Issue 1805 Body and Should September 5, 2025

I read a quote from C.S. Lewis today that made me stop and think. “You do  not have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body.”

When I went to look a little deeper, I found that Lewis never said it, and the quote has been wrongly attributed to a number of writers. Still, it made me pause to think.

If we thought of things more in terms of our eternal souls, we might pay a little more attention to the things of the spirit world. I’m not suggesting we adopt the heretical teachings of the gnostics, who believed only the spirit matters and the body was evil.

God created us in his image with body, mind, and soul, and “…God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.” (Genesis 1:31)

Which came first, body, mind, or spirit? The Bible doesn’t say. I believe God created us as a package deal. 

Some theologians see it as a two-part being, i.e, spirit or soul and body. Others see us as three parts: mind, soul/spirit. Some see the spirit and soul as the same thing; others view them as two distinct components. In there, we have to figure out where emotions, reason, and more fit in.

I don’t know, and I think both primary sides can make an argument. I do know that we have both a spiritual side and a physical side to us. Jesus said, “And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.” (Matthew 10:28)

The body will die but be resurrected, some to glory, others to eternal torment.

As wise stewards, it behooves us all to look after all of our being, mind, soul/spirit, emotions, and physical parts. They are all related components of who we are. All of our being is designed to bring glory to God.

Until next time, celebrate God’s gift of life and strive to serve him with all of yours.

Hallelu Yah (Praise God)

Be blessed, 

Kevin

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