The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-07-29
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The cel1ers.I Resurrection.


hare died speaks of them as now in
glory, as now angels Of light dc, Tut
when speaking of them FROM doctrine,
he speaks Of them as awaking from
sleep at the general resurrection, and Of
being accepted of God and rnAde hsp.
py forever. Why should ths religion
Of The heart md orthodox religion so
widely differ We snawer because
the heart is taught Of God, but author
dor cTeeds ATE the inventions oflearned
councils Of Elable men, who were rot
always imbned with heart religion.
Tho fact Of any set of mems 'raniiag
st Of creeds, and enforcing them by
Recommendations and anatamas is
sufficient Of itself to show that they
we're not imbued With heart religion
The Lord never takes away spiritual
freedom from US, and why should we
permit men to enslave US with creeds
and rituals hat We dare not dispute, Tor
fear Of the penalty # ex-oommuniea,
ton !!
The doctrine of the authorGox
cbuiches, we believe, il that the soul
sleeps until q general resurrection at the
enc OF the world, when all mankind
shall again ba clothed IN flesh.
That the Bible teaches, that all who
die shall be resureeted again, 10 evident;
bur thst this resurrection does not tske
place mil The end of the world is not
90 plainly taught, yea, we contend is
no. Taught II the. Word at all.
This doctrine il based upon two
passages Of scripture. The frstis Sob
xix: Is, 20 and 81 aAnd though
after my skin arOrnas destroy this body.
yes in my aesh shall Tsee God, &c. By
reference to he Bible It will he foend
the words, though worms and body
are printed in italics; which show that
they are not in the Original, but put in
By the trans ator to make she passage
read as be understood it. How he pot
the word worms in, is hard to I'M
sgine. His doctrine must Lave been
FIRST formed and the translation after
whrds nade to suit II. Ii isequalle as
difficult To say how he got the word
Abody." Il hs bad pui the word
flesh in the plaza of the word bSdy
tho text might have justified II, for
fesh is irnru ediately afterwards men.
tiehed in connection with: The former
part of the sentence. It vould seem
then that The plain meaning is, ahar
next in order after his skin which WINS
Consumed with sores and b5les, his Faith
was atrong, that God would reiussate
biz skin AMI his flesh and reveal Kim
selfto him sgain in love and mercy.
That this is the true rleaning is
evident from the fact that lis flesh WAS
restored, and that he did see God, for
he in the last chapter ana 9Th verse
says, i have heard Of s.sse bT the
hearing Of the ear; but now mine
eses seeth dee"
The next passags relied on to sus
tain the general resurrection Of all the
dead bodies is this /: John ', Is. 20.
Marvel nos at this; for he hour is
coming, ia the Whiesa all that are in the
graves shall hear bis voice, and shall
come forth they that have done good,
uato the resurrection Of Iifa; aud they
that hare d1ne evil, unto the resurFec
ton Of damiation." IL We look back
to sec what it was be tolls his dfsci-
PIES not to marvel at. we VIII see thai,
hs vas no speaking of the end If
the world, but he was spesliug
ofthe time then present or,immeliate-
u succeeding, for he begins the subject
shlis yelily, verify, say nnio Jon. |
si'F hour IS coming, AND saw is, when |
thf dead shall hear the raiee Of the /
500 Of God; and they tina. hear ahallI
liye." Now what is said b the Rsth
and goth verses seems but d repetition
Of What i hare slated except that he
goes on to show what shall 30 the re-
S@rection o those who have done
good, and shat shall be lie resusee-