Ruling Elders Are Declared To Be The

Sanctification Is Not A Work Of Nature, But A Work Of Grace. It Is A Transformation Of Character Effected Not By Moral Influences, But Supernaturally By The Holy Spirit.

In Every System Of Theology, Therefore, There Is A Chapter De Libero Arbitrio. This Is A Question Which Every Theologian Finds In His Path, And Which He Must Dispose Of; And On The Manner In Which It Is Determined Depends His Theology, And Of Course His Religion, So Far As His Theology Is To Him A Truth And Reality

The Independent Or Congregational Theory Includes Two Principles; First, That The Governing And Executive Power In The Church Is In The Brotherhood; And Secondly, That The Church Organization Is Complete In Each Worshipping Assembly, Which Is Independent Of Every Other.

As The Church Is The Aggregate Of Believers, There Is An Intimate Analogy Between The Experience Of The Individual Believer, And Of The Church As A Whole.

A Christian Is One Who Recognizes Jesus As The Christ, The Son Of The Living God, As God Manifested In The Flesh, Loving Us And Dying For Our Redemption; And Who Is So Affected By A Sense Of The Love Of This Incarnate God As To Be Constrained To Make The Will Of Christ The Rule Of His Obedience, And The Glory Of Christ The Great End For Which He Lives.