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Episode #117: “Spirit and Soul and Body” (7): “Heart and Soul and Mind and Strength”
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“Spirit and Soul and Body”
If we are indeed three part beings as the Bible tells us, “spirit and soul and body” (1 Thess. 5:23), then what is the Bible referring to when it speaks of our “heart”?
A primary example of this is when a scribe asked Jesus, “Which is the first commandment of all?” (Mark 12:28). He answered by quoting the Old Testament:
The first is,
Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord!
And you shall love the Lord your God
From all your heart
And from all your soul
And from all your mind
And from all your strength.
— Mark 12:29-30; cf. Matthew 22:37, Deuteronomy 6:5, 10:12, 30:6
When we look at this verse carefully, we will realize it is not simply an “accumulation of terms,” as one prominent theologian has said. Rather, it is telling us in a very specific way that our love for God must involve every part of our being, spirit and soul and body, as expressed through our heart, which is the totality of our inward being.
Length: 43 minutes
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RESOURCES
Previous Episodes
Episode #116: “Spirit and Soul and Body” (6): Our Relationship with God Episode #109: “En” Love and “Ek” Love
A Note
“En” Love and “Ek” Love
A Hymn by John Newton
“How sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds”
Website
GodsEternalPurpose.org
A Book By Witness Lee
Paperback Edition: Our Human Spirit
A Book By Mary E. McDonough
Paperback Edition: God’s Plan of Redemption
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BIBLE VERSES REFERENCED
IN THIS EPISODE
Mark 12:30, Matthew 22:37: Loving God with all our heart and soul and mind and strength.
1 Thessalonians 5:23: “Spirit and soul and body.”
Hebrews 4:12: The dividing of soul and spirit.
John 1:12-13, 3:6, 7: Born of God by His divine life in our human spirit.
Matthew 3:13-17: The baptism of Jesus.
Galatians 2:20: Dying and living with Christ.
Romans 6:1-6: Our baptism.
1 Corinthians 12:3: Calling on the name of Jesus.
Romans 1:9: Paul served God in his human spirit.
John 7:37-29: Flowing out the Spirit as the rivers of living water.
Psalm 13:2, Song of Songs 1:7, Job 7:15: The parts of our soul.
Matthew 9:4, John 16:6: The parts of our heart.
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Recorded…
in Chicago, Illinois on Wednesday, 19 December 2024.
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