Hi EMA,
EMA writes:
So as in the above verses, to not follow Christ or his teaching would be to be spiritually dead, in every sense of the word. In other words to argue that there is no spiritual death because a spirit cannot go out of existence would be a matter of semantics, correct?
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PD requires the plain text.
The plain text of the entire Bible does not mention spiritual death.
The spiritual separation of man and God has been called spiritual death.
Which would imply a spirit could die.
There are many who would love that. In fact all those who teach total destruction of body, mind, and spirit when one is cast into the lake of fire would probably shout with joy if it were true.
But alas the spirit must return to the giver of that spirit. Ecc 12:7
God Bless,
"John 5:39 (KJS) Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me."