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not his own. body now dead" (Rom. .4:11) ; and is found In contrast to soul, hence, we read ‘‘slaves” (bodies, ‘ sonla ) and “ souls of men” (Rev. 18:13). “ Skenos” means a tent, a cloth hut, and Its relative Is rendered “ habitations” (Luke 16:9). Paul uses the word when he says the body is “ the earthly house of thifi taber nacle” (2 Cor. 5:1, 4 ). The body Is found In contrast to the man who dwells in It. Hence, Peter speaks of himself "as long as I am in this tabernacle” (2 Pet. 1:13, 14). “ Oikla" means a house, and is used in a double sense by the apostle, to denote the earthly house of the present exist ence and the heavenly house of the future glory (2 Cor. 6 :1 ). Paul was in the ope and longed to be in the other, and yet he says if he died he would be in neither, but in an “ unclothed” state (2 Cor. 6:1, 4). “ Nous” is found in contrast to the body in Romans 7, where Paul speaks of conscience as the “ law of the mind” (nous), and “ the law of sin in my members” (Rom 7:23). Specifically, “ soul” represents the person, and therefore the man Is meant. In the Old and New Testaments the soul is equivalent to the individual. Sometimes the word for soul is translated “ person,” “man,” “me,” “myself,” “ thy self,” “ himself,” and “ any” in the Old Testament. One quotation under each word will illustrate. “ Man” (nephesh) is used when the Lord permits the Israelite to do the necessary work to provide food on the Sabbath— "save that which every man must eat” (Ex. 12:16). “ Person” (nephesh) is employed when speaking of the one who had been slain Inadvertently by the manslayer— "killeth any person unawares” (Num. 35:11, 15). “ Me” (nephesh) falls from the lips of Balaam as he expresses his wish to die like the righteous— “ Let me die the death of the righteous” (Num. 23:10). “ Any” (nephesh) says Jehovah as He gives direction to each individual who would bring an offering— "When any will offer a meat offering” (Lev. 2 :1 ). “ Myself’ (nephesh) says the Psalmist as he testifies to what he has done— "Surely I have behaved and quieted myself as a weaned child” (Psalm 131:2). "Thyself" remarks Mordecai in his message to Esther, as he warns her that a like fate will overtake her with the rest of the Jews— “ Think not with thyself’ (nephesh) “ that thou shalt escape” (Esther 4:13). “ Himself’ is woven into Elijah’s disconsolate prayer as he lies under the juniper tree— “ he requested for himself’ (nephesh) “ that he might die” (1 Kings 19:4). The New Testament is equally clear. “ Psnche” is var iously rendered. We notice only those passages where “ soul” is given. The number of persons who went down to Egypt with Jacob is stated to have-been “ threescore and fifteen souls” (Acts 7:14). The number of those who were saved in the ark is said to be “ eight souls” (1 Pet. 3 :20 ); and the num ber of those who were in the ship with Paul was “ two hundred three-score and sixteen souls” (Acts 27:37). “ Confirming the souls” of the disciples Is equivalent to confirming the individuals (Acts 16 :24 ).' “ Each soul” (Rom. 2 :9 ) is reminded that “ tribulation and anguish” will surely follow the individual “ that doeth evil.” “ To save a soul from death” (James 5:20) is to rescue the individual sinner to his salvation; and the rich fool saya
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