Word: christ
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...Robert MacDonald of Brooklyn preached in Appleton Chapel last night. Dr. MacDonald chose as his text the opening words of the first chapter of Peter's second letter: "Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ...
...firm and victorious in the end. There comes before one the picture of Simon, the Galilean fisherman, fickle and untrue, known among the sailors of the lake as a man in whom no sure confidence could be placed. Again there rises before one the scene on that day when Christ first met the humble fisherman and gave to the weak Simon the name of Peter,--that is to say at last the old fickleness of Simon's character gave way to the strength Christ meant for him to have, and he indeed becomes Peter, the "rock" and martyr...
...some form or other the Pastorate is a necessity. But no special form of "the Ministry" has the authority of Christ or of Scripture. Each of the earliest ministries, apostles, prophets, teachers, bishops, priests, and deacons, have either been superceded or undergone many changes. "Presbyter," seems originally to have been a general name for those in authority, as it was among the Jews. The Episcopal principle, that of one man as the head and director, is recognized everywhere and is a necessary part of social life; the Diaconate as an office designed for the care of the poor, is also...
...with his associates, endeavor to instil the Christian spirit into every social organism, such especially as the family and the press, not trying to dominate but to inspire them. He should look upon all who are working for the good of the community as being, like himself, ministers of Christ. He should be the friend of all, and bind together in Christian service, first, his own people, and then, as far as possible, all other Christian bodies, and all who have influence amongst their fellow men, in unselfish action, which may reach wider and wider circles in the nation...
...election as a call to service on behalf of mankind. Even the doctrines of the Council of Trent may be purified by this moralization: the Papacy becomes the assertion of the need of unity: Trans substantiation the change of the 'idea' which makes us feel the presence of Christ: Purgatory the hope of restoration for imperfect souls. So, in the dominant belief of a later time, inspiration becomes the association not only of Prophets and Apostles but of all Christ like men and writings in the redemptive, uplifting work of the Saviour. The Atonement in a reconciliation in mind...