The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-11
EVERYBODY'S BIBLE BOX.


does it say in Ecclesiastes iii, "There
is a time to hate?" Why does Christ
say in Luke xiv, &c IF any man come
to me and HATE not his father and
mother, and children. and brethren,
and sisters, yea and his own life also,
he cannot be my diseiple?" Of. W.
Answer-Our Lord in all of His in
structions to His followers continually
admonished them to love one another,
and not only this but that they were
to love their enemies as we'll Jonn
xiii, So; Matthew v, 40, 44-46 Peter
ii, 23). Therefore, it would not be con-
sistent to think that the Lord would
counsel His followers to hate those that
were near and dear to themselves, and
towards whom there was every incen-
tive to love and esteem. The Lord evil
IDENTIFY used this word to impress the
thought upon the minds of those who
would be His followers, that the terms
Of discipleship are very rigid and ex-
acting. In other words: none could
become disciples of the Master unless
they loved Him more than all earthly
ties, or considerations. None can ever
be recognized by the Lord as His fol-
lower unless they have taken the step
of full conservation of their all to God,
to be obedient to the Divine will even
though it meant the loss of every val
ued object and the sacrifice of life it,
self! The thought conveyed in the eX-
preston found in Ecclesiastes iii, s,
is that there are times and seasons
when it would be proper to "hate,' OF
despise that which is contrary to the
principles of righteousness and Justice
All should hate injustice and be out of
sympathy with those who Cypress and
injure the weak and helpless. Also,
those who are in opposition to the Lord
and His just laws and arrangements.
and who wilfully go contrary thereto,
should be righteously Stunned and de-
tod x1rif1 faof 110 frnd
Psalms cxxxix. q, %.
Q.-The Bible seems to infer that
we will have celestial bodies. If so:
are they these human bodies cleaned
and made whole; revamped and made
over? &C. To
Answer-The 18th chapter of I
Corinthians is an inspired treatise on
the topic of the resurrection. In it
the Apostle sets forth practically every
phase and point relating to this no
mentous subject. He begins by giving
a synopsis of the Gospel in a few brief
words-"How that Christ died for our
sins and that He was buried.
and that He rose again the third day"
He then names the witnesses to at
test the fact of ChriSt's resurrection.
In the 11-17 verses, he affirms and
emphasizes the fact of Christ's resur-
rection. The 18th verse contains a
statement that nearly all Christian
stood. If Christ was not put to death
and resurrected '"Then they also which
are fallen asleep in Christ are per-
ishedi" Persisted" means destroyed
or annihilated. Let no one advance
the absurd idea that the Apostle was
referring to the bodies of those who
had fallen asleep" for the bodies of
all perish and disintegrate into dust.
But he had reference to the individual, |
the being, the soul. 1.-The soul that
CHI io in1 wit
~ Because Christ died for all, all
are coming forth from the tomb.
What comes forth--the body? Let
the Apostle answer:-"O senSelesS
mani that which thou sowest is not
made alive except it die: and that
which thou sowest, thou sowest not
that body which shall be it is |
sown a natural body, it (the spuD is |
raised a spiritual body Cor being). |
Flesh and blood can not inherit the |
kingdom of God (therefore) we shall |
be changed at the last trump; |
. the dead shall be raised incor- |
ruptible and we shall be changed |
Verses 1888.
O.-Was Christ human and Divine at |
the same time?
Answer-The word Divine" signifies |
s'the nature of Cod The Creator, God |
is Spirit Being glorious and immor- |
tai; dwelling in light that is inacceSSi- |
BILE to mortal man. One possessing the |
Divine. immortal nature, could never |
die, The human nature is the highest |
form of the earthly or f1eshly nature. |
The Divine nature is the highest form |
of the spirit nature. The spiritual ma
ture is one thing and the feshly ma |
ture is another thing. q Corinthians |
XIV, 44-4e.) The blending of the two |
natures would produce a hybrid ma
ture or being. As to which nature |
Christ possessed while in the flesh: |
let the Scriptures speak.-s'The Word |
dogos-Jesus) was made fiesh.'' John /
l. 14) Christ being indeed put |
to death "a Divine being could not /
die) in the flesh. but made alive in |
spirit Ct Peter iii. 49, "Since then