Soul Care - Part 1

INTROCUTION

Matthew 16:26 NLT

26 And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul?

What is a Soul?

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6034 ψυχή 1. LN 26.4 inner self, heart, mind; a psychological faculty 2.life, life, soul, the self (often translated by the personal pronoun); that which is in someone to give animate life and distinction 3. person, as a living being.

ψυχικόν (psychikon), οῦ (ou), τό (to): n.neu. [served by 6035]; ≡ Str 5591—cf. LN 13.1–13.47 the physical state of being, the natural (1Co 15:46+)

1 Corinthians 15:45–49 TPT

45 For it is written: The first man, Adam, became a living soul. The last Adam became the life-giving Spirit. 46 However, the spiritual didn’t come first. The natural precedes the spiritual. 47 The first man was from the dust of the earth; the second Man is the Lord Jehovah, from the realm of heaven. 48 The first one, made from dust, has a race of people just like him, who are also made from dust. The One sent from heaven has a race of heavenly people who are just like him. 49 Once we carried the likeness of the man of dust, but now let us carry the likeness of the Man of heaven.

Proverbs 18:14 NLT

14 The human spirit can endure a sick body, but who can bear a crushed spirit?

Dictionary of Biblical Languages with Semantic Domains: Hebrew (Old Testament) 8120 רוּחַ

8120 רוּחַ (rûaḥ): n.fem.; ≡ Str 7307; TWOT 2131a—1. LN 12.1–12.42 Spirit, i.e., the divine Power of God, which can be grieved, closely identified with the LORD himself (Ps 106:33; Isa 63:10); 2. LN 26 spirit, mind, heart, i.e., the psychological faculty which can respond to God (2Ch 36:22); 3. LN 23.185–23.187 breath, i.e., unit of air that comes from the lungs, as a normal sign of animate life, with an associative meaning of causation of an event (Ge 6:17); 4. LN 14.4–14.9 wind, i.e., air in rapid movement, as a normal weather condition (Ge 8:1), note: in some contexts “wind” has an associative meaning of not having substance and so a vanity or emptiness; 5. LN 79.104–79.109 side, i.e., an area at the side of an object (1Ch 9:24; Jer 52:23; Eze 42:16, 17, 18, 19, 20); 6. LN 25.156–25.166 courage, i.e., a state of confidence in the face of danger or trouble (Jos 2:11; 5:1); 7. LN 88.167–88.170 resentment, anger, i.e., a state of moderate displeasure over a situation or person (Jdg 8:3); 8. LN 23.88–23.128 unit: אָסַף רוּחַ (ʾā·sǎp̄ rûaḥ) die, formally, take away their breath (Ps 104:29); 9. LN 25.167–25.178 unit: אָרֵךְ רוּחַ (ʾā·rēḵ rûaḥ) patience (Ecc 7:8+); 10. LN 88.51–88.58 unit: בָּצַר רוּחַ (bā·ṣǎr rûaḥ) humble, formally, cuts off the spirit, i.e., brings one of a high status to a low status (Ps 76:13[EB 12]+), see also domain LN 87.58–87.75; 11. LN 32.42–32.61 unit: דַּעַת רוּחַ (dǎ·ʿǎṯ rûaḥ) foolish notion, vain thought, formally, knowledge of wind (Job 15:2); 12. LN 33.26–33.34 unit: דָּבָר רוּחַ (dā·ḇār rûaḥ) long-winded speech, formally, words of mere breath, i.e., make a formal argumentation which goes on for a long time, and so implied to be disdained by the hearer (Job 16:3+); 13. LN 87.4–87.18 unit: הָיָה עוֹד בְּ־ רוּחַ (hā·yā(h) ʿôḏ b- rûaḥ) be overwhelmed, i.e., to be impressed with a situation or person and so give honor (2Ch 9:4); 14. LN 88.83–88.92 unit: מַעְצָר לְ־ רוּחַ (mǎʿ·ṣār l- rûaḥ) self-control, formally, restraint of the spirit, i.e., the exercising of control over the desires and actions of the self (Pr 25:28+); 15. LN 25.288–25.296 unit: קֹצֶר רוּחַ (qō·ṣěr rûaḥ) discouragement, despondency, formally, lack of spirit, i.e., the state or condition of lacking hope and so feeling mental fatigue to be motivated (Ex 6:9+); 16. LN 88.171–88.191 unit: קָצֵר רוּחַ (qā·ṣēr rûaḥ) quick-tempered, hot-tempered, i.e., pertaining to being angry with relatively little provocation (Pr 14:29+); 17. LN 25.223–25.250 unit: קָשֶׁה רוּחַ (qā·šě(h) rûaḥ) deeply troubled, formally, hard of spirit, i.e., to be experiencing distress, worry, anxiety (1Sa 1:15+); 18. LN 88.93–88.99 unit: קַר רוּחַ (qǎr rûaḥ) even-tempered, cool-headed, formally, cool of spirit, i.e., pertaining to sensible, restrained behavior even under difficult circumstance (Pr 17:27+ K+), note: for Q see 3701; 19. LN 12.39 unit: רוּחַ הַ־ טֻמְאָה (rûaḥ hǎ- ṭǔm·ʾā(h)) demon, formally, spirit of uncleanness, i.e., a false entity which communicates messages to false prophets (Zec 13:2), note: NIV translates “spirit of impurity” so implying as an attitude of sin and rebellion; 20. LN 25.223–25.250 unit: רוּחַ נָכֵא (rûaḥ nā·ḵē(ʾ)) hopeless state, formally, crushed of spirit, i.e., a condition where one is in an utter state of distress and so without hope, as a figurative extension of the pressing or crushing of an object (Pr 15:13; 17:22; 18:14+); 21. LN 12.1–12.42 unit: רוּחַ רַע (rûaḥ rǎʿ)1 evil spirit (1Sa 16:14); 22. LN 23.78–23.87 unit: שׁוּב רוּחַ (šûḇ rûaḥ) revive, i.e., be physically refreshed from a tired state (1Sa 30:12)

1 Samuel 16:7 NLT

7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”

Dictionary of Biblical Languages with Semantic Domains: Hebrew (Old Testament) 4222 לֵבָב

4222 לֵבָב (lē·ḇāḇ): n.masc.; ≡ Str 3824; TWOT 1071a—1. LN 26 heart, mind, soul, spirit, self, i.e., the source of the life of the inner person in various aspects, with a focus on feelings, thoughts, volition, and other areas of inner life (Dt 2:30); 2. LN 83.9–83.17 middle, center, midst, formally, heart, i.e., a position among or in the middle, relatively to other points of space (Jnh 2:4[EB 3]); 3. LN 26 conscience, i.e., the psychological faculty to distinguish right and wrong (Ge 20:5); 4. LN 8.9–8.69 chest, formally, heart, i.e., the thorax cavity of a creature (Na 2:8[EB 7]); 5. LN 31.8–31.13 unit: גָּנַב אֵת לֵבָב (gā·nǎḇ ʾēṯ lē·ḇāḇ) deceived, formally, steal the heart, i.e., cause one to hold a wrong opinion or belief (Ge 31:26+); 6. LN 39.34–39.41 unit: לֵבָב (lē·ḇāḇ) … עָרֵל (ʿā·rēl) rebellious, formally, uncircumcised heart, i.e., pertaining to rising up in open defiance to authority (Lev 26:41+); 7. LN 25.288–25.296 unit: מָסַס אֵת לֵבָב (mā·sǎs ʾēṯ lē·ḇāḇ) be discouraged, formally, lose heart, i.e., have a feeling or attitude of loss of hope and so be in emotional distress (Dt 1:28; 20:8+); 8. LN 92.6–92.10 unit: לֵבָב ־ךָ (lē·ḇāḇ ḵā) yourself, formally, your heart, a reflexive reference to receptor, as a figurative extension of the heart as the inner self (Dt 7:17); 9. LN 88.39–88.45 unit: יֹשֶׁר לֵבָב (yō·šěr lē·ḇāḇ) integrity, sincerity, formally, straightness of heart, i.e., honesty as a moral quality (Dt 9:5); 10. LN 88.289–88.318 unit: פָּתָה לֵבָב (pā·ṯā(h) lē·ḇāḇ) enticed, formally, seduce the heart, i.e., lure or coax one into sin (Dt 11:16+); 11. LN 88.223–88.226 unit: אָמֵץ אֵת לֵבָב (ʾā·mēṣ ʾēṯ lē·ḇāḇ) hardhearted, formally, strong of heart, i.e., pertaining to being unresponsive or stubborn (Dt 15:7); 12. LN 88.206–88.222 unit: רוּם לֵבָב (rûm lē·ḇāḇ) proud, consider oneself better, formally, lift high the heart, have an improper haughtiness and arrogance, ascribing high status to oneself falsely (Dt 17:20); 13. LN 25.251–25.269 unit: רָכַךְ לֵבָב (rā·ḵǎḵ lē·ḇāḇ) fainthearted, i.e., be afraid or distressed (Dt 20:3); 14. LN 25.251–25.269 unit: רַךְ הַ־ לֵבָב (rǎḵ hǎ- lē·ḇāḇ) fainthearted, i.e., be afraid or distressed (Dt 20:8); 15. LN 25.116–25.134 unit: בְּ־ טוּב לֵבָב (b- ṭûḇ lē·ḇāḇ) gladly, formally, good of heart, i.e., a joyful, happy feeling or attitude (Dt 28:47+); 16. LN 30.1–30.38 unit: בְּ־ לֵבָב (b- lē·ḇāḇ) … אָמַר (ʾā·mǎr) 1 think, formally, say in the heart, i.e., process information (Dt 29:18[EB 19]); 17. LN 25.288–25.296 unit: רָעַע לֵבָב (rā·ʿǎʿ lē·ḇāḇ) downhearted, formally, bad of heart, i.e., be in a feeling or attitude of depression or discouragement (1Sa 1:8); 18. LN 34.22–34.30 unit: הָיָה (hā·yā(h)) … לֵבָב לְ־ יַחַד (lē·ḇāḇ l- yǎ·ḥǎḏ) united, formally, be of one heart, i.e., be in an association with another (1Ch 12:18[EB 17]+); 19. LN 25.146–25.155 unit: דָּבַר עַל לֵבָב (dā·ḇǎr ʿǎl lē·ḇāḇ) encourage, formally, speak to the heart, i.e., cause another to be consoled or courageous (2Ch 32:6)see also 4213; note: further study may yield more domains

The Will

The Mind - the place of your beliefs,

The Body - Your little kingdom that you bring into God’s kingdom.

The Soul - The integrator

Matthew 16:26 AMP

26 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life [his blessed life in the kingdom of God]? Or what would a man give as an exchange for his [blessed] life [in the kingdom of God]?

We are not lost because we are going to hell. We are going to end up in hell because we are lost. Our souls are damaged beyond human repair.

The results of a disintegrated soul...