The work of the Holy Spirit - pagina 397

JUSTIFICATION

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been no need of regeneration, of healing, of a rising again, of sanctification; nevertheless he would have been subject to the vengeance of justice.

Hence man's case in relation to his God must be considered Be not afraid of that word, brother. Rather insist that it be pronounced with as strong an emphasis as possible. It must be emphasized, and all the more strongly, because for so many years it has been scorned, and the churches have been made to believe that this "juridical" aspect of the case was of no importance that it was a representation really unworthy of God that the principal thing was to bring forth fruit meet for repentance. Beautiful teaching, gradually pushed into the world from the juridically.

;

;

closet of philosophy

teaching that declares that morality included

:

the right and stood far above the right; that

notion of the

life of less civilized

"

right"

was

chiefly a

ages and of crude persons, but of

no importance to our ideal age and to the ideal development of humanity and of individuals; yea, that in some respects it is even objectionable, and should never be allowed to enter into that holy and high and tender relation that exists between God and man.

The

fruit of this pestilential

the sense

of right

is

philosophy

is,

that

now

in

gradually dying of slow consumption.

Europe

Among

the Asiatic nations this sense of right has greater vitality than

among

us.

Might

is

again greater than right.

right of the strongest.

atony of spirit at discover

now

first

And

Right

the luxurious circles,

is

who

again the in their

protested against the "juridical" in theology,

with terror that certain classes in society are losing

more and more respect for the "juridical" in the question of property. Even in regard to the possession of land and house, and treasure and fields, this new conception of life considers the " juridical" a

less

noble idea.

Bitter satire!

You who,

in

your wantonness,

mockery of the " juridical " in connection with God, find your punishment now in the fact that the lower classes start the mockery of this " juridical " in connection with your money and your goods. Yea, more than this. When recently in Paris a woman was tried for having shot and killed a man in court, not only did the jury acquit her, but she was made the heroine of an ovation. Here also other motives were deemed more precious, and the " juridical " aspect had nothing to do with it. And, therefore, in the name of God and of the right which He started the

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