SPIRIT – Hebrew – ruach; Greek - pneuma

1. The inner man

   1. Ecclesiastes 12:7

   2. James 2:26

   3. Luke 8:55

   4. 1 Corinthians 5:5

2. The mind or attitude

   1. 2 Corinthians 2:13

   2. 1 Corinthians 2:11

   3. Luke 1:46-47

BODY

1. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 – tripart beings

2. 2 Corinthians 5:1

3. 1 Corinthians 15:42-44

4. Body is the outer nature – wasting away

5. The inner nature – renewed day by day – 2 Corinthians 4:16

6. Matthew 22:31-32

   1. Sadducees – agreed with “I AM” not “I was”

   2. They agreed with “God of the living”

   3. PROBLEM – God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob = they are alive

Conclusion

1. Soul and Spirit – often used interchangeably – inner part of man

   1. Soul more frequently – whole person

   2. Spirit most common – part of man living after death

2. Soul is sometimes the seat of emotions

3. Spirit is often the mind, thinking, reasoning part

4. Body is our physical identity