Reply To: Anthropology 2024/2025 Discussion Board 1

[Miriam IfeanyiChukwu]

I agree with your submissions Bro Bright. However, while you think the origin of the soul is still unclear, scripture is clear about the origin of the first soul that ever existed. According to Gen. 2:7, 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 being. Also, Isa. 42:5 says Thus says God the Lord, Who created the heavens and stretched them out, Who spread forth the earth and that which comes from it, Who gives breath to the people on it, And spirit to those who walk on it: while as humans we may not comprehend the mechanism through which God gives breath to the people on the earth because it is supernatural, scripture is clear that it is God’s job description. While God created the soul, the body is generated by the combination of the genetic materials from both parents.
The second view also known as creation theory is the only view that has concrete scriptural backing; and gives dignity to human life, and there are scientific arguments that prove that genetic information is present at conception.