Conditional Immortality by Editor

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Mar 31, 1887

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 13, No. 13.

Conditional Immortality

By Editor

In answer to the question, "Do we get our immortality through belief in and acceptance of Christ, or is it inherent in the entire race?" the Christian Union recently said: "We are not prepared to answer this question dogmatically; either opinion has some support from Scripture. Belief in what is called conditional immortality is comparatively modern, we believe, but has certainly grown within the last quarter century."

This answer(?) is correct with the exception of two points: Inherent immortality finds no support whatever in the Scriptures; and the belief in conditional immortality is by no means modern; it is as old as the knowledge of gospel truth among men, and is taught all through the Bible.