The Value Of The Soul

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The Value Of The Soul

• In a chapel in Southern France, the great Emperor
  Charlemagne is buried. In that chapel is a large
  dome and in the center of that dome is where the
  body of Charlemagne is placed. It is not unusual
  that his body is buried in a prominent place.
  However, the manner of his burial is. He's
  seated on a marble chair and wrapped in his
  emperor's robes. In his lap is a copy of the New
  Testament, and his finger is pointing to a verse.
  That verse is Matt 1626.

For what profit is it to a man if he gains the
whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will
a man give in exchange for his soul? Matt 1626
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The Value Of The Soul

• The soul is the most valuable possession one has,
  therefore in this lesson we want to ask and
  answer three basic questions
• Does the Bible teach that man has a soul?
• Why is one's soul valuable?
• What will one give in exchange for his soul?

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The Value Of The Soul

• Does The Bible Teach That Man Has An Eternal
  Soul?
• Two passages which reveal that man has a soul -
  Acts 936-42

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At Joppa there was a certain disciple named
Tabitha, which is translated Dorcas. This woman
was full of good works and charitable deeds which
she did. 37But it happened in those days that she
became sick and died. When they had washed her,
they laid her in an upper room. 38And since Lydda
was near Joppa, and the disciples had heard that
Peter was there, they sent two men to him,
imploring him not to delay in coming to them.
39Then Peter arose and went with them. When he
had come, they brought him to the upper room. And
all the widows stood by him weeping, showing the
tunics and garments which Dorcas had made while
she was with them. 40But Peter put them all out,
and knelt down and prayed. And turning to the
body he said, "Tabitha, arise." And she opened
her eyes, and when she saw Peter she sat up.
41Then he gave her his hand and lifted her up
and when he had called the saints and widows, he
presented her alive. 42And it became known
throughout all Joppa, and many believed on the
Lord. Acts 936-42
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The Value Of The Soul

• Does The Bible Teach That Man Has An Eternal
  Soul?
• Two passages which reveal that man has a soul -
  Acts 936-42
• Notice, "While she was with them" - Vs. 39

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The Value Of The Soul

• Does The Bible Teach That Man Has An Eternal
  Soul?
• Two passages which reveal that man has a soul -
  Acts 936-42
• Her body was still there when the statement was
  made - Vs. 40
• Something was not there anymore
• When you and I pass on, the real person or the
  soul will be gone
• What the people see laying in the coffin is not
  the real person

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The Value Of The Soul

• Does The Bible Teach That Man Has An Eternal
  Soul?
• Two passages which reveal that man has a soul -
  Acts 936-42 Lk 1619-23

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There was a certain rich man who was clothed in
purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every
day. 20But there was a certain beggar named
Lazarus, full of sores, who was laid at his gate,
21desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell
from the rich man's table. Moreover the dogs came
and licked his sores. 22So it was that the beggar
died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham's
bosom. The rich man also died and was buried.
23And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up
his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in
his bosom. Lk 1619-23
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The Value Of The Soul

• Does The Bible Teach That Man Has An Eternal
  Soul?
• Two passages which reveal that man has a soul -
  Acts 936-42 Lk 1619-23
• Is this just a parable?
• Parable (lit. "to lay beside") - something well
  known "laid beside" something not well known
• Always taken from things true to life
• Jesus did not make up fictitious tales to
  illustrate things

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The Value Of The Soul

• Does The Bible Teach That Man Has An Eternal
  Soul?
• Two passages which reveal that man has a soul -
  Acts 936-42 Lk 1619-23
• Is this just a parable?
• Thus, Luke 16 is a revelation of what actually
  happens when one dies. One's soul or spirit
  departs at death and has conscious existence in
  the realm beyond.

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The Value Of The Soul

• Does The Bible Teach That Man Has An Eternal
  Soul?
• Two passages which reveal that man has a soul -
  Acts 936-42 Lk 1619-23
• Is this just a parable?
• If Luke 16 is only a parable, what do the things
  in it represent?

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The Value Of The Soul

• Why Is Ones Soul Valuable?
• Made in the image of God - Gen. 126-27

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Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image,
according to Our likeness let them have dominion
over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the
air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and
over every creeping thing that creeps on the
earth." 27So God created man in His own image in
the image of God He created him male and female
He created them. Gen 126-27
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The Value Of The Soul

• Why Is Ones Soul Valuable?
• Made in the image of God - Gen. 126-27
• God does not have a physical body like ours - Jn
  424 Lk 2439
• It is that part on the inside, our eternal
  nature, that is like God
• For this reason we should not be so much
  concerned with outward appearance
• People should be more concerned about developing
  their inner makeup - Prov. 3130 1 Tim. 48

For bodily exercise profits a little, but
godliness is profitable for all things, having
promise of the life that now is and of that which
is to come. 1 Tim 48
God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must
worship in spirit and truth. Jn. 424
Behold My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself.
Handle Me and see, for a spirit does not have
flesh and bones as you see I have. Lk 2439
Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing, But a
woman who fears the LORD, she shall be
praised. Prov 3130
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The Value Of The Soul

• Why Is Ones Soul Valuable?
• Existence not terminated when body is laid to
  rest
• The body dies, and is laid in the ground and
  quickly returns back to the dust - Gen 319 Eccl
  127
• The nature of the soul is altogether different
  and this is what makes the soul valuable
• Of course, that is what Jesus is trying to teach
  us in Matt. 1626 and other passages

For we must all appear before the judgment seat
of Christ, that each one may receive the things
done in the body, according to what he has done,
whether good or bad. 2 Cor 510
The days of our lives are seventy years And if
by reason of strength they are eighty years, Yet
their boast is only labor and sorrow For it is
soon cut off, and we fly away. Psa 9010
For what profit is it to a man if he gains the
whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will
a man give in exchange for his soul?
Matt 1626
In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread
Till you return to the ground, For out of it you
were taken For dust you are, And to dust you
shall return. Gen 319
Then the dust will return to the earth as it was,
And the spirit will return to God who gave it.
Eccl 127
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The Value Of The Soul

• Why Is Ones Soul Valuable?
• The cost to redeem it
• It took the life of the Son of God to redeem our
  souls - 1 Pet. 118-19
• We may not understand why the Son of God had to
  die, but we do understand that the soul must be
  extremely valuable for that to have had to happen

knowing that you were not redeemed with
corruptible things, like silver or gold, from
your aimless conduct received by tradition from
your fathers, 19but with the precious blood of
Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without
spot. 1 Pet 118-19
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The Value Of The Soul

• What Will One Give In Exchange For His Soul?
• The word "exchange" pictures a business
  transaction in which one is bartering for
  something.
• "Barter" means "to trade or exchange one
  commodity for another." (Webster)

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The Value Of The Soul

• What Will One Give In Exchange For His Soul?
• If the devil came to you and began to bargain
  with you for your soul, what would it take for
  him to have it?
• How much money would it take for the devil to buy
  your soul?
• Hundred thousand?
• Half million?
• One million?
• What?

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The Value Of The Soul

• What Will One Give In Exchange For His Soul?
• People sell their souls for nearly nothing - 1
  Tim 610
• Will you sell your soul for the things of the
  world?
• Through lack of faith and Bible knowledge, some
  people sell out far too cheap
• Example, Esau - Heb. 1215-17

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of
evil, for which some have strayed from the faith
in their greediness, and pierced themselves
through with many sorrows. 1 Tim 610
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looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the
grace of God lest any root of bitterness
springing up cause trouble, and by this many
become defiled 16lest there be any fornicator or
profane person like Esau, who for one morsel of
food sold his birthright. 17For you know that
afterward, when he wanted to inherit the
blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place
for repentance, though he sought it diligently
with tears. Heb 1215-17
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The Value Of The Soul

• What Will One Give In Exchange For His Soul?
• People sell their souls for nearly nothing - 1
  Tim 610
• Will you sell your soul for the things of the
  world?
• Through lack of faith and Bible knowledge, some
  people sell out far too cheap
• Example, Esau - Heb. 1215-17
• Why did he sell his birthright so cheap? - Gen.
  2529-34

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Now Jacob cooked a stew and Esau came in from
the field, and he was weary. 30And Esau said to
Jacob, "Please feed me with that same red stew,
for I am weary." Therefore his name was called
Edom. 31But Jacob said, "Sell me your birthright
as of this day." 32And Esau said, "Look, I am
about to die so what is this birthright to me?"
33Then Jacob said, "Swear to me as of this day."
So he swore to him, and sold his birthright to
Jacob. 34And Jacob gave Esau bread and stew of
lentils then he ate and drank, arose, and went
his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright. Gen
2529-34
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The Value Of The Soul

• What Will One Give In Exchange For His Soul?
• People sell their souls for nearly nothing - 1
  Tim 610
• Will you sell your soul for the things of the
  world?
• Through lack of faith and Bible knowledge, some
  people sell out far too cheap
• Example, Esau - Heb. 1215-17
• Why did he sell his birthright so cheap? - Gen.
  2529-34
• Many today say, "What good is the promise of
  heaven, when I have this present need, or this
  present problem." Thus, they sell out for a very
  cheap price.

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The Value Of The Soul

• What Will One Give In Exchange For His Soul?
• People sell their souls for nearly nothing - 1
  Tim 610
• Will you sell out for sinful pleasures?
• Ex., the fornicator - Heb. 1216
• Joseph didn't sell out did he? - Gen. 397-9

lest there be any fornicator or profane person
like Esau, who for one morsel of food sold his
birthright. Heb 1216
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And it came to pass after these things that his
master's wife cast longing eyes on Joseph, and
she said, "Lie with me." 8But he refused and said
to his master's wife, "Look, my master does not
know what is with me in the house, and he has
committed all that he has to my hand. 9There is
no one greater in this house than I, nor has he
kept back anything from me but you, because you
are his wife. How then can I do this great
wickedness, and sin against God? Gen 397-9
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The Value Of The Soul

• What Will One Give In Exchange For His Soul?
• People sell their souls for nearly nothing - 1
  Tim 610
• Will you sell out for sinful pleasures?
• Ex., the fornicator - Heb. 1216
• Joseph didn't sell out did he? - Gen. 397-9
• What's truly sad is that young people will sell
  their virginity for a cheap price
• Or worse, some will throw away a good marriage,
  just for a moment's pleasure
• They think they can repent and everything will be
  as it was

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The Value Of The Soul

• What Will One Give In Exchange For His Soul?
• Will you let some man beguile you through his
  false teaching? - Col. 218
• The devil is the master of this - 2 Cor. 1113-15
• Through lack of Bible study, we can loose the
  most valuable thing we have
• Through unwillingness to stand for truth, we can
  let it happen

Let no one cheat you of your reward, taking
delight in false humility and worship of angels,
intruding into those things which he has not
seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, Col
218
For such are false apostles, deceitful workers,
transforming themselves into apostles of Christ.
14And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms
himself into an angel of light. 15Therefore it is
no great thing if his ministers also transform
themselves into ministers of righteousness, whose
end will be according to their works. 2
Cor 1113-15
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The Value Of The Soul
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter
Fear God and keep His commandments, For this is
man's all. 14For God will bring every work into
judgment, Including every secret thing, Whether
good or evil. Eccl 1213-14

• What Will One Give In Exchange For His Soul?
• Will you loose your soul because you are to
  foolish to put forth the effort to save it?
• What is the whole duty of man? Why? - Eccl.
  1213-14
• Due to lack of preparation, God said to the rich
  fool, "You fool..." - Luke 1220

But God said to him, Fool! This night your soul
will be required of you then whose will those
things be which you have provided? Lk 1220
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The Value Of The Soul

• It matters little what else you do in this life,
  if you do not save your own soul, you have been a
  complete failure. You might gather about you
  great riches and fame, and leave thousands of
  friends to mourn your departing, but if have not
  saved your soul, you have been a miserable
  failure. On the other hand, you may die in a
  charity home for the poor, and be buried in a
  potter's field without a single friend to mourn,
  but if you saved your soul, your life was a
  marvelous success.

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The Value Of The Soul

• You can't afford to loose your soul, for if you
  loose it, you loose all. To the faithful will be
  given the place of eternal rest. There will be
  no pain, sickness, or death there. It is the
  inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and
  that fades not away. It is that city built by
  the living God. On the other hand, there is the
  place of eternal punishment. It is where the
  wicked will be tormented day and night forever.

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The Value Of The Soul

• You don't have to loose your soul. Humbly submit
  yourself to the will of God. Let His Word guide
  you, and let no man beguile you or your reward.
  Overcome temptations and suffer for His cause
  with rejoicing. If you do these things, you will
  save your soul, and heaven will be yours because
  the Eternal God who cannot lie, has promised it.