THE SPIRIT LETTERS

Message 54 - Book 5

Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882) was a naturalist and the originator of the theory of evolution, now known as Darwinism. The grandson of Erasmus Darwin and of Josiah Wedgwood. he studied at Edinburgh University, but took the baccalerate degree at Christ Church College, University of Cambridge in 1831. He served as naturalist on the expedition that circumnavigated the world on the Beagle from 1831 to 1836,  On that voyage he made many important observations that became the basis for The Zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle (edited by Darwin (1839-43) and of his own works, The Structure and distribution of Coral Reefs (1842), etc.

Darwin had long been working on a theory of evolution that he was prepared to publish when he learned that his friend Alfred Russell Wallace then in the East Indies, was preparing to publish a manuscript setting forth substantially the same theory. Darwin was disposed to let Wallace publish the theory first, but relented when it was suggested that both works be published at the same time.  Both papers were read at the same meeting in London. Darwin developed his theory in as work called, On the Origin of the Species by Means of Natural Selection in 1859. It created a wide and  profound sensation, for the work was perceived as conflicting with the prevailing interpretation of the Holy Scriptures. In his work, The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex (1871), Darwin added to the controversy by advancing the theory that men and apes were descended from a common anthropoid ancestor.

Now it is true that the flesh bodies of men may conceivably have descended from a common line of manlike ancestry, insofar as the flesh bodies were concerned, but not at all insofar as other critically important spiritual elements are concerned. Obviously, the brilliant Charles Darwin had simply not adequately considered information available to him at the Christ Church College that he had attended; for some reason apparently not considering important to his quest. By that lapse, he failed to consider in his work some most important biblical features; or he gave them short shrift. He left out consideration of the human soul as a key element in his considerations! 

Following are quotations from The New Collins Dictionary and Thesaurus, containing information available long before its publication date, and quite commonly known:

Soul: the spirit or immaterial part of man, the seat of human personality, intellect, will, and emotions;  regarded as an entity that survives the body after death. In Christianity: the spiritual part of a person, capable of redemption from sin through divine grace. (pg.955.

Spirit: the force or principle of life that animates the body of living things. (Pg. 964) That which constitutes a person’s intangible being, as contrasted with his physical presence. (Pg. 964)

The workings of the spirit and soul, and their origins, are found in the Holy Bible: “And the Lord GOD formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” (Gen. 2:7).

Said another way: The Spirit Energy of GOD the Father of all — for HE is a Spirit (Jn. 4:24) – of which all things are composed; and Christ HIS Son has made all things that were made from that Holy Spirit (2 Cor. 8). Else, how can we explain that a man possesses a soul that can be redeemed from his sinful state by the divine grace of Jesus Christ, our Beloved Savior, Intercessor to GOD, and our eternal high priest in heaven (Heb. 5:8-10), who has superceded and replaced all earthly priests for those who will accept Him (Heb. 5:5