The humiliation of Christ : in its physical, ethical, and official aspects

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Preface To The Second Edition

IN issuing a new edition of The Humiliation of Christ, I desire gratefully to acknowledge the appreciative spirit in which a very imperfect attempt to discuss a difficult subject of great importance was received by the theological public. In this edition scarcely any alteration has been made in the text of the Lectures which appeared in the first edition. But a new Lecture has been added, the Fifth in the present volume, on Modern Humanistic Theortes of Christ's Person, which completes my original design. In this Lecture I have utilized the notes which appeared in the Appendix of the former edition on the Jdeal-Man Theory of Christ's Person, and on the: title ‘‘ Son of man,” replacing them by

_ new notes on other topics. I have also in the same Lecture embodied the substance of an article on Naturalistic aS ah

Views of Christ's Person, which appeared in the Brztzsh and Foreign Evangelical Review for January 1879. For the benefit of readers not familiar with the Greek and German languages I have given English translations of extracts | from these tongues occurring in the Appendix, along with the original. I have not thought it necessary to follow the same course with extracts in notes at the foot of the page in the body of the work, because the drift of all such ex- _ tracts is given in the text, so that the English reader loses nothing, except the power of verifying the accuracy of my representations. It was simply for the purpose of such verification that the extracts were given. I trust that iv Preface.

these additions will have the effect of rendering the book more useful and acceptable. If I have not made more extensive alterations, it is not for want of a deep sense of the defects of my performance. If there are passages in the volume which do not satisfy the mind of the reader, they probably still less satisfy the mind of the writer. And yet I am not sure that if I were to try I could make them better. Let me express the hope that, in spite of defects, these studies may promote growth in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and by their very shortcomings stir up others to handle the high theme more worthily.

THE AUTHOR.

GO.Nad Banal Se

LE@UUKE J

CHRISTOLOGICAL AXIOMS.

The Purpose Explained, : : . : The Doctrine of the States in Doseiatic Systems, . : The Kenotic School, : : - .

The Advantages of the Method, : ‘ °

The Axioms difficult to fix, . 3 .

The Previous Question, ; ‘ % . .

Phil. ii. 5-9 explained, .

The Axioms thence deduced, : . ° Christ’s Humiliation in Epistle to the Hebiows < . Doctrine of the Homoiisia there taught,

The Humiliation a ee a : : : .

Two additional Axioms, i F os A f

Plan of the Course, .

LECTURE:

THE PATRISTIC CHRISTOLOGY.

Formula of Chalcedon, ° ; » : Apollinarian Theory of Christ’s eke : ° . Criticism of the Theory, : ce Rae . .

Nestorian Controversy, : : . . .

Cyril on the Kenosis, . : : Theodoret on the Kenosis, . A F ° Cyril on Christ’s Ignorance, ; 5 ‘ 7

Eutychianism, eo’s Letter to Flavian, 4 ; Z °

‘The Dreary Period of Christology, . ; - :

Joh: of Damascus,

| - Thomas Aquinas, ; : New ‘Ideas in the Summa, . : ‘ :

Christ both Comprehensor and Rae : ey

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LECTURE III.

THE LUTHERAN AND REFORMED CHRISTOLOGIES.

Origin of the Controversy, . : : : ; 4 Stages of the Controversy, . : j : ° .

The Christology of John Brentz, : ; ; : The Christology of Martin Chemnitz, A 2 5 2 The Formula of Concord, . ‘ i 3 : 4 Lutheran Christology criticised, ‘ : : ° . The Reformed Christology, . ; : . ° The Reformed Christology eer ea: : ° : ° By the Logos through His Spirit, . : . . . Double Consciousness or Double Life ? : : ° ° Realism of Reformed Christology, . ; : . . Zanchius and Hulsius on Christ’s Ignorance, ° ° . The Homoiisia in Reformed Christology, . : ° .

LECTURE IV.

THE MODERN KENOTIC THEORIES.

Relation of these Theories to the Old Christologies, 4 d Zinzendorf Father of Modern Kenosis, ; 3 4 - Four Types distinguished, . ; ; ; ; .

The Theory of Thomasius, . : : 4 ‘ Theory of Gess, s : . 4 : Theory of Ebrard, . 4 ; 4 x é c Theory of Martensen, . 5 4 3 A Criticism of these Theories, . ; . : ans i LECTURE *\V.

MODERN HUMANISTIC THEORIES OF CHRIST’S PERSON.

Classification of, : P ; Q

Thoroughgoing Naturalism, . : ° ot Ngptiate Ideal-Man Thebes “achleiereyer, : , . . Sentimental Naturalism—Keim, : ; : ° ° Nondescript Eclectic Naturalism—Haweis, . . . . Ideal-Man Theory—Beyschlag, ; ; : : 4

Conclusion of the Survey, . . ° . . .

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LECTURE VI.

CHRIST THE SUBJECT OF TEMPTATION AND MORAL DEVELOPMENT. { {

\ Physical Infirmities a Source of Temptation, : : : 257 _\ Hilary denied the Physical Infirmities, ; : ; ‘ 4 1238 _ Hilary’s Apologists, . ° : : : ° ° 242 ) Cause of Hilary’s Error, . . : . ° peneAay | Adoptianist View of Christ’s Baan : . : ° am e5O \ Menken and Irving taught same Views, A ‘ A - ba Piet 9 | Christ’s relation to Disease and Death, 4 ¢ : : 259 Temptation and Sinlessness, * . 2 : - «| §264 | Potuitnen and non potuit, . rs : : A A - 269 Christ’s Moral Development, . : : . . ee _ Christ perfected, how ? : : . ° . . ~ = 296 _ Christ’s Priesthood, when begun? . ; . ‘ - “i 1280 _. Is a Sinless Development possible? . Rear iiae : ; «285 LECTURE VII.

THE HUMILIATION OF CHRIST IN ITS OFFICIAL ASPECT.

Christ a Servant, . : : : a eoatt aes “34 291

_ Christ’s Humiliation as an dbcte. : ; : yo at Ss ot 204 Socinian Theory of Salvation, J : . : - ye 250 Christ’s Humiliation as a Priest, : : : ‘ ‘ » + 301 The Sanctifier one with the Sanctified, : ; : : ae GUE Sympathy a Source of Suffering, , ‘ : . : 4x 304 Sympathy Theory of Atonement, . : . A © 305 Christ, as a Priest, a Representative; as Victim, a Sibsbtite, : 00 Theory of Redemption by Sample, . : : : ceehexe) i Mystic and Legal Aspects of Atonement bonpanble 2 . J tt aay Were Christ’s Sufferings penal, . ‘ . * ‘ oh) ce M‘Leod Campbell’s Theory, : : : ‘ ° «i )3Ig Bushnell’s Latest Views, : : 7 . : «,) 0322 Manifold Wisdom of God in Redémpubte : : : : oe be geo Justice and Love both satisfied, : ‘ : a 6328 Ritschl and Arnold on the Leading Idea of the Bible, : : my eee Christ’s Fellowship with His Father uninterrupted, ° : 214335 Under Divine Wrath during whole State of Humiliation, . é Pe CY ; Did Christ suffer Eternal Death? . : ° : . ange 3 | Acceptilation Theory, : : . : : » 343

_ Elements of Value in the tenement . ‘ : : - 344 Scripture Representations of Christ’s Sufferings, . : ‘ una Y'y

_ Summary Formula, . : : : : . - 348 Philippi’s Equation, . , 3 ; ° ° - 349 . a Theories of Atonement aleesiaed : : : : . 7 Ougg2

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