What the Bible says about Soul, 'Immortality of'
(From Forerunner Commentary)

Genesis 2:7 We should note that this verse does not say man has a soul, but that he is one. This word in Hebrew, nephesh, is better rendered as "creature" or as the New King James does, "being." Nephesh is also used for animals (Genesis 1:20), dead bodies (Numbers 9:6), even dying (Job 11:20; Jeremiah 15:9). William R. Gray Taking It Through the Grave Related Topics: Immortality of the Soul | Mortality | Mortality of the Soul | Nephesh | Soul | Soul, 'Immortality of' | Soul, Mortality of

Genesis 3:1-5 Earlier, God had informed Adam and Eve that sin exacts a penalty, death - the cessation of life - and, if a person will not repent of sin, this means total death - no chance for eternal life. This threat God has held over mankind's head from the beginning. Notice, however, how the Devil replies: Then the serpent said to the woman, "You will not surely die. For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil." (verses 4-5) Here is the lie: "Look, Adam and Eve, you have an immortal soul. God cannot enforce His threat." In its various forms through the centuries, this doctrine of man having eternal life already has appeared time and again. In theological terms, this belief is the basis of the "Doctrine of Eternal Security." What is worse, this heretical doctrine has resurfaced in the church, having been part of the latest apostasy. It cannot stand, however, before the light of God's Word. God has a far superior way of dealing with humanity - both righteous and incorrigible. Richard T. Ritenbaugh Do We Have 'Eternal Security'? Related Topics: Apostasy | Apostasy, Process of | Death | Death Penalty | Eternal Security, Doctrine of | Immortality of the Soul | Sin | Sin Produces Death | Sin, Consequences of | Soul | Soul, 'Immortality of'

Ecclesiastes 9:2-3 Both the righteous and the wicked—even the animals!—go to the same place at death. All physical creatures are composed of dust and return to dust again. These scriptures make it abundantly clear that no one goes to either heaven or hell at death, and further, no one who is dead has the capacity to feel joy or pain. Earl L. Henn Basic Doctrines: The Fate of the Wicked Related Topics: Death | Death as Permanent Cessation of Life | Fate of the Wicked | Immortal Soul | Immortality of the Soul | Mortality | Mortality of the Soul | Soul, 'Immortality of' | Soul, Mortality of

 

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