The Sacrifice of Christ, the Type and Model of Missionary Effort: A Sermon Preached by Appointment of the Board of Foreign Missions, Before the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, in the First Presbyterian Church, New York, May 18, 1856

Thornwell expounds Christ’s voluntary sacrificial death and resurrection as the priestly atonement revealing divine glory. He presents this sacrifice as the paradigmatic model for missionary effort.

James Henley Thornwell (November 27, 1812 – December 1, 1862) was an American Presbyterian theologian, minister, and professor whose rigorous Reformed teaching at South Carolina College and Columbia Theological Seminary deeply shaped Southern Presbyterian doctrine in the mid-19th century. A prolific writer and church leader, he defended confessional Calvinism and articulated a theological vision that emphasized church unity and doctrinal fidelity.

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