 | North American review - 1887 - 668 pages
...common-sense theology of the West, can adopt this position in full view of the creed, which declares the word of God contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament. So far as Andover is concerned, the whole question is decided when this position is... | |
 | Daniel Taggart Fiske - Congregational churches - 1887 - 44 pages
...will, it is believed, justify this estimate of it. 1. Its Doctrine concerning the Scriptures. — " The word of God contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments is the only perfect rule of faith and practice." (a) This clearly teaches that the Scriptures... | |
 | Henry Addison Nelson, Albert B. Robinson - Presbyterian Church - 1887 - 672 pages
...persuasion that truth is in order to godliness, they hereby adopt the following doctrinal basis of union: " The word of God contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments is the only infallible rule of faith and practice. But in various ages of the church... | |
 | Jabez Thomas Sunderland, Brooke Herford, Frederick B. Mott - Liberalism (Religion) - 1888 - 584 pages
...God constantly makes of HIMSEbp in his works of creation, providence, and redemption; namely, — " I believe that there is one, and but one living and...of God, contained in the Scriptures of the Old and Xew Testament, is the only perfect rule of faith and practice; that agreeably to these Scriptures Go»... | |
 | Joseph McCarrell - 1888 - 358 pages
...point, is not to be disturbed by general expressions in immediate connection with other points ; and if the word of God, contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, is the perfect as well as infallible rule of faith and of practice, — then the position... | |
 | Religion - 1889 - 448 pages
...and judged is no other than the Prophetic and Apostolic writings." We hold with the Presbyterians, that " the Word of God, contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, is the only rule to direct us how to glorify God." We hold with the Anglicans, that... | |
 | Alexander Hutton Drysdale - Great Britain - 1889 - 666 pages
...Proceedings of the Union Synod, 1876. 2 The following Articles constitute the Easia of Union : — I. That the Word of God contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments is the only rule of Faith and Duty. II. That the Westminster Confession of Faith and... | |
 | George Gary Bush - Education, Higher - 1891 - 530 pages
...professor on his inanguration, and before the trustees every fifth year afterwards, as follows : 1 believe that there is one, and but one, living and...and practice; that agreeably to those Scriptures, God is a spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable in his being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice,... | |
 | George Gary Bush - Education, Higher - 1891 - 572 pages
...each professor on his inauguration, and before the trustees every fifth year afterwards, as follows: I believe that there is one, and but one, living and true God ; that the wonl of God, contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament, is the only perfect rule of... | |
 | Western Australia - Law - 1902 - 726 pages
...name and on their behalf : — BASIS OF UNION. I. The supreme standard of the United Church shall be the Word of God contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments. II. The subordinate standard of the United Church shall be the Westminster Confession... | |
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God ; that the word of God, contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament, is the only perfect rule of faith and practice... 
