of grace, which is God’s plan.

            C.Those in eternity who glorify God will be those who had maximum Bible doctrine in their souls in time.

1.Only the soul, not the body, was made in the image of God. Gen. 1:26-27 cf Gen. 2:7.  God is not material but spiritual.

2.The soul is the area of the worst sins which are mental attitude sins, Job 21:25; Zech. 11:8

            A.The content of the soul is seen when a person speaks.  What you truly are is revealed when you speak.

            B.Sins of the tongue reveal mental attitude sins. If you are beset by feelings of guilt, if you are arrogant, bitter, or are seeking revenge, involved in sins of anger, hatred, jealousy and envy, you will speak in such a manner that your mental attitude sins are revealed.

            C.Therefore, the soul is the launching pad of all overt sins as well as sins of the tongue.

3.The soul becomes the seat of misery because of scar tissue of the soul, Psm. 6:3; 106:15; 119:25, 28, 81

4.The soul is the area for all capacities, good and bad. The mature believer in time, has maximum capacity for life, love and happiness. However, the reversionistic believer, residing in the cosmic system, has maximum capacity for sin, human good, evil and self-induced misery.

4. In physical death, the soul departs from the body as documented in Job 38:8; Psm. 16:10; II Cor. 5:8.

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Doctrine Of The SOUL

Definition and Background


A. Speaking to the real or inner man the term psuche is used for both soul and mind.
B. A related noun, pneuma always refers to the human spirit.
C. The distinction between the two nouns is noted in Heb. 4:12.


 The essence of the soul


A. Self-consciousness. Man is aware of his own existence and is able to relate to both animate and inanimate life on earth (Acts 20:10. Animals have consciousness but not self-consciousness.
B. Mentality: Self-consciousness is no good without mentality. This is the thinking part of man and is composed of two parts
    1. The mind or left lobe of the soul.
    2.The heart or right lobe of the soul contains the frame of reference, memory center, vocabulary and categorical knowledge storage, norms and standards and the launching pad for application of knowledge to life.
    3. Rom. 1:20-22 and Prov. 19:2 teach that all thought originates in these two lobes. The soul is the source of all basic sin. It is the battleground between the Old Sin Nature and the Holy Spirit Matt. 10:28; Eph. 4:17-19; Psm 143
C.Volition: Man has the ability to be negative or positive to anything in life. This is why man was created to resolve the Angelic conflict.
D. Emotion: Luke 12:19 – This is the appreciator of the soul. Emotion responds or reacts to whatever thoughts are in the soul. Normally, the emotion is dominated by the right lobe of the soul. When it is not, is when you find emotional revolt of the soul with man engaging in all manner of emotional outlet without application of intellect. You find emotion run amok in
E.Conscience: This is the evaluator of the soul. It contains the norms and standards Acts 24:16.
F. The old sin nature: is not a part of the soul. It is genetically formed in every cell of the body. It battles for control of the soul through sin, human good and evil. Because we have an OSN, we are said to be totally depraved. Without Bible Doctrine resident in the soul, you tend to run loose with your old sin nature’s area of strength an link this activity to pride. Therefore, you use your mentality to say that you are something that you are not. You set up your system of standards and compare yourself to others to further your pride.

Doctrine Of The Indwelling Of The HOLY SPIRIT conclusion

The inner conflict between the Sin Nature and Indwelling Holy Spirit

A. The prior indwelling of the old sin nature from the moment of physical birth and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit from the moment of the new birth result in a great inner conflict (Gal. 5:17)
B. The indwelling of the Holy Spirit is the principle of victory over the old sin nature, while the filling of the Holy Spirit is the function of victory over the old sin nature.
C. Therefore, emphasis is placed on the baptism of the Holy Spirit which frees the believer from the power of the old sin nature and empowers the believer for a new way of life.
D. The inner conflict between the old sin nature and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit is disclosed in Rom.8:2-8 and Gal.5:16ff. The old sin nature has a head start since it was in our body from the moment of physical birth. It is only overcome by positive volition toward bible doctrine and the timely and consistent utilization of the rebound technique.

The primary objective of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit

A. The primary objective of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit is to provide a temple in the believer’s body for the indwelling of the other two members of the Trinity. This provides motivation for the attainment of spiritual objectives.
B. The advance to spiritual maturity and the glorification of Christ is accomplished through the filling of the Spirit and perception of doctrine.
C. Perception of Doctrine is related to the teaching ministry of the indwelling Holy Spirit (Jn. 14:26). The Holy Spirit provided accuracy of recall through a photographic memory for the writing of scripture (Jn. 16:12 – 15; I Cor. 2:9 – 16; I Jn. 2:27

The Distinction Between Indwelling of Christ and the Holy Spirit

A. The indwelling of the Holy Spirit is both permanent and functional, while the indwelling of Jesus Christ is the guarantee of escrow blessings in both time and eternity as a result of the believer’s advance to spiritual maturity. The indwelling of Jesus Christ is also a permanent indwelling of the body of the believer.
B. There is definite scriptural evidence that the reversionistic believer does not benefit at all from the indwelling of the Lord Jesus Christ (II Cor. 13:5; Rev. 3:20)

This doctrine taken from Bible Class notes
From Bible Classes taught by Col. R. B. Thieme, Jr.
Pastor of Berachah Church, Houston 1950 - 2003