Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-16
Immortality of the Soul.

MT. Editor: It seems we have rev erend from Cleveland, O., who is very s1re he has won the S1O0 from Rev. Urchtman of Westerly. He thinks he has proven without doubt the immor tality of the soul. But not yet. Rev. J. D. Nutting gives as evidence first: A verse which is not in my King James Bible, Pet. l: 33. Now Pet. l: has only 25 verses. Maybe he meant I Pet. i: 23, which is not the verse he gives, but has some reference to in corruption by being born again. Then his last reference to James ,: 20, proves the soul not immortal, as it says Let him know, that he which conyerteth the sinner from the error
 of his way shall save a soul from
 death.'' which is a message to the true
 church, the body of Christ alone. as one may see by reading the preceding verse. Now it plainly shows that
 that soul is subject to the death pen atty if not turned from the error of his way, which proves it mortal and not immortal, as one can plainly see.
 In the scriptures Satan is designated as a prince of devils" or demons (Mat. 12: 24). Tn some manner Satan has dominated the other demons or devils. He is spoken of as the prince of the powers of the air (Tortorus) or atmosphere, and "tbe God of this I world Ephesians 2: ?; II Cor. 4: 1. 1 Satan's first lie was that communicat- ed to Mother Eve: "Ye shall not surely die," and ever since he has kept be-
 fore the minds of humanity the false hood There is no death." The theory 1 that every man has an immortal soul l finds its basis in this lie of Satan. | Without that falsehood the doctrine l of eternal torture could not have
 found a lodging place in the minds of 1 reasonable men. Satan has ever kept before mans mind that the dead are | aliye-even more so than before death The evil spirits styled demons. under I the control Of Satan, have aided hin
 in carrying out this great falsehood They are referred to in the scriptures
 as Tying spirits
 Man Is a soul. He does pot possess
 a souh The Bibles description of tht
 manner of his creation reads: "Tht Lord God formed man of the dust O the earth tor ground) and breathet into his nostrils the breath of life; ant
 man became a living soul" (Animal
 have souls, too.) fGenesis 2: 7.) 4 soul is living, breathing creature The word soul is synonymous with tn
 word being. Every being is soul, God declared "The soul that sinneth | ~ SfAt%iA NM 11|H' 70. '. All tlLnOT , tai creature cannot die-God himsel cannot die. Satan can die. So he 1 ; not immortal. for God says he (Satan l will be destroyed. Heb. 2: 14. Tn , apostle Paul asserted God only hat
 immortality" q Tim 6: 1e.) An
 that God promised and grants i'm
 mortality to the sseed of the woman.
 The Christ, Head and Body. John 6 ! 2s; Rom. ?: 2; I Cor. Is: 5s, 54), Je
 noyah and the Christ (Jesus and hi
 church. possess immortality. N 5 others do or ever will.
 God made promise that the "seed ( the woman" should not only bruise tn . serpent's head but should ultimatel
 destroy the seed of the serpent, estat fish 9 government of righteousness Q the earth, and bring blessings to a the grooming creation. He especial 5. made this promise to Abraham, sayin ' "Ia thy seed shall all the nations , F the earth be blessed" (Gen. 2. ,, 1-1S0 The apostle Paul particular a identifies this promise with Jesus ar n the church-the members of his boo l. 'l-deneminating such as the "seed s. the woman" as promised. CGala. ,.- l6, 21, 29) W. B. M. j. Norwich, April 5. 1920.