The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-09
THE SOUL DIES WITH THE BODY,
A Distinction should he Drawn BE.
tween the Terms "souI- and "spirit.v

With no great desire to disturb or even
affect the equanimity of the generally pre-
conceived opinions regarding the natural
Immortality OF the soul. we may conh-
IDENTIFY affirm that there is abundant scrip
tural evidence for the statement that the
soul dies with the body. and that IL is the
spirit which returns TO its Maker. We
have neither ability nor space TO here enter
upon learned doginatic exposition as
TO what the soul is. or of what elements il
is composed-nor is it necessary. for il
may be, as Herbert says, "A verse may
find him who a sermon flies
In this connection IL is enough TO say
that man has a soul in common with The
rest OF the animal creation, and, when he
receives il, the higher gift OF spirit"
which joins him TO God and comes from
God at the time of his conversion. Hence
it follows that, while all have souls, all
90 not have the spirit which can be had
for the proper asking, but which all do
not ask for, as Luke says, xi IL: Tho
Heavenly Father gives the holy spirit tn
those that ask Him." and i'm Romans Wifi.
YOU" 1t is this spirit that giveth life'
q Cor. iii. 81, and which returns 10 God
who gave It = Zee; xii. W; but the. soul
And there be they who separate them
selves. sensual. having not the spirit"
dude /. 49,
fact that the soul and the spirit are two
different things-not one and the same
which latter impression so largely prevails.
due, possibly, TO loose preaching and looser
writing. and the erroneous renderings and
use of the Greek originals OF the words
soul and spirit. These may be correctly
represented in English letters thus: Soul.
psukee: spirit pnuna- As proving this
duality read. Il pray God your whole spirit
and soul and body be preserved blameless''
Ost Thess. V. 23) and 1.-THE word OF God
CharDPr
any two-edged sword. piercing even TO the
dividing asunder OF soul and spirit" tIeb
Nv. I'D In brief. then. when We are born
into the earthly family we have body and
soul. and when we are born into Gods fam
lily have the spirit added. John iii. $50
As Jesus told Nicodemus a ruler Of tho
Jews. who came TO Him stealthily under
the cover of the darkness of night, Except
"A man be born again. and OF the spirit. Ia
cannot enter into the kingdom Of God"
(John fiji. $50. and This gift of God Ia
eternal life" CRomans vi. %. and John ill.,
49, Jesus last words on the cruel cross
were. Father. into Thy hands I commend
my spirit" and. following His example.
stephen. the first Christian martyr. whom
stoned 10 death. called upon God and said.
So
AS again showing that the soul dies with
the body, we read that Every living soul
died in the sea (Rev. xvi. -. and Fear
not them which kill the body. but are not
able TO kill the soul but rather fear him
which is able to destroy both soul and body
have received the spirit can escape this
fate UI Thess. l. 81 IF We believe not that
7 am he We shall die in your sins (John
viii. "a. and He who believes on the Son
has everlasting life. but he who believes
not the Son shall not sec life" John H. 36)
If the penalty due US Is. as some teach Of
the soul. eternal existence in misery. then
our substitute. or Pedeener. In order 10
redeem US. would hav" TO 20 into eternal
existence In misery. But lie ola not 10
that: the penalty Is declared by God 10 he
the death OF the soul. "Redeemer
poured out His soul an offering unto
death" upon the cross He who knew
no sin was made TO be sin for us and laid
down His soul for us.
The false doctrine OF the natural inn
mortality of the human soul has given riss
10 many terrible evils. and which can only
he corrected through its Abandonment hut
the proper enumeration OF these az this
time would require more space than Is ~
my command. But how important this
spirit phase OF our subject Is may 20
shown bv the text relating 10 the unpar.
donable sin: whatsoever speaketh against
the Holy Spirit. II shall not be forgiven
him. neither in this world. neither IN thu
world TO come" Indeed. Rev W. T.
Bullock pointed out. IL was probably "a
correct the grossly defective conceptions
OF the Holy Spirit which prevailed among
the people and TO teach them that this IL
the most awful possession OF the heirs %
the kingdom OF heaven that the Lord Dro-
nounced this strong concentration. which
has reused In every age the susceptibility
OF tender consciences. It all reserves Itself
into this: We must follow the example ~
the great Saul OF Tarsus and receive the
spirit for "If righteousness come nv the
law then Christ Is dead in vain" fGai n.
21) To rely on the natural Immortality
for the soul has not the inherent mower ~
immortal life. that belonging only ~ the
shirt. which receives II from the Great
Giver OF Life. e Thess. 4 say
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