Biblia

002. PREFACE

PREFACE The purpose of these volumes is to direct attention to the value for the pulpit of the great texts of the Bible, and to offer a full exposition of these texts, illustrated throughout. There is, first, a short introduction to each text, bringing it into relation with its context, and giving the circumstances which … Continue reading “002. PREFACE”

261. THE PROBLEMS OF THE RELIGIOUS LIFE: THE ALL-SUFFICIENT SOLUTION.

The Problems Of The Religious Life: The All-Sufficient Solution. Christ Jesus’97Mighty To Save and To Keep In looking back over the subjects we have considered together I am quite conscious that I have laid myself open to the charge of having approached these inquiries prejudiced in favor of Christianity. I at once admit the fact. … Continue reading “261. THE PROBLEMS OF THE RELIGIOUS LIFE: THE ALL-SUFFICIENT SOLUTION.”

259. THE PROBLEMS OF THE RELIGIOUS LIFE: IS THE RELIGIOUS LIFE NECESSARY?

The Problems Of The Religious Life: Is The Religious Life Necessary? I confess to a great sense of difficulty in approaching this subject, resulting from the obviousness of the reply from my standpoint. To me the question is as though one should inquire into the physical realm, Is it necessary to breathe, to eat, to … Continue reading “259. THE PROBLEMS OF THE RELIGIOUS LIFE: IS THE RELIGIOUS LIFE NECESSARY?”

260. THE PROBLEMS OF THE RELIGIOUS LIFE: IS THE RELIGIOUS LIFE WORTH WHILE?

The Problems Of The Religious Life: Is The Religious Life Worth While? In this question the emphasis is changed once more. In the first question, whether the religious life is possible, the beauty of the ideal is not for a moment questioned, but the possibility of realization is doubted. We attempted to answer that inquiry … Continue reading “260. THE PROBLEMS OF THE RELIGIOUS LIFE: IS THE RELIGIOUS LIFE WORTH WHILE?”

256. THE PROBLEMS OF THE RELIGIOUS LIFE: THE OPPOSING FORCES OF THE RELIGIOUS LIFE–THE FLESH.

The Problems Of The Religious Life: The Opposing Forces Of The Religious Life’97The Flesh. Because of the near personal relation of the flesh to every human being, this subject is at once supremely interesting and vitally important. The flesh is part of the ego, part of myself, not all of myself, but part, and an … Continue reading “256. THE PROBLEMS OF THE RELIGIOUS LIFE: THE OPPOSING FORCES OF THE RELIGIOUS LIFE–THE FLESH.”

257. THE PROBLEMS OF THE RELIGIOUS LIFE: THE OPPOSING FORCES OF THE RELIGIOUS LIFE–THE DEVIL.

The Problems Of The Religious Life: The Opposing Forces Of The Religious Life’97The Devil. In this study, as in the previous ones, our appeal is made wholly to the Scriptures of truth. It is impossible to make such appeal and at the same time to deny the personality of Satan. To deny the personality of … Continue reading “257. THE PROBLEMS OF THE RELIGIOUS LIFE: THE OPPOSING FORCES OF THE RELIGIOUS LIFE–THE DEVIL.”

258. THE PROBLEMS OF THE RELIGIOUS LIFE: IS THE RELIGIOUS LIFE POSSIBLE?

The Problems Of The Religious Life: Is The Religious Life Possible? This is the question of one who desires to live the religious life, but who is afraid. I do not think that a man who sees nothing attractive in the religious ideal will ever ask that question. It is rather the question of one … Continue reading “258. THE PROBLEMS OF THE RELIGIOUS LIFE: IS THE RELIGIOUS LIFE POSSIBLE?”

255. THE PROBLEMS OF THE RELIGIOUS LIFE: THE OPPOSING FORCES OF THE RELIGIOUS LIFE–THE WORLD

The Problems Of The Religious Life: The Opposing Forces Of The Religious Life’97The World The world, the flesh and the devil constitute the trinity of forces which oppose the religious life. These are distinct from each other, yet they act in perpetual concert, so that any two of them are powerless apart from the third. … Continue reading “255. THE PROBLEMS OF THE RELIGIOUS LIFE: THE OPPOSING FORCES OF THE RELIGIOUS LIFE–THE WORLD”

252. THE PROBLEMS OF THE RELIGIOUS LIFE: CAN A JUST GOD FORGIVE SINS?

The Problems Of The Religious Life: Can A Just God Forgive Sins? To the ears of the Christian believer the question seems superfluous, and I think I may almost say it sounds grotesque. That fact notwithstanding, to vast numbers of men and women it is the most perplexing of questions, and constitutes the initial religious … Continue reading “252. THE PROBLEMS OF THE RELIGIOUS LIFE: CAN A JUST GOD FORGIVE SINS?”