Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-26
Divine Healing
Subject Alliance
Services Tuesday

doctrine as given by Paul S. Allen
graduate from Nyack Institute, \.
y, in which he will continue the
series of studies on Divine Healing"
at the First Baptist church this after
noon and evening, and a decided in
, tereSt is manifest on the part of
those attending the services We all
know that in the material universe
matter is attracted by@Spirit. The
/ whole physical universe is governed
by subtle and invisible spiritual for
ces. The Gospel of Christ reveals
the mightiest of all spiritual forces
TIE Holy Ghost and His influence af-
fects our physical life as directly as
is does our spiritual being. Speak
ing of this. the Apostle says. Know
We not that Your bodies are the tenn
pie Of the Holy Ghost?' In our
test. II the Spirit of Him who rails
ed up Jesus from the dead dwell in
yOu. He that raised up Christ from
the dead. shall also quicken YOUR
mortal bodies by His spirit that
dwelleth in YOU he more fully un-
folds the workings OF the Holy Spirit
! IN our physical being.
"Many have endeavoreh to apply
this passage to the future resurrec-
ton: this. however. is preCluded by
, all the terms Of tho passage itself. as
well as by its context. The term,
mortal body" can only be applied TO
our present body. II means a body
liable to death. II cannot be the re-
immortal, and not liable to death.
1t must therefore refer to some bless
ing we receive in our body in the
present life
THE word quicken" does not
mean resurrection from the dead;
. but rather to revive that which is
alive but. exhausted and feeble. It
refers to the quickening of Abra-
! hams body when he was old ana his
physical powers were exhausted by
infirmity. and were quiCkened in or
der that the promise might be full
filled and Isaac be born in his old
age. This was not the raising of the
body from the dead. but the stimu-
lating. rcViving. uplifting Of natural
; forces, by an addition of supernat-
, ural life. Now that is just what God
does for us in Divine Healing"
The words. The Spirit that dwell
eth in us make it certain that the
reference is to our present life and
to our bodies as NOW inhabited by
the Holy Ghost. 1t would not be
i true to say that the Spirit is dwelling
/ in the dead body at the time of the
| reurre Ction. But the Spirit is
dwelling in us NOW. and it is by the
n-dwelling Spirit (actually in us at
the time) that the quickening here
mentioned occurs in our mortal
| bodies. Besides the resurrection of
, the body in the future will not be
| by the Spirit. but by the voice Of the
Son of God. for Jesus. himself, has
said: The hour is coming when all
! that sleep in the grave will hear the
! voice Of the Son of God and will
come forth.
The HoA- Spirit is a great agent
in this quickening. and it is not nat
ural energy that is communicated
: but resurrection life. even the life of
our risen Saviour. 1t is the Spirit
that raised up Jesus from the dead
that quickens us. by bringing us into
union with the body of the risen
Lord and imparting us His own rec
surrection life"
| This second in the series of studies
os Divine Healing" will he of even
more interest than the first and those
who were present at the first should
not miss the services today. There
will be special music besides the
song service which so many enjoy.
Afternoon at 30. evening at 80.