QUES. 17.-I have had conversations lately with a Christian girl who firmly believes in Divine Healing, and I would like to know why it is not accepted by "the Brethren," if it is right. They have a number of scriptures to uphold their teaching, and wonderful cases to prove their stand. Have you any tract on this subject?- M.S.

ANS.-It is incorrect to say that "the Brethren" do not believe in divine healing. What is objected to is the doctrine on which it is usually based, namely, that Christians should claim divine healing on the ground that Christ made atonement for diseases as well as for sin; and Matt. 8 :17 with Isa, 53 :4 are usually quoted in proof. This, however, is a misunderstanding and misapplication of these scriptures, and leads to serious distortions of the truth. Atonement was made ly death upon the cross, not in the life and ministry of our Lord upon earth. It was in sympathy with the consequences of sin upon man and to manifest His power that our Lord healed the afflicted. He never had, never could have, sympathy with sin, but with the misery it has brought to man He did and has sympathy. For what we believe as to healing in accordance to God's Word, read "Faith's Resource in Sickness," "'Divine Healing'-So-called," " The Gospel of Sealing," the three, postpaid, 10 cents.

QUES. 18.-Please tell us the difference between morality and spirituality. Also kindly explain what it is to have "the kingdom of God within you," as in Luke 17:21.-L. E. L.

ANS.-" Morality " is the upright character and honorable conduct of persons with regard to right and wrong toward their fellow-men. "When God is the One before whom these things are exercised, they take a deeper and spiritual character, of course, and it is termed holiness.

"Spiritual," as used in Scripture, is conformity to the mind of God, produced in those who know God and obey His word. It is the opposite of "carnal,'' which is conformity to the ways of the natural man. (See 1 Cor. 2:15, 16; 3:1-4.) An unconverted person maybe "moral," but only children of God can be "spiritual," or spiritually minded.

As to Luke 17:21, rightly rendered it reads, "The kingdom of God is among you"-not "within" you (see margin). The kingdom of God is the mind and ways of God produced in those that know and obey Him (see Rom. 14:17; Acts 20:25). It was perfectly exemplified in our Lord Jesus upon earth. The spiritually blind Pharisees had neither heart nor eyes for this; they only looked for outward displays of power-which was, and shall be, displayed in due time.

QUES. 19.-We are but three families in our little assembly. In coming together for our Bible study, should the women have no part in it ?-L. C. M.

ANS.-Bible studies among the three families, such as you speak of, are practically conversations at home where the wives and daughters do not feel such restraint, as they would feel in public meetings. It is not in punctilious forms and rigid rules that God takes pleasure, but in the loyal, happy subjection o' heart in the place He has assigned to each.-See also Answer to Ques. 6, in April Help and Food, on this subject.

QUES. 20.-Will you please answer in Help and Food as to the following:Is baptism by sprinkling according to Scripture? If so, what are the scripture references ?-and if it is not, and immersion is, please give the references as to it.-R. E. W.

ANS.-The form of baptism cannot be proved by the noun baptism, nor the verb baptize. There were in the law of Moses "divers baptisms" (Heb. 9 :10) and there is a "doctrine, or teaching, of baptisms" (Heb. 6 :2, baptismos, same word). Most of these baptisms under the law were by sprinkling, and some by washing of the whole body-See Exod. 24:6-8 with Heb. 9 :19-23 ; Exod. 29:4; Lev. 14 :7; Num. 8:6, 7; 19:18-20; 2 Ki. 5:10,14, etc. The doctrine, or teaching, of these various baptisms cannot be entered into here ; they open into a large and precious line of truth.

In this last reference it is distinctly said that "he dipped himself seven times in Jordan"-which clearly points to the New Testament doctrine of man's utter ruin; so, in the New Testament, baptism is spoken of as burial with Christ (Rom. 6:4; Col. 2:12), by which we deduce that immersion is the proper mode of baptism for the Christian. But let not our eyes be upon the mode, nor even the act of baptism, but upon what it signifies-all hope in the natural man gone; so we bury it with Christ-our only hope is in Him.