La Junta tribune., 1911-11-11
WHEN a NAN o.sewa,rnea,

! As there is series OF sermons
being preached In one of our popu-
lar churches on the Immortality Of
the soul. or the future life. Soui-
like to have = space In your paper
To give your readers = chance Of
comparing the different View points
from which this subtec, Is looked
at The popular TEACHING on this
subject is when \ man dies he goes
ixhment or happiness: that man II
made up Of three parts. body, soul
and spirit when he dies, the soul
I II the man has been wicked. goes to
hell; the spirit returns To God who
gave II. the body returns to dust.
What is 4 Soul, Genesis 2:1: And
the Lord God formed man OF the dust
of the ground. and brsathed into his
nostriis the breath Of lie. and man
became living soul"
To wha, other beings Is the term
soul applied, Numbers 81 IS: And
levy tribute unto the Lcrd. of IN.
men Of war which went out TO bat
tie; One soul Of five hundred. both
of the persons and of the beeycs and
OF the asses and OF the sheep"
Is the term living soul sp: lied to
anything besides man ara beast. Rev
elatlon 1873; And the second angel
poured out his vial upon the sea and
IL became a, the blood OF dead
man. and every living soul died in
the sen"
Can soul suffer thirstr Pro
verbs 25:es As cold waters To
thirsty soul so is good ness from
far country"
May |, also suffer hunger Pro
verbs 1915: 'slothfulness cast
eth unto deep sleep: and an idle
soul shall suffer hunger
Can soul be injured. Joshua H.
II; And they smote all the souls
that were within with the edge OF
the sword
Can soul die, Ezekiel ts:,: Be
hold all souls are mine a. the soul
of the father. SO also the soul OF the
IL shall die"
The above scriptures Just quoted
proves that God called anything that
had life a soul. and that when God
created man he did not breathe into
him an immortal soul but Genesis 81
SAYS: God brea,hed into him the
breath OF life and man became n li,-
Ing soul
II man has an Immortal soul Paul
Timothy s:i5. is: (which In his
times he shall SOW. who Is the bl.s.
xed and only Potcntafe. the King of
kings. and Lord Of l~rAs. Who only
hath Immortality"
When do ". receive Immortality!
LIST Corinthians 1881. 80. 80; Be
hold show you a mystery. We shall
not all sleep. but Ne shall all BE-
changed-in a moment. In the twink
ling of an eye. at IN. last trump:
for the trump shall sound. and the
dead shall be raised ineorruptible and
". shall b. changed For this cor
ruptible must put on interruption
and this mortal mus, put on immor.
iaiity-
II We put on Immortality at the
coming OF Christ We have not got an
immortal soul nov nor do ~. put II
on a, death.
wha, Is DEATH Death Is a sleep.
sleep Is a state OF unconsciuon.sss.
First Thessaloniars i:l3. II: But
would not have you Ia be ignorant.
brethren. concerning them which ar.
asleep: that ye sorrow not. even as
others which have no hope. For II
We believe that Jesus Christ died and
rose again. even 30 them also which
sleep In Jesus Mil God bring with
him" Daniel i2:2 And many Of
them that sleep In the dust of tn.
earth shall awake" Job it:is.lt:
so man lieth down and riseih not.
TIL the heavens l.. no more they sh. l
not awake nor be raised out OF their
sleep" fourteenth verse: III n man
dies will he live agsinv Al the day.
of my appointed time will I wait TIL
my change come" Job I1:Is.is III
I wait III. grave is my house: I hs,.
made my bed In tn. darkness. six
t"cnth verse: They shall go down
to the bars Of III. pit. something