The Colorado statesman., 1915-02-06

eternal life. Jesus declares. HE that
believeth on the Son hath everlasting
life, and he that belieyeth not on the
Son shall not see life, but the wrath
of God abideth on him." John 1886.
The unrepentant sinner, therefore, is
without life; he is alienated from the
life of God through the ignorance that
is in them, Eph. 4:1S. Everlasting
life is embraced and received through
faith. Those who believe have life,
but those through unbelief who are
separated from the life of God, who do
not see life" and are cut Off from
the life of God, do not have life and
cannot live eternally in the confines
of despair. This must be apparent to
all
Again we read, And this is the rec
ord, that God hath given to us eter-
nal life, and this life is in his Son.
He that hath the Son hath life; and
he that hath not the Son of God hath
not life" | John Eli, u. The wicked
are without Christ, having no hope.
and without God in the world" Eph.
2:11, IL. They are therefore without
life, for this text tells us clearly that
he that hath not the Son of God
hath not life" The wicked, therefore.
being without life, and under the SEN
tence of death, can have no second
probation, neither can they have a
conscious existence in a place of tor
ment throughout eternity To suffer
In the lake of fire forever, the lost
would need to have eternal life as we'll
as the righteous. This is not only un-
scriptural, but destroys the foundation
of the Gospel, which gives life only
to the believer.
The great central truth of Christian
ity is life through Christ. 1t was that
those who We're dead in trespasses
and sin might have life, and that they
might have it more abundantly. that
Christ was manifested in the flesh.
John 1910. My sheep hear NV
voice, and l know them, and thew fol
low me; and l give unto them eternal
life; and they shall never perish,
neither shall any man pluck them out
OF my hand, John 1927, %. BY this
we see that eternal life is the gift
OF God, bestowed only upon the little
ilock. But the gift of God is eternal
life through Jesus Christ our Lord
Romans 6:23.
The apostle Paul speaking of the
gospel and power of God, says: who
nath saved us and called us with an
molly calling, not according to our
WORKS, but according to his own DUR
pose and grace, which was given us
IN Christ Jesus before the world be-
gan, but is now made manifest nv
the appearing of our Saviour Jesus
Christ, who hath abolished death and
hath brought life and immortality to
light through the gospel" ii Timothy
1:9, 10.
Life" and Immortality" are not
synonyms. Christ brought two things.
TO light through the gospel: one is
life, the other is Immortality. Man
by nature has neither He is dead
In trespasses and sim He is a NOR
tai man, JOB 4:17. God only hath i'm
mortality, l Timothy GIG. We receive
eternal life when we believe. but i'm
mortality will be bestowed upon the
righteous only at the resurrection of
the just. 1t is at this time that this
mortal must put on Immortality" |
Cor. 1853. To live forever man must
believe on Jesus. The wicked
through unbelief, are separated from
r.is life. They cannot therefore be
conscious, enduring unspeakable tor
ture in place of punishment through
out all eternity.
We repeat, any teaching which
clothes man with life, apart from the
gospel, distorts the plan of salvation
brought to man through the sacrifice
OF Christ. j. w. OWENS.
CTo Be Continued)