Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-01-18
THE OTHER SIDE
Reply to W. W. Ruffs Ar
tiCle of 4th Inst
Pocahontas, Va,
Jan. 7th, 1901.

V"h. fehy
Editor @. V. News:
1 see an article in your paper Of |
the 4th, entitled "Hell. Torments |
Eternal" by Rev. w. w. Ruff. He
takes the popular orthodox view OF |
the case. aud among other popular
things he said: There is no ground
for the shadow of hope for the res
toratiOn OF the wicked in the next
world. &c"
This popular statement is denied
by Scripture, logic and common
sense and honesty, as we'll as justice.
Because doctrine is very popular
and held by the masses Of the world
does not make that doctrine true and
honorable TO God. A doctrine may
be preached thousands OF years aud
upheld and supported by good peo-
pie during this period and IL it was
false in the beginning it is still un-
true: because truth is eternal, and
what is true at time is always 30, and
visa versa.
Peter tells us that when Christ
died "He went and preached unto
the spirits in prison; which were
sometimes disobedient, when once
the long suffering of God waited in
the days of Noah, &c.'-1 Peter 3:
1920.
SO Christ did go and preach to the
lost spirits in prison. and if it was
impossible for them to hear, heed and
respect his teachings and repent;
then what was he preaching to them
fort
According TO the popular churches
> of this age Christ was wasting his
time preaching to the lost spirits,
The orthodox churches have been
telling us for hundreds of years thai
, when one goes to hell he is there fol
ever, but Christ tells us some are Il
3 receive few, while others will gel
many stripes. Eternal punishment
Z IS not everlasting. An half dozer
}. stripes from God would bc eterna
e punishment; because inflicted by al
eternal being. Neither docs eterna
T punishment imply that the punish
:, ment itself will continue forever. A
K short punishment administered by al
everlasting being, in one sense, ever
n lasting punishment.
I Christ told the world implicitl
that there was only one kind OF sil
q that could not be forgiven in thi
world and the world to come; si
az ainst the Holy Ghost. he say
this sin shall not bel forgi en-, "Neitt
er in this world or the world
come. Matthew II: 32:
"For t. this end Christ both die
4 and rose anil revived, that He nigh
> be L rd both oil he dead aud living.
Rom. 14:9.
- II am He th n liveth and was deai
- an nave The keys OF hell an
- of death. Rev. /: 18.
II is strange that -vme preacher
have such low views OF God as |
- think He has not wisdom, powe
Justice and honesty to tuln a prison
's or loose when he has expiated in fu
D. anil served out his time! Rememb'
III that ChIist holds the keys to hel
that he i the superintendent of tt
II, pl ce and that t was prepared Il
r. the devil and his angels, and that I
devil held an Office there, hut I'll
pl ce is governed by truth and righ
@ usness. Some are to be saved
by fire. That is, they may {
oi through fry torment for ages, tht
u. be Divinely favored, for death sg
and hell shall deliver up their def
which were in them, and they we
judg d, every man according to the
: works. "a and whosoever was n
found written in the book of life "
cast into the lake Of fire. SEQ RI
20: 1915.