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To: GiovannaNicoletta
Some Orthodox Jewish goups up the count to 11 different dimensions of existence. St. Paul can be found mentioning body, soul, spirit, mind, heart ~ sometimes all together, sometimes separately ~ and frequently for what appear to be different purposes.

Doing a quick review of the material on the net I was able to find both Catholic and Protestant discussions finding material for their respective ecclesiastical structures in the exact same statements by St. Paul.

This seems to be a very ancient sort of analysis ~ to find out what God created in man.

4 posted on 12/23/2012 7:35:36 AM PST by muawiyah
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To: muawiyah

The most consistent anthropology of man is the trichotomous man in his body, soul, and spirit.

Death is not a void of existence, but rather a state of existence involving separation. The void of existence is a consequence of existential philosophy, which presupposes a false set of circumstances.

The mind is part of he soul. Soulish perception includes reason and logic.

Physical perception includes our bodily senses.

Spiritual perception extends beyond the physical and rational perception and is only provided in truth through faith in Christ, not by our merit, but by His grace in regeneration of the human spirit.


22 posted on 12/24/2012 10:32:04 PM PST by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
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