A Noble Testimony
Sermon urging believers to "do what you can": use time, talents, knowledge, secret prayer and sacrificial giving (the alabaster box) to grow in faith and influence others.
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A Noble Testimony
A Word About Revivals
Poem contrasts poverty and luxury. Essays defend Christ's resurrection by legal tests of Gospel witnesses, urge stewardship despite debt, and argue bishops/presbyters differ from ruling elders.
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Popular Revivals
Argues against sensational, human-devised "revivals," warning they harm churches. True revival is the Spirit's orderly work among believers via prayer, Scripture, self-examination, and faithful preaching.
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The Great Commission
Argues the Great Commission uses three instruments—preacher, gospel, and Holy Spirit. Urges ordained, qualified ministers to preach Christ crucified plainly and powerfully.
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What Is Truth?
Argues that faith rests on God's testimony, not mere probability. Jesus is the Truth and Mediator; his atoning work brings repentance, righteousness, and eternal life.
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Retribution: Or, Sin Must Be Punished
Affirms human freedom but universal sin from Adam; insists sin merits punishment ('the wages of sin is death') and only Christ's atonement secures salvation. Rejects "general mercy".
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Redemption
Analyzes Alexander Campbell's anti-creedal proposals and defends classical Presbyterian doctrine of redemption, emphasizing federal headship, imputation, and Christ's substitutionary atonement.
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Common Sense Argument
Affirms the deacon's office and advances a 'common-sense' apologetic: Scripture's authenticity rests on credible eyewitness testimony, historical attestation, and textual unity.
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Inaugural Address, Delivered on the 7th July, 1858, Before the Trustees of the La Grange Synodical College
Defends church-led education, tracing its history from Israel through the Reformation. Argues state control excludes religion, causes moral decline, and urges denominational colleges.
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A Sketch of Our Work in Mexico
History of Union Theological Seminary (from 1812) with missionary reports on church planting, schools, and native ministry work in Mexico, Brazil, and Japan.
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