West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-11
SONS OF THE RESURRECTION.
Luke s0;27 3s.

marry nor are given Ia marriage Neither
can they dle any more: for they are
equal unto the angels aud are the
children OF God. being the children
t'Nioi"- Sonsl OF the resurrection. Now
that the dead are raised even Moses
showed ses when he called the Lord
the God of Abraham, and the God OF
isaac. For He is not God OF the dead
but OF the living for all live unto him.
The three great Sects OF the Iews of our
Lords day sprang from a fraternity whose
common bond Of union was resolution TO
devote their lives to the upholding OF the
Law in It's integrity against the efforts of
their successive hcathen rulers to dena.
tionalize and paganile the nation. which
had been transformed from reckless idola.
try TO a revival of the Israclite faith by the
influences brought to bear upon them
during their captivity TO Babylon Starting
from the same pont-a firm adherancc to
the national faith-they diverged widely
later on. Tho Pharisecs lay their chief
stress upon exact OBEDIENCE binding
themselves to pay all tithes before the use
or sale OF any commodity laying down a
multitude Of minute aud puerile rules with
regard TO cleanliness, and adopting series
OF ORAL LAWS or unwritten interpretations
OF the divine oraclcs- handed down from
doctor TO doctor, and forming an elaborate
system extending to every detail Of worship
and life These traditions Of the elders"
spun around God word a web OF intricate
refinement processing to fence the law
or lessen the risk of breaking II, they be.
came an oppression to the conscience and
rendered "the word OF God Of none effect"
Journalism became their chief character.
istic. The best and TIA, worst Of the peo.
Pile were Pharisoes but IN the best there
was a narrowncss and fanaticism from
which the inevitable reaction was shown
In the worst. They believed the Scriptural
basis OF hope OF a future lifc-a resurrection
from the dead-of those that were worthy
OF life /. e. themselves. Crhey thanked
God that they were not like other men"
hence our Lord $ answer to the Saduccos
was seemingly in harmony with their view,
for the words They that shall be ac-
counted worthy certainly implied that
not all would obtain that age and the
resurrection from the dcad')
The Sect Of the Saducecs originated In a
reaction from the formation Of the former:
MORALITY they rejected all oral supple
ments to the Mosaic Law and proceeded
to deny any doctrine not then plainly and
literally taught Exaggerating the view
that God was not to be served FOR THE
SAKE of reward Of future life they had
come to deny resurrection altogether
and also the heather basis Of hope viz.
that the soul OF man is Immortal or life
without organism angels or spirits un.
embodied. These sought to entrap our
Lord. more from a spirit OF supercilious.
ness than hate Their bitterness does not
appear until after the resurrection OF our
Lord had been declared by the Apostles,
The third sect the Essences. mot named in
the New TESTAMENT whose great principle
was SELF CONTROL were led by this ten
dency of human thought to become
"Mystics" They condemned TO body and
held the Immortality Of the soul WITHOUT
a RESURRECTION. Their standard OF moral
purity was high. Long probation and dis
ciplne were imposed before admission
into their fraternity.
Our Lord reply TO the question whose
wife is she a the resurrection" seems to
favor the view OF the Pharsces that only
they who shall be accounted worthy
should have a resurrection; but In another
place lie taught that "All that arc in their
graves shall hear His voice and come
forth Uohn 28-29). The great apostle
also was prosecuted for his confession OF
faith viz There shall be a resurrection,
both OF the just and unjust. acts. 2gI4-
ig.
The position OF the Pharsees upon this
question was a logical one from the stand
point of their law covenant which pro-
missed life 10 the obcdent only (Gal. 81
u Cor 3:6-z) The Slducecs could see
no type or sign Of a resurrection in the
Mosaic Institution and they were silenced
when our Lord showed them that Moses
did teach a resurrection for unto God
Abraham. Isaac and Jacob and all are ac.
counted alive unto Him. This was the
point our Lord made against the error OF
the Saducees that II there be no rcsur.
rection then those patriarchs and all the
dead are forever extinct and God would
not be their God. They would be bottcd
from His memory But IAN sounds are
mine" all are alive in Ills plan. lie
makes alive the dead and calls those
things which be not Cep as though they
were. tRou. 4:t7) All His purposes are
regarded as already finished.
The Greek emphasis Is lost 20 the Eng
lish reader. The coming forth from the
tomb is not The REsURREcriox FROM ruR
DEAD" II is only the return to the former
measure OF life Ohe Select Church cx
cepted % the same identity and character.
and to the same point in thought and mem.
Org. just as We awake from sleep. They
come forth 20 rewards Judgment discip.
line. and n obcdicnt. will finally obtain
THAT ACg. and the full lifting 20 10 per
feciion. when all things have been sub.
ducd. For lie must reign until lie hath
put all enemies under his feet. and the last
enemy TO be destroyed is death" H Cor.
Is IS 25) IL will require an Of the thousand
years TO complete the restitution Of ali
things, which God has declared by the
mouth Of an Ills hoiy prophets" Acts s.7r
All the willing Of the race Will then have
atiaincd-likc the angels full lifc. in which
there arc no elements to decay not death.
proof n the sense Of having immortality
but like the chrystal or the iewcI-cvcr.
lasting. The fast enemy destroyed. no
cause Tor death remains They are the
Sons Of the resurrection Sons Of God,
and hence Ills heirs. They neither marry
nor arc given in marriage The procrcattvo
powers gwen for the purpose Of filling the
earth will be eliminated and the race will
be unified AS In Ham-cach sex gradually
taking on the elements OF mind and heart
now peculiar 90 the other The coarse.
ness and The frailitics Of the fallen race
will not be in any sense feature OF The
perfect earthly creature Of fIuAr AGE"
The whole plan is told tn adysrr, .- ,,,