The Atonement: The Congregational Union Lecture for 1875The Atonement is R. W. Dale's exceptional commentary upon the pillar belief of Christianity: that Jesus died for the sins of humanity and was reconciled with His father, the Lord God. Originally, this Biblical study was delivered as a series of lectures to students and believers present at the Congregational Union Memorial Hall in England. R. W. Dale sought to share decades of accumulated study and wisdom to seekers of Christ, and clarify the circumstances and significance of the death of Jesus upon the cross. The treatment given by Dale is thoroughly meticulous and therefore lengthy; in total ten lectures are accompanied by annotations appended as endnotes to each, with further long notes present in the appendix. The Biblical scholarship of R. W. Dale is in full display in this work. Chapter by chapter and verse by verse, we are taken through words pertinent to the death of Jesus and the atonement. Analysis of the Gospels and the appraisal of the Apostle Paul are accompanied with a deeper reading of various Bible passages, plus the meditations of Saint Peter and other Christian figures. The very theology of Christianity is explained at length; Christ declared that His blood be shed for the remission of sins, this phrase alone proving a wellspring for devotion. |
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... redemption . Reverence restrains their speculation . In the presence of the Son of God , dying for the sins of men , they can only acknowledge with penitence the greatness of their guilt and adore the infinite ten- derness and strength ...
... redemption . Reverence restrains their speculation . In the presence of the Son of God , dying for the sins of men , they can only acknowledge with penitence the greatness of their guilt and adore the infinite ten- derness and strength ...
... Redemption . It cannot , indeed , be alleged that the question has never been seriously investigated . It was forced upon the consideration of the early Church by the wild dreams of Gnosticism ; it was partially illustrated by the ...
... redemption of our race ? To confess the limitations of human knowledge is the part not only of devout humility , but of the highest wisdom . When God de- scended in clouds and fire and glory on the mountain in the desert , the people ...
... redemption . If we say that we are sure that the Death of Christ reveals the infinite love of God , but that we cannot tell whether it has a direct relation to human sin and human forgiveness , and that we must be satisfied to remain in ...