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The spirit is the part that is supposed to consciously direct everything in the person, including the soul.

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Dallas Willard
Age: 77 †
Born: 1935
Born: September 4
Died: 2013
Died: May 8
Non-Fiction Writer
Philosopher
Translator
Buffalo
Missouri
Dallas Albert Willard
Everything
Supposed
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Spirit
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Persons
Soul
Person
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