Understanding the Difference between Soul and Spirit | Soul Ties

Have you ever felt like you’ve moved on from a situation, yet your heart and mind are still anchored to the past? In this powerful conversation, Pastor James Edwards joins us to uncover The Secret of the Soul Tie. We dive deep into the spiritual anatomy of a human being and explore why so many of us feel "stuck" in cycles of trauma, toxic relationships, and old identities. Most people understand the body and the soul, but few understand the true essence of the spirit. Pastor James explains that while we often try to do life from the "outside in," true transformation only happens when we align from the spirit to the soul to the body.

In This Episode, We Discuss:

Defining the Soul: The six compartments of the soul—mind, will, emotions, memory, imagination, and personality.

What is a Soul Tie?: The biblical foundation of knitting, cleaving, and binding.

Negative vs. Healthy Ties: How the enemy duplicates God's design to create oppression through toxic attachments.

Breaking the Cycle: Why you must "declare war" on a soul tie rather than just fighting it.

Resources Mentioned:Book: The Secret of the Soul Tie by Pastor James Edwards.

Connect with Pastor James: www.pastorjamesedwards.church

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Which part of your soul—your mind, will, or emotions—do you feel needs the most "renewing" today? Let me know in the comments below.

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What happens when growth stops in a relationship?

In this powerful episode of Grace & Truth, Pastor James and Pastor Tiffany Edwards continue their series on the 7 Core Values to a Healthy Relationship and Marriage. This conversation dives deep into the real issues couples face — keeping score, emotional wounds, financial tension, sacrifice, trust, emotional maturity, spiritual growth, and the danger of becoming stagnant in relationships.

This episode is honest, transparent, funny, healing, and deeply practical for anyone who is dating, engaged, married, healing from heartbreak, or trying to build healthier relationships. Pastor James and Pastor Tiffany unpack why so many relationships fail when couples stop growing together and start competing against each other instead of fighting for one another.

Topics discussed in this episode:

Why “keeping score” destroys relationships

The role finances play in marriage tension

How sacrifice builds stronger relationships

Emotional vs spiritual growth in marriage

Why growth must remain the goal

The importance of shared values and healthy boundaries

How resentment turns into bitterness

The danger of stagnation in relationships

Becoming ONE in marriage

What true love actually looks like

One of the biggest moments in this episode is the revelation:

“All living things grow, but all growing things change.”

Whether you’re single, dating, engaged, or married — this conversation will challenge you to grow, heal, mature, and build relationships God’s way.

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We often confuse "feeling better" with "being healed." In this episode, we dive deep into the uncomfortable truth: healing isn't just about your emotions—it’s about your decisions, your patterns, and your alignment.

If you’ve ever found yourself making the same mistakes with a "different face," or wondering

why you still feel triggered despite "doing the work," this conversation is for you. We explore how to move from a crooked foundation to a life of wholeness by returning to the original source.

In This Episode, We Discuss:

The Responsibility Shift: Why healing starts the moment you stop blaming and start taking full responsibility for your choices.

Root vs. Fruit: Understanding why we often try to fix the symptoms of our pain instead of the foundation that caused it.

The Source and the Resource: Why a "malfunctioning" life requires going back to the original Manufacturer (the Creator) for repair.

Reference vs. Residence: How to look back at your trauma as a reference point without letting it become the place where you live.

Boundaries vs. Bitterness: Learning how to "declare war" on soul ties and set boundaries that protect your peace without hardening your heart.

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