The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-20
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Resurrection and "This Corruptible
 Body

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 Having read several letters in your columns upon the subject of "The Res urrection of the Body think it would be proper to quote the Bible upon that vital question.
 l did not have the pleasure of reading pr. Edmonds' discourse, and, there fore, do not know what he believes but if l correctly understand those who appear to be so much hurt over his doctrine and have written so strongly opposing his teachings, they believe we shall again wear this same carnal body after we have arisen from the grave?
 If that is their belief, I wonder if they believe the Bible or prefer the opinion Of some mere man, as seems to be the fact with MT. M. E. Kitrick, who refers to the notes" of his professor
 Ever since the church was estab- lished on the Day of Pentecost it has been the desire of some to drift away from the word of God and take up with the opinions of mere man. Paul often became sorely veXed at the "unsteadi- ness'' of the disciples, and this same trait of man is the father of more than coo denominations, all claiming the same God and the same Savior and all teaching a different plan of saliva ton when Jesus Christ only gave us one and that as plain as words can be spoken. arguing that we shall again wear this carnal body after we arise from the e'r"ve. when St. Paul so very plainly says we shall not.
 I-ven science teaches us that we dis card this old body of clay every 13 years while in this life.
 Paul very plainly gives us to un- dprStand that U-p Identical with our earthly body Gas to every seed his own body) but it will be spiritual body, free from corrup- tion.
 For the enlightment of Mir Kitrick and others, l wish to quote several verses of St. Paufs letter to the Corn thians, beginning with the fifteenth chapter an dthirty- fifth verse, First Corinthians. and shall ask him to con suit the Bible and see that I quote cor rectly:
 35. But some man will say, how are the dead raised up? And with what body do they come?
 36. Thou fool that which thou sow est is not quickened except it die.
 37. And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be but bear grain: it may chance of wheat or of some other grain.
 3S. But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him and to every seed his own body.
 Ss. All flesh is not the same flesh; but there is one kind of flesh of men. another flesh of beasts another of fishes and another of birds.
 40. There are also celestial bodies. and bodies terrestrial: but the glory Of the celestial is one. and the glory of the terrestrial is another.
 41. There is one glory of the son, orl nf ha af1h another glory of the stars; for one star differeth from another star in glory
 AZ. So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in interruption.
 4S. It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness: it is raised in power.
 A. It is sown q natural body; is is raised a spiritual body There is natural body and there is a spiritual body.
 45. And so it is written, the first man, Adam, was made a living soul the last Adam was made quickening spirit.
 46. Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natu- ral; and afterward that which is spir- itual.
 AT. The first man is of the earth, earthly; the second man IS the Lord from heaven.
 AS. As is the earthly such are they also that are earthly. And as is the heavenly. such are they also that are heavenly.
 49. And as we have borne the image of the earthly we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
 50. Now, this I say, brethren. that flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of God; neither doth corrup- ton inherit interruption.
 More could be quoted. but this is enough. It Is hard to understand how anyone, after reading and digesting these verses, can still cling to the be- lief that we shall again wear this cor ruptible body after the resurrection. Yours for truth J. A. KEARLEY.
 Rirmin oham R. 1. Box 199