Contents - Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors - 2

[Preface.]
[Chapter I. Introduction.]
[§ 1. Object and Character of this Book.]
[§ 2. Progress requires that we should look back as well as forward.]
[§ 3. Orthodoxy as Right Belief.]
[§ 4. Orthodoxy as the Doctrine of the Majority. Objections.]
[§ 5. Orthodoxy as the Oldest Doctrine. Objections.]
[§ 6. Orthodoxy as the Doctrine held by all.]
[§ 7. Orthodoxy, as a Formula, not to be found.]
[§ 8. Orthodoxy as Convictions underlying Opinions.]
[§ 9. Substantial Truth and Formal Error in all great Doctrinal Systems.]
[§ 10. Importance of this Distinction.]
[§ 11. The Orthodox and Liberal Parties in New England.]
[Chapter II. The Principle And Idea Of Orthodoxy Stated And Examined.]
[§ 1. The Principle of Orthodoxy defined.]
[§ 2. Logical Genesis of the Principle of Orthodoxy.]
[§ 3. Orthodoxy assumed to be the Belief of the Majority.]
[§ 4. Heterodoxy thus becomes sinful.]
[§ 5. The Doctrine of Essentials and Non-essentials leads to Rome.]
[§ 6. Fallacy in this Orthodox Argument.]
[§ 7. The three Tendencies in the Church.]
[§ 8. The Party of Works.]
[§ 9. The Party of Emotion in Christianity.]
[§ 10. The Faith Party in Religion.]
[§ 11. Truth in the Orthodox Idea.]
[§ 12. Error in the Orthodox Principle.]
[§ 13. Faith, Knowledge, Belief, Opinion.]
[Chapter III. The Orthodox Idea Of Natural And Revealed Religion; Or, Naturalism And Supernaturalism.]
[§ 1. Meaning of Natural and Supernatural.]
[§ 2. The Creation Supernatural.]
[§ 3. The Question stated.]
[§ 4. Argument of the Supernaturalist from successive Geologic Creations.]
[§ 5. Supernatural Argument from Human Freedom.]
[§ 6. Supernatural Events not necessarily Violations of Law.]
[§ 7. Life and History contain Supernatural Events.]
[§ 8. The Error of Orthodox Supernaturalism.]
[§ 9. No Conflict between Naturalism and Supernaturalism.]
[§ 10. Further Errors of Orthodox Supernaturalism—Gulf between Christianity and all other Religions.]
[§ 11. Christianity considered unnatural, as well as supernatural by being made hostile to the Nature of Man.]
[Chapter IV. Truths And Errors As Regards Miracles.]
[§ 1. The Subject stated. Four Questions concerning Miracles.]
[§ 2. The Definition of a Miracle.]
[§ 3. The different Explanations of the Miracles of the Bible.]
[§ 4. Criticism on these Different Views of Miracles.]
[§ 5. Miracles no Proof of Christianity.]
[§ 6. But Orthodoxy is right in maintaining their Reality as Historic Facts.]
[§ 7. Analogy with other Similar Events recorded in History.]
[§ 8. Miracle of the Resurrection. Sceptical Objections.]
[§ 9. Final Result of this Examination.]
[Chapter V. Orthodox Idea Of The Inspiration And Authority Of The Bible.]
[§ 1. Subject of this Chapter. Three Views concerning the Bible.]
[§ 2. The Difficulty. Antiquity of the World, and Age of Mankind.]
[§ 3. Basis of the Orthodox Theory of Inspiration.]
[§ 4. Inspiration in general, or Natural Inspiration.]
[§ 5. Christian or Supernatural Inspiration.]
[§ 6. Inspiration of the Scriptures, especially of the New Testament Scriptures.]
[§ 7. Authority of the Scriptures.]
[§ 8. The Christian Prepossession.]
[§ 9. Conclusion.]
[Chapter VI. Orthodox Idea Of Sin, As Depravity And As Guilt.]
[§ 1. The Question stated.]
[§ 2. The four Moments or Characters of Evil. The Fall, Natural Depravity, Total Depravity, Inability.]
[§ 3. Orthodox and Liberal View of Man, as morally diseased or otherwise.]
[§ 4. Sin as Disease.]
[§ 5. Doctrine of the Fall in Adam, and Natural Depravity. Their Truth and Error.]
[§ 6. Examination of Romans, 5:12-21.]
[§ 7. Orthodox View of Total Depravity and Inability.]
[§ 8. Proof Texts.]
[§ 9. Truth in the Doctrine of Total Depravity.]
[§ 10. Ability and Inability.]
[§ 11. Orthodox Doctrine of Inability.]
[§ 12. Some further Features of Orthodox Theology concerning Human Sinfulness.]
[Chapter VII. Conversion And Regeneration.]
[§ 1. Orthodoxy recognizes only two Conditions in which Man can be found.]
[§ 2. Crisis and Development.]
[§ 3. Nature of the Change.]
[§ 4. Its Reality and Importance.]
[§ 5. Is it the Work of God, or of the Man himself? Orthodox Difficulty.]
[§ 6. Solved by the Distinction between Conversion and Regeneration.]
[§ 7. Men may be divided, religiously, into three Classes, not two.]
[§ 8. Difference between Conversion and Regeneration.]
[§ 9. Unsatisfactory Attitude of the Orthodox Church.]
[§ 10. The Essential Thing for Man is to repent and be converted; that is, to make it his Purpose to obey God in all Things.]
[§ 11. Regeneration is God's Work in the Soul. Examination of the Classical Passage, or conversation of Jesus with Nicodemus.]
[§ 12. Evidences of Regeneration.]
[Chapter VIII. The Orthodox Idea Of The Son Of God.]
[§ 1. Orthodox Doctrine stated.]
[§ 2. This Doctrine gradually developed.]
[§ 3. Unitarian Objections.]
[§ 4. Substantial Truth in this Doctrine.]
[§ 5. Formal Error of the Orthodox Statement.]
[§ 6. Errors of Arianism and Naturalism.]
[Chapter IX. Justification By Faith.]
[§ 1. This Doctrine of Paul not obsolete.]
[§ 2. Its Meaning and Importance.]
[§ 3. Need of Justification for the Conscience.]
[§ 4. Reaction of Sin on the Soul.]
[§ 5. Different Methods of obtaining Forgiveness.]
[§ 6. Method in Christianity.]
[§ 7. Result.]
[§ 8. Its History in the Church.]
[§ 9. Orthodox Errors, at the present Time, in Regard to Justification by Faith.]
[§ 10. Errors of Liberal Christians.]
[Chapter X. Orthodox Idea Of The Atonement.]
[§ 1. Confusion in the Orthodox Statement.]
[§ 2. Great Importance attributed to this Doctrine.]
[§ 3. Stress laid on the Death of Jesus in the Scripture.]
[§ 4. Difficulty in interpreting these Scripture Passages.]
[§ 5. Theological Theories based on the Figurative Language of the New Testament.]
[§ 6. The three principal Views of the Atonement—warlike, legal, and governmental.]
[§ 7. Impression made by Christ's Death on the Minds of his Disciples. First Theory on the Subject in the Epistle to the Hebrews.]
[§ 8. Value of Suffering as a Means of Education.]
[§ 9. The Human Conscience suggests the Need of some Satisfaction in order to our Forgiveness.]
[§ 10. How the Death of Jesus brings Men to God.]
[§ 11. This Law of Vicarious Suffering universal.]
[§ 12. This Law illustrated from History—in the Death of Socrates, Joan of Arc, Savonarola, and Abraham Lincoln.]
[§ 13. Dr. Bushnell's View of the Atonement.]
[§ 14. Results of this Discussion.]
[Chapter XI. Calling, Election, And Reprobation.]
[§ 1. Orthodox Doctrine.]
[§ 2. Scripture Basis for this Doctrine.]
[§ 3. Relation of the Divine Decree to Human Freedom.]
[§ 4. History of the Doctrine of Election and Predestination.]
[§ 5. Election is to Work and Opportunity here, not to Heaven hereafter. How Jacob was elected, and how the Jews were a Chosen People.]
[§ 6. How other Nations were elected and called.]
[§ 7. How different Denominations are elected.]
[§ 8. How Individuals are elected.]
[§ 9. How Jesus was elected to be the Christ.]
[§ 10. Other Illustrations of Individual Calling and Election.]
[Chapter XII. Immortality And The Resurrection.]
[§ 1. Orthodox Doctrine.]
[§ 2. The Doctrine of Immortality as taught by Reason, the Instinctive Consciousness, and Scripture.]
[§ 3. The Three Principal Views of Death—the Pagan, Jewish, and Christian.]
[§ 4. Eternal Life, as taught in the New Testament, not endless Future Existence, but present Spiritual Life.]
[§ 5. Resurrection, and its real Meaning, as a Rising up, and not a Rising again.]
[§ 6. Resurrection of the Body, as taught in the New Testament, not a Rising again of the same Body, but the Ascent into a higher Body.]
[Chapter XIII. Christ's Coming, Usually Called The “Second Coming,” And Christ The Judge Of The World.]
[§ 1. The Coming of Christ is not wholly future, not wholly outward, not local, nor material.]
[§ 2. No Second Coming of Christ is mentioned in Scripture.]
[§ 3. Were the Apostles mistaken in expecting a speedy Coming of Christ?]
[§ 4. Examination of the Account of Christ's Coming given by Jesus in Matthew (chapters 24-26).]
[§ 5. Coming of Christ in Human History at different Times.]
[§ 6. Relation of the Parable of the Virgins, and of the Talents, to Christ's Coming.]
[§ 7. Relation of the Account of the Judgment by the Messiah, in Matt. ch. 25, to his Coming.]
[§ 8. How Christ is, and how he is not, to judge the World.]
[§ 9. When Christ's Judgment takes Place.]
[§ 10. Paul's View of the Judgment by Christ.]
[§ 11. Final Result.]
[Chapter XIV. Eternal Punishment, Annihilation, Universal Restoration.]
[§ 1. Different Views concerning the Condition of the Impenitent hereafter.]
[§ 2. The Doctrine of Everlasting Punishment, as held by the Orthodox at the Present Time.]
[§ 3. Apparent Contradictions, both in Scripture and Reason, in Regard to this Doctrine.]
[§ 4. Everlasting Punishment limits the Sovereignty of God.]
[§ 5. Everlasting Punishment contradicts the Fatherly Love of God.]
[§ 6. Attempts to modify and soften the Doctrine of Everlasting Punishment.]
[§ 7. The meaning of Eternal Punishment in Scripture.]
[§ 8. How Judgment by Christ is connected with Punishment.]
[§ 9. The Doctrine of Annihilation.]
[§ 10. The Doctrine of Universal Restoration.]
[Chapter XV. The Christian Church.]
[§ 1. The Question stated.]
[§ 2. Orthodox Doctrine of the Church—Roman Catholic and High Church.]
[§ 3. The Protestant Orthodox Idea of the Church.]
[§ 4. Christ's Idea of a Church, or the Kingdom of Heaven.]
[§ 5. Church of the Leaven, or the Invisible Church.]
[§ 6. The Church of the Mustard-seed.]
[§ 7. Primitive and Apostolic Church, or Church as it was.]
[§ 8. The Actual Church, or the Church as it is.]
[§ 9. The Church Ideal, or Church as it ought to be.]
[§ 10. The Church Possible, or Church as it can be.]
[Chapter XVI. The Trinity.]
[§ 1. Definition of the Church Doctrine.]
[§ 2. History of the Doctrine.]
[§ 3. Errors in the Church Doctrine of the Trinity.]
[§ 4. The Trinity of Manifestations founded in the Truth of Things.]
[§ 5. It is in Harmony with Scripture.]
[§ 6. Practical value of the Trinity, when rightly understood.]
[Appendix. Critical Notices.]
[§ 1. On the Defence of Nescience in Theology, by Herbert Spencer and Henry L. Mansel.]
[§ 2. On the Defence of Verbal Inspiration by Gaussen.]
[§ 3. Defence of the Doctrine that Sin is a Nature, by Professor Shedd.]
[§ 4. Defence of Everlasting Punishment, by Dr. Nehemiah Adams and Dr. J. P. Thompson.]
[§ 5. Defence of the Trinity, by Frederick D. Huntington, D. D.]
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