The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-29
EvERYBODY'S BIBLE BOX.

O-"Save our souls is the summons
Of ship in peril at sea. Does not, Save
our souls mean merely to convert them
Answer.-It is quite out of harmony
with the usual thought on the subject.
that we find the Scriptures declaring re-
human philosophy and hymn-book the
ology most emphatically declare to be in
destructible. The Bible says, for in
stance. that our Lord when He became
(being) unto DEATH" He made his soul
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This was necessary. because 1t was
Adams soul that was sentenced to death.
and the promise to mankind Is a redemp-
ton Of soul or being from the power OF
death. God will redeem my soul from
psalm 49:15.) It is because all souls are
thus redeemed in the one redemption that
all mankind are said to "sleep in jesus
I Thessalonlans ~ As IN Aoams ere
ism and breath of life produced sentient
being or soul, 80 the dissolution Of these.
from any cause. puts an END to . sentien mt
every kind. The soul Il. e., sentient being)
ceases: the body. returns to dust as it
was: while the spirit or breath Of life
and to his race through him. QEcc1esiastes
12:7) It returns to God in the sense
that II is no longer amenable to human
control. as in pro-creation: ana can never
God made no provision for mans future
life by a ransom and promised resur-
rection, death would have been the end of
all hope for humanity.
Q-Does this text apply to all Christians.
and in all sorrows should they expect Its
fulfillment: weeping may endure for a
night. but joy cometh in the morning
Answer.-The thought pervades the
Scriptures that we are now in the night
Of dying and sleeping as compared with
ton. The period in which sin has been
permitted has been a dark night to hui
manity, never to be forgotten: but the
glorious day of Righteousness and divine
favor. to be ushered in by Messiah. who.
as the Sun Of Righteousness, shall arise
and shine fully and clearly into and upon
more than Commentaries the dreadful
night Of weeping, signing. pain, sickness
and death. in which the groaning creation
Gods great time for dealing with the
world is yet future-under Messiah's
Kingdom. The thousand years In which
that Kingdom shall rule the world. re-
straining sin, chastising sinners and help
ing the willing and obedient back to per-
lection. Is called by st. Peter Times of
Restitution of all things. which God has
spoken by all His Holy Prophets."-Acts
3:N Respecting that time the Bible as
sures US that all the sin-blinded eyes shall
be opened. and all the sin-deaf ears shall
De Un8lOppSQs anu tue true message Oh
Gods Love shall be made known, and
"the knowledge Of the glory Of the Lord
shall I'LL the whole EARTH
! Of the animals dogs especially. and have
wondered why some dogs are far better
born than are some of our race. What
say you? Does God create some beings
imperfect to teach them certain lessons!
(Bog.)
Answer.-That God should be CHARGED
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alton Of the poor mieshapen diseased little
babes, the one half of which have MOI
the vitality to reach maturity, u surely
the product Of q deficient or sadly misdi-
rected reason. Let God be true, though
At the risk Of making out that many men
are liars or foolish. Gods word declares