A Biblical and Theological Dictionary
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That which will endure to all eternity, as having in itself no
principle of alteration or corruption. God is absolutely immortal,--he
cannot die. Angels are immortal; but God, who made them, can terminate
their being. Man is immortal in part, that is, in his spirit; but his
body dies. Inferior creatures are not immortal; they die wholly. Thus
the principle of immortality is differently communicated according to
the will of him who can render any creature immortal, by prolonging its
life; who can confer immortality on the body of man, together with his
soul; and will do so at the resurrection. God only is absolutely
perfect, and, therefore, absolutely immortal. See SOUL.
principle of alteration or corruption. God is absolutely immortal,--he
cannot die. Angels are immortal; but God, who made them, can terminate
their being. Man is immortal in part, that is, in his spirit; but his
body dies. Inferior creatures are not immortal; they die wholly. Thus
the principle of immortality is differently communicated according to
the will of him who can render any creature immortal, by prolonging its
life; who can confer immortality on the body of man, together with his
soul; and will do so at the resurrection. God only is absolutely
perfect, and, therefore, absolutely immortal. See SOUL.
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