The Title Page and Intro to Book

 

THE GLAD TIDINGS 

 

THE ORIGINAL GLAD TIDINGS

As Printed by

Pacific Press Publishing Co.

1900

 

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By E. J. WAGGONER

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Pacific   Press   Publishing   Co.

Oakland, Cal.           New York.           Kansas City, Mo.

1900.


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Entered  according  to  Act  of  Congress,  in  the  year  1900,  by

PACIFIC PRESS PUBLISHING COMPANY.

In  the  office  of  the  Librarian  of  Congress,  Washington,  D.  C.

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Entered  at  Stationers’  Hall,  London,  England.


CONTENTS.

Chapter I. 

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, the Real Gospel

Chapter II. 

Life by the Faith of Christ, the Truth of the Gospel

Chapter III. 

Redeemed from the Curse, to the Blessing of Abraham

Chapter IV. 

The Adoption of Sons

Chapter V. 

The Spirit's Power over the Flesh

Chapter VI.

The Glory of the Cross


PREFACE.

The Epistle to the Galatians, together with its companion, the Epistle to the Romans, was the source, through the Spirit, of the Reformation of the sixteenth century, the key-note of which was, "The just shall live by faith." The reformation then begun is not yet complete, and the same watchword needs to be sounded now as then. If the people of God will become filled with the truth so vividly set forth in this epistle, both the church and the world will be stirred as profoundly as in the days of Luther. May this speedily be the case, and thus the times of restoration of all things be hastened!


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It is quite common, in writing upon any book in the Bible, to spend some time on an "Introduction" to the book in question—setting forth the nature of it, the circumstances under which it was written, and the probable purpose of the writer, together with many other things, partly conjectural, and partly derived from the book itself. All such statements the reader has to take on the authority of the one making them, since, not having yet studied the book, he can not judge for himself. The best way is to introduce him at once to the study of the book, and then he will, if diligent and faithful, soon learn all that it has to reveal concerning itself. We learn more of a man by talking with him than by hearing somebody talk about him. So we will proceed at once to the study of the Epistle to the Galatians, and let it speak for itself.

 Nothing can take the place of the Scriptures themselves. If all would study the Bible as prayerfully and as conscientiously as they ought, giving earnest heed to every word, and receiving it as coming directly from God, there would be no need of any other {8} religious book. Whatever is written should be for the purpose of calling people's attention more sharply to the words of Scripture; whatever substitutes any man's opinions for the Bible, so that by it people are led to rest content without any further study of the Bible itself, is worse than useless. The reader is, therefore, most earnestly urged to study, first of all, the Scripture text very diligently and carefully, so that every reference to it will be a reference to a familiar acquaintance. May God grant that this little aid to the study of the Word may make every reader better acquainted with all Scripture, which is able to make him wise unto salvation.

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