How God Inspired the Bible
Title | How God Inspired the Bible PDF eBook |
Author | John Paterson Smyth |
Publisher | |
Pages | 236 |
Release | 1892 |
Genre | Bible |
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Title | How God Inspired the Bible PDF eBook |
Author | John Paterson Smyth |
Publisher | |
Pages | 236 |
Release | 1892 |
Genre | Bible |
ISBN |
Title | How God Inspired the Bible PDF eBook |
Author | John Paterson Smyth |
Publisher | |
Pages | 240 |
Release | 1893 |
Genre | Bible |
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Title | How God Inspired the Bible, Thoughts for the Present Disquiet PDF eBook |
Author | John Paterson Smyth |
Publisher | |
Pages | 240 |
Release | 1909 |
Genre | Bible |
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Title | How God Inspired the Bible, Thoughts for the Present Disquiet PDF eBook |
Author | John Paterson Smyth |
Publisher | Rarebooksclub.com |
Pages | 46 |
Release | 2013-09 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781230037905 |
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 edition. Excerpt: ...which all these separate, unconnected books, with centuries between them, form a complete and connected Bible, as if some Master-mind were directing the plan. There are other reasons, too, referred to in my chapter' on the grounds for believing in inspiration. But I need not do more than indicate them here. Enough, I think, has been already said to show that this theory of "natural inspiration" cannot be accepted without utterly ignoring the special and distinguishing features of the Bible. '1 Peter i. 11. '2 Peter i. 21. 'Acts iii. 21. 'Matt. i. 22. The reasons above adduced against believing in the theory of natural inspiration are amongst those most prominently brought forward to prove the opposite doctrine of the verbal inspiration of the Bible. This doctrine asserts that God is the author of Scripture in the same sense as Milton is of the "Paradise Lost"; that every sentence is of His dictation; that the human writers were but as the pen which the Holy Spirit used, their personality not at all passing into their work; that, therefore, the Bible is entirely Divine, and literally of God's authorship in every line and sentence. To ensure a fair representation of the theory, I quote the opinions of some of its best-lmown advocates. Professor Gaussen tells us: "The Scriptures are given and guaranteed by God even in their very language." "The Bible," says Dean Burgon, "is none other than the voice of Him that sitteth on the throne. Every book of it, every chapter of it, every verse of it, every word of it, every syllable of it, every letter of it, is the direct utterance of the Most High, supreme, absolute, faultless, unerring." And another writer (Mr. Baylee)...
Title | HOW GOD INSPIRED THE BIBLE PDF eBook |
Author | J. Paterson (John Paterson) 1852 Smyth |
Publisher | Wentworth Press |
Pages | 232 |
Release | 2016-08-26 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781362679837 |
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Title | How God Inspired the Bible PDF eBook |
Author | John Paterson Smyth |
Publisher | Forgotten Books |
Pages | 222 |
Release | 2017-11-24 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780331830729 |
Excerpt from How God Inspired the Bible: Thoughts for the Present Disquiet I. What human theories claim II. What the scriptures claim III. What common-sense claims IV. The purpose OF scripture V. Its method OF teaching what infallibility Is needed VII. Is the bible infallible? VIII. Danger OF popular notions OF infallibility IX. A caution. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Title | Worcester Library Bulletin PDF eBook |
Author | Free Public Library (Worcester, Mass.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 376 |
Release | 1915 |
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