The Purposes of the Incarnation
Author | : Rev. G. Campbell Morgan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 48 |
Release | : 1958 |
Genre | : Incarnation |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Rev. G. Campbell Morgan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 48 |
Release | : 1958 |
Genre | : Incarnation |
ISBN | : |
Author | : G. H. Percival |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 1908 |
Genre | : Christianity |
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Author | : G H Percival |
Publisher | : Wentworth Press |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2019-03-24 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781010988717 |
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author | : G. Percival |
Publisher | : Independently Published |
Total Pages | : 62 |
Release | : 2020-01-07 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781657117006 |
There exists in certain religious circles the idea that criticism of Christian doctrine is an undesirable thing, because indicative of a spirit of irreverence and faithlessness that is at variance with the fundamental principles of Christianity. According to Catholic teaching, the Church is founded upon divine revelation, to doubt the reality of which is to question the truth of the Word of God. It is not to be supposed that the finite understandings of men can fathom the infinite mysteries of God. Does not the conception that it is possible for the divine truths of religion to be comprehended by means of the same evidential methods adopted in the acquisition of secular knowledge, imply a practical denial of the existence of a supreme God, since the creature would thus be made to appear as equal in wisdom and power with the Creator? Most seekers after the Word of God meet at one time or other with some such argument against the propriety of their endeavours to obtain evidence of the intrinsic truth of Christian teaching. But the charge of irreverence brought against honest inquiry is powerless to affect the belief, held by many educated men and women, that a pure desire to know and to do the will of God necessitates the exercising of intellectual as well as of spiritual faculties, in order that what is true in the teaching offered to them in the name of Christ may be separated from what is false, to the greater glory of God and to the furthering of the divine purpose of Life. Hostility towards criticism of religious doctrine appears to all impartial minds to be not only of doubtful service to the cause of Religion as a whole, but also to cast discredit on the ability of any particular creed to sustain an examination in detail of its articles. In an era when most things touching the health and general well-being of men are subjected to critical inquiry, it would be strange if their spiritual welfare should escape remark. Science has much to say about the food we eat, the clothes we wear, the habits of our daily lives; and we listen to what is said with due respect, because we know the aim of Science to be the improvement of the conditions of life through the elimination of error and harmful prejudice from the paths of progress; and because, by regulating our conduct by the reasonable principles recommended, we may contribute towards the amelioration of those conditions under which future generations of men will enter upon their inheritance of the earth. Is the authority claimed and exercised by the Church over the souls and minds of men to be unquestioned? Is the training of spiritual consciousness less important than the education and nourishment of the body? Scientific criticism may not be perfect, or its judgments infallible; but such as it is to-day, why may not its methods be applied to the elimination of falsehood and ignorance from things religious as well as from things secular? Truth is Truth, whether its unveiling to the understanding be achieved by Science or Religion. Investigation of the evidence of a supposed truth either, by certifying its verity, leads to its surer stability, with proportionate increase of honour; or, by tracing and eliminating error, gives higher value to the remaining purified residue. If the supposed teaching of Christ were found to be consistent with the modern teaching of Science, the mutual endorsement would be a further guarantee of the verity of the question in point, both in its religious and its scientific aspect. But if an examination of Christian doctrine reveals the presence of dogma utterly irreconcilable with known scientific facts, then, if the cry for Truth raised by both teachers is sincere, the rejection of that which defiles Truth is incumbent upon the disciples of Religion as well as upon those of Science.
Author | : Frederick D. Gorini |
Publisher | : Xulon Press |
Total Pages | : 162 |
Release | : 2011-02 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1612151191 |
It is more than likely that you've heard the question asked, "Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?" Such a question makes it seem that truth can come in three different measures. While this is not necessarily the best way to describe it, it is accurate to say that truth can be revealed in a measure, a fuller measure, and in its fullest measure. There is a threefold revelation of the reason for the incarnation revealed in Scripture. Every Christian should know why God the Father sent His Son Jesus to dwell among us as a man. Unfortunately so many believers only know and believe the initial revelation of the purpose of the incarnation. I invite you to take a deeper journey into truth with me and be strengthened and made free by the fuller and fullest revelation of the reason for the incarnation. So . . . help us God! PASTOR FRED GORINI is a loving husband and father, who along with his covenant wife of 35 years founded a local church in Daytona Beach, Florida, 27 years ago. A strong believer in the local church, Pastor Fred continues to serve at Rock Church of Daytona Beach. Pastor Fred's visionary teachings are seasoned with prophetic insight that has edified the local church in his own community as well as in many relationally networked congregations around the United States of America. His revelation of the Word of God has been tested and proven not only in the United States, but also in several nations of South America, Asia, and Africa.
Author | : G. H. Percival |
Publisher | : Wentworth Press |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2016-08-27 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781371824143 |
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author | : Byran Russell |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 247 |
Release | : 2020-03-29 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
The nature of the Incarnation is of supreme importance in our understanding of God's purpose in the Provision of Redemption. The Redemption in the Old Economy of the Law was principled on the Innocent for the Guilty. The blood of the innocent animal was offered upon the altar before the Lord for the remission of the sin of the guilty. This principle was based on even a greater principle, The Atoning Blood of The Son of God, The Lamb slain before the foundation of the World. The Trinity foreknew that man would have failed the TEST of Obedience in the Garden of Eden before Adam and Eve were created. However, God's foreknowledge did not prevent the creation of man. It was in Eternity The Son offered to die on man's behalf to redeem him. So on looking on the blood of the innocent animal, The Father saw the blood of His Son and thus forgave the guilty under the Law. The external consideration of the Fall did not influence God's purpose in the creation of man, neither did the Fall of Lucifer and his angels. God's purpose in creation is eternal, and external factors will never change it.Of necessity, it must be emphasized that the innocent animal, under the Law, was far inferior to the guilty sinner for whom it was offered. The Eternal Lamb was far superior to guilty man, being the Son of God, holy and separate from sin. A student of Theology may want to ask the question, Why would God go ahead and create man, knowing that he would FALL? To this , we may reply that God's eternal purpose in man's creation was far greater than man's failure in the Garden of Eden. Simply on the basis of Divine Economy, it makes eternal sense. God created a pair of people, but today there are more than 7,000,000,000 people who are the descendants of Adam and eve.The Incarnation is one of the greatest mysteries and because of its eternal purpose, the angels desire to look into it. It will be talked about throughout eternity by the saints and angels. But fundamental to and prior to the Incarnation was a great mystery. Sometime before The Son assumed human nature, He merged with the Father and became One with Him; yet maintained His personal Distinction. These Distinctions which some Theologians call Emanations, the sharing of The Father's Divine nature with The Son and The Holy Spirit, are immutable and cannot be reversed. The Theology of Immutability is not only applicable to the merging of the Son with The Father before the miraculous conception of the Virgin Mary, but it also applies to other Divine acts. Once a human being is born into the World, he will continue to exist in some form for eternity.For the sake of continuing of this line of thought, The Son was actually transported from Heaven to Earth by this miraculous act of The Holy Spirit. His earthly life then began and became subject to the biological laws of nature. Since Divinity cannot be created, neither can it be changed, The Son could see Himself when being conceived in Mary's womb. However the Babe in Mary's womb would have no human consciousness, because to be true human, one does not self-consciousness in the womb, but later after birth. Now that the great mystery of the Miraculous Conception is better explained, we are ready to consider more fully the human nature of Jesus Christ, man's Redeemer.Without the human nature of Christ, the Provision of Redemption would not be possible. Christ needed a human body to offer the Vicarious Sacrifice of himself unto The Father on man's behalf. Angels are immortal beings and could not die on behalf of mankind. In His Pre-Incarnate form, Christ could not have died. Redemption requires a blood sacrifice, The Innocent for The Guilty. Death by sin had reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who had not sinned. None of Adam's descendants could die for man's Redemption. The Atoning Sacrifice had to be sinless. By the Virgin Birth or the Miraculous Conception of Mary, a sinless and holy human body was provided for The Son of God.
Author | : Alexander Charles Garrett |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 1891 |
Genre | : Incarnation |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Edward Staples Drown |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 1922 |
Genre | : Incarnation |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Reinhard Feldmeier |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 460 |
Release | : 2021 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781481313872 |
The incarnation--the act of God assuming mortal flesh through Jesus Christ--reveals God's radical love for a world marked by the rebellion of the created against their creator. God becomes human to create life and restore the disrupted divine-human relationship. This doctrine is thus the theme of the Christian faith par excellence. However, the incarnation does not begin with its ultimate realization in Jesus Christ; that single event is preceded by a long history of a God who continually reunites with his people to lead them from death to life, from bondage to freedom. God Becoming Human pursues the astonishing arc of the incarnation, chronicling the varying ways Scripture recounts the divide between God and the creatures of his likeness as well as the diverse expressions the text gives regarding the desire for reconciliation. As the expectations of an existing intermediary that can somehow bridge this gap between God and humans dwindle throughout the Old Testament, hope is increasingly placed on new forms of closeness to God. The closeness made possible by Jesus Christ receives a wide range of interpretations by New Testament witnesses and is continued by a rich chorus that culminates in the early church with the theology of the incarnation. Reinhard Feldmeier and Hermann Spieckermann invite readers to see that the doctrine of the incarnation, the pinnacle of the scriptural saga of redemption, reveals that God's ultimate purpose in dealing with creation was to become human. As narrated in the story of the fall, if paradise was lost because humanity wanted to emulate God, the one reconciled with God through Christ is now given the opportunity--and challenge--to become a child of God. In accordance with the One who descended from the heavenly throne, one must precisely lower oneself and thus fully embrace one's created humanness. It is through the flesh that the created and their creator are joined; there is no other path to unity.