Again, I'm relating this to other classes (It's really nice that they're overlapping so much though)... In my Psychology course, we were asked to examine our beliefs about the different between the brain and mind (yea for dualism vs. materialism argument) and the difference between the soul and the mind. I'll limit this post to the latter because I've been debating all day on the former for my essay.
Here's a summary of a couple paragraphs from the assignment:
When we talked about the mind vs. body debate, I think we forgot to discuss the difference between a mind and a soul. I don't believe they are the same thing. I believe that the soul is the mind perfected. When I die, my mind will die along with my body because heaven probably will not allow in my jaded and misguided thoughts and memories. On the other hand, my soul will enter in God’s kingdom because Jesus has freed me of all my sins and imperfections. Just as I had no clue as an infant that I would be who I am now, I have no idea what my soul will be in heaven -- my imperfect mind cannot comprehend the marvels of God.
So, any thoughts? Agree or totally disagree w/ me? What is your definition of a soul? And do you have any good verses from the Bible to define a soul (or mind)?
Here's a summary of a couple paragraphs from the assignment:
When we talked about the mind vs. body debate, I think we forgot to discuss the difference between a mind and a soul. I don't believe they are the same thing. I believe that the soul is the mind perfected. When I die, my mind will die along with my body because heaven probably will not allow in my jaded and misguided thoughts and memories. On the other hand, my soul will enter in God’s kingdom because Jesus has freed me of all my sins and imperfections. Just as I had no clue as an infant that I would be who I am now, I have no idea what my soul will be in heaven -- my imperfect mind cannot comprehend the marvels of God.
So, any thoughts? Agree or totally disagree w/ me? What is your definition of a soul? And do you have any good verses from the Bible to define a soul (or mind)?
posted by Ruth at 2:39 PM
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"When I die, my mind will die along with my body because heaven probably will not allow in my jaded and misguided thoughts and memories." What if, instead, your jadedness, hurts, and misguided memories were healed? Ecclesiastes 11:8 instructs us to "Remember the days of darkness;" wouldn't the joys of heaven be even more fully appreciated if they were experienced in the full context of what we had been healed/rescued from?
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