The spirit is the part that is supposed to consciously direct everything in the person, including the soul.
Dallas WillardI would say the soul would be more than the engine. The soul would be like the computer system that coordinates everything, from the smog device to the fuel injection system to the brakes.
Dallas WillardWhen the light comes into a room, we do not have to say, "Now what are we going to do about the darkness?" It's gone!
Dallas WillardWhat you present as the gospel will determine what you present as discipleship. If you present as the gospel what is essentially a theory of the atonement, and you say, If you accept this theory of the atonement, your sins are forgiven, and when you die you will be received into heaven, there is no basis for discipleship.
Dallas Willard