The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-18
THE TWO RESTRICTIONS
THAT OF The BUDY AND THAT OF
THE SOUL.
The Resurrection Of the Body or Christ Re-
vesied Immediateiy-The Spiritual
Awakening Began Soul Life and Bliss.
Editor OF The Times:

| i>biNOI VI Inc iih'1'
Sir,-In my Easter article OF last year
| maintained these propositions:
First. The resurrection OF our Lords
body is fact az susceptible OF proof as
| any OF tho great contcmpOraneOus his
toric events.
Second. That this resurrection has a
tangible demonstration or revelation OF
| man : Immortality. and
Third That from IT is logically
deduced the conclusion that our
conscious personality will survive IN,
! death of our bodies
| Ii is not profitable 10 speculate as g.
| causes and effects which a benehcent ere
atOr IN His wisdom has seen tit TO re-
serve for time when we shall not see
through a glass darkly." The oft-re-
peated question why the necessity Of a
resurrection of the body II the soul is
immortal?" need not give us any trou-
bile. This Is Gods way and If it be OF
His ways that are past finding out"
we can trust Him that the raised 'incor-
ruptible." changed" "glorihed," "spir-
itual body will further demonstrate Ills
matchless love toward the son OF men.
What transporting thought that hea
ven was emptied Of its greatest treasure
in the person of the Son who was incar-
mated in the flesh, touching humanity at
all points in life and I'm death and tri-
umphantly snatched life and immortality
from the jaws of death, II is a glorious
truth that death does not end ell and on
this joyous Easter morning humanity
should be on its knees I'm humble adora-
ton Of the Father and the Son ami the
Holy Ghogt.
our loved ones gone before. who Cied
In the possession Of that great peace
which "passeth all understanding" have
not yet passed from our sight forever.
but if we are humble followers OF our
Lord we shall be reunited with them
in a blissful eternity.
RESURRECTION OF THE SOUL.
But while we shall swell the courts OF
praise with loud ringing anthems to-day
in Joyful faith in the doctrine OF the
resurrection of the body and the life ev-
erlasting." let us not slight the grander
and more wonderful resurrection OF the
soul
What a shock human nature received
by the rail- The tendency of unregener-
ate nature is ever downward. THE car
nal mind Is enmity against God. II IS
not subject to the law of God, neither
indeed can be-"
That is Scriptural declaration. IL so
happens that our own experiences and
observation confirms the statement. ION
WfelIled man tNdl bIis WIN Sh"Ai W
liver me from the body OF this death Is
the pitiful wall Of despair that is changed
into a rhapsody Of Joyous shout only by
that full realization II thank God through
Jesus Christ, my Lord
And you hath the quickened who were
dead in trespasses and In sim is an cpl
tome Of the doctrine OF spiritual death
and spiritual resurrection. THE soul
that sinneth it shall die" is an awful de-
claration. He that loveth and believeth
in me though he were dead. yet shall
he live" is hopes sweet refuge.
What a wonderful transformation-res-
urrcction-from the guilt and bondage OF
sin Ccarnal sold under sim: led captive
by the devil at his wiz" loving darkness
rather than lght."D into the new man
in Christ Jesus" the glorious liberty Of
the sons Of God" heir to an inheritance
incorruptlble. undefled. and that fadeth
not away" Thus saith the Scriptures
now il we be dead with Christ we be-
llove that we shall also live with MIN;
knowing that Christ being raised from
the dead dieth no more; death hath no
more dominion over him. For IN that he
died he died unto sin once; but In inlt
he iiveth he liveth unto God. Likewise
reckon We also yourselves to be dead unto
sin. but alive unto God through Jesus
Christ our Lord"
For the law OF the spirit Of life in
Christ Jesus hath made me free from
the law of sin and death but If the
spirit Of Him that raised mp Jesus from
the dead dwell i'm you. he that raised up
Christ from the dead shall also quicken
YOUR mortal bodies by His spirit that
dwelleth I'm YOU" "But ye are not in
tho flesh. but in the spirit, 1t so be that
the spirit of God dwell in you WHO
Jesus) was delivered for our omences
and was raised again for our iustiiica-
tion." Therefore he saith awake thou
that sleepest and arise from the dead
and christ shall give thee light.
THE BODY AND SOUL.
Two great resurrections-that Of the
body and that OF the soul. The DEATH
lessness Of conscious personal identity;
the preservation through the cycles or
eternity of that identity I'm a spiritual and
glorifed corpOreality and the deiiverance
of the soul from the bondage Of corrup-
ton into the glorious liberty Of righteous
ness through faith in the name OF HIM
who hath wrought out this wonderful
salvation. Bodily resurrection Is I'M
conditional. Soul or spiritual resurrec-
ton is conditioned not upon personal
merit. but upon a personal acceptance
Of Jesus as Lord, Redeemer, ana IA
yfOr-an absolute SURRENDER OF lilN VIZ
and affection TO Him as Lord Of one
life. This is saving faith-tAis Is KUN
salvation. .....-.
II is well to add that true Christianity
can have no fellowship with that insid-
iouslv dangerous. so-called liberalism that
faunts the banner OF mankind's creed
the fatherhood Of God and the brother
hood Of man.
There is no true spiritual brotherhood
of man othe. than that sealed by the
Hood or thC Scr Of God. and the LOVING
fafn,rhccf Of rho Grelt 7 Am has the
climax Of revelation in the gift OF ana
r4dcmetion ly end through the Eternal
So7 lhcrc Is no other name given UNI
de. heavsn whereby men may be SAVED
is the inspired proclamation.
on that bedrock Christianity must
stand or fall-and it will stand. There
is nothing narrow or illiberal about TINS
for the Savior welcomes all OF every
tribe. race. tongue. and CONDITION, VINO
will accept OF his glorious salvation.
VIZ w. ". 3.
Richmond Va. April ls. 1891