The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-05
The Larger Love.
BY LYMAN ABBOTT

That the central doctrine of christianity;
all the prophets prepare experiences
has been finely and truly said that
justice righteousness wisdom but only that God soe His wisdom and
his the which attributes
o phase" of love Love his attributes it all of them His
Of his life to love His justice love looking upon
creatures His benfcence love showing itself deeds which
helpful pity ooviny His mercy the
sinful But whether righteous holy
love All the doctrines religion interpreted
that God love Their ability
rine and teach truths disclosing
Of the fact that God love Sin the departure the soul
from God Repentance the love
wronged Regeneration the birth of individual
Atonement the bringing together God
Sacrifice the ministry love whereby love qukened nnman hearts
knit another and to God by and through the love Of God Christ
our Lord Everything in theology everything life everything the bible
to be measured by its conformity this declaration that God love 1t
large deep far reaching that we have been able believe
|cep
of it with limitations placed upon them.
wish simply this morning
affirm with applications interpretations
another theology do not wish to attack faith and
wish to make clear and emphatic this truth that God love And do it,
want for conception
which we have inherited from the Puritan
ignorant Of what christianity is and still think that teaches that God
then loving the
who attempting impose this and limited conception God
the tradition and who think departing
teaching that God $
The century theology
and put in the Westminster Confession Faith This Confession of Faith
contains much that
much that ams Gods love- but also
n upon the love of God and these statements what distinguish from
the ecunnca
which humanity has put religion wider ap
prehension of religion The Westminster Confession faith itomzc
words ams that stop
that Of grace
passed the rest by that he revelation
that revelation cannot saved matter how gcnt they
their lives the light of
his salvation made cacou for and for the others
bestowed will be taken
from them it declares by implication persons
during this life that when this life mercy
end and that nothing but Judgment and penalty beyond
lowing direct quotations from the Westminster Confession of Faith constitute
the basis Of this optome;
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