The soul exists? -WMSCOG

Throughout centuries many people question that is the soul really exist, but no one has been able to answer it. Here, the bible giving us clear answer about the soul. The bible testifies that our soul leaves our body, soul still exists. Therefore World mission society church of god[WMSCOG] believes we will have a spiritual life in the eternal world, following voice of Elohim God who giving us eternal life. 

The soul certainly exists. But we cannot see it with our naked eyes. That is why there has been a long-lasting dispute over the existence of the soul. However, it doesn”t mean that something that is invisible does not exist. There are many things in the world that are invisible but still exist.

Germs or bacteria are invisible to the naked eye, but we can observe them when we use a microscope. It is the same with the spiritual world. Though it is invisible to our eyes, if we use a special instrument, we can see it. That is the Bible written through the inspiration of God.

2 Ti 3:16-17 『All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.』

God”s ultimate purpose of giving us the Bible is to save our souls (1 Pe 1:9). That is why the Bible contains numerous records about the soul from the history of the Creation.

Ge 2:7 『the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.』

A living being refers to a combination of the dust (body) and the breath of life (soul or spirit). Death means the separation of the soul from the body. So, when a man dies, each of these two elements?the body and soul?return to its original place.

Ecc 12:7 『and the dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.』

The Bible shows that our souls were angels who were with God in heaven before we were born on this earth (Pr 8:22-26, Job 38:1-21; Lk 15:3-7). The world we are now living in is a place where the angels, who have been expelled from heaven as a result of sinning against God, are living in the flesh. Since the soul was originally in heaven, when a man dies, his soul goes back to God who is in heaven; his body returns to the ground and rots away, but his soul is still alive and continues to exist.

Mt 10:28 『”Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.”』