The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-04-10

words that with
olv Gods purpose of a resurrection III
these ASLEEP, in death would have per
ishrd as brute BEASTS. He. pointed out
the Apostles assurances that Chris
arose from the dead and becainc the
First fruits of Those in the death sleep
Others. indeed. We're temporarily awak
ened bnt soon relapSed into death.
They did not have fun raising mp t.
itfe-a reStire,tion-siic AZ Christ's
rpaemptiv- work guarantees to Adam
and all of his race who willingly ac-
cept that work under the terms of the
New Covenant
Then he demonstrated c0ncl,isiveIy
from Scripture that the soul. hot the
body. IL promised resurrection. thar
Ii was orr Lords soul that went to
ShspI tn Hades the tomb. and that
the Father raised Hin out Of death ON
the third day He pointed OUT the
difficulties into which all Christendom
Is plunged by the unscriptural theory
that the body Is trbe resurrectpd. and
| showed the rr;isonableness Of the
Bible presentation Of the subject.
The ordinary thought respecting our
Lords death and resurrection Is that
when Jesus seemed 10 die. He did not
actually die: that He. the Soul, could
1ot die: that ON the third day He re-
turned to gcf the body which had been
crucified: that forty days later He took
It to Heaven. where He will retain II
10 all eternity married with the nah.
nrints. the fhorn-marks. and the spear
wound In His side Some endeavor to
gloss the matter by suggesting that
our Lords flesh shines-the shining
presumably making the scars and
wounds all the more conspicuous
All this. the speaker declared. COM
ports with the theory that nj death
the saints 20 to Heaven. hut return
m the Judgment Day to get their bod
lea Inconvenience OF which they had
ba' rid for centuries. I'm some In
stances He pointed ont the absurtli
'ips sf this theory handed down from
the Dark Ages. and presented the Bible
teaching on this important theme.
What Say the SCRIPTURES?
The Bible presentation Is reasonable
and consistent 81. Paul explains TINT
there is natural body and there Is
Il spiritual body" and that flesh and
b!nod cannot inherit the Kingdom of
God. human being II so different
from spirit heing that. M 81. John
says. III doth not yet appear what
we 1.-THE church, shall he IN the
Resurrection change: and the Bible
does not attempt an explanation. but
merely declares that M we now hear
rhe imnge Of the earthy. 80 the Church
shall. by the resurrection change. share
our Lords nature and likeness
To he like our Lord and to zee Him
~ He Is. the Church must he changed
from flesh and blood conditions to
spirit conditions by resurrection pow
'r This fact proves that our Lord il
40 longer flesh and blood-a human
being.
st Paul calls attention to the diff
ference between celestial and earthly
bodies. He tells us that the first Adam
was made n living soul. n man: but
hat our Redeemer who took the earth |
y nature for the suffering Of death"
hereby became the Second Adam-the
Heavenly Lord. The wide distinction
3 thus clearly set forth. One was
'arthy. and the other Heavenly
The Scriptures teach that our Re
leemer. before besoming man. was
! Spirit Being. His lenving the spirit |
)lane to become man * described as
J great humiliation on His part: for |
nan Is lower than angels Adam.
he perfect man. had sinned: and ac-
'oFding to Divine Law his redeemer
must be on the same plane-a CORE
ponding price. Hence the death Of an
nigel or OF our Lord in His prehuman
would not have paid man's
,enalty and released the condemned
ace. So we read of our Lord. a body
last Thou prepared Me"-..for the suf
ering of death
The very Apostle who tells of our
.ords humiliation unto death. even
be death Of the Cross" assures US that
he Father did not leave His Son on
be lower plane. Wherefore" says
4 PAM. God hath highly exalted
Him. and hnth given Him name
bove every name" This Is In bar
nony with our Lords prayer. "Glorify
ie with the glory that had with
'hee before the world was" He was
ute content to serve the Fathers
Ian and then tn return to His former
lorious estate But the Heavenly En-.
hers response WAS. II hive glorifieG
'hee. and ] viii gIorify Thee again
r furfher-implying still higher
lory than that which our Lord enjoy
4 before He was made flesh II