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The Inquirer Directed To An Experimental And Practical View Of The Atonement - Softcover

Octavius Winslow

 
9780371852644: The Inquirer Directed To An Experimental And Practical View Of The Atonement

Synopsis

The Inquirer Directed To An Experimental And Practical View Of The Atonement by Octavius Winslow is a devotional, theological work that opens a series on experimental religion. Winslow argues that natural reason cannot exhaust the mysteries of faith and that spiritual truth must be grasped first as a matter of experience, not mere theory. The Introduction defends the legitimate province of reason in weighing evidence, while the following chapters articulate the Atonement's nature, its relation to the Godhead of Christ, its design, and its freeness. The book emphasizes Christ's deity, his substitutionary death, and the full pardon and justification offered to believers, followed by extended reflections on the believer's daily walk, confession of sin, sanctification, and the consolation of Christ's sympathetic presence. Throughout, Winslow blends scriptural exegesis with pastoral exhortation, urging readers to trust, love, and obey the crucified and risen Savior, and to avoid the fearful alternative of rejecting the atonement.

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