Man’s Mind, an organ of the soul, is his computer by which he stores information gained through his five senses--the body, spirit, soul, conscience, heart, and emotions.¹¹⁰

"Then Yehovah Elohim formed¹⁶⁹ Adam of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of lives; and Adam became a living soul."

"Then Yehovah saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every intent¹³³ of the imagination⁶⁹ of his heart¹¹³ was only evil continually." (Genesis 6:5)

"The mind⁶⁹ stayed on You, You will keep in perfect peace; because he trusts in You." (Isaiah 26:3)

Outside of yatzer other words that are sometimes translated mind, and sometimes incorrectly translated, in English Bibles are the Hebrew words for heart¹¹³, spirit⁷⁵ and even soul⁷⁴. Aside from these Hebrew words there are phrases that are referring to the mind indirectly. For example in Genesis 37:11 Joseph has just told his brothers and his father, Jacob, his dreams of ruling over them. The New American Standard Bible (NASB) translates Jacob’s response as follows: "And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the saying in mind." The literal translation of this highlighted phrase is: paid attention to the word.

Another example is in Genesis 40:14. Joseph, in the Egyptian jail, has just interpreted the baker and cupbearer’s dreams. After telling the cupbearer that he is going to be released and restored to his post before Pharaoh, he says to him, in the NASB translation: "Only keep me in mind when it goes well with you, and please do me a kindness by mentioning me to Pharaoh, and get me out of this house." The literal translation of this highlighted phrase is: remember with yourself. As You can see, Moses does not have a word for mind but urges them to pay attention and remember with what? The soul (yourself) where the mind is.

According to Colossians 2:18 imaginations take place in the mind. According to Proverbs 2:2 wisdom¹³⁵ is received in the mind, the library, but understanding of that wisdom takes place in the heart.

"My son, if you will receive my words, and hide my commandments within you, so that you bow your ear to wisdom¹³⁵, you shall extent your heart¹¹³ to understanding." (Prov 2:1-2)

Man’s Body is the means by which he has world-consciousness and is the means by which he relates to and communicates with the physical world through his five senses. Second, it is the means through which his soul carries out Jesus’ love and plan for his life outlined in the Bible and revealed through his spirit through union with the Holy Spirit.¹¹⁸ Third, it is the means by which he gives expression of his soul-life.

This is the reason for the resurrection, because our bodies are the means through which we are able to give expression of our soul life. The lost are also resurrected, and the damnation of Hell is that they are no longer able to develop or give expression of their soul-life through the body. This is what is meant by the destruction of the soul: Destruction meaning no means to develop or express their inward soul forever; absolute permanent frustration of development and expression of the soul through the body: Hell.

"Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit⁷⁶ and soul⁷⁷ and body⁷⁹ be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ." (1 Thess 5:23)

Concerning man’s emotions, when I did my word studies on the constitution of man in the Old and New Testament they seemed to have no specific place in the constitution of man. In fact, my study seemed to indicate that they primarily spring from three different aspects of man’s inner being: heart, soul, and spirit.

Lawrance J. Crabb in his book, Effective Biblical Counseling, makes a distinction between emotions that come out of compassion and as a result of sin.^132/104-105 Emotions that result from sin are depression, crippling guilt, resentment, frustration, and anxiety. Emotions that spring from a non-sinful reaction are anguish (Lk 22:44), constructive sorrow (2 Cor 7:8-10), anger (Matt 21:12-13), motivated discontent (Phil 1:12), and concern (Prov 6:6-11). Crabb states that,

"In every instance, the wrong negative emotion can be traced to a wrong assumption about how personal needs can be met."^132/105