William Tyndale (1484-1536), British Bible translator, came to the defense of the revived teaching of conditional immortality. "Luther espoused the doctrine of the sleep of the soul, upon a Scripture foundation, and then he made use of it as a confutation of purgatory, and saint worship, and continued in that belief to the last moment of his life." 6 "However, I permit the Pope establish articles of faith for himself and for his own faithful - such are:Ī) That the bread and wine are transubstantiated in the sacrament ī) that the essence of God neither generates nor is generated Ĭ) that the soul is the substantial form of the human body ĭ) that he (the pope) is emperor of the world and king of heaven, and earthly god Īnd all these endless monstrosities in the Roman dunghill of decretals - in order that such as his faith is, such may be his gospel, such also his faithful, and such his church, and that the lips may have suitable lettuce and the lid may be worthy of the dish." 5 In his 1520 published Defence of 41 of his propositions, Luther cited the pope's immortality declaration, as among "those monstrous opinions to be found in the Roman dunghill of decretals." 4 The 27th proposition read: Martin Luther posted his Theses on Octoin Wittenberg. This book was widely read, especially in Italian universities. Pietro Pomponatius of Mantua (See map), a noted Italian professor and leader among the Averrorists, who denied the immortality of the soul, issued a book in opposition to the papal bull titled, Treatise on the Immortality of the Soul, 1516. 1īut the list of detractors of this papal decree is long and eloquent and includes men from all faiths and nationalities. This bull was directed against the growing "heresy" of those who denied the natural immortality of the soul, and avowed the conditional immortality of man. " Damnamus et reprobamus omnes assertentes animam intellectivam mortalem ess." "We do condemn and reprobate all who assert that the intelligent soul is mortal." In contrast, the opposers of conditional immortality included Pope Leo X who on Monday, December 19th, 1513 issued a Bull ( Apostoloici regimis) declaring: The line is long and impressive of those championing conditional immortality. "Immortality": Evangelical Dictionary of Theology (Marshall Morgan and Scott Publications Ltd), p.552. Publications New Dictionary of Theology (Intervarsity Press, 1988), p.332-333. O death, where is your sting?” (1 Corinthians 15:53, 54) Champions of Conditional Immortality in History When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.” " For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality. He will render to each one according to his works: to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life (Romans 2:6, 7) (Revelation 2:7)īlessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city. To the one who conquers I will grant to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. "And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken." (Genesis 3:22-23) "and which now has been manifested through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel" (2 Timothy 1:10) ".our Lord Jesus Christ.the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone has immortality."(1 Timothy 6:14-16
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