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And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
There is a doctrinal error which is accepted by most people because they don't know the truth and haven't really thought about what the Bible truly says. In addition, religious and social traditions give us an answer which is easy to accept without thinking about the answer. Most people are intellectually lazy and, therefore, accept the simple and easy answer. However, that simple and easy answer causes problems later when it impacts other things.
There are several different legal definitions of death. In some places, a person is considered dead if their heart stops beating and they appear to stop breathing. But there have been rare instances where people have come back from that condition hours or even days later. Some places say that such a condition is dead. Other places require the hospital to connect the person to machines and have the machines breath for the person and force the heart to beat. They require the hospital to verify that there is no brain activity before declaring the person to be dead. However, other places say that a person who had brain damage and has no brain activity beyond automatic functions such as breathing, is legally dead. So, a person can be considered dead one place and not dead another place.
The true definition accepted by most people is: 'Physical death is separation of soul and spirit from body and the second death is eternal separation from God'. However, fools who deny God's existence object to this definition and cause the confusing differences in legal definitions. However, even if we dismiss the concerns of the God deniers, we still have some problems with what the Bible says in some places.
2Corinthians
2:16
says:
To
the
one
we
are
the
savour
of
death
unto
death;
and
to
the
other
the
savour
of
life
unto
life.
And
who
is
sufficient
for
these
things?
Think
about
the
phrase
death
unto
death
.
The
word
unto
means
'up
to
and
including'.
This
phrase
is
telling
us
that
we
have
a
process,
which
is
called
death
which
is
moving
towards
an
eventual
final
event
which
is
also
called
death
.
Now
consider
2Corinthians
4:12,
which
says:
So
then
death
worketh
in
us,
but
life
in
you.
The
word
worketh
means
'an
ongoing
process
of
work'.
Since
we
have
'an
ongoing
process
of
work',
then
death
cannot
be
just
a
one-time
event.
The
true
Biblical
definition
of
physical
death
is
'an
ongoing
process
of
corruption
which
cumulates
in
the
soul
and
spirit
leaving
the
body'.
In
addition,
there
is
an
ongoing
process
of
corruption
of
our
soul
and
of
our
spirit
which
the
Bible
also
calls
death
.
People
who
are
'dying'
declare
themselves
to
be
dead
even
though
they
are
still
breathing
because
there
is
no
avoiding
the
end
result
of
death
and
they
know
it.
Now,
there
are
other
places
where
the
Bible
talks
about
death
as
a
process,
but
we
will
go
on
instead
of
spending
time
with
those
places.
Medical
scientists
have
examined
bodies
and
concluded
that
the
design
of
the
human
body
is
one
that
should
last
forever.
Supposedly,
every
cell
in
our
bodies
is
replaced
every
seven
years.
The
body
uses
the
things
that
we
eat
to
build
the
replacement
cells.
This
is
why
people
say
that
we
are
what
we
eat.
It
is
also
why
Jesus
said
we
must
eat
His
body
to
symbolically
mean
we
must
let
Him
control
what
we
do
in
our
bodies
if
we
are
to
be
truly
saved
and
sanctified.
That said, the scientists have discovered that there is a problem with the reproducing of the body's cells. There is a minor bit of corruption in the process at birth which spreads and grows with time. We call that process aging and the Bible calls it the process of death.
While
we
could
continue
with
this
line,
we
need
to
return
to
our
original
Bible
references
with
the
understanding
that
there
is
a
process
of
corruption
which
the
Bible
calls
death
and
that
process
of
corruption
affects
our
body,
our
soul
and
our
spirit.
The
God
of
the
Bible
is
so
high
above
us,
and
so
complex,
that
each
picture
that
we
have
of
God
is
a
complete
person
Who
is
greater
than
any
man.
And,
we
have
three
pictures
of
God
called
God
the
Father,
God
the
Son
and
the
holy
Spirit.
It
would
probably
be
easier
for
a
worm
to
understand
man
than
it
is
for
man
to
completely
understand
God.
However,
we
can
understand
that
God
is
a
trinity
and
when
God
made
man
in
His
image
,
God
made
man
with
three
parts
called
a
body,
a
spirit
and
a
soul.
God
the
Son
has
a
body
and
the
Gospels
tell
us
how
He
showed
us
how
we
are
to
live
in
our
body.
God
the
holy
Spirit
indwells
the
saved
and
deals
with
our
mind,
our
feelings
and
our
will,
which
is
our
soul.
God
the
Father
is
a
Spirit
(John
4:24)
and
is
the
center
and
source
of
all
power.
Likewise,
our
spirit
is
our
innermost
being
and
the
true
us
while
our
body
is
only
our
'avatar'
in
this
physical
reality.
Someone
asked
why
the
Bible
always
capitalizes
the
word
Spirit
but
leaves
holy
not
capitalized
when
we
read
holy
Spirit
in
the
Bible.
I
believe
that
it
is
because
His
true
name
is
Spirit
while
holy
is
a
descriptor.
Also,
His
job
is
getting
this
descriptor
applied
to
God's
people
so
that
they
are
truly
holy
people.
Now,
we
saw
how
our
first
Bible
reference
says
that
male
and
female
were
made
in
God's
image
with
a
body,
a
soul
and
a
spirit.
Next,
our
second
reference
tells
us
the
warning
from
God
that
they
would
die
if
they
ate
from
the
tree
of
the
knowledge
of
good
and
evil
.
Then
our
third
reference
told
us
that
they
disobeyed
God
and
ate
from
the
tree.
And,
our
last
reference
told
us
the
consequence
which
is
death
passed
upon
all
men,
for
that
all
have
sinned
.
Notice
that
they
didn't
just
die
personally
but
they
caused
death
(to
pass)
upon
all
men
.
And,
the
reason
that
death
passed
upon
all
men
is
that
all
have
sinned
.
With
that
in
mind,
we
first
need
to
understand
that
they
did
not
eat
an
apple
but
ate
fruit
from
the
tree
of
the
knowledge
of
good
and
evil
.
Religion
lies
to
us
and
tells
us
that
it
was
an
apple
because
religion
does
not
want
us
too
believe
the
truth.
A
the
tree
of
the
knowledge
is
'an
organizes
set
of
knowledge
with
the
way
to
pass
the
knowledge
to
another
person'.
The
lessons
of
math
from
learning
our
numbers
through
Calculus
and
beyond
is
a
the
tree
of
the
knowledge
of
Math.
The
lessons
that
English
teachers
give
to
their
students
is
a
the
tree
of
the
knowledge
of
English.
We
are
taught
about
good
and
evil
by
religion.
Therefore,
the
tree
of
the
knowledge
of
good
and
evil
is
religion
and
getting
religion
brings
death
and
separates
us
from
an
ongoing
personal
relationship
with
God.
True
Biblical
salvation
is
restoring
that
ongoing
personal
relationship
with
God
and
is
not
religion.
Religion
tells
us
that
the
fruit
was
an
apple
in
order
to
deceive
us
and
cause
us
to
believe
that
religion
brings
salvation
when
it
actually
brings
death.
Next,
we
need
to
understand
that
God
said
in
the
day
that
thou
eatest
thereof
thou
shalt
surely
die
.
Her
did
not
say
'you
will
partially
die'.
If
my
leg
dies
and
the
doctor
has
to
cut
it
off,
that
does
not
mean
that
all
of
me
died.
According
to
the
Bible,
we
have
three
parts:
a
body,
a
soul
and
a
spirit.
Religion
claims
that
when
Adam
and
Eve
sinned,
they
only
partially
died.
Religion
gives
the
doctrinal
error
that
their
spirit
died,
that
their
bodies
did
not
die,
and
religion
ignores
the
soul.
The
Biblical
truth
is
that
all
three
died
and
that
people
accept
doctrinal
error
because
they
do
not
understand
certain
Biblical
concepts.
You
cannot
pass
on
an
infectious
disease
unless
you
have
the
disease.
Parents
cannot
pass,
to
their
children,
the
corruption,
which
is
called
the
aging
process,
unless
the
parents
have
it
at
the
time
that
the
child
is
conceived.
We
already
saw
that
the
Bible
calls
this
corruption
process
death
.
The
Biblical
truth
is
that
God
gave
Adam
and
Eve
bodies
which
would
never
die.
However,
when
they
sinned,
the
corruption
process
of
death
entered
their
bodies
and
then
passed
onto
all
men.
Therefore,
they
died
physically
in
the
day
that
thou
eatest
thereof
in
that
the
corruption
process
entered
their
bodies
that
day.
The
process
did
not
end
until
almost
1,000
years
later,
but
the
end
was
guaranteed.
Therefore,
they
really
did
die
that
day
in
that
a
non-stoppable
process
was
started.
That provides the physical death. And, as religion also agrees to, they died spiritually in that they were separated from God that day. Before then, God met them in the garden every day. After they sinned, they were cast out of the garden and God no more visited with them in their physical bodies but only dealt with their spirits. With that acknowledged, we need to understand the death of the soul.
According
to
the
Bible,
our
soul
is
the
long-term
version
of
the
way
we
think,
the
way
we
make
our
decisions
of
will
and
the
way
that
we
react
emotionally
to
the
circumstances
of
life.
According
to
the
Bible,
our
heart
is
the
short-term
version
of
these
same
three
things.
We
control
our
heart
while
God
takes
all
of
the
decisions
of
our
heart
and
combines
them
to
make
our
soul
.
The
more
our
heart
is
like
Jesus
Christ,
the
more
our
soul
will
be
also.
The
more
our
heart
is
sinful,
the
more
our
soul
will
be
also.
Now, think about babies. They fuss when there is nothing wrong with them. They are lying when they fuss but nothing is wrong. They are just expressing their selfish nature and demanding that Mommy spend all of her time paying attention to them. Now think about a selfish adult. All of the thefts, murders, wars and more are because selfish people demand that they get what they do not deserve. Thus, we can see the corruption of the soul all around us in the way that sinful people act. In addition, unless they get saved and let Jesus Christ change them, they become more corrupt over time.
Therefore,
we
must
conclude
that
God
told
the
truth
and
all
of
Adam
and
Eve
died
in
the
day
that
thou
eatest
thereof
.
The
death
of
their
body
and
of
their
soul
was
the
start
of
a
corruption
process
which
did
not
end
until
years
later.
But,
since
the
end
could
not
be
avoided,
the
start
of
the
process
guaranteed
the
end
of
the
process
which
we
call
death
and
they
truly
died
in
all
three
of
their
parts
that
day.
Since all three parts of man died as a result of sin, all three parts need salvation. Men, especially God deniers, concentrate on the Body. They think that if they can fix the corruption of old age, then they can live forever. However, that thinking ignores the corruption of the soul and denies the corruption of the spirit. If you have a light bulb disconnected from electricity, it will not make light no matter how well it is made. Even if men could make a new body, like science fiction envisions, it will not make the body alive without a spirit. Even if they can find a way to move the processes of the mind to a new body or a machine, that does not move the spirit and there are problems moving the emotions and will. Simply put, every way that man thinks that he can fix the results of sin will fail because only God can fix the results of sin.
I have a message on my web site called Body, Soul and Spirit Salvation. It has all of the details and Bible references but we will only consider them at a high-level.
The first thing to understand is that, since death entered all three parts of us, all three parts need salvation. In addition, the way, and the time, that God saves each part of us is different.