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R215 : page 1PITTSBURGH CHURCH MEETING.Service held in "Curry Institute Hall," corner Penn avenue andSixth street, Pittsburgh, at 3:00 o'clock P.M., every Sunday.Every Wednesday evening, at No. 80 Cedar avenue, Allegheny,at 7:30 o'clock P.M. All are cordially invited.====================R205 : page 1THE RESURRECTION.The death and resurrection of a human body as a thing distinctand separate from the intelligent being, is never mentioned inthe Scriptures. We never read that Abraham's body died, nor thatJesus' body died, nor that any one's body died.Being signifies existence, and there can be no being or existencewithout life and body both. Withdraw life and the being orexistence ceases, for life is but a power or principle, the same inthe lower animals as in man; the difference in qualities betweenman and the brute, consisting not in a different kind of life, butin a different kind of body.Any being is properly called a soul or person. This is theScriptural sense and usage of the word soul, so little understood;viz. Being (life and body combined.) Thus we read of thecreation of Adam--"And the Lord God formed man of the dustof the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life(ruach--the same breath said to be given to beasts, birds andfishes) and man became a living soul," (being.) Gen. 2-7.We will cite a few illustrations of the Bible usage of the wordsoul showing that it signifies being: Lev. 5:2, "If a soul (beingperson)touch any unclean thing he shall be unclean." Verse 4,"If a soul (being) swear." Verse 15, "If a soul (being) commit atrespass." Lev. 22:11, "If the priest buy any soul (being) with hismoney." Prov. 6:30, "If he steal to satisfy his soul (being) whenhe is hungry," Prov. 27:7, "The full soul (being) loatheth thehoney-comb, but to the hungry soul (being) every bitter thing issweet." Prov. 19:2, "That the soul (being) be without knowledgeis not good." Verse 15, "An idle soul (being) shall sufferhunger." Luke 1:46, Mary said, "My soul (being) doth magnifythe Lord." Jesus said, "My soul (being) is exceeding sorrowfuleven unto death." Matt. 26:38, "Thou shalt love the Lord... withall thy soul (being.) Matt. 22:37, The rich man said, "Soul(being-self) thou hast much goods laid up for many years; takethine ease, eat, drink and be merry. But God said existence) will(cease) be required of thee." Luke 12:19, "For what is a manprofited if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul(existence, being,) or "What can a man give in exchange for his
soul (being existence.") Matt. 16:26. How many illustrations ofthis scripture are furnished us in every day life. Men and womenlabor for wealth, to gain as much as possible of the whole worldonly to find when they are rich that wealth has come at theexpense of health. How many of those who spend their life inlaying up earthly treasure, find that their very being-- existence--has been sacrificed in gaining the wealth. Then what would theynot give to get back again health, etc. They lavish their wealthupon physicians, traveling, etc., but it is of little use: They madea poor exchange when they gave their being for money.In Acts 2:41. There were added to the church about 3000 souls(beings, persons.) Acts 7:14 "He called Jacob and his kindred 75souls," (beings.) Acts 27:37, "There were in all, in the ship, 276souls," (beings.) "Some purified their souls (beings-- lived morepurely) in obeying the truth." 1 Pet. 1:22. "The law of the Lordis perfect converting (changing) the soul" (being.) Psa. 19:7.Other souls (beings) were subverted, turned from the truth byerror. Acts 15:24, Other, unstable souls (beings, persons) werebeguiled. 2 Pet. 2:14.The word soul is used, also to represent the being's affections."O thou whom my soul (being's affections) loveth. Cant. 1:7.The soul of David (affections) was knit unto the soul ofJonathan....(The two beings were united.) 1 Sam. 18:1. [Theword soul is used with reference to fish, fowl and beasts, as it isof man; to represent their being or existence, but is usuallytranslated "life" in our Bibles as in Gen. 1:20 & 30, etc.]With this view of the meaning of the word soul, viz: That itincludes all being or existence (a combination of life and body)let us inquire--what dies--the principle of life, or the body? Weanswer neither; the life principle is one which pervades allcreation just as does electricity. This principle of life pervadesand is an essential element of all being, in tree, in fish, in fowl,in beast, in man, in angels, and in the fullest degree in God whois its source or fountain. This principle cannot be said to diethough if it be withdrawn from any creature to whom God hasgiven it, that creature will die--cease to have being. Thus thebreath of life is taken from beasts, birds, fish and man.Neither can it be properly said that the body dies, since, separatefrom the principle of life the body never had life andconsequently could not die. The body without the spirit (of life)is dead and that which is dead cannot die.WHAT THEN IS DEATH--WHAT DIES?We answer, the being dies--ceases to have being or existence.Death is the dissolution, or separation of the things whichcombined, constitute being, --namely, life and body. Thus whenthe spirit of life returns to God who gave it (all nature is His
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soul (being existence.") Matt. 16:26. How many illustrations ofthis scripture are furnished us in every day life. Men and womenlabor for wealth, to gain as much as possible of the whole worldonly to find when they are rich that wealth has come at theexpense of health. How many of those who spend their life inlaying up earthly treasure, find that their very being-- existence--has been sacrificed in gaining the wealth. Then what would theynot give to get back again health, etc. They lavish their wealthupon physicians, traveling, etc., but it is of little use: They madea poor exchange when they gave their being for money.In Acts 2:41. There were added to the church about 3000 souls(beings, persons.) Acts 7:14 "He called Jacob and his kindred 75souls," (beings.) Acts 27:37, "There were in all, in the ship, 276souls," (beings.) "Some purified their souls (beings-- lived morepurely) in obeying the truth." 1 Pet. 1:22. "The law of the Lordis perfect converting (changing) the soul" (being.) Psa. 19:7.Other souls (beings) were subverted, turned from the truth byerror. Acts 15:24, Other, unstable souls (beings, persons) werebeguiled. 2 Pet. 2:14.The word soul is used, also to represent the being's affections."O thou whom my soul (being's affections) loveth. Cant. 1:7.The soul of David (affections) was knit unto the soul ofJonathan....(The two beings were united.) 1 Sam. 18:1. [Theword soul is used with reference to fish, fowl and beasts, as it isof man; to represent their being or existence, but is usuallytranslated "life" in our Bibles as in Gen. 1:20 & 30, etc.]With this view of the meaning of the word soul, viz: That itincludes all being or existence (a combination of life and body)let us inquire--what dies--the principle of life, or the body? Weanswer neither; the life principle is one which pervades allcreation just as does electricity. This principle of life pervadesand is an essential element of all being, in tree, in fish, in fowl,in beast, in man, in angels, and in the fullest degree in God whois its source or fountain. This principle cannot be said to diethough if it be withdrawn from any creature to whom God hasgiven it, that creature will die--cease to have being. Thus thebreath of life is taken from beasts, birds, fish and man.Neither can it be properly said that the body dies, since, separatefrom the principle of life the body never had life andconsequently could not die. The body without the spirit (of life)is dead and that which is dead cannot die.WHAT THEN IS DEATH--WHAT DIES?We answer, the being dies--ceases to have being or existence.Death is the dissolution, or separation of the things whichcombined, constitute being, --namely, life and body. Thus whenthe spirit of life returns to God who gave it (all nature is His
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