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title: 'Professor J. Gresham Machen, D.D., Declines the Presidency of Bryan University'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'J. Gresham Machen'
date: 1927-09-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Messianic, New Testament Prophecy, and Old Testament Prophecy'
- 'Second Coming of Christ and Judgment'
- 'American Presbyterian and Reformed History'
scriptures:
- 'John 1'
- 'Revelation 16'
- 'Matthew 24'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/machen-1927-professor-j-gresham-machen-d-d-declines-the-presidency-of-bryan-university
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# Professor J. Gresham Machen, D.D., Declines the Presidency of Bryan University

Editorial explains John 1:16’s “grace for grace,” links Gentile–Jew antagonism to Armageddon prophecy, and prints J. Gresham Machen’s letter declining a university presidency to defend Princeton and the Reformed faith.

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