Word: godding
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...impure or unitiated were supposed to suffer torments after death. The connection between body and soul changed during the fourth century. The soul and body had before been as one, but it now began to be understood that it was the soul alone that could have communion with the god. The soul must set itself free from the hindrance of body before the communion could be perfect. The doctrine, "We are a part of God," in supporting the belief in immortality became of immense importance...
...fifth century the influence of this doctrine on higher thought is most marked. Pindar, proclaiming transcendence of God, not only lays stress on retribution, but declares "we have somewhat in us like unto the immortals," thus feeling his way to a doctrine of spiritual fellowship...
There were various localities for the life beyond the grave. One of these was the Isle of the Double, at the source of the Nile; again, the West, where the sun god disappeared at night, was a favorite locality. The place of the dead was also associated with the sky, and a ladder to mount by was often provided...
...extended in two directions, he said, towards criticism of dogmas, and criticism of Scripture. One great thing which the new line of thought accomplished was to show to England the value of historical research into the accuracy of the Bible. The view that the Scripture was the word of God, minutely accurate, had vanished from liberal theology. The churches of England were beginning to recognize that though they could not unite upon any common theological ground, they had, however, a strong bond of union and sympathy in the great moral and ethical principles of Christianity...
...above all else, in the heart of every Christian. It rests upon all the members of the Christian church to see that the gospel is carried into every part of the world. It rests especially with students, who have had unusual advantages in education, to preach the word of God to a heathen world, and to show by noble lives of self-sacrifice the power and beauty of the Christian faith. The needs of foreign fields are so much greater than those of the home fields that they cannot be spoken of in the same breath. In Christian countries every...