Did mind–body dualism exist before original sin?
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i think rather that all the half dozen or so passages in Genesis where 'nephesh chaya' is written should be translated "living soul"
living "creature" is a wrong translation IMO. i think it was from a humanistic vanity that men called it one thing when it refers to mankind and another when it refers to other living beings God created, even tho the Hebrew says the same thing in every instance.
i would say the word "living" is in the text as it was given to us. it shouldn't be omitted. and i would say "nephesh" should be translated correctly and consistently: soul
if that changes the way we view some things, well, we ought to be conformed to the Word, rather than conform the Word to ourselves
living "creature" is a wrong translation IMO. i think it was from a humanistic vanity that men called it one thing when it refers to mankind and another when it refers to other living beings God created, even tho the Hebrew says the same thing in every instance.
i would say the word "living" is in the text as it was given to us. it shouldn't be omitted. and i would say "nephesh" should be translated correctly and consistently: soul
if that changes the way we view some things, well, we ought to be conformed to the Word, rather than conform the Word to ourselves
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Thinking that sin created the physical world gives the Devil credit for what God did. God created this world not sin. See Genesis 1&2.
What sin did was introduce a cancer....normal cells becoming abnormal and greedily taking away from what God did not intend for them to have (eating the forbidden fruit).
What sin did was introduce a cancer....normal cells becoming abnormal and greedily taking away from what God did not intend for them to have (eating the forbidden fruit).
God hardwired entropy into creation in hope. Meant to reveal the dignity of the children of God.
Romans 8
20 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,
21 Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
Romans 8
20 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,
21 Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
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It is Satan that is going to cause the torture in hell. You don't get to blame God for it. We chose to be under Satan's rule in this fallen reality and if you stick around after Judgment Day, he is going to take out his anger on what he hates most ..humans.
Physicality leads to death ..Satan
In order for us to think LIKE God, in His image, our souls had to be eternal. You are choosing who you want to follow in this reality.
Our soul accesses something infinite to function in the physical brain.
Physicality leads to death ..Satan
In order for us to think LIKE God, in His image, our souls had to be eternal. You are choosing who you want to follow in this reality.
Our soul accesses something infinite to function in the physical brain.
NO creature can claim to have always been but can claim to always be. Eternal primarily means changelessness. You seem to confuse the fact that God being the source of immortal life that there are no immortal creatures. Only God is immortal means His existence is not contingent on any other being. It doesn't mean there are no immortal creatures.