Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-03-05

not commit sin; l, 80, and again We
know that whessever is born of God sinneth
not. John l, SIS. Then as no unclesn
person can enter heaven, and as all are not
born Of God before death, and as the vio-
lation of even human law 10 punishable,
when and tohere do the 'ungodly and the
simmer expiate their crimes!
Mr.. N. Wears happy IN our sphersin anoth-
or world. So alss is the resurrection of the
dead. 1t is sown in corruption, it ID raised in
interruption it is sown in dishonor it is
raised in glory: it is sown in weakness it is
raised in pswer it is sown natural body {;
it is raised spiritual body What de all
these texts meaai The dead land all must
die) are nothing but corruption but on the
great day Of resurrection, they will be raised
in interruption they will be purified, spirit
ualized, and changed to grace the heavenly
realms above These bodies are raised in
| glory and in honor. In honor of what? OF
the great Architect who made them. say
all will be happy in their appropriate sphere,
and you sneer at it. There is one gt0rv
of the sun, and another glory of the moon,
and another glory of the stars, for one star
difereth from another star in glory so one
soul will differ from another soul in paradise,
as one mind differeth from another mind in
.
and with desire to know the whole truth,
prayerfully too, the 18th chap. of l Cor,
thea tell me what the verses from the 10th
to the 57th inclusive mean. They mean
something or nothing, and if something what
else than what upon their face they purport
Miss S. They mean precisely what they
say, but you misapprehend their meaning
Sown in corruption they become food for
worms raised in interruption they shall
never decay again socwwn in dishSnor >
1!!suitaa-' raised in glory As St. Paul declares
that no unclean person hath any inheritance
in the kingdom of Christ and of God,' and
he says in the last verse of the chapter you
refer to- Therefore, my beloved brethren
beye steadfest, unmovable, always aboundine
in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as "
know that your labor is not in vain, in ith'
Lord il is natural to conclude that he mean
the christian was raised in glory,' isn't it
and yet the resurrection Of the worst sinner
will glory God, for he will be constrained t.
confess that his damnation is just = 'On,
glory of the sun, moon, stars, &c. 1t i
written they that be wise shall shine as th,
brightness of the frnament, and they tha
turn many to righteousness as the star
forever and ever The Bible don't say tha
the sicked shall shine in eternity but tha
they shall be turned into hell, with all th
nations that forget God.' Do you suppose
drunkard, or any evil doer, would emit a
much light in the invisible world as th
smallest star in the solar system not hardly
The good mans capacity for enjoyment il
heaven will be in proportion to his efforts 70
Gods glory on earth they that be wis
shall shine as the armament, they that tur
many to righteousness as the stars foreye
and ever. Don't you see the distinction!
Mr.. N. So far as future punishment is COZ
cerned, think I've got you fast.
| Miss S. And I think.you are Just as muc
toaishea in yeur life. '-04o :"