Dennis
Gaylor (7 March 2012)
"Re: Lyn Mize's Spirit
vs. soul salvation article"
I am confused about "Spirit vs. soul salvation" by Lyn Mize. If,
as in the
first snippet, our souls are what makes a person "everything we
are as a
person" - then how will the spirit that goes to heaven be "a
perfect
individual...with perfect health, a perfect body, and be totally
and
completely obedient to God"- and still have the essence of who
we are as a
person (as defined by his definition of a soul)?
Will this "saved spirit" be a clone or robot of me? I don't
understand...
Snippets (Quotations are mine):
"...The soul is our identity as a person. It is our WILL,
EMOTIONS,
PERSONALITY, DESIRES, INTELLECT AND EVERYTHING WE ARE AS A
PERSON...
...The souls of all Christians must perish at some point in
time. We can
either choose to LOSE OUR SOULS NOW, or we can wait until the
Judgment
Seat of Christ and LOSE THEM THEN...
...If we do this now, the new souls or persons that we are when
we get to
the Judgment Seat of Christ will not perish or die, and we will
receive
great reward...
...It is important to understand that the Judgment Seat of
Christ is NOT
FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHO ENTERS INTO HEAVEN...
...Our body is what is used to manifest or display our lives.
Our souls or
lives are lived in our bodies, and other people know what we are
as
persons by the action of our bodies...
...The mind is one aspect of the soul...
...Please remember that the spirits of regenerates are already
dead, so
THE DEATH OR PERISHING OF THE SPIRIT IS NEVER ADDRESSED IN
SCRIPTURE AS A
FUTURE EVENT. The Scriptures only address the perishing or death
of the
body or the soul..
...Matt.5:46 For if ye love them that love you, what reward have
ye? Do
not even the publicans the same? This summation verse confirms
that Jesus
is addressing the judgment of the works of believers for the
purpose of
rewards, and not the eternal destiny of their spirits...
...The Christian has a choice to make. He can live in accordance
with the
old nature and die, or he can live his life in accordance with
the life of
Christ, and he will attain unto or lay hold onto eternal life.
ETERNAL
LIFE PERTAINS TO THE SOUL AND NOT THE SPIRIT...
...If a Christian's soul perishes at the Judgment Seat of
Christ, this
results in the loss of reward and glory in the coming kingdom.
The
Christian will still be in heaven, but without any authority in
the
kingdom...
...ETERNAL LIFE REQUIRES WORKS, and the Scriptures confirm this
many
times, but it must be remembered that "ETERNAL LIFE" AND "GOING
TO HEAVEN"
ARE NOT THE SAME THING...
...The Christian's spirit has been made alive by the work of the
Holy
Spirit. REPENTANCE WAS NOT A REQUIREMENT for this regeneration
to take
place. It was the Holy Spirit's work, and THE INDIVIDUAL HAD
NOTHING TO DO
WITH IT. Repentance is a work that a person can perform after he
has been
spiritually regenerated.
When a person is spiritually regenerated, he is
given the gift of
faith, and he believes in the Lord Jesus Christ. THIS SIMPLY
MEANS THAT
THE PERSON BELIEVES that Jesus' death on the cross was the
payment for
that person's sin. In addition, it means that THIS INDIVIDUAL
WILL MOST
CERTAINLY BE IN HEAVEN, AND WHEN HE IS IN HEAVEN, HE WILL BE
LIKE JESUS
CHRIST. THIS MEANS HE WILL BE A PERFECT INDIVIDUAL WHO WILL BE
SINLESS,
PERFECT AND COMPLETE. THIS INDIVIDUAL WILL BE IN PERFECT HEALTH
WITH A
PERFECT BODY, AND HE WILL BE TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY OBEDIENT TO
GOD...
...Every person, saved and unsaved, will have a conscious
existence
forever, either in heaven or hell..."
http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/march2012/lydiaf36.htm
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Dennis G