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32961 Facts of Faith, p. 38.5 (Christian Edwardson)

“Nearly all the wars which the northern barbarians carried on in Italy, it may be here remarked, were occasioned by the pontiffs; and the hordes, with which the …

32962 Facts of Faith, p. 309.1 (Christian Edwardson)

… :34, 38; Acts 5:32; Matthew 4:3-10; 2 Thessalonians 2:9-11; Matthew 24:24 ) They mistakenly accept spiritual power and miracles as evidence of their being right with …

32963 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 38 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

4. POSSESSORS OF “BREATH OF LIFE” SUBJECT TO DEATH

32964 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 38.1 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

It is to be particularly observed that having the “breath of life” is never said to make its possessor deathless, or immortal. This is clearly seen from the following texts:

32965 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 38.2 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

“And, behold, I [God], even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh [every kind of being], wherein is the BREATH [ruach] of life [chayyim, plural …

32966 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 38.3 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

“‘They [Noah and his family], and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his …

32967 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 38.4 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

This “breath of life,” given by God to man at his formation, returns to God at death ( Ecclesiastes 12:7 ). Of the Flood, the record is:

32968 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 38.5 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

“And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man; ALL …

32969 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 38.6 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

It therefore follows that man does not possess immortality because he possesses the breath, or spirit, of life—for it may be possessed by him for time only and not for eternity. It may be separated from man forever.

32970 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 38 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

V. Clarifying Distinctions Between Soul and Spirit

32971 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 38.7 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

The relationships, distinctions, and contrasts between “spirit” and “soul” can be seen from Genesis 2:7. The inbreathing of the “breath [or “spirit”] of life” into the …

32972 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 52.4 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… , Job 38:7 ]: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation ... : I will ascend above the heights ...; I will be like the most High” ( Isaiah 14:13, 14 ).

32973 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1

… 37:38 ). “They shall be rooted “out of the land” ( Psalm 52:5 ). “Let them be blotted out of the book of the living” ( Psalm 69:28 ); et ceter

32977 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 161.2 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… 42:38, Genesis 44:29, 31; Numbers 16:30, 33; Deuteronomy 32:22, 1 Samuel 2:6; 2 Samuel 22:6, 1 Kings 2:6, 9; Job 7:9; Job 11:8; Job 14:13; Job 17:13, 16; Job 21:13; Job 24; 19; Job 26; 6; Psalm 6 …

32979 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 186.3 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… 8:38; Mark 13:26; Luke 21:36; Revelation 14:14 ).

32980 The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 1, p. 191.2 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… 7:38 ); is abounding ( John 10:10 ); and is resurrective ( John 11:24, 25 ).