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Excerpt from Gospel Sermons: A Series of Discourses on Induction Into Christ, One Each on Church Organization and the Origin and Ministry of Angels, the Millennium, Etc
On the subject of the Christian religion, the Bible is the only in fallible authority in the universe. Good, wise, and great men have met in councils, assemblies, presbyteries, conferences, and associa tions, and have formulated creeds, confessions of faith, and disciplines, which have been adopted by religious bodies; but, like all things of human origin, they are imperfect. That they are often wrong is seen in the fact that it is necessary to change, alter, or amend them. Translations of the Bible may need revision, but the Bible, as it came from the inspiring Spirit of God, needs no alteration. Being perfect, it is not susceptible of improvement. Perfection cannot be improved. Science is progressive. Improvements are frequently made. New discoveries are often developed. But Christianity was perfect when it came from its author, and cannot be improved. Man may grow in a knowledge of the divine will, so as to more perfectly teach and prac tice it. But to improve it would be to improve perfection itself. This cannot be done, and it is unwise to attempt it. 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.
