Question:  Is the soul of man immortal, or does it ceases to exist at death?  D. in Crozet, VA.

Answer:  The word immortal basically means not liable to death, undying, or deathless.  There is a debate both within the church and without about whether the soul is immortal.  At the time of physical death, do we continue to exist or not? To truly understand this issue, we need to first understand what we mean by death.