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What is the difference between soul and spirit?

Our soul is reflected in our personality. The Greek word for spirit is pneuma. It refers to the part of man that connects and communicates with God. Our spirit differs from our soul because our spirit is always pointed toward and exists exclusively for God, whereas our soul can be self-centered.

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Q. Will you explain the difference between our soul and our spirit? -- Janet Gebhart, Fort Lauderdale A. The Bible teaches that we consist of body, soul and spirit: "May your whole spirit, soul and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus" (I Thessalonians 5:23). Our material bodies are evident, but our souls and spirits are less distinguishable. In the preceding passage, the Greek word for soul is psuche. This word implies our mind, will and desires as seen in our personal preferences, choices, and emotional responses to life's situations. Our soul is reflected in our personality. The Greek word for spirit is pneuma. It refers to the part of man that connects and communicates with God. Our spirit differs from our soul because our spirit is always pointed toward and exists exclusively for God, whereas our soul can be self-centered. The joy, comfort and peace of God's presence can only be experienced through our spirit. While everyone's soul is fully active, not everyone's spirit is, because when Adam fell the spirit died and was separated from God. Only in Christ is the spirit reconnected and reconciled: "At one time you were separated from God. But now Christ has made you God's friends again ... by his death ... " (Colossians 1:21-22). Q. What does the Catholic Church mean when it says Catholics are literally eating the body of Christ when they receive communion? What Scripture is it taken from, and how do you feel about it? -- M. M., Coral Springs A. Catholics and Protestants participate in the act of communion based upon Christ's command: "And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, 'This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of me'" (Luke 22:19). Catholics believe the bread becomes the physical body of Christ based upon their Catechism 1374: "In the most blessed sacrament of the Eucharist the body and blood, together with the soul and divinity, of our Lord Jesus Christ and, therefore, the whole Christ is truly, really, and substantially contained" (Pages 383, 384). Protestants believe this act is commemorative and figurative rather than literal because Scripture clearly shows that when Christ instituted the first communion, he was sitting with the disciples, so they could not have been eating his body literally. Jesus often spoke figuratively (John 16:25), calling himself a door (John 10:10), the bread of life (John 6:35), a vine (John 15:1), and a hen gathering her chicks (Matthew 23:37), none of which he meant literally. He said to partake of communion "in remembrance of me." We are remembering his broken body and his shed blood that saved us from the penalty of sin and reconciled us to God. Got a question about ethics, morals or faith in everyday life? Ask Pastor Bob Coy in care of James D. Davis, Religion Editor, Sun-Sentinel, 200 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301. Questions also may be e-mailed to jdavis@sun-sentinel.com. Please include your name, or at least initials, plus your city and a daytime phone number. Questions may be edited for brevity.

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Overthinking happens to the best of us, but some people definitely do so more than others. Here are three zodiac signs who always overthink everything.

Scorpio

Scorpio is intuitive and mysterious. Scorpio is also a tad possessive and obsessive. Scorpio gets caught up in the details of their feelings and others’ intentions so much that they cannot let the thoughts go and are completely preoccupied with what everything means. Even if a Scorpio comes to a conclusion about something, they will double back and inspect the situation some more. It is difficult for a Scorpio to move on. They are as possessive of their thoughts as they are of their romantic partners.

Virgo

Virgo has a deep mind, and they tend to get lost within it when left to their own devices. This makes Virgo prone to overthink and they will come up with every possible scenario that could happen or will analyze something that has already happened to the point of no return. Virgo is also a highly critical sign, especially when it comes to themselves. This means Virgo is a perfectionist. They are incredibly careful with everything they say and do, but not without intense mental preparation and consideration. AKA overthinking.

Gemini

Gemini is one of the most intellectual and inquisitive of all the zodiac signs. This is both a blessing and a curse for Gemini, as these traits also lead them to overthink pretty much everything that’s ever happened to them. Gemini wants to see a situation, feeling, or person from every angle imaginable. This is what Gemini believes needs to be done in order to fully understand something.

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