Reference: Psychology
Hastings
The Bible does not contain a science of psychology in the modern sense; but there is a definite and consistent view of man's nature from the religious standpoint. This being recognized, the old dispute, whether it teaches the bipartite or the tripartite nature of man, loses its meaning, for the distinction of soul and spirit is not a division of man into soul and spirit along with his body or flesh, but a difference of point of view
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For out of the heart proceed wicked disputings, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false-witnessings, slanders:
and Paul looking earnestly at the sanhedrim, said, "Brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God even to this day:"
And on this account do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence both towards God and towards men.
and shew the work of the law written on their hearts, their conscience witnessing together with it, and their own thoughts either accusing, or excusing them,)
but I perceive another law in my body warring against the law of my mind, and captivating me to the law of sin, which is in my body. Wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from this body of death? read more. The grace of God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with my mind I serve the law of God, but with the flesh the law of sin.
I say the truth in Christ, I lye not, (my conscience bearing me witness in the holy Ghost,)
For you pay them tribute also for this reason; because they are God's ministers, continually attending hereunto.
For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit indeed prayeth, but my meaning is fruitless. What is then to be done? I will pray with the Spirit, but I will pray to be understood: I will sing with the spirit, but I will sing to be understood.
it is sown an animal body, it is raised a spiritual body: for there is an animal body, and there is a spiritual body.
giving thanks unto the Father, who hath made us meet for a portion of the inheritance of the saints in light:
For ye are dead as to the world, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
Persevere in prayer, and be watchful in it, with thanksgiving.
and hath in his own times manifested his word, by the preaching, with which I was intrusted according to the commandment of God our Saviour:
For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou mightest set in order what remained, and ordain elders in every city as I directed thee:
To the pure indeed all things are pure; but to the polluted and unbelieving nothing is pure; even their mind and conscience is polluted.
But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and strifes and contentions about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain:
Which figure remains to the present time, wherein gifts and sacrifices are offered, that cannot perfect the worshipper as to his conscience,
how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself spotless to God, purify your conscience from dead works, that ye may serve the living God?
let us draw near with sincerity, in the full assurance of faith, having our hearts cleansed from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
Pray for us; for we are confident that we have a good conscience, desiring in all things to behave well.