1/30/2007

All Souls Are Mine

Behold, all souls are mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is mine: the soul who sins shall die. - Eze 18:4

It's not a terribly profound verse, but it has some interesting thoughts nonetheless.

  • Every soul is God's--not just Christians' and Jews'. All atheists' souls are God's. Same with Hindus', Buddhists', and agnostics'.
  • The problem of sin is with the soul. This is what Jesus was getting at when he said "Everyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her in his heart." No, he is not guilty of committing adultery physically, but when it comes to being right with God, 'physically' frankly doesn't matter. All that matters is soul/heart sins--it's just that physical sins are the overflow of soul sins.
  • This whole section is talking about spiritual death. The wicked don't always physically die earlier than the righteous, but they do die spiritually when the righteous have eternal life.

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