The Person and Place of Jesus Christ

185 Pages·2005·13.16 MB·English

I

“THE PERSON AND PLACE
OF JESUS CHRIST

¢

i

| »

: POP. FORSY VIL
i

t

Wrasaw B, Exapqans Pusiasaine Company
Granp Ramps, Mreuean
fy Cangrgatiogst Union of Angled aad Wales and Hodder

cm tin, and {909 (chad

‘Gaui Rasa, ee

PREFACE

T wrt beg leave to plead that these mages are
Jeetures and act a treatise, The hacdling rests on 4
syitem, bat it is lest eystemetic than se
form, Some repeticion also way perhaps be tolerated
fon this grouad. ‘fhe same muy, I bope, be borne in
cuind in regard to the style, Most of the discouses were
in yart delivered ta aa audience, which may acccunt
for features that would be less in plece if only meant ior
the eye. The spoken style admits for instance of
inflections and emphases which made sufficieatly clear a
sentence that may have to be rend twice. admits also
ff more ease anil jutimacy at times, af personal references
and spiritual applications foreign to the remoter und mace
Ambitious idea of a treatise, Mereover the position
take up msies the personal religion of the matter the
hase of the theslogy.

T enpnot hope to have made every suggestion on
such & thee a2 obvieus as it should be in a prose
trticle. It is a subject in which tho writer mast rely
mech on the co-operative effort of the reader, and
‘tet chielly court the etudeat. The netchantmen of
hese goodly peazts must be scekers; and without
even divers they cannot be bad.

tive in
i Prifice

16 it came to exprossing obligations the foot cf each
page world bristle with autes and references, Tut
that also is forsign to the lecture fort, and especialy
fo the forus of lectures which made a certain allott 10
be as poplar as the subject and ita dopch allowed.
Besides, an apparatus of the kiad would huve given to
ths book an aepect of ernditivn which its anchor does
not possess, [Cis not meant fer stholurs, but largely
for ministers of the Word which il cecks in ite own way
fo serve, Tt does aut cxtend the Guntivrs af sient
knowledge or theeght in ite subject. One or two
feferences I have given, But had they beeu «ulsiplied
ere are some names thar woul! Lave incewantly

red. And especially thase uf Rothe, Kabler, Scoberg
and Grotzmacher—without whom these gayos would have
brea lean indecd. Ta cectuin moods, a5 one Lewes back
the origin oof some Tines of thought or even plcuscs of
spoceh, the words come to mind, "What have Z that I
have not received 7""

‘Those who sead to the ond will find that the writer
agrees with the opinion that the British attitude to
criticism must be above all exitical, The service
rendered to Clristianiry by the great critical snavement
is almost beyond words.

‘And there is a vast amount
of foreiga work which duly and practically reongnises
the tact, without surrendering the note of & positive
Gospel. But it ts a misfortune to as, which is also
ulnost beyond reckoning, that most of the Lrunslated
‘works are those uf a more or less destructive school
For extromes are alstays easier to grasp und to soll, ft
shorld ako be added io fairness that many scholars of
the augative side possess the urt of putting things; in
Inigh coutzast with the style of theie deuyer opponents, 59

r

ainorgiizus after natk i entice acd wade, The mi
foctony to the partially eelucated in Hie subject, sho
eal Kuggih isgeet eonecialy asthe popular impression
ind sornseimes: prszedi thar all +ke ability
ant sowledge Cuntain nismble popelar
journals Live ou tLe dalesion aad they have uct so auch
as heard whether there de adawgside of brlfianes Tike
Wesnle or 5 tike Kadlec ex Zshn. 1
eeul! aol be tio much Le soy that the Tettor bon are
cninds of the word Ia the

is peinluner

sre un ana side

slated giuat

armen the m:

prnser

rogieu—oun of theslogy, aud one ef schclasship, Ver in
this counery, and certainly to ont preackerss ey are

aleaust unknown

Ts cay be asefal to add thar the Teetures were urder-
luken cen yotrs ago, thet the Ens of ereatarect were
being then Isa desen in the writer's eis, and fats i

the choise of h.s aupject Ihe lak counsel ith zo:
re request, acid tem bad to put aside suggestions of
subjects wluch ie woall faye been vainable te fuilowe
The Cocgregntinnal Union, ale: whose auspices che
lactere stands, simply avked (he prosect trite ty be che

‘The Cnion aeither proscribed nov
And cospousinilty

ext lo deiiecr is.
ogyested subj

cox yolat of view.
to the author to hou Was given sv free
CONTENTS

b VAY RELIGION n

Chetan 4 toestagead salon ot nothing. Hones §2
tte persnm of Christ rater than in rhe Chaitin principle, and it
the Zeligien af Tf atoning Ineezaation, Hin doen shiv aloes the
fel tar Ht ws lay seighea? “Out tisamenay comcention of lay
lgiot—whith je 1 open to a reign tray pelely, tt te
A chwlogy meialy exgert, Lay eeiglen means the expects]
religen of toe cxeaeteres, What fs meant by Eerclogisa! Fenton,
Thescrvoris Chrittanity sad antarapecoalie, Here isthe det
ligiune ice cl the boar—n Ged shat wecver Somaity or a
foarity fae Serres Gott

2 LITE RELIGION OF JESLS AND ‘THE
GOSPLL OW CHRIST 8

‘Wher fe rant by the Hraigon of Jeeun’ whith in ofernd aa
supio lap Uhvistnnisy —the diction 32 the scomlegly simple
Finase—tbe giets Lovectes of Jenun, The afual wa ‘seis st
Jeror" of the mow sigictarhistorcal ecapel 2 teat there per
fran i oiteal Eatery any wit ting ce maint Ly she pone,
Gare ws sel the iat Coviatiaa, “és real coi ix ovt between
Ap eC iRe ible ama alte, bat eters 1 New Teaeeraeat
Ebeisiaskey a2¢ one wick befoves Ht knews Meter, Tea bel

Tetween inepiration amd exe, Bor bewween teeasbatien sa
crchitinn, Cs rut babe Goren i Clee tad seca,
Sat Uerween # cevetation not tae voveites Hin he pleat,
ie a the snperieteris Anity of Chri, That ithe tepe uo

ether oF Uaseght net

of Tit Goeheahs sine fmaig 2 mat
x Spirits

power hut of 1, elesal fe i Chcist fr evety ae al
the rise etoent pillowehy ane exengeleal Usranacnty_ ment
Choietianigy iy uot beliewng sth Chral, bal ie Olniet. Christ
des ut Tree is wit = nen sense of Gy Les Got ht

2 THE GRFAINESS OF CHRIST

AND TIE INTERPRETATIONS CUEREOF 1
"he resel ewig a se a Cini’ rsensedesigod by
sitial aud rice. slay, Dus vt sl each Godbene le
‘thea nesta cape te peccralty weer h oxbe
Chet? est oho of Cavite gatas toc fee sbaraccet
unites td tive chm, toa” a hve
ftempr e taplate Crate rsp tvce Soci, ee ae
Felmnastan soi pease, "Va Fac setalary atl ae oe
rewtce Go Hedeelicr the racer EF sofas foe of Ue

Athanssian anywer, with tae fsty while awa sanig. te
Chie ; .

Mere

‘THF, TESTIMORY OF CHRIST'S
SFLF.CONSCIOUSNESS ~ WAS HI A PART.

OF TIS OWN GOSPEL? 9
‘The Chsiet of the New Teolameet ar 2 whe crlauly ame The
vesoe of the Jour Se ebeise Seween (Fe Mew Testunsat Chet
snd Cie urademio—totwoen te Chet 3 ube Apoaley and of tha
siitse, The "secapping” of the New Tevacnect, ‘The Cheat of
lie Syueptcs wie is elnis oguinae a Uneetlazp the Cheat of
{he watveme csitize eal aaly tee mpeiingy vith a tyne oP
roligise subjective und fesean|. ‘Tie extrautiam bits nie
tabisn, Chris’ gheat conten af Hives in Mutthen sh 37
an 1 caposidens Only by his Gudsead toes Yo oft bine to
ihe won aj 203 Men Mul) The ral agent a0
fallacy. What in or autusity to ennbning oaticnes te Ode
f Jeu for Hiv Christanliy 1 Os aren tate Syupsces. reeset
Doe have the the hue GLa? We cetiiny have not ee
whole Carie: of the fst Charen, af Wis Apanllee, Wal a the
Greana for going behind usemtOqve we tis awane? Can te
hoa af che New Tontamens be gel cel n® tie Syeuptie™ Dee
ie Seesntie. Carat uty mesmpursle wih tae epesucke? a
selecting eivictip fom (36 Carpe, went ta Ld BS ta etal?
Chrise the Cantaste oe Carit te Redeemst? The slevdspment
af Chet inde gueper—wan thal eran? errmanas
evere vonkce ao Lacelsseal Sherali.

Synapse si
5PM TESEIMONY OF APOSTOLIC
INSPIRATION IN GENERAL, 135

Wee apomecie inspiration singly a FoRh foom of Lae commnn
aint Hen il the track of gifted ipren? Wes it ie oes of
latabve ceslanstinn sf Chill, or fad it a element 00 egeeal
iuatesge? Wasi tor clinaatien =f Crise tetany 2 ears
Bt TEs pinge tz the cmltion of Deli, aad. it elation ta
Ghee fading, Dasinetion faves the mariel ed the fore
Shemint Gz tveluians Leepivaiun the necesary are inegral lose
Gi lentaciins ae Sew Teseamunt roprerenst aol che et eRe
Ir New eysltin, bu she sas ase oF t cevelaionary fac
Tueration fom re ache new yl

0 TIRCERSTIMONY OF APOSTOL
ANSPLRARION = IN PARTICULAR 157
The fet ithoos tat wind Cubs che word withoet the
en enniy Tie Apsitien wes Sow of ies insphation ae
Einasreed in 1 Cot, fant € Beter 413,15. Tick umpiaton
Ser tie aviaoe and Sal interpretation of the eaigie eas Aral
Tocatlon the Usnugl( about steel of = Cacia Lig fn them.
ould the synoptic: Christ tava prodcced hieovie Chaucaniy#
Deviua ted lettin, The Pibla is Die sea) waccessor of toe
pentane, The eothunily of Uke Gitle ana te actkrily (a te
Dee parsble
5. VUE TESTIMONY GF EXPERIENCE IN
THE SOUL AND IN TIE CUURGH 15%

‘tia tw stgeania in prent Feowzataaizm, Revelation aad
umicaion, "The place rE experivacein Chvistanty. Ay natote
in eticnce 2p in Chit to falh, The diference Lewcen 335
fapenente of 4 Seviegr, ed nar eagevicase of a Sais Fallh and
Tmevseion, What we enperienoe 4 Chiat fea Savion for te
scat ard poe merely a prommce fr fae myais aps TRE Ey
Wee have rw whons action tm eper than ab coteany oar ae
Ntovcinesss Tle it nq atlana teraingy wivsh haa a right
felallonge mocil—ari reerially Yer moral ceraiegy of being
fvee. ‘The enlagasvect vl gerund suangelion! experienss to tbe
Ronorie seme nf the Churche ‘The frst Caurea cove reves Ease
Fectoded Carat ile ome Goagst tees Be 394 hima dan
We mt tab the wlate Now Testaments Carieaniy, av polcoged
ih the eayevanee fam ApowtoTe. Chtzeh. Otasewme we must
ott yng ufos Card ws Coal! oot pislest his follawers
am lary of on
8 ‘TUE MORALISING OF DOGMA,
ILLUSTRATED BY THE OMNIPO) ENCE
OF GoD au
ogisa, she ftellectsal alexpresion oF a ising Chuck

soe eat excude bat demend rier te Syueraagecal bane,
Netenchtsens ord, Bsaly dogma wc 10 le Ir nod ena
dss ature aad=copromiaeray mataphresel, especially cosaeaion
‘with Ceri pects, We begin lea by eaasniing tae cepice!
Has Wf Meine gearaess aod oranipatesto. fe -wtt ewe God ie
aor omaipotens. "Phe anion of ew usunce au le light ade
4 THE MORALISING OF DOGMA,
HA.USTRATED BA ‘LIE ARSOLUTENESS
‘OF CHRIST 237
Jat oy yee <2 rath whatever Iusrean ca triton. 2a ly ys be
ferart with tesa. Nolther carmen x0e4e tor philoopty £9 &
hase fo: tis Ineawvation, but er sat cnly potty uf alls
(an aul be proved religaesiy—y she napeaierse af itevem uct
“The tos tamer tos is tae Funct of faith, Agpicaas Uo celies
ut tbs Hea of ths abeuure. Ie fa a9 tagsivney ward now nya
hs Anden cazericese a the loytteChvigy And of him a2 fl
Endye and cleener. ‘Tho abvotateseta of lwiy. luce. las vehu,
feetbors chan the phalosaptic wmueate, sewever a-catalle ty
fay be, Morality jun vsperieace| sae sul of Ongee™

UW. VHLE PREEXISTENCE OF CHRIST 54

‘Av erphuiysisves fn thy Wiel sith we crate

Christ bs Hi preseason, ie he ina

sip a! win 9 ee Hen
‘Tewsament ad the to maga 9 ylang i Wan Carte exergy
boar eonetions cas Me was? in yeeanicence and ite footie
renrneinion ats aeedlet to exp tet velarwe and Seay ot
Ghuret'e scoring fish, Mad Cltht an winter teeching, eleece,
srJohn? The pressintiay of Caiet sunact be Aieaily tached
by expesinee er 1 prevent lle sayy be. list eaperionces those
he inode of fats, oie asrer A Chiat who late lar lve
frat tite as'sh te not wdequate t Lye ela caper of
te New Crencin, and exgesie'y 10 136 ctytearatin of rece,
‘ue chie' ject nf s95% a dtr Sx ne pheaghisal or acre
Reolagioa, bat elginssmua lee eect AB tae apn ue the

Syinpets wit

ondeaesading nce of God, java the only max fn whom the
fetin fo Ged sonstaese tenrattg. He omiediat a iphF
fe iste tis, noe the vine furore bee God's fran wh Ys
{hod sin He fil gat bp the acguiatien v* a divi persaaliy,
er by ile reintepraion through = mer! process

LL LHR KENOMES, OR SELEEMP IVING
OF CHRIST 21

a etsine of Manca cll fr if we ie Lis pre-xteer
Jee Teles tip a singe wt istic” Sey
Tecate iene ten rtkinae, an fey omacta age and oa
Tie cir A voriey of anaboger ins gsperence cfc. Must
Souprete eelhorneyiay park wit heligess and. ofare uw aaF
Ging femplesons aed nol ain, 2 try human. Tze deat
acini waly te the holy, War tan was eeronmen? Ai
fSocesyer? The atrluies af Got eansat be partes sth; tnt
Tap angy he svttacted mtn a wllorers aval cl Reng. 903 1329
Wa thntacins od inven of Chebts Mo eanacteed faz ©
gD Bk

too

FE PLERONIS, OR THE SCED-ECLEILMEN £
OF GORIST ml

carn ee Reet would negate, Ar? we must he
gon in eanblig Sowa! Chee wo eile easel Ana
settee gent of the ston and Flow in Cae
Be Nenad awnartarestin nnn art mowrtere a Gods
Tou owenn ibe pera of ibe Son, The ante at Gh
Fewmneliy ser ie groper hasan deeper. Ue spoon
thon ty ts Goad ard nananee eC
LECTURE (

“AY RELIGION
LECTURE 1

hay eRuiatod

Christian
t in Chvievian ceigion, it

Tax saat ofall thectgy is
theslng og
is saving tnich in Jesus Crist, [tis juatiirieg faith, ja ae
sense ef (sich ina forgiving God thr

Chris: Bet this ral
A
iving ard exangalieal faith,

and even

fe the sans of

not be stared without

aay. H theology can be shewa to be ieeieveot 0 2

sn the Church ean afford

to teeal it wich some izd:flzrsnce, and tv Teave ite porsult,

iike phcaseginy, to the Unis Bet she Chrisdan

rf Cisologinal ar cathing. We are but vaguely

lat Chstsr is che Gospel

Yectanga te aap that wig the need’ Word; tet
curgrown ani feafeqnare. The Gospe: it 8

sail

end sutialy righ i,

tetycelatioe of Christ whick iy giver in

ic interprotstion of w Nistoi
the loving, redasming graze al kai Got in ©
salves

with Dut with face

macern tneslogy. ur the Christian fact ic

sulle trae Cues 0:

ati

istoe feet or Sore sluuplys Wi
tivisg on in the mew experiance whic
fast on whisk Cariatiau theulogy works
4 The Porson and Place of Joes Cirle [seen

laich and not of histuey only and not
rd, of experience and not ef memory. Tr is
iat of rhe Chi ‘uatifzing Sith,

seving,
faith is cot Christianity,
sensi fe not Christiers
Acspititeality wi

ig not Chrletiasity; not

nt 3

or is any degree

gropinge when stated ac dagmazy aor is a Li
tread general truths af
the lesat,

8 Avepeced senae of

|. Az access af religicn which does
t last, & Geeper repentance acd a more
[Petsonsl fhish in Chrfsr's slvstion may be sincere enoagh,
and itis certainly ber‘er than sorld%inees or uncazzeen
Dut it is net believing una life,
meet Chiristianis
a stags

toitas

‘we inust be very enplici. wher: is ollered ex

goal.” Gaatle ar we may be to it aaa search, we must be
uite plain with thase who teat End,
Tf Claverliouso hed developed = mystical piety which
chim deeply ses

or, if Alva had retited ino a sausmstezy a thes
Gevetion an the exsrcices ef Loyola and
Deatilic visions; if they forewore their eld aggrensioc,
fed melied ta their depths at ihe presence of the sacra
rat; and if twas a! ile tance still
taove deeg. becacse chey had hnavied tke Church af Gad
ins, onl oruciBed Cerist alved

in that te place thes fu the sare
faich as Panl, ce thesamespicitzal company? Lr

aim it os

tethedevatiens of bie Church:

. Ley Religion 5

Bradlaugh and his vicient iconoclastic days, so able,
erdect and ignozant, And be tight stand fer a type of
TE such meo developed ere of those 4
seactiona which lead some ofthe axbalarced toa re
rasa as exiteine a¢ their aggression fad been; ted a
fong-starvad aoul burat Inte an Indias gemecier of m
fecsibility and abstrect picty, which all the tire was
lle troubled about the old intellectualist arcege

ignarant insolence, the tering of Canrehes, the gia!
caused to the old ciscipive, o the shipwreck made of
many a yoney laisbs if ube new sence of Gad arowg’t no
humititisn, ns crushing, rnd slmast desperate, repeat
avce, curable only by a very pasilive faich and ew [lo of
forgiveness in Christ acd is Grose: what ware tte
Catistian value of suc y? Would usb a csliglon
ave much mere than szajentive worth a3 a ptese of
religions experience more in to the paychelogiet
‘than precious for the Gespe:

‘The essential thing ie a New Testanent Christianity
is that Ht came to setlle ip a fical way he istve between
& holy God and the guilt of man, All elee is
All criticises is @ mince matter if thet be
‘only mischievous criticism. is wkat malas thal lees credi2te,
em, lize Fraccls Newmen's, for instance, or Resin's,
ya Buddhists, ave iesignideane compared with a
rxan’s livtag kof Goc's graca for the
1d once aad for ever in Jesus Cluiah

Bob og
A faith whose object is ot such a Christ is not
aritianisy; at least it is not New Testumsat Chriss
5 and the great acti i naw fer a New Tectament

tina!
6 The Peron ant Place of Jesws Christ 4 Lay Religion 7

vee tse ne sariy, When Panl said be ind the anfed of Christ
the meu, she
that he mast ot the
erthly Cotiac, hoe tat caught
corelate of fut, if she use words with ary i by christ refetenra to Cer, 28
Feith da Chtle ideas the Goctead af Chie vill skow this at ones, “Whe hath knowe (by &gns)
= the titel of the Lend shat be cay dscns thn? But
vee have (by ath) the mind of Crist." Tati, of Ue

Lovd, the Sprit.

ais, Te is ae
bigher then ‘justa man, bat Youcem
th in eetion 19 a Christ ke tat, Fait
fee ear. tase arly ty Go. God Hs the any

fk in Chiat vd

af Chr

vase the werd

Faith f4 Cheist, in the positive Christian
jon to Gel az whieh Carlst

ean a re
Spr us

uueh

Shreugh, bu only fa Chae and Hite exucthed, 1 saeans $5 8

eat ta be ig Chvist fe @ a8 in Gas, t means the om The theslogy hal tneag merely on the Christen
fence shat che action 3f Ch.!as wilh vais God"sactizn principle tnken as disinet from Christ's parenn

that Coit does foeas aba ie wo shat hal & rodzeos Chsis's charactor to far tox acid

dle, and that saceting with Chelate = id f9 se parsianate Chit af
te reves, anly Cod ext so jee
Jogially, faith in Choist
of Christ must he itarpreted by whar thse seviog was no Phidian majesty
ie acd harmeniously filed 99 pri
besedis nterpet His whose pesce was as & Leizuming river 5 fOr a pi:
thectegieslly pus, that Chiat J, might Us fat, The siclessness of
logy id the soeollagy of Seleri:egy 3 for @ Ciaelcay was oot of that oararal, vee, pain remate, and
-3 with the recustion of (eich to mere eetigiza. ft was aot the giemorives de
ne deity of Carit is at the centre af Cheis-
use it's she postiate Uf uke eedern ing experienes ol
ity, B a
sian experieece possthls for ¢>
individuals, [ epeck of types of
‘hat the Christian exper'2nea, for

‘aight x stead ug t3 tk:

meat
ly Ceepen»

cf stat principle

use it ah

e626 oblivious respite
tram the tans ofeach cay, bats ofe'ng, sutspeealeng,
was nat the frst egony, each tes seagca
nthe one vasa eri, and soiretimes @ story crv in ich the
lr. Taare ‘3 mach trth in Ket
tecezmant of Cavit's temperament aa te ecltis Tl
of Jason war the
sed confi a 1 is Coucsb ane veto,

antdisestangliag before the

Gethsemane

rust step beca

toring
of Jet
Ib is act cinsplya hearty conviction of she Binless certain
Christian grinsiple. Nee ia it a shomght, pass

It i sat mere love and adeitatio
salt of constant

mipet of Christiaa