The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-02-18

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EDITOR.
Flat Rock, N. c.
Feb. IA, 1885.
Editor The Times-News,
Dear Sir: .o,J
1t was not my privilege to read
the article on "The Nature OF
Man" to which reference was
made bv the letter in Wadnes..
DAVIS Times-News, hut out OF
deep conviction [ feel / must
kindly reply TO this letter, com
menting briefly on the Scripture
references used by the writer OF
said letter. ,
that the word "sour" in Gen. Z:
II is better rendered living cre@-
ture." This fact is true also IN
every reference employed by the
writer of the aforemenhoneGi
letter. The same method is used
TODAY at times when we mention
a number of people, we say so
many "souls." However, there
certainly should be q distinction
made between the soul Snd
the "body" when both ere refer
red to. There are many refer
ences to the Immortality Of the
soul in the Bible. May | Just
k,.iaflv noint out q few: Gen. .;
"a Feel. 1877, which reads:
"Then shall the dust (our body)
return to the earth IS it was:
and the spirit (soun return unto
God who gave it," Then further
Matt 1928, | Cor. 1851, Rev.
2O:4, Matt. 25:4G, Matt. 1G:2G,
Jno. :25, Heb. 11:5, Rev. 20.
MANY more there are. In t1SnerS
"Crounds of Theistic and Chrs-
tian Belief" we find this on the
"Immortalitv of the Soul; hG-
lief in future ife-in immortal
ity-is closely connected with be-
lief in God. The soul that com
munes with Him finds IN THIS
very relation-the assurance that
| IL IS not 10 pcl4"i
terial organs (the body. IL IS
conscious Of belonging 70 another
or different order OF things, N
nroportion IS the moral and re-
Iiigious nature is reused to. actly-
itv, this consciousness gains IN
life and vigor. "But how 90 YOU
wish US to bury y0u?' said Critic
Ito Socrates. Just IS you please,
lhe answered." if you only get
hold of me and do not let me
| escape YOU" Socrates further
stated that Critics "mind IS full
of the thought that | am he
whom he is to see in a little while
as a corpse; and so he asks how
he shall bury me-" Another er-
ror so commonly made today.
The statement made by Paul
in | Cor. 1850 refers to the
"flesh" as the carnal nature o.
inbred depravitv of man, having
no reference to this temple of
clay or the body, and thus has
no connection to the statement
1 made by Jesus to Nicodemus in
Jno. 3:12. Paul did not say, as
is oft misquoted: "Flesh and
blood cannot-enter"-but rath-
err: "Flesh and blood cannot in
herit the kingdom of God" Or
rather mans carnal mind cani0t
receive Gods kingdom but the
soul must do this. May | refer
you to Rom. S;8 which reads
that "They that are in the flesh"
or those who are living after the
flesh or carnal mind, Cannot
please God" This certainly does
not mean that while; we live ~
tins temple of clay we cannot
please God and have to commit
sin. The word here AGAIN, does
not refer to the "body" but to
the "fleshly. desires and living"
please consult leading Bible
Teachers for proof
Moses body might have remain
ed on Mt. Nebo, but his soul GER
tainly returned unto God who
gave it" or else the Bible is false.
And Moses will have his resur-
'rection in Gods appointed time
: and way.
In Jno. 1913 Jesus was making
reference to His own heavenly