Is the body distinct from the soul and spirit, and how hard is it to separate them?
The body is the third part of man, distinct from the soul and spirit. The soul and spirit are hard to separate from each other, but the body is not hard to separate from them. When God destroys the physical body, He does not touch the soul and spirit.
Les teaches that the body is the third part of us, distinct from the soul and spirit. He notes that the soul and spirit are pretty hard to separate, but the body is not that hard to separate from the soul and the spirit. When God speaks of destroying the body, the temple, He will not touch the soul and spirit. Les gives the example of 1 Corinthians 5:5, where Paul delivers a person to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, not the soul and spirit.