Re: [TruthTalk] Spiritual death

[Blainerb473]

A Mormon doctrine relating to the body and the spirit--check it out for what it is worth to you:  (Jesus Christ speaking:)  The spirit of truth is of God. I am the spirit of truth, and John bore record of me, saying: He received a fullness of truth, yea, even of all truth; And no man receiveth a fullness of truth unless he keepeth His (the father's) commandments. He that keepeth His commandments receiveth truth and light and knoweth all things. Man was also in the beginning with God.  Intelligence, or the light of truth, was not created or made, neither indeed can be. All truth is independent in that sphere  in which God has placed it, to act for itself, as all intelligence also;  otherwise, there is no existence. Behold, here is the agency of man, and here is the condemnation of man;  because that which was from the beginning is plainly manifest unto them, and they receive not the light.  And every man whose spirit receiveth not the light is under condemnation, for Man is spirit. The elements are eternal, and  spirit and element inseparably connected receive a fullness of joy, and when separated, man cannot receive a fullness of joy.  The elements are the tabernacle of God, even temples, and whatsoever temple is defiled,  God shall destroy that temple. D&C 93:26-35   In a message dated 7/27/2005 6:50:14 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: You may have something here --  I don't know .  But thanks for your input.   Jd    -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 10:49:07 EDT Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Spiritual death In a message dated 7/26/2005 8:51:11 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Do I miss the point?     The body, soul, mind and spirit are so integral to each other as to be without separation.   If we are alive , we are alive in total.   If we are dead, we are dead in total.  Our bodies will be raised and reunited with soul mind and spirit (correct?) THEN transformed into a form we have yet to learn  (I John 3:2)  "Spiritual death" as a phrase tends to eliminate from our thinking the body, the mind and perhaps the spirit or the soul  (if there is a difference).      ??????????????????????????   JD Blainer:  This seems a little confusing to me, w/o definitions in the first place as to what you mean by soul, spirit, mind, etc.  I think I read you on what "body" means. :>)  That's a no-brainer.  (Mormons believe a soul is the combo of spirit and body--just so you can see where I am coming from.)