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Man is a spirit, man has a soul (the mind, will and emotions), and man lives in a body. The term "man" is generic for human. Man's spirit will live forever.

I've heard this said and repeated before. I think it's a pretty good shorthand, though not complete. Are our spirits not also able to have will, consciousness, and passions? Well, doesn't the Holy Spirit?

Well ... according to the Bible, Jesus will wipe away our tears when we get to heaven. That would support the idea that the "soul" which contains the mind, the will, and the emotions, goes with the spirit to heaven.

Other scriptures say we will eat (picking fruit off a tree), drink, worship, and laugh. Certainly all those things need a mind, a will and emotions.

However, the spirit is separate from the soul - the reason is Paul told us - "renew your mind" ... and Paul was talking to a group of people who were already born again - which would mean they already had a new spirit, indicating the spirit and the soul were regenerated separately.

The Holy Spirit to me is a person. I believe HE also has a mind, will and emotions. HE doesn't need a body because HE lives in the spiritual world.