Hi Katzpur, I’m not sure where you are getting your information from but it is only partially true.
A ‘SOUL’ is the person….. it’s just another word for ‘Person’. There is no Bible word which uses ‘person’, but there are verses that say, ‘Soul’.
Adam was a person created by God… but initially it was ONLY HIS BODY that was created. You will read that God blew the breath of life (the SPIRIT of Adam) into the BODY of Adam and the MAN (person / Soul) became a ‘
LIVING SOUL’.
You can deduce from that, that BEFORE God blew the spirit of life into Adam, he was a
LIFELESS SOUL!!
So, when a person dies, as you rightly say (the spirit of that person leaves the body) the person IS ONLY LIFELESS, or rather, explicitly, the BODY is lifeless… but the SPIRIT ‘goes to rest with God’.
Now, because the spirit is no longer supporting the body, not attending to its functional needs, the body decays. The spirit, however, is immortal because it is with God - God who created it.
The spirit CAN ONLY BE DESTROYED!!!!!
And only God, who created it, can destroy it!!
But note that at the end of time, Jesus is given the POWER AND AUTHORITY OF GOD to do so … Jesus is given power and authority to destroy the SPIRIT of those whom he will judge as not worthy for his kingdom!
Jesus will destroy - not only the BODY but also the SPIRIT… ipso facto: The body AND THE SOUL.
Destroying the body leaves the Spirit - Destroying both Body and spirit means the SOUL … the PERSON is gone…. There will be no remember since of that SOUL.
Sounds crazy? Not at all…
In the new kingdom there will be no remembrance of anything unworthy, no reflecting on wickedness, no thought of the unrighteousness, no feeling of anger towards someone who did you such a wrong.
Please re-read the above in total and you will get it…!
(Summary. ‘Soul’ is just another word for ‘Person’’:
- ‘There was no one in the room - not a single …. Person / Soul!’
- ‘My soul aches for your loss’ (‘I, ache for your loss
Please do not listen to those who claim: body soul and spirit. These are ones who are trying to claim a trinity in man… to claim a three part persons - much like they might claim an egg is three parts: SHELL, WHITE, and YOLK… notice that an EGG is still an EGG even without the white and the yolk…!!! Doesn’t work!!