Katzpur
Not your average Mormon
I would agree.Yes, God is light and love, but His light and love emanate from His spirit. His personality, emotions and characteristics come from His spirit. They are not the same as His spirit.
I don't think you're interpreting it differently. I think we pretty much agree on what a spirit is.It sounds like that is pretty much the same thing I was saying. I don't know if I am interpreting it differently or not, but it sounds the same.
I agree that the spirit does not die. It cannot die; it is eternal. Do you believe that there will come a time when the physical body will be resurrected? If so, what does that mean to you, particularly with respect to the spirit?No, the spirit does not die. Colossions 5:8 says, "We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord." This means that when our spirits leave our body (a.k.a. death) they go to where the Lord is. So at this time that is heaven.
By the way, Devoted, I am very much enjoying our conversation. It's nice to be able to have a conversation with someone who can manage to remain civil in the face of differences of opinion.