"The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved; he uttered his voice, the earth melted.
"The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge."[A]
[Footnote A: Psalms xlvi:1-7.]
All which loving trust comes from that blessed sense of nearness of God born of the great doctrine of Immanence—God resident in the world, here and now—a dynamic power in the world—that makes for righteousness, and of which the Christ was and is the manifestation, the Revealer; and the Immanent Spirit is "the Light of Christ."
LESSON IV.
(Scripture Reading Exercise.)
THE PHILOSOPHICAL VALUE OF THE DOCTRINE OF IMMANENCE.
ANALYSIS. | REFERENCES. |
I. The Immanence Conception a Result of Modern Thinking. | The Scripture passages and works cited in the lesson text. |
II. Philosophical Values in Immanence. | |
III. Immanence Conversely—"The World Immanent in God." | |
IV. Immanence Equal—Manifestation Unequal. |
SPECIAL TEXT: "Thou, God, seest me." (Gen. xvi:13.)