Not winning them mind you,
but about them.
Soul: the immaterial part of man
A. Descriptive of:
Man's life...
1 Sam. 24:11
Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it.
People...
Acts 2:41, 43
Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.
Unsaved...
Jas. 5:20
Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
Emotional life...
1 Sam. 18:1, 3
And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
Spiritual life...
Ps. 42:1, 2, 4
As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?
When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.
Disembodied state
Rev. 6:9, Rev. 20:4
And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
B. Characteristics of:
Made by God...
Gen. 2:7
And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
Belongs to God....
Ezek. 18:3, 4
3As I live, saith the Lord God, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.
4 Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
Possesses immortality...
Mat. 10:28
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Most vital asset...
Mat. 16:26
For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
Leaves body at death...
Gen. 35:18
And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin.
C Abilities of, able to:
Believe...
Heb. 10:39
ut we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.
Love God
Luke 10:27
And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
Suffer...
Gen. 42:21
And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
Sin...
Mic. 6:7
Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
Prosper...
3 John 2
Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
Survive death. .
Mat. 10:28
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
D. Duties of, to:
Keep itself...
Deut. 4:9
Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons;
Seek the Lord...
Deut. 4:29
But if from thence thou shalt seek the Lord thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul
Love the Lord...
Deut. 6:5
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
Serve the Lord.
Deut. 10:12
And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,
Store God's Word...
Deut. 11:18
Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.
Keep God's law...
Deut. 26:16
This day the Lord thy God hath commanded thee to do these statutes and judgments: thou shalt therefore keep and do them with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.
Obey God...
Deut. 30:2
And shalt return unto the Lord thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul;
Get wisdom...
Prov. 19:8
He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
E. Enemies of, seen in:
Fleshly lusts...
1 Pet. 2:11
Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul
Evil environment...
2 Pet. 2:8
(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)
Sin...
Lev. 5:4, 15, 17
4 Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these.
15 If a soul commit a trespass, and sin through ignorance, in the holy things of the Lord; then he shall bring for his trespass unto the Lord a ram without blemish out of the flocks, with thy estimation by shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass offering.
17 And if a soul sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the Lord; though he wist it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.
Adultery...
Prov. 6:32
But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
Evil men...
Prov. 22:24, 25
24 Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: 25 Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
Ignorance...
Prov. 8:36
But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death
Hell...
Prov. 23:14
Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
F. Of the righteous:
Kept by God...
Ps. 121:7
The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
Vexed by sin...
2 Pet. 2:8
(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)
Subject to authorities
Rom... 13:1
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
Purified by obedience...
1 Pet. 1:22
Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
Not allowed to famish...
Prov. 10:3
The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
Restored...
Ps. 23:1, 3
1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want
3.He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake
Enriched...
Prov 11:25
The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
Satisfied
Prov. 13:25
The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
With God forever...
Rev. 20:4
4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
G. Of the wicked:
Desires evil...
Prov. 21:10
The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.
Delights in evil...
Is. 66:3
3 He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine's blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.
Gets violence..
Prov. 13:2
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.
Cut short...
Luke 12:19, 20
19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
Shall die...
Ezek. 18:20
20 The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
To be punished...
Rom. 2:9
Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;
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