The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-08
THE 9 RELIGION 9 OF 9 THE g BODY
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V, 16. 1.-The words that I speak unto
you. they are spirit, and they are life. .
st. John vi. 90.
Evil the Counterpart of Good.
Omnipotent omniscient creative wis
dom looked to it that all creation was
good" was in fact eternally perfect:
yet nevertheless, He knew that there
could be absolutely nothing good with
out its counterpart, that all creation
from the least TO the greatest must
have its opposite: that there could be
no solid earth and beautiful land
scape without water and marinescape,
that there could be no respondent sun
shine without darkness, that there
could be no spring and summer without
bleak winter, that there could be no
life without death, that man could not
possibly know anything of health did
not the inherent life-entity or vital
force resist inimical substances and in
fluences resulting in unease, pain and
discomfort to the body. In this sense
it is written-"I form the light, and
create darkness: / make peace and Gre
ate evil: | the Lord do all these
things" Isaiah. xiv. I. Shall there
be evil in city and the Lord hath not
done it," Amos iii. Is. The eyes of
Jehovah are in every place. Keeping
watch upon the evil and the good"
Proverbs, XIV. 3. And the law came in
besides. that the trespass might
abound: but where sin abounded. grace
did abound more exceedingly" Ro-
mans V. 20.
Triumverate Man An Image of the
Godhead.
The human body stands as the mas
terpiece of omnipotent creative genius
a sacred tabernacle for the indwelling
of His holy spirit-"Even the Spirit of
truth: whom the world, (worldly mind
ed cannot receive. because it seeth
him not. neither knoEeth him: but ye
may know him: for he dwelleth with
you and shall be in you st. John
xiv. II
The bible explicitly teaches that the
human body is the temple of god. and
fixes the penalty for its defilement
eternal and inevitable.-"If any man
defile the temple of God, him will God
DESTROY" (his health) for the temple
of God is holy, which temple We are"
Cor. g. II.
The sciences of biology, anatomy.
physiology, etc. confirm this decree of
holy writ, and show us how wonderful
ly unerring under favorable environ
ments, and how Loyalty resistive, elm
NATIVE and reparative, under favorable
surroundings. the vital force is to the
well being of the organic body; as well
as to terrible abuse of this holy tenn
pie by dissolute man, in his mad eude-
monte rush.
The world is slowly, but surely, evo-
luting toward 1.-The prize of the high
calling of the religion of the body,
when right living, rational physical
culture. and spiritual intellect, shall
place the human body where its creator
Intended it should be, His holy temple;
thus only. by keeping His command
ments as expressed in bodily religion,
the stepping stone of spiritual religion.
can we approach Him; for THE spirit
itself ma6eth intercession for us with
groanings which cannot be uttered
And the very God of peace sanctify
you wholly: and / pray God your whole
spirit and soul and body be preserved
blameless unto the coming of our Lord
Jesus Christ
JOSEPH M. THURSTON.
Richmond Indiana.