Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!wuarchive!uunet!decwrl!sun-barr!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: tp0x+@andrew.cmu.edu (Thomas Carl Price) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Original Sin Message-ID: Date: 27 Aug 90 02:39:45 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Lines: 25 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu >The earth was cursed for Adam's sake, as you referred to -- but compare this >with the words of (one of the minor prophets whom I forget right now; at work, >no concordance) who says that in time to come the plowman will overtake the >reaper, or words to that effect. In other words, the curse on the earth will be >repealed when the curse of sinful nature is repealed from the resurrected >elect, in the Kingdom of God. >[The passage is Amos 9:13. But it seems to be talking about a restored >and purified Israel, not the resurrected elect. --clh] Again at work without my bible. But they would be the same thing. The resurrected elect will be spiritual Israel, (heirs of the promises to Abraham and his children in the spirit) restored and purified. Tom again [What I meant was that Amos seems to envision a new earthly Israel. This seems pretty clear from the following verses, which talks about rebuilding the ruined cities and replanting the land. By resurrected elect I assume you are thinking of something happening in eternity, not on earth. These are not necessarily contradictory, at least if you believe that prophecies can have meanings on several levels. I was simply trying to clarify the literal meaning. --clh]