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Review of George A. Barton, Jesus of Nazareth: A Biography

Review condemns modernist rationalizations of Jesus and miracles, defending the New Testament portrayal of Christ. Argues against pragmatic reshaping of Jesus and for apologetical fidelity to historic faith.
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The God of the Early Christians

Review critiques modernist reductions of Jesus and defends New Testament claims about Christ's person, incarnation, and early Christian worship as seen especially in Paul.
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Honesty and Freedom in the Christian Ministry

Selections from Moody Monthly (Mar 1924) defending biblical creation against evolution and urging Scripture-led apologetics; Machen on the apostolic character of Paul’s epistles.
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The Issue in the Church

Machen denounces modernist reinterpretation of creeds and calls for a Spirit-wrought revival. He urges doctrinal honesty, defense of religious liberty, and true newness in Christ.
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Sin’s Wages and God’s Gift

Machen expounds Romans 6:23: the wages of sin is death, yet God offers eternal life as a free gift in Christ. He warns against minimizing personal sin and urges faith.
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Isaiah’s Scorn of Idolatry

Machen condemns modern pragmatic 'religion' as idolatry—making gods to serve human ends rather than worshipping the living God. He calls for a recovery of Scripture and revealed truth.
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God Transcendent

Machen's sermon on Isaiah 40 emphasizes God's transcendence: nature testifies to God, but Scripture uniquely reveals His gracious condescension in Christ and the facts of redemption.
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Review of William Bancroft Hill, The Apostolic Age

Machen reviews essays on omnipotence, apologetics, and the Apostolic Age, defending New Testament supernaturalism, apostolic canonicity, and Paul's gospel against modernist readings.
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Review of Giovanni Papini, Life of Christ

Essay examines God's omnipotence and the problem of evil, assesses New Testament papyri and Pauline authority, and reviews Papini's Life of Christ as an apologetic defense of Christ's deity.
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Review of A.F.W. Blunt, The Acts of the Apostles

Critical review defending the necessity of biblical miracles and the supernatural origin of the church against liberal rationalism. Considers the problem of evil, Acts, and apologetic method.
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