RC Sproul "The soul as a created entity is mortal. It survives the grave only because ..."

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The Reformed Confessions say the soul is immortal, but consider what RC Sproul says about that.
(The full quote appears after this paragraph I wrote).

This is a very deep subject studying how the word immortal, immortality, and its synonyms are used in the Bible and in theological writings. It is fascinating reading theologians thoughts on this topic too. Furthermore, it is important to remember that only the elect will have eternal life, only God is self-existent, and as RC Sproul teaches, human souls are not indestructible. There exists much misunderstanding about this because many reformed Christians honestly think the reprobates in hell have eternal life because the confessions say they are immortal. The reprobates do not have life.

The Origin of the Soul
by R.C. Sproul
https://www.ligonier.org/learn/articles/the-origin-of-the-soul/

EXCERPT: "That we are made up of body and soul is indicated in the creation account:

“And the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living soul” (Genesis 2:7).

In the creation imagery man’s body is formed first. But the body without the soul remains lifeless. When God breathes the breath of life into the body, then man becomes a living soul. In this account there is no hint of an eternal or preexistent human soul. The soul is as much a creation as is the body. That the soul survives the grave is not a testimony to its indestructibility or of its intrinsic immortality. The soul as a created entity is mortal. It survives the grave only because it is sustained and preserved by the power of God. It is preserved for eternal felicity for the redeemed; it is preserved for eternal punishment for the damned.

The soul of man can live without the body; the body cannot live without the soul. Jesus exhorted His hearers: “Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the one who can destroy both the soul and the body in hell” (Matthew 10:28).
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