Ques. 26.-" How say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? " (1 Cor. 15:12). See 2 Tim. 2:18. "Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already etc." Can you explain the different way of acting on the part of the apostle ? In the epistle to the Corinthians he does not command such to be put away from among themselves, while he commands Timothy to purge himself from such.

Ans.-In 1 Corinthians, it was a matter upon which they needed instruction, as not yet fully established in all truth, or, from their carnal state, not fully weighing the consequences of such a doctrine. In Timothy, it was systematized error of a deadly character, which was eating as a canker. Had they at Corinth persisted in their course, the only resource for the faithful would have been to act as in 2 Tim. It may be noted that again in our day is this doctrine coming to the surface- the denial of the resurrection. Errors of ignorance and apostasy are very different. Truth once held departed from-this marks the days in which we live.

Ques. 27.-1 Corinthian 5:Does not the leaven to be purged therein mentioned refer to moral evil? Does the same principle apply also to doctrinal evil? What difference is there in quotation of the words, "A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump" in this chapter and in Galatians 5:9? Is there not a difference because of what follows in the one case and in the other? In Corinthians it is "Purge out therefore the old leaven etc" while in Galatians it is " I have confidence in you through the Lord that ye will be none otherwise minded."

Ans.-The leaven in 1 Cor. 5:is moral evil; that in Galatians 5:is doctrinal-Judaism and legality. In 1 Cor. it was distinctly manifest and localized, so that nothing remained but to put away the wicked person. In Galatians the conflict was still going on of truth against error. The apostle had confidence in them through the Lord that they would clear themselves of the error and to this end instructs them. He wishes too that the troublers would " cut themselves off" (Gk.). Should the doctrinal error be deliberately accepted by an individual, it would not be the time for instruction but for discipline-after clue and proper patience. We would again note the difference between ignorance and apostasy.