Theology, or the Evidences and Study of the Bible, or Christian Missions, or Church History, or kindred subjects.' It is further provided that the College Committee, in conjunction with the Trustees, shall once in two years, or oftener (should exceptional circumstances render it desirable), 'appoint and engage a Lecturer, who shall ordinarily be a member of the Baptist denomination, but who may occasionally be a member of any other body of Evangelical Christians, to deliver a course of not more than eight Lectures, on some subject of the nature hereinbefore mentioned.' In accordance with these provisions, the Rev. Dr. Angus delivered, at Regent's Park College, in the year 1896, a Course of Six Lectures on REGENERATION, afterwards published. The Second Course, delivered in 1898, is contained in the following volume. NOTE. The sentences above marked as quotations are from the Deed of Trust, executed March 1896. CONTENTS 5 458 CREED, THE EXPRESSION OF FAITH ON ITS INTEL- LECTUAL SIDE Different aspects of Faith: The Faith' Dogma and doctrine Futility of a non-doctrinal religion. IMPORTANCE OF CLEAR, WELL-GROUNDED DOCTRINAL Truth to be sought for its own sake Connection between Belief and Salvation Opposite tendencies of thought to be avoided 1. Attributing a necessary moral quality to belief 2. Regarding belief as morally indifferent. Verification, a test of doctrines But not submission to Church Authority But nothing can supersede individual responsibility Ruskin on Church Authority 34 Original form and supplemental Articles . Councils of Constantinople, Ephesus, Chalcedon Fourfold form of errors repudiated CONFESSIONS OF THE REFORMATION PERIOD CHIEF CHARACTERISTIC OF THE EARLIER CREEDS. Theology and Christology, not Anthropology or Soteri- THEOLOGICAL DISCUSSIONS IN THE WESTERN CHURCH Rise of Sacerdotalism and Sacramentarianism MARTIN LUTHER: THE NINETY-FIVE THESES, 1517. ULRICH ZWINGLI: THE SIXTY-SEVEN CONCLUSIONS Meeting of Luther and Zwingli: Articles agreed upon Confession, prepared by Melanchthon |