do we have a soul?

[spurslady]

If so where is it kept?

[Theland]

If the Bible is correct in its prophecies, then why not believe it for what it says about soul / spirit?

[Champagne]

Do animals have souls then? And if so, does this mean that heaven is full of animals as well as humans? Does heaven even exist? If not, what happens to our souls after we die? And if so, what does our soul look like? And if our spirit lives on after our death does it go to heaven with our soul or does it loom about on Earth like a stagnant vapour?

Questions... questions... questions...

[Theland]

Animals have a life force you can call a soul. This is distinct from humans who have a spirit.

[notfrom-oz]

I wasn't disagreeing that the bible talks of soul/spirit.i said i'd check to see if it (the book itself,in paper form,binded in leather)had an actuall soul,and as its not living i didn't seem to find one.
i was being a very silly girl ,

[notfrom-oz]

my dog has LOADS of spirt

[notfrom-oz]

surley spirt is a strength of character

[Theland]

Come back in two hours - going shopping - don't miss your chance to learn the truth from Theland, better make it three hours.

[Champagne]

I thought so, Oz. I thought that if you had spirit then it meant you were lively, effervescent and full of beans.

Is this the same spirit that lives on after you die? And is it in the rhetorical sense? i.e. people getting together and raising a glass to your memory?

Bring us back some sweets from the shops please, Theland. Ta love.

[jake-the-peg]

What I don't understand about this animal -lifeforce human-soul stuff is if I could meet a neanderthal How could I tell if he had a soul or a lifeforce.

Bible is surprisingly quiet about Neanderthals!

[noxlumos]

The Bible is quiet about a lot of things.... and too damned noisy about others.
I don't think we have a soul in the biblical sense, I think we have a personality that may or may not live on after our mortal bodies give it up.

[ELVIS68]

Horray..Theland`s gone to Iceland... Back in two hours...better make it three????
Must allow an extra hour to talk to the trees

[Champagne]

I was informed by a religious teacher that the story of Adam & Eve was a parable. That pretty much made a mockery of the entire bible for me.

NEANDERTHALS RULE OK!!

I date one actually.

[spurslady]

I went to the pub on saturday night and the place was filled with spirits!

[spurslady]

But just in case we need to brush up on our skills before theland returns

http://www.stdenyschurch.org.uk/Docs/Readingth eBible.pdf

[jake-the-peg]

I went to the pub on Saturday night and the place was full of Neanderthals

[Champagne]

On Saturday night I was full of spirit and a neanderthal.

[ELVIS68]

I didn`t go to the pub on Saturday night but stayed in and drank spirits like a neanderthal

[spurslady]

Did drinking the spirits make you feel possessed?

[ELVIS68]

No it made me feel p!ssed not possessed

[spurslady]

All shook up then Elvis?