The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-17

| truth on the subject of the punishm ent
| of the wicked. The Bible clearly ard
Enthusiastically teaches that death is the
wages of sin, and not eternal torment
mental or physical. See the follow :
| ing-Romans vi, %; II Thessa1onians
| j, 8; Acts iii, %.
Q.-Do the words Everlasting" and
"for ever and ever as applied to the
eternity of misery. anguish, and tor
ment, or merely punishment for sea-
son Cannot the wicked be destroy
ed? If they are freproof and 1nde-
, structible, then have they not eternal
life as well as the righteous? And if
they have eternal life, how then shall
we understand the words of the in
spired writer when he says land We
know that no murderer hath eternal
life abiding in him ?" Jhon iii, Is.
(Serious.l
Answer-Let no one be deceived re-
garding the duration of the punish
ment of the wicked, as it is repeatedly
put forth in the Scriptures that it is
for eternity and not merely for sea-
SON. However, it is not question as
to the duration of the punishment, but
it is a question as to the nature of the
punishment. 1t is on this point that
many Christians have been confused.
When the Apostle says, concerning the
ultimate fate of the wicked, they
shall suffer everlasting destruction
from the presence of the Lord they
at once get the thought of the eternal
feature of the punishment. but do not
get the proper idea as to it's nature;
reasoning generally that obstruction"
means preservation Gin fire and brirn-
stone). Death is the punishment for
sin. 1t is the penalty for Gisobedience-
1.-THE wages of sin is death (Romans
vi, 2s). And when death is eternal, it
is eternal punishment. There should
be no question on this point. The
Scriptural proposition is very plain.
1.-The gift of God is eternal life,
wicked who, after full light and
knowledge, refuse to accept of the
grace of God as manifested through
Christ, will never receive the gift of
eternal life.
Q.-'And heard a voice from heav-
en- saying, Write, Blessed are the dead
which die in the Lord from hence
the dead who die in the Lord, and how
can a dead person die? "a. c. Do
Answer-There are three kinds of
death mentioned in the Scriptures
the Adanlic death; the sacrifcia1 death,
or death of Christ; and the second
DEATH
The Adarnic condition of death, pass
ed upon all the human race because of
Adams disobedience. The world of
mankind may be regarded as con-
vict race under sentence of DEATH
GAS by one man sin entered into the
world, and death by sin; and so death
passed upon all men," (Romans v,
12) The death of Christ is different
from that of Adam and his posterity.
Adam died as a convict; the Lord Jesus
died, not as a convict. but as sacri-
flee for the sin of the world. His was
a sacrificial death, and begun at Jor-
6an when He presented Himself in full
conservation to God. and was finish
ed" John xix, 300 when He died upon
the cross, three and one-half years la
ter From the Divine viewpoint, the
Lord Jesus was no longer considered
as a man from the time Of His conse-
Grafton; but was regarded as spirit
ual new creature" He was dead ac-
cording to the flesh. and was alive
according to the spirit Thus it is
with the true followers of Christ. s'As
many as were baptized into Christ were
baptized into His death" (Romans vi,
3D. From the time of full consecra-
ton to God, these are counted as be-