{"id":5650,"date":"2024-07-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=5650"},"modified":"2026-10-26T19:10:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T19:10:17","slug":"soul-vs-spirit-a-biblical-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/soul-vs-spirit-a-biblical-perspective\/","title":{"rendered":"Ziel versus geest in de Bijbel: Twee woorden voor \u00e9\u00e9n innerlijk leven"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>In the Bible, soul and spirit both name the life God breathed into us, and very often they mean the same thing. Where Scripture does set them apart, most churches read the soul as the self that feels, longs and lives, and the spirit as that same self turned toward God. Mary shows us how close the two words stand. &quot;My soul doth magnify the Lord,&quot; she sings, &quot;And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour&quot; (Luke 1:46\u201347). One\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soul and spirit often mean the same in Scripture. Where they differ, most churches read the spirit as the soul open to God; some teach three parts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104191,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-5650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bible-study"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12120,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/soul-mentions-bible\/","url_meta":{"origin":5650,"position":0},"title":"Bible Metrics: What Does The Bible Say About The &#8220;Soul&#8221;?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"december 5, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Explore the biblical mentions of \"soul,\" its significance, and where it's found most. 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