The work of the Holy Spirit - pagina 366

REGENERATION

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The

Ethical theologians will probably assent to

said on this subject

;

and

yet, according to

all

that

we have

our deepest conviction,

they have wholly bastardized and misapprehended this precious article of faith.

Christ

;

ing that

it is

tell

us that they do this more than we, maintain-

immaterial whether a

not so long as he

man

is

sound

in the Scripture or

is no any formula, confession, articles of faith, or even the Scripture, A prominent Ethical professor at the Uni-

more need faith in

Assuredly they strongly emphasize the union with

they even

is

united with Christ.

In that case there

of

versity of Utrecht has openly declared

:

"

Altho

I

should lose the

entire Scripture, yea, tho the truth of not one of the Gospel narra-

would not be in the least affected, for I and having that, what more can a man desire?" And this has such a pious ring, and taken in the abstract is so true, that many a conscience must agree with it, not having the faintest suspicion of the apostasy from the faith of tives could be verified,

would

still

the fathers contained in If

I

possess union with Christ

;

it.

one should ask us whether

united with Jesus possesses

all

we do not

believe that the soul

that can be desired,

we would almost

knows better. No, indeed, favored soul, you need no more depart in peace, thrice blessed of

refuse an answer, for he

having that

;

God.

But because the mystical union with the Son of God is so weighty and precious an article of faith, we desire that every man should treat it most seriously, and examine whether the union which he says he possesses is actually the same mystical union with the Lord Jesus Christ which the Scripture promises to the children of God, and which they have enjoyed throughout the ages.

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