The Highway Forums General Discussion Theology Discussion Forum Two souls for one person?

<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr>[color:"blue"]1) If a soul is part of a person at conception.</font><hr></blockquote><p>This is something which is assumed and needs to be proven true. I am going to assume that you or whoever has posited this assumption holds to "Traducianism?<blockquote>TRADUCIANISM: According to Traducianism the souls of men are propagated along with the bodies by generation, and are therefore transmitted to the children by the parents. (L. Berkhof, Systematic Theology, p. 197)</blockquote>Personally, I find little merit in Traducianism or biblical warrant. I much prefer and do hold to "Creationism"<blockquote>CREATIONISM: This view is to the effect that each individual soul is to be regarded as an immediate creation of God, owing its origin to a direct creative act, of which the time cannot be precisely determined. (L. Berkhof, Systematic Theology, p. 199)</blockquote>It must be admitted that each view has its own set of problems. But in my estimation, the latter is more easily established biblically and presents fewer problems than the former.<br><br>Thus, if one accepts the Creationist view, your question becomes a moot issue since there is no direct inherent relationship or dependency of the soul to the body at conception. In short.... actually considering either view, the soul does not originate from the physical properties of a human being. Therefore a human being cannot possess "two souls". [img]http://www.the-highway.com/w3timages/icons/smile.gif" alt="smile" title="smile[/img]<br><br>In His Grace,