Some Answered Questions
Contents
Part 2
Some Christian Subjects
16. Outward Forms and Symbols Must Be Used to Convey Intellectual Conceptions 83
17. The Birth of Christ 87
18. The Greatness of Christ Is Due to His Perfections 89
19. The Baptism of Christ 91
20. The Necessity of Baptism 93
21. The Symbolism of the Bread and the Wine 97
22. Miracles 100
23. The Resurrection of Christ 103
24. The Descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles 106
25. The Holy Spirit 108
26. The Second Coming of Christ and the Day of Judgment 110
27. The Trinity 113
28. Explanation of Verse Five, Chapter Seventeen, of the Gospel of St. John 116
29. Explanation of Verse Twenty-Two, Chapter Fifteen, of the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians 118
30. Adam and Eve 122
31. Explanation of Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit 127
32. Explanation of the Verse “For Many Are Called but Few Are Chosen” 129
33. The “Return” Spoken of by the Prophets 132
34. Peter’s Confession of Faith 135
35. Predestination 138
Part 3
On The Powers And Conditions Of The
Manifestations Of God
36. The Five Aspects of Spirit 143
37. The Divinity Can Only Be Comprehended through the Divine Manifestations 146
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