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THE APOSTOLATE145Galatians he sustains this conflict bravely and eflfectuallysuch awaythat the Methodist can not have eye or ear forrather feels like deploring the apostle's zeal, saying:" Ifbut in;it.HePaul had ...
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:;XXX. TheApostolic Scriptures. "AndIthink thatSpirit ofGod."also have theI—iCor. vii. 40.We have seen that the apostolate has an extraordinary significance and occupies a unique position. This posit ...
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:THE APOSTOLIC SCRIPTURES.147only founded churches, but also gave them ordinances. St. Paul writes to the Corinthians " As I have given order to the churches :of Galatia, even so doye"(iCor. xvi.Hence they were con-i).scious of ...
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:;;THE APOSTOLATE148ready contained in the word: "I have received mercy to be ful,"i.e.,Byinmyworkfaith-of regulating the churches.these ordinances and regulations the apostles not only gaveto the churches ...
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;THE APOSTOLIC SCRIPTURES. tingwasof little significance to their persons';149but against thiswhole representation we protest with all our might. Nay, these men were not such excellent personalities that the few occasional letters from their hands ...
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APOSTOLIC INSPIRATION highest degree, andweheartily indorse all that the Ethical theolo-gians say in this respect. tolic inspiration is153But,whenweall is said,not even touched upon;thathold that apos-it li ...
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THE APOSTOLATE154Andothers, but to the apostles exclusively.again:"The Com-which is the Holy Ghost shall teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things whatsoever I have said unto you" (John xiv. 26) which promise was not int ...
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THE APOSTOLIC SCRIPTURES151and continued in the right direction. Hence the power of their writings, and the almost binding authority of their word." Over against these three opponents we wish to present the view of the best theologians of the Christian Church, which, altho fully app ...
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THE APOSTOLATEI50The supportersof the first say:than the work of the Holy Spirit in sitdown, take pen andNothing can be more simple the apostles. They had only to "and writeink,vocates of the natural process stateat ...
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XXXI. Apostolic Inspiration."WhenHe, the Spirit of truth, is come. He will guide you into all truth."—yc?/i«xvi. 13.What is thenature of the work of the Holy Spirit in the inspi-ration of the apostles?Apart from the mechanical and natural theories, which ...