The Place and Importance of an Individual
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Argument that individuals have an essential place in God's moral and social order and in the church. Warns against pride, isolation, and unnatural associations.
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The Place and Importance of an Individual
Christianity as Applied to the Mind of a Child in the Sunday-School: Annual Sermon on Behalf of the American Sunday-School Union
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Albert Barnes' 1850 sermon argues Sunday-schools are vital for applying Christianity to children's minds. Children are morally susceptible yet born fallen and need divine grace.
The Rejectec Call of Wisdom
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Two sermons: one affirms the believer's peace through trust in God; the other warns those who reject Wisdom's call, urging repentance and conversion before final judgment.
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Book of Revelation
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Albert Barnes's 1851 preface and introduction to his Notes on Revelation, outlining his method, sources (e.g., Gibbon, Stuart), and his views on authorship and historical interpretation.
The Throne of Inquity, or Sustaining Evil by Law: A Discourse in Behalf of a Law Prohibiting the Traffic in Intoxicating Drinks
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Albert Barnes (1852) argues that licensing and regulating the liquor traffic validates evil. He advocates total legal prohibition of intoxicating drinks, appealing to moral and state police powers.
Our Position: A Sermon, Preached Before the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States
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Albert Barnes argues that diversity of gifts and denominations is natural and beneficial: varied minds and manifestations of the Spirit check abuse, promote truth, and preserve liberty in the Church.
Notes, Critical, Illustrative and Practical, on the Book of Daniel
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Barnes' introduction summarizes Daniel's life, exile, court service, and visions. It surveys the book's relation to Revelation, authorship questions, and historical context.
How Shall Man Be Just With God?
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Albert Barnes examines the universal question “How shall man be just with God?”, tracing human guilt, the difficulty of justification, and its central importance to salvation.
The Apostolic Church, an Inquiry into Its Organization and Government, Particularly with Reference to the Claims of Episcopacy
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Barnes examines New Testament evidence on the organization and government of the apostolic church, arguing for scripture-only authority and critiquing episcopal claims.
Miscellaneous Essays and Reviews, Vol. 1
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Albert Barnes' Essays and Reviews (1855) collects revised essays, notably a detailed review of Butler's Analogy, defending its enduring apologetic and theological worth.
Miscellaneous Essays and Reviews, Vol. 2
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Albert Barnes surveys ancient Western Asian commerce—spices, caravans, and cities (Tyre, Petra, Babylon)—arguing that changes in trade make the fulfillment of biblical prophecies inevitable.
Exclusivism
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Albert Barnes critiques denominational exclusivism—Episcopalians, Baptists, and certain Scotch Presbyterians. He outlines their exclusionary practices on ministry, baptism, and communion.
The Influence of the Gospel on the Imagination
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Sketch of Albert Barnes and his pulpit gifts, with a sermon—'The Influence of the Gospel on the Imagination'—arguing the gospel subdues and sanctifies human thought.
The Church and Slavery
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Albert Barnes examines the church's relation to American slavery, criticizes denominational complicity, and urges Christians and churches to oppose and detach from the system.
The Uses and Lessons of Disappointment
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Albert Barnes' sermon treats disappointment as a common affliction—examining forms (wealth, honor, family, earthly pleasure) and its uses to humble and redirect believers.
The Broad Way to Destruction
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A sermon contrasting the broad road to destruction with the narrow way to life (Matt. 7:13), urging repentance, faith, and holy living to escape the crowd bound for ruin.
The Atonement, in Its Relations to Law and Moral Government
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Barnes defends the Christian atonement, answering objections from human-law analogies about substitution, pardon, and the justice of divine government.
Inquiries and Suggestions in Regard to the Foundation of Faith in the Word of God
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Barnes argues that human reason and the moral sense enable recognition of divine revelation; the Bible appeals to reason and conscience and does not contradict true scientific knowledge.
Life at Three-Score: A Sermon Delivered in the First Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, November 28, 1858
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Albert Barnes' 1858 sermon 'Life at Three-Score' reflects at sixty on life's worth, urging temperance, industry, and religion, and offering hopeful counsel to younger generations.
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