Soul & Spirit - Same or Different?

[UntoHim]

Hey StG! Don't look now, but you just gave me a little bit of the practical examples I was looking for! But before too many of your shirt buttons pop out, I must tell you that everything you described could be experienced and realized without knowing about, much less caring about, any difference between our soul and our human spirit. Life and peace can come and go, irregardless of any knowledge or appreciation of the difference. How do the sheep hear his voice? Good question! What I can tell you is I was hearing his voice long before I ever heard about the human spirit. And I was experiencing life and peace long before I ever heard about the human spirit.

Here's the bottom line for me...and you can take the last word after this because we've already reached the infamous point of agreeing to disagree (even though I would't agree with that!)... EVEN IF "The spirit is the deepest part within us, the very inmost part of our whole being", this fact would do nothing to bolster the strength of your case.
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[Sons to Glory!]

Originally Posted by UntoHim

Hey StG! Don't look now, but you just gave me a little bit of the practical examples I was looking for! But before too many of your shirt buttons pop out, I must tell you that everything you described could be experienced and realized without knowing about, much less caring about, any difference between our soul and our human spirit. Life and peace can come and go, irregardless of any knowledge or appreciation of the difference. How do the sheep hear his voice? Good question! What I can tell you is I was hearing his voice long before I ever heard about the human spirit. And I was experiencing life and peace long before I ever heard about the human spirit.

Here's the bottom line for me...and you can take the last word after this because we've already reached the infamous point of agreeing to disagree (even though I would't agree with that!)... EVEN IF "The spirit is the deepest part within us, the very inmost part of our whole being", this fact would do nothing to bolster the strength of your case.
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I think I get your point now . . . finally! (yes, I'm a little thick 73.215% of the time) That is, you were making the point that having the knowledge that one's soul and spirit are different, has little to no practical value in one's ability to experience the indwelling Christ, right? Yes, I can agree (at least mostly). And you repeatedly asked for practical examples of the Anointing/Indwelling Christ that demonstrate evidence of that difference. Glad I could provide a little something towards that. I could provide many more examples of His Spirit moving and speaking within, as I'm sure you and others on here could as well. But again, I think you've gotten your point across that knowing we have a soul AND spirit really makes little practical impact in a believer's actual knowing the person of Christ. So now it appears we have achieved the much coveted clarity! YEE HAW!!!

However, my "case" was not about the practical side of knowing soul as different from spirit - that is how YOU seemed to be trying to frame this discussion. No, rather it was just the question about whether folks on here believed there was a difference between man's soul & spirit. And it appears we have established that at least the lion's share of people's responses in this thread, show they do believe there is a difference between soul & spirit. (is that right everyone, or did I imagine that?)