Can a Christian Divide their spirit from their soul What does the Bible say?

Introduction: Dividing Soul and Spirit - A Christian Conversation Rooted in Hebrews 4:12For centuries, believers have drawn comfort and strength from the words of Scripture, but few verses cut as deeply-both literally and spiritually-as Hebrews 4:12. This passage reveals something radical: the Word of God does not merely inspire or inform-it penetrates. It reaches into the deepest realms of our being, making a distinction between what many assume is indistinguishable: the soul and the spirit.
The soul and spirit are not the same, though they are often spoken of interchangeably. According to the Word, they are separable. The soul-our mind, will, and emotions-experiences and responds to the world around us. The spirit, however, is the part of us that communes with God, receives His life, and holds the fullness of His completed work. When Christians begin to speak about "dividing soul and spirit, " we are not talking about splitting ourselves apart or complicating our faith.
We are returning to the sharp edge of the Word, allowing it to reveal what is from the human realm (the soul) and what is from the divine (the spirit). This division is not destructive-it is freeing. It allows us to stop living by emotional reaction, mental striving, or religious performance. Instead, we can live from our spirit, where peace, healing, abundance, and union with Christ already reside.
This book is an invitation into that conversation. It's a call to awaken to what God has already placed within you. It's time to allow the Word to do what only it can do: divide soul and spirit, so that you can live from the fullness of who you truly are in Christ. Let us press in-together-guided by the living and active Word, and see what happens when the spirit rises to take its rightful place.