Sunday, June 27, 2010

Sunday Rewind: Hand (and Soul) History

A prior post included a poker player's unusual explanation of souls. He claimed his soul was own, passed down to him from his parents.

If we were talking about DNA and genetics, that might make sense -- but souls? Can you simply pass one on from parent to child, the way some people "pass the deal" to another player moments after sitting down at the table?

Perhaps we should start by defining what a soul is. Using the Bible as our defining point, it can mean a living being. Or it can mean the consciousness which gives a being life.

Who was first to have a soul? Adam? No - the Creator of Adam. Isaiah 1:10-14 indicate God has a soul. While His is immortal, ours is not.

"The soul who sins is the one who will die," says Ezekiel 18:4. Uh-oh -- Romans 3:23 indicates we've all sinned. So are all souls doomed? Not at all. Revelation 20:4 shows the souls of Jesus's followers will come back to life, and reign with the Lord 1,000 years!

This might be a new subject to some of you -- and it's certainly a complex one. We wrote a Bible study article about souls several months ago. We pray it will help you make sense of where souls start, and where they can potentially finish.

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