Mark 8:34
36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
James 2:26
…the body without the spirit is dead….
Mark 8:36-37
“For what shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
Luke 12:16-21
16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
17 and he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
18 And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
What Makes the Soul So Valuable?
Your soul is valuable because of its CREATIVITY.
Genesis 2:7
And the Lord God formed a man of the dust of the ground, breathed into his nostrils the breath of life and man became a living soul.”
Your soul is valuable because of its POSSIBILITY.
1 Thessalonians 5:23
And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole SPIRIT and SOUL and BODY be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
What is your Soul?
- Soul is where Laughter comes from Luke 1:46
- Soul is where Distress comes from John 12:27
- Soul is where Sadness comes from Mark 14:34
- Soul is where Inner Rest comes from Matthew 11:29
- Soul is where Satisfaction comes from Matthew 12:18
- Soul is where Love comes from Matthew 22:37
Creationism VS Traducianism
Creationism – Soul is Created directly by God Individually
Traducianism – Soul is Inherited through the Parental Line
Daniel 11:32
And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits
Your soul is valuable because of its DURABILITY
Mark 9:45-46
And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
Where THEIR worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched.
Your soul is valuable because of its RARITY
Psalms 139:14
Fearfully and wonderfully made…
Your soul is valuable because of its DESIRABILITY
I Peter 1:18-19
For as much as ye know that you were not redeemed with corruptible things as silver and gold from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as a lamb without spot and without blemish.