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Question: In your July [’97] Q&A you cannot use a parable (the rich man and Lazarus) to support the pagan idea of the immortality of the soul. What scripture do you use to support the idea that the “soul” is a separate entity from the body?

February 1, 1998

Question [composite of several] : In your July [’97] Q&A you cannot use a parable (the rich man and Lazarus) to support the pagan idea of the immortality of the soul. What scripture do you use to support the idea that the “soul” is a separate entity from the body?...Read more

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