West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-06-10
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times i'm the Greek New Testament.
and II means "A standing or rising
up 1t is translated resurrection I'm
the English New Testament.
The resurrection OF the dead is one
OF the most important fundamental
doctrines of Christianity. In the dis
eussion OF this subject l shall do SO
under two heads. viz: The resurrection
OF Christ. and the resurrection OF all
men. The resurre ction of Christ is the
paramount doctrine OF the Bible. I'm it's
relation TO the destiny and salvation
OF the world.
Sod so loved the world that He
gave His only begotten son. that who
soeVer believeth in Him should moi
perish. but have everlasting life ."
Jesus. the son OF God. is called the
saviour OF the world, in the scriptures
His is the only name given under
heaven among men, whereby we must
be saved"
~ l. therefore "A matter OF vital i'm
port-n'c that His c aims TO the Mes
s'lhship bee lehr,y established by di
vine authority. The fact of His resur-
rection from the dead proves this be-
yond a doubt.
Faul says. Rom. IA: "He was de-
clared to be the Son of God with pow
er. according TO the spirit OF Holiness.
by the resurrection from the dead"
so fully is the fact OF Christ's resur
rection established by the scriptures
and the overwhelming testimony of
eye witnesses, of both angels and men
that there is no other fact, OF which
we have any knowledge, in sacred. pro-
tane' ancient or modern history. that
is better sustained.
And since so much depends unon
the truth OF this fact. everything nee
essarily connected with II should also
be clearly proven
The credibility of the Bible, the ex-
istence OF His divinely instituted
church. the hope of the coming king
dom of God, and the truth of Chris
uanity itself. stand or fall with IL.
Paul says. "If Christ be not risen.
our preaching is vain, your faith is
alison vain and ye are yet I'm your
SINS. Then they that are fallen
In Christ have perished."
III Jesus had not died and been
iuried. He could not have risen. and
showed Himself alive to the peopIe
1t Is just as necessary TO prove that
lie really died. and was alive after His
resu'rect'on, as TO prove that He nc
tualiy rose from the dead.
Some of the enemies OF Chris,ianitv
nave done all they can to destroy the
force and power of His resurrection
Ihey even have said that He was not
dead when taken down from the cross
that the vinegar He drank on the
cross contained stupefying drug that
caused Him TO swoon away, and that
the whole thing was fake.
But the Apostle John who stood bv
ana saw the Roman soldier plunge the
spear into the Saviour's side. saws that
straight way there came out blood
and water" The spear passed
through the pericordium into the
heart' the water was from the pericar
alum. Now this was positive proof
that He was dead.
John says: that "There are three
that bear witness. The spirit tbe
water and the blood" Jno. SIS. The
water and the blod that flowed from
Ills side bore witness to the fact of
Ills death The spirit (His spirit. not
the Holy spiriD. bore witness 10 the
'act OF His lie after death. The BODY
was dead but me spirit remained alive
Ihe spirit never dies, James savs.
lhe D0dy without the spirit is dead"
When the body of Jesus died on the
cross His spirit went to Hades. the
abode of departed spirits, to preach
the Gospel 10 those who had died that
they might live according to God in
spirit see / Peter, 1913 and 4:G
so ] think have clearly proven the
facts OF Christs death, resurrection
and life after death.
In the second place, want TO notice
briefly, the resurrection as q anniios
10 all men, For there shall be n resur-
rection' both Of the Just and the un-
Just. They shall come forth. they
that have done good unto the resur-
rection OF life. and they that have done
evil unto the resurrection OF iudg-
ment.' For as I'm Adam all die. even
so In Christ shall all be made alive "
There will be two resurrections tho
hrst and the second. Blessed and
molly is he who hath part i'm the first re-
surrection, for on such the second
death shall have no power" "Tbev
that sleep in Jesus will God hiring
with Him. and the dead I'm Christ shall
rise first" The resurrection of tho
saints' or the first resurrection. will
take place at the second advent of
Christ, at the beginning OF the miIlo-
nimum. But the rest Of the dead will
De raised at the close OF the millennium
and Just before the judgment age be-
gins
There Is a wide difference OF opin-
ion as to what the resurrection really
49, Some hold tina, these material
bodies OF ours will rise again. / do
not believe this, for / know OF no
scripture that teaches II. when these
material bodies die and return TO dust.
that Is the end OF them. They have
served their purpose, Flesh and blood
cannot inherit the kingdom NJ Cct ID.