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title: 'Not by Might but by the Spirit'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'Charles Henry Parkhurst'
date: 1899-06-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Theological Method'
- 'Preaching'
- 'Missions (General)'
- 'Sermons'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 26'
- 'John 3'
- 'Luke 19'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/parkhurst-1899-not-by-might-but-by-the-spirit
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# Not by Might but by the Spirit

Reviews theological reconstruction driven by logic; argues evangelism succeeds by the Spirit not force; reflects on Christ’s tact with Nathaniel, Nicodemus, and Zaccheus.

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