Complete Works of Rev. Thomas Smyth, D.D, Vol. 9 (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Smyth, Thomas

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1333538375 ISBN 13 : 9781333538378

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Exploring the Trinity and the stakes of belief This volume surveys key Protestant doctrines, arguing for the deity of Christ and the Holy Ghost while contrasting them with Unitarianism. It frames why orthodox Trinitarian faith is central to salvation and church life, using historical and scriptural reasoning to guide readers through difficult questions.

The book presents a sustained defense of the Trinity, explains how biblical interpretation shapes worship, and discusses the risks of denying classic Christian doctrines. It weaves theological argument with practical reflections on faith, reason, and conscience, helping readers understand the why behind enduring beliefs.

• Clear explanations of the Trinity, the deity of the Son and the Spirit, and their work in creation and redemption


• Critiques of Unitarian positions, grounded in scripture and reason


• Historical context and practical implications for worship, doctrine, and church life


• Representative forms of doxology, prayers, and devotional practices from the era

Ideal for readers of religious history, doctrine, and devotional practice who want a grounded, thoughtful defense of classic Christian belief.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The Necessity and Importance of Controversy. The capacity, extent, and province of reason, in reference to religious truths, the design and authority of the Word of God, as the standard of doctrine, the nature, character and purposes of God, the trinity of persons in the one eternal Godhead, the deity, offices and work of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Divinity and work of the Holy Ghost, the nature and necessity of the atonement, these are subjects, which lie at the very foundation of all religion: the pillars and ground of all religious truth. The view we take of these doctrines makes us deists or believers, rationalists or christians, the only true worshippers of the true God, and our Saviour, or blasphemous idolaters. These truths underlie the very first principles of all piety, namely, the relation in which man stands to God, and God to man, the independence or absolute helplessness of the creature, the way of salvation, and the whole manner and matter of acceptable worship. They lead to two systems of belief, separated by a chasm of impassable depth, and contrary, the one to the other. And yet both exist, and both claim the name, the authority, and the sanctions of Christianity. Both are found among us. Both have their ministry, their ordinances, and their worshippers, and both hold forth their claims to the allegiance of ourselves and our children. What course, then, are we to pursue? Both cannot be true. One or the other must be false, and if false, dangerous, delusive, and destructive. What are we to do? A bove all things, ays the world, do not controvert, do not quarrel. Peace is more important than opinion. For modes of faith, let graceless zealots fight, He cant be wrong whose life is in the right. Just similar was the condition in which the primitive believers were placed when the Apostle Jude wrote to them his epistle. The object of God, in this ep
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1333538375
• ISBN 13: 9781333538378
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 739
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