Parish Papers

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Team
One of Her Majesty's Chaplains for Scotland;
1863
As Their Pastor.
1. What is Christianity? 2. Who was Jesus Christ? 3. What can we Believe if we do not thus Believe in Jesus? 4. What if Christianity is not True?
THOUGHTS UPON THE FINAL JUDGMENT 1. The Judge 2. Who are to be Judged? 3. The Books shall be Opened, 4. Results of Judgment
THOUGHTS UPON FUTURE LIFE 1. Our Physical Life in Heaven 2. Our Intellectual Life 3. Our Devotional Life 4. Our Social Life 6. Our Active Life
REVIVALS— 1. Their Need 2. Objections to Revivals
THE BEGINNING OF A YEAR Advices on Entering a New Year
This question refers to a matter of fact. I do not ask whether the Christian religion is true, but only, What is the Christian religion? What is that religion which has existed for eighteen centuries; which is professed by Christendom; and which has been more precious than life itself to millions who have died in its faith, and is so still to millions who possess it as their peace and joy?
But how are we to obtain a satisfactory reply to this question? Are we to examine the opinions of all the various churches, sects, or bodies, professing Christianity, in order to determine what it is they profess? If we adopted such a process of investigation as this, I believe we would reach, by a longer road, the very same point which may be reached by a shorter and more satisfactory process.