Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. John 3:3

If we deny the existence of a soul, how does Jesus teaching on becoming Born Again make any sense? If all we are is flesh and bone, than Jesus teaching here would totally contradict himself.

Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. John 3:5-6

First Jesus is teaching about the 2 baptisms that occur, first the baptism of water which is the repentance of sin and profession of our faith. The second baptism is of the Holy Spirit, which seals and lives inside you as a Born Again believer

Jesus then talks about the two births, birth of flesh and birth of spirit. Its obvious they are separate from one another. As we quoted Genesis earlier “God formed Adam from the dust and then gave him the Breath of Live, his Spirit” (Genesis 2:7) We are body and soul, Jesus is talking about the regeneration of our soul

If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? John 3:12

Again Jesus is speaking of the physical (earthly) and the spiritual (heavenly) realms. If you don’t believe in the spiritual , how can you understand God? You cant, you must understand that there is more than just a physical universe. If we didn’t have a soul, this teaching by Jesus would make no sense

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: Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. 1 Peter 1:22-23

The Apostle Peter summarizes Jesus teaching perfectly. The purification of your soul is being Born Again. So if we don’t have a soul , how does Peters teaching make any sense? Peter is using the same Greek word here “Psyche”

Being Born Again not of corruptible seed (human body) but of the incorruptible (Soul)

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. Matthew 10:28

As we continue to look at whether the Bible teaches us if we have a soul, lets see what Jesus taught. In this teaching Jesus makes a clear distinction between the body and the soul. Your body is able to be destroyed, however only God alone can destroy your soul.

The original Greek word for soul is “psyche”, which the word “psychology” eventually derived from. If you didn’t have a soul, this teaching by Jesus would make no sense. This Greek word “psyche” also means Breathe and Life just like the Hebrew word “Rauch”

For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Mark 8:36

Here again we see the word “Soul” translated from the Greek word “Psyche” Now you might say soul could be translated as life, lets examine Jesus teaching here to see if it would make sense. Jesus is trying to make a division between the physical and spiritual world. If you gained the whole world, meaning you have everything that was physically pleasing to you such as wealth, sex, and food, obviously this would be fulfilling to the flesh

However from a spiritual perspective, none of these things would be profitable. This is the message Jesus is trying to convey, our soul will not profit from physical sin. Even though its pleasing to the flesh its condemning to the soul

Jesus is the only one who can save or destroy your soul, this is why hes our Lord and God. The world can persecute you but they can’t destroy your soul. Trust in Jesus for the salvation of your soul!

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. Genesis 2:7

The book of Genesis makes a revelation that humanity has tried to understand for centuries. What are we or who are we? Are we just matter or is there more to our physical bodies? God tells us when he created Adam and he formed his physical body from the dust. Then be breathed his Spirit into the body which became Adams soul

God specifically tells us we have a living soul. Yet many people today, even some Christians reject the idea of a soul. Think about this , if we are just physical bodies, then where does your emotions and memories come from? They would be just chemical reactions , molecules in motion, nothing more. Because we love, we know we have a soul. Because a physical piece of meat cant love anything , unless it has the capacity to love

The original Hebrew word translated as “Soul” is “nephesh” which is found 754 times in the Old Testament also translated as “Being”, “Life”, and “Person” and “Creature” This Nehesh is obviously a “Life Force” derived directly from God

The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life. Job 33:4

Job recounts the same thing, God formed him and Gods Spirit or Breathe (Rauch) has given him Life

But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding. Job 32:8

Here again Job says God put a Spirit or Soul into man (humans) and it gives them understanding. Remember I said before if we are just physical bodies, what understanding would we have of love or emotional things? Without a soul this would not be possible

Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein: Isaiah 42:5

The prophet Isaiah says the same thing, God gives his “Rauch” Breathe or Spirit into the people. The original Hebrew word “Neshamah” is used here not only meaning Breath and Spirit, but also means intellect. Again without a Living Soul there would be no intellect in our physical bodies