The Washington herald., 1910-01-03
Immortality of Soul.

Editor The Washington Herald.
Blessed are tbs pure in heart for they shall sec
God. Matt, vS.
Brother Tanner in his article on the
immortality Of the soul is crying for a
sign. He has realized that ne has a soul,
and is anxious to save it. And is calling
for the life But let our brother be
trlfle more moderate In his request
There is no need OF a universal sign.
First. let me correct your statement
that Christ lived at the same time Of
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Cato, and
Cicero, as these lived in the first TO the
fifth century before Christ.
Christ did not require any sort Of learn
Ing whatever; all He asked was faith.
BY faith He wrought what many call
miracles. which, however. are no mira
cies but are just as easy for you and
me as they wera for Christ TO perform.
For Christ says. John, xiy;12 Verify,
verify, ! say unto you, he that believed
In Me. the works that / do shall ne do
also: and greater works. because I go
unto my Father" And all Brother Tan
ner needs is faith, and he can see all the
signs he wants to see. for Christ says in
St John, xiv:ll: IF you shall ask any
thing in Ny name. I will do it," And in
St John. xiv:2S He says: II a man
love Me- ne VIII keep My words; and
Ny Father will love him. and we VIII
come unto him and make our abode with
him" Now. here we have ali We need
to see God, to do miracles. and 20 nave
God come and make His abode with US
Our present-day moralists teach III I a
perfect soul can be wrought by the doing
Of good and perfect works and deeds
and that this perfect soul will be re-
celved by God
Christ taught that you must be bonn
again. spiritually, and receive the Holy
Ghost. which creates in you a clean
heart and gives you a perfect soul And
that this perfect soul viii prompt you
10 90 only good and perfect works and
deeds. for the pure love Of that which
is good and perfect He does not say,
He that does good and perfect works
loves Ne. but He does say, He that
loves Me win do good and perfect works. "
The moralist Will do good works and
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and charity, hoping for a reward (Which
| in Itself IS selfshness). not realizing that
/ Christ said IN John. iv:24, God is q
/ spirit: and they that worship Him must
worship Him in spirit and in truth
I And when the moralist dies. he hopes
7 TO 20 10 a material heaven and see Cod
/ Although Christ says in Mark xii:27;
I "He IS not the God Of the dead, but the
/ God Of the living" And, furthermore,
as God is omnipresent-that is, present
everywhere-what is the use Of dying
/ before you see Him?
! On the other hand. the man who has
/ received the Holy Ghost or who is born
1 again. realizes that he has his being in
/ God, and he does all things in the spirit
Of Christ Knowing that God IS in him
and he in God, the Immortality Of the
/ soul causes him no concern, and that
after death he will continue 10 be part
! OF God for eternity.
/ One word more, Brother Tanner and
/ that is. II you will carefully study the
Bible. you viii come TO the conclusion
that the Bible ala not, and does not,
make religion. but that religion has
made the Bible. and that II you will be-
Ieve In Christ, all your desires will be
gratiled.
ALBERT 5. PIERCE