A Plea for Sincerity in Religious Thought (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Excerpt from A Plea for Sincerity in Religious Thought

But this policy has recently been advocated by several editorials in the Outlook. The following statements have there been made: We say, therefore, to every liberal minister in a conservative church, Stay where you are, and preach the truth as God gives you to see the truth, without fear, without favor. We advise the Presbyterian to remain in the church in which he has been brought up, and preach the freedom of faith for which his Puritan ancestry were willing to lay down their lives. Feb. 5, 1898, p. That liberty [freedom Of growth] is explicitly and in terms provided for by all such as have creeds to which their clergy subscribe. In whatever Protestant pulpit you may stand you are entitled to liberty. March 19, 1898, pp. 710, The very question at6 A plea for sincerity IN religious thought.

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Excerpt from A Plea for Sincerity in Religious Thought

The Presbyterian General Assembly of the United States (1898) has just taken a notable position, which marks an epoch in religious history. I refer to its action in the case of Prof. Arthur C. McGiffert, of Union Theological Seminary, New York City, in answer to a petition that he be tried for heresy. Professor McGiffert has recently published a book, entitled "The Apostolic Age," in which conclusions respecting the origin and character of the New Testament writings and theories of the person and message of Jesus are stated, which contradict the cardinal teachings of the Westminster Confession. It is not to the point to say that many of the opinions here set forth are generally accepted by leading specialists in Biblical criticism and historical scholarship. They strike at the vital and central principles of Presbyterian theology; and the Presbyterian Church cannot ignore so serious a matter.

What the General Assembly has done is this: It has raised the question of honor, which ought to he sufficient.

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