As flesh is to the body,
.............giving movement and form to the bones,
so the emotions are to the soul,
.............giving activity to the thinking.

There are some parallels between the body and soul.

As bone is to the body, shape and structure; so is the

intellect to the soul, thinking gives it shape and structure.

Intellect is the backbone of the soul.

The emotions and intellect affect the will.

The will is our ability to make decisions,
it draws facts from the intellect and the emotions
to make a judgment of what we should or want to do.

Defining the intellect of the mind
....from the Word of God means,
.....mind,
......thought,
.......think,
........ponder,
.........meditate,
..........know,
...........reason and others.

Now that we are born again,

we should be letting the Word of God govern

our lives and enjoying the positive emotions

of knowing God and Christ.

Our emotions have ruled all of our lives

before we were born again

far more than we know.

We can't be lead around by our emotions, but

the positive emotions are given to us by God

to enjoy.

Without feelings, we can't find life;
in the emotions we find the satisfactions of life.

The negative definitions of the emotions are
hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish
ambitions, dissensions, factions and envey.

The positive definitions of the emotions (feelers)
.....are love, joy peace, longsuffering, gentleness,
..........goodness, faith [faithfulness], meekness,
...............and temperance!

The three functions of the soul realm are:

emotions, intellect and will.

The relationship between bone, flesh and blood.

....................Bone produces blood.
....................Bone shapes flesh.
....................Flesh moves bone.
....................Flesh contains blood.
....................Blood feeds bone and flesh.
....................Blood keeps flesh supple and mobile.

The blood brings life to the flesh.

It delivers oxygen and protein to the flesh and bones.

If all the blood leaks out, we die.

Without flesh, the blood would have not container.
..............Leviticus 17:11,14
......................."the life of the flesh is in the blood.:"

God in His wisdom, designed us to have our bones
..........wrapped in flesh, muscle and skin,
.................giving fulness and shape to the structure
.......................and mobility to the bones.

The Bible speaks of God having bodily parts:

a head, feet, hands, fingers, arms, ears, a mouth;

". . ., just as He created us."

Bones give the body strength, form and structure.

All three elements perform a vital function.

The body is made up of three basic elements:
....................bone, blood and flesh.

By subdividing the elements

of the body-realm,

the soul-realm,

and the spirit-realm;

we can gain an understand of their functions.

1 Thessoloninas 5:23

When the soul is in agreement with the Word of God,
...........there is no difference between it and the spirit.

Since the Word of God can divide soul and spirit,
there is a difference between them.

The terms spirit, soul and body are used all through the Bible, Old Testament and New Testament.

.........................................Spirit.....Soul.....Body
Old Testament...................241........415.......39.....uses
New Testatment...............253.........38......134.....uses

Genesis 2:7
1 Thessalonians 5:23
Hebrews 4:12

are the most frequently used when teaching about spirit, and soul, and body.

Since spirit and soul of man can only be divided

by the Word of God;

spirit and soul

must have distinguishing characteristics.

God breathed of Himself [John 4:24; God is Spirit]
...........into the body of man and he became a living soul.

"For the word of God is quick and powerful and sharper
than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing
asunder of soul and spirit, and joint and marrow and
a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart."
..................................Hebrews 4:12

"And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly;
and I pray God your whole spirit, soul and body
be preserved blameless unto the coming of our
Lord Jesus Christ."
.........................1 Thessalonians 5:23

Spirit and Soul are separate.

"And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground,
and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life;
and man became a living soul."
........................................Genesis 2:7