—Let me mention one other rgumert for a future life: Jesus 1 believed in it. His recorded tatements may not be very num: erous, but they leave us in no manner of doubt regarding his views fon the matter. One of the occasions He made a clear pro-int on the subject was when He was challenged by the Sadducees, who did not believe in a surrection of the dead. Thus chal-
Fenged He made His. posit n plain beyond ull cavil. But altogether apart from definite statements, His belief was implied in all He ever said or did. In St. John's Gospel He is reported to have said,.in effect, that the future life needs no affirming.
#0, 1 would "That was the con-that' would have required special. revelation.
Does the belief of Jesus in a futuia life prove that there is one? For maus of na His words are all the proof we need, But perhaps there fare some who doubt whether in such matter Jesus was reply inble, Well, let us put it. this if you have thought of these ters at all, you will have to agree that, Jesus knew more of God than any other man of whom we have any record. To say the very least, He was the greatest reigious genius that hax ever lived.
on the matter of the future life wa need guidance, whose shall we seek? We shalt hive to trust someone, wont shall we: trust? Amor offer their services, parahly the greatest. For ourselves this shall be our attitude: Taking Him at His word and trusting in'
H's strength, we will seek to live: this life worthily and well, in the faith that the grave is not a cul-de-sao, but a gateway, not an end Dut a new beginning, and when we reach the clout of this 1'fe it will ba on the assumption of "the resurrection to eternal life through our Lord Jesus Christ, Who shall change our earthly body, that it} may be fashioned like unto His glorious body. recording to the mighty working whereby He is able to subdue all things unto
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