| 单词 | divine revelation |
| 例句 | Mohammed did, and his divine revelations started a wildfire. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z This is the gateway to lucid dreaming and, possibly, astral traveling and divine revelation. Review: The Morbid Anatomy Museum Presents a View From the Subconscious 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z Protestantism began not as a move to dislodge the primacy of divine revelation, but to assert it. Thoughts on its future 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z My daughter, 7 at the time of the premiere, watched the show as if it were divine revelation, but I never did quite get it. | Television: ‘Mighty Morphin Power Rangers’ Season 1 DVD Release 2012-06-21T21:43:08Z Although it’s not divine revelation, the show, like many sacred texts, highlights men and women whose human frailties do not define them. Can "Game of Thrones" teach us about the meaning of life? 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z For Muslims, the month marks the start of divine revelation of the Quran and often spurs extra devotion and charity. Ramadan: Cathedrals, museums and stadiums host iftar meals 2023-04-15T04:00:00Z A long philosophical tradition, going back to the Greeks and defended by the Catholic Church, held that pure human thought combined with divine revelation represented the path to truth. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z This idea is similar to one found in the Indian tradition, where the most important texts, the Vedas, are known as shruti, or works that were heard through divine revelation and only later written down. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z To Shakers in both England and the United States, Mother Ann represented the completion of divine revelation and the beginning of the millennium of heaven on earth. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Members of the faith believe the president-prophet receives divine revelation and direct word from God. At 97, Mormon president becomes oldest in church history 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Smith proclaimed The Book of Mormon a work of divine revelation equal to the Old and New Testaments, and began to draw believers to a new denomination, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z When a prophet speaks, he speaks with all the confidence and infallibility of divine revelation. The Myth of Stephen Hawking 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z Wendsler Nosie, Sr., former chairman of the San Carlos Apache Tribe, says it holds the same importance as Egypt’s Mount Sinai—as a place of divine revelation. Trump Admin pushes last-minute actions that could hurt wildlife, the environment 2021-01-15T05:00:00Z “It’s just like Mount Sinai,” he says—a place of divine revelation, where deities live. Sacred Native American land to be traded to a foreign mining giant 2021-01-15T05:00:00Z Ross said of Trump: “I pray for divine revelation and divine guidance for that man because he needs that right now.” AP-NORC poll: Politics drive divergent view of US economy 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z This bizarre figure is not the product of myth or divine revelation, but of chemistry — visual shorthand for the solidification of a once-volatile substance as it loses its ability to ‘fly’. Elixirs for times of plague and bullion shortage 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z “The democratization of the faith would be the end of the church by turning divine revelation into an endless political power struggle.” German Catholic Church Debates Sexuality, Celibacy and Women’s Roles 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z This short speech seemed to us like divine revelation, and it filled our souls with buoyant expectations.” Twice denied the freedom he’d fought for, a black Revolutionary War hero from Maryland is honored at last 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z Not unlike poets, they saw themselves as human lightning rods, privileged recipients of divine revelation. Can a sleepless night awaken creativity? 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z “If they have to revise or tweak or add to that vision, all the better. Vision 2030 is not divine revelation.” Opinion | The Saudi royal family circles its wagons in the Khashoggi crisis 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z They remain deeply committed to the tenet of Biblical inerrancy, and the idea that the Bible, as a whole, is divine revelation. Millennial Evangelicals Diverge from Their Parents’ Beliefs 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z For the followers of the church, the president is also a prophet who receives divine revelations. Latter Day Saints reject 'Mormon' label 2018-08-18T04:00:00Z Reynolds doubtless feels the church is due to receive a “divine revelation” like the one that ended LDS discrimination against blacks 40 years ago. Calendar Letters: Harlan Ellison's jitterbug, protest songs and healthcare, Joe Jackson's legacy 2018-07-07T04:00:00Z Early in its history, the Roman Catholic Church embraced the Ten Commandments as divine revelation. A Holiday for the Rule of Law 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z He is considered a prophet, seer and revelator who leads the church - along with two top counselors and members of the Quorum - through divine revelation from God. Mormon church’s all-male hierarchy is steeped in tradition 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z Mr. Grossman said he turned toward humor in the 1950s reading Mad magazine, which “appeared like a nearly divine revelation,” he told the Tennessean newspaper. Robert Grossman, illustrator who caricatured presidents and designed ‘Airplane!’ poster, dies at 78 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z He is considered a prophet, seer and relevator who leads the church through divine revelation from God along with two top counselors and members of the Quorum. Mormon leadership hierarchy is made up only of men 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z For the followers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as the religion is officially known, the president of the church is also a prophet who receives divine revelations. President of the Mormon Church dies at 90 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z As the prophet Muhammad is thought to have received his divine revelations in “visions”, dreams occupy a special place in Islamic theology. The art of making a jihadist 2017-07-23T04:00:00Z “Therefore, Muslims do not believe in the concept of freedom of expression, as their speech and actions are determined by divine revelation and not based on people’s desires.” Khuram Shazad Butt, London terrorist, featured in BBC documentary ‘The Jihadis Next Door’ 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z Hindu theological discourses emphasize that the sound of om is not of human origin – rather, it is a divine revelation and an audible expression of transcendence. What Does Trump Have to Do With the Sacred Symbol Om? 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z Can all divine revelation be packaged in a neat little box? A Response to Newsweek on the Bible These images show the Prophet as a human messenger entrusted with divine revelation through the angelic figures that protect and accompany him. The Koran Does Not Forbid Images of the Prophet That prompts questions about who God is, how God acts, how humanity should respond to the divine, how divine revelation happens, and why it changes. Joseph Smith’s Many Wives: The Faith at Stake in the News 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z The male hierarchy speaks of a Church that is led by divine revelation and follows the Bible. Is this woman an apostate? 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z When something slightly serious collides with something utterly silly — but eminently third-beer bar arguable — the world in which we now live convulses into a blend of seizure and divine revelation. Cards’ Adam Wainwright shouldn’t have done what he did — and then talked about it According to court records, the women died after following a plan they believed was a divine revelation requiring a restricted diet and complete isolation. Judge denies Idaho man in mummified-bodies case 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z And the country continues to be governed by a legal system that derives its authority from human legislators rather than divine revelation. Democracy and Islamic law 2013-08-23T16:37:25Z Nothing short of convincing men that the Bible is not a divine revelation, can or will guarantee posterity against a recurrence of those scenes of horror, at the very thought of which, the heart sickens. A Legacy to the Friends of Free Discussion 2012-04-06T02:00:26.317Z What is the ultimate guarantee of the divine revelation but the divine authority of the Church? The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Paley, observing that it is quite possible for men to live without flesh-diet, concludes that the only sufficient justification for eating meat is an express divine revelation in the Book of Genesis. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z This book cannot be an infallible divine revelation. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z The stars, the clouds, the mountains, the grass and the soil, are all, to him who reads aright, forms of divine revelation. Joseph Smith as Scientist A Contribution to Mormon Philosophy 2012-03-12T03:00:27.817Z It seems strange, to say the least, that divine revelation should be given to the human race by the means of inspiration, and yet the mode of communication be enveloped in profound mystery. A Legacy to the Friends of Free Discussion 2012-04-06T02:00:26.317Z Old Testament History The divine revelation which the Bible contains is given in the form of a history. Outline Studies in the Old Testament for Bible Teachers 2012-03-01T03:00:24.783Z They were published at a time when hostility to religion, and especially to Christianity as a divine revelation, was deemed a proof of talent and refinement. Transcendentalism in New England A History 2012-02-18T03:00:16.210Z Modern folk-lore is full of symbolisms and personifications, as real to multitudes as are the mythical stories found in writings supposed to contain an infallible divine revelation. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z Thus Browning explains the sudden awakening of David, not as a divine revelation from without, but as a natural growth of the human spirit Godward. Browning and His Century 2012-02-15T03:00:39.033Z But, the discovery not having been made, should an angel be sent from heaven to make known the fact, such information would undoubtedly constitute a divine revelation. A Legacy to the Friends of Free Discussion 2012-04-06T02:00:26.317Z Here we find one family of the race is selected and made the subject of the divine revelation. Outline Studies in the Old Testament for Bible Teachers 2012-03-01T03:00:24.783Z Locke sought truth through the senses and the outward world; Penn looked inward to the divine revelations in every mind. Transcendentalism in New England A History 2012-02-18T03:00:16.210Z Christianity claims to be an infallible divine revelation, and that it is complete in itself, and of course admits of no progress. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z After the examination has been completed, and my intellect convinced, the evidence being sufficient to prove that Christianity is a divine revelation, nevertheless I am not yet a Christian. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z So, then, it is dear that whatever improvement man may make, by the unaided exercise of his faculties, cannot be considered as the result of divine revelation. A Legacy to the Friends of Free Discussion 2012-04-06T02:00:26.317Z They believe the Book of Mormon to be a divine revelation, when it can be proved, that the whole ground-work of it was written by Mr. Spalding as a Religious and Historical Romance. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z And this proof explodes the pretensions of Christianity to an "original divine revelation," and brings it down to a level with pagan orientalism. The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ 2012-01-19T03:00:18.027Z If there is such a thing as divine revelation, I know of nothing that comes nearer to my ideal of what it ought to be. The Story of Anna Kingsford and Edward Maitland and of the new Gospel of Interpretation 2012-01-18T03:00:12.427Z Is there any way out of this difficulty, except by confessing that Christianity is what it purports to be—a divine revelation? The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z Dreams and visions would be very uncertain channels for the conveyance of divine revelations, for the supposed angel might be the servant of the Devil instead of a messenger from heaven. A Legacy to the Friends of Free Discussion 2012-04-06T02:00:26.317Z Its force lay in the strength, simplicity, and earnestness of the faith received as a divine revelation. Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom 2012-01-11T03:00:30.173Z Upon this ground hundreds of millions of the established believers in divine revelation—hundreds of millions of believers in the divine character and origin of religion—eject the pretentions set up for Jesus Christ. The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ 2012-01-19T03:00:18.027Z Thus the divine revelation which is not realised in us, and does not become immediate, does not exist for us. Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History 2012-01-01T03:00:07.953Z Stimulated by such causes and obtaining formal permission from the Persian government, they would arise as a new Israel and enter on a new phase of national life and divine revelation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z If, at some future time, by means of improvements in the telescope, inhabitants should be discovered in the moon, we should not be indebted for the discovery to divine revelation. A Legacy to the Friends of Free Discussion 2012-04-06T02:00:26.317Z How ridiculous then is the idea about divine revelations, about prophesies, and about miracles, to procure proselytes to such notions! An Address to Men of Science Calling Upon Them to Stand Forward and Vindicate the Truth.... 2011-12-24T03:08:05.883Z Tell me why it is, if the Bible is an inspired book, a divine revelation, that scarcely a single really eminent scientist or scholar of the present day accepts it as such? Ingersoll in Canada A Reply to Wendling, Archbishop Lynch, Bystander; and Others 2011-12-16T03:00:10.740Z No; each of them naturally belongs to a particular stage in the ladder of divine revelations, and there we must leave them. Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History 2012-01-01T03:00:07.953Z Morality, which the religious man admires as a divine revelation, is nothing more than an invention destined to satisfy this or that instinct. The Joy of Captain Ribot 2011-12-15T03:00:16.510Z The Deity’s conversing with Adam and Eve may be considered as the commencement of divine revelation. A Legacy to the Friends of Free Discussion 2012-04-06T02:00:26.317Z Do the doctrines of the Church rest upon a supernatural divine revelation? International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I Philosophy and Metaphysics 2011-12-12T03:00:31.160Z It would not prove that the Bible is a divine revelation. The Book Of God In The Light Of The Higher Criticism 2011-11-24T03:00:46.897Z Prophecy, in the Biblical sense of the word, has never given divine revelation except in the form of images. Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History 2012-01-01T03:00:07.953Z This was simple testimony founded upon divine revelation; but it was testimony which brought Joseph down to the pit. Notes on the Book of Genesis 2011-11-05T02:00:10.317Z The developments and improvements which man effects by the exercise of his perceptive and reflective faculties, are results which are not obtained through the medium of divine revelation. A Legacy to the Friends of Free Discussion 2012-04-06T02:00:26.317Z With this fundamental demand science places itself in opposition to the formal character of ecclesiastical doctrine so far as the doctrine claims infallible authority resting upon a divine revelation. International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I Philosophy and Metaphysics 2011-12-12T03:00:31.160Z Even text-based creeds, based on one-off divine revelation, can be quite flexible in reacting to new economic circumstances. Religion and economics: Holy relevance 2011-10-26T20:03:02Z All these subjects are, it is obvious, important, evangelical, and interesting, in a very high degree, to those who believe in a divine revelation. The Baptist Magazine, Vol. 27, 1835 2011-10-03T02:00:25.363Z This solemn fact is abundantly sufficient to show how dangerous it is to admit near the heart a question as to divine revelation, in its fulness and integrity. Notes on the Book of Genesis 2011-11-05T02:00:10.317Z We will now examine the various inlets, or avenues, by which divine revelation is said to have been communicated to man. A Legacy to the Friends of Free Discussion 2012-04-06T02:00:26.317Z “I won my way to absolute conclusion through divine revelation, reason and demonstration”. Psychical Miscellanea Being Papers on Psychical Research, Telepathy, Hypnotism, Christian Science, etc. 2011-10-01T02:00:35.717Z A family, consisting of a number of children, had been brought up by parents who had very "free" ideas as to the divine revelation and the teaching of the Church. In Answer to Prayer The Touch of the Unseen 2011-09-23T02:00:24.177Z The Sorbonne pronounced it offensive and silly; the Inquisition in Spain, Portugal, and Rome forbad the reading of it; but the Franciscans defended it as a divine revelation. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z Let us have it kept clear on both sides, that there is no divine revelation of scientific truth. The Relations of Science and Religion The Morse Lecture, 1880 2011-09-11T02:00:11.613Z Nothing short of unbelief in all divine revelation, openly and fearlessly avowed, can guarantee the human family against a renewal of the religious butchery of past ages. A Legacy to the Friends of Free Discussion 2012-04-06T02:00:26.317Z Let the beams of divine revelation, in all their emancipating power, shine in upon the struggling conscience, but let not the breathings of the new life be interrupted. The Assembly of God Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, volume III 2011-09-01T02:00:17.707Z Its divine revelations are about on a level with the maudlin platitudes uttered through the lips of spiritist trance mediums. Frauds and Follies of the Fathers A Review of the Worth of their Testimony to the Four Gospels 2011-08-30T02:00:32.823Z Steffens and Von Schubert taught that the divine book of nature is to be regarded as the reflex and expansion of the divine revelation in Scripture. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z He believed in the Bible as the treasury of divine revelation. Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou 2011-08-04T02:00:22.900Z The reader will now be presented with facts of the most undoubted authority, showing what wretchedness has occurred from believing in the existence and malignity of the Devil—a doctrine supported by divine revelation. A Legacy to the Friends of Free Discussion 2012-04-06T02:00:26.317Z If we leave the narrow and well-defined pathway of divine revelation, and enter upon the wide and bewildering field of human tradition, has not one man as much right as another to make a choice? The Assembly of God Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, volume III 2011-09-01T02:00:17.707Z She liked the handsome, well-dressed fellow, believed in his love as a divine revelation and trusted in his oaths. The Chief Justice A Novel 2011-07-27T02:00:28.873Z This was probably first introduced by Young in consequence of a new “divine revelation,” but down to 1852 kept secret and denied before “the Gentiles.” Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z Predictions of any kind revealing future events seems to be the unpalatable thing for the destructive criticism, for it proves the fact of divine revelation. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z Mormonism rests not upon human reason as its first great source, but upon divine revelation. The Mormon Puzzle, and How to Solve It 2011-07-21T02:00:23.213Z It was flung into the shade by the lustre of divine revelation. The Assembly of God Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, volume III 2011-09-01T02:00:17.707Z These are divine revelations, and I will follow them unquestioningly. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z It bears the mark of Oriental fancy rather than of divine revelation. Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha 2011-07-04T02:00:25.783Z A state of divine revelation wherein for a single moment we are carried by the giant of Eternal Inutility to the abysms and summits of the perpetual Nix. The Roycroft Dictionary Concocted by Ali Baba and the Bunch on Rainy Days. 2011-07-02T02:00:10.980Z What was the object of the leaders in declaring it to be a divine revelation? The Mormon Puzzle, and How to Solve It 2011-07-21T02:00:23.213Z He wants to remove from beneath our feet the solid rock of divine revelation, and to give us instead the sandy foundation of human authority. The Assembly of God Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, volume III 2011-09-01T02:00:17.707Z Incapable of finding justice, truth, and eternal life by his own effort, he can attain them only through a divine revelation. God and the State 2011-07-02T02:00:10.230Z Christianity was a divine revelation, but Islam was a better one. Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha 2011-07-04T02:00:25.783Z The other principle underlying the Faust legend, the belief in the essentially evil character of purely human learning, has existed ever since the triumph of Christianity set divine revelation above human science. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z Thus our earth becomes a divine revelation and man a spiritual wonder. The Universe a Vast Electric Organism 2011-06-09T02:00:22.450Z Jesus Christ was preached by name soon after the creation, as Cyrus was named by divine revelation about two hundred years before his birth. An Examination into and an Elucidation of the Great Principle of the Mediation and Atonement of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 2011-06-06T02:00:07.650Z A divine revelation ebbed across his chaotic senses. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z The standard by which all theological assertions must be judged is that provided by divine revelation, not by unaided human understanding. After Bishops Attack Book, Gauging Bounds of Debate 2011-04-12T01:50:04Z His court was astonished, and attributed this outburst to a divine revelation. The Chronicle of the Discovery and Conquest of Guinea Vol. II 2011-04-05T02:00:10.813Z They deny that there is any such thing as divine revelation, or inspiration, or Holy Scripture at all. Chapters of Bible Study A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Sacred Scriptures 2011-03-27T02:00:12.580Z The trouble with divine revelation is that we do not know who did the business. Is The Bible Worth Reading And Other Essays 2011-03-12T03:00:23.783Z The key to the science of Theology, is the key of divine revelation. Key to the Science of Theology 2011-03-05T03:00:29Z The first point to be noticed is the new conception of morality as the positive law of a theocratic community possessing a written code imposed by divine revelation, and sanctioned by divine promises and threatenings. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z Even in these meetings, as is evident, Catholics may not approve or concede anything which is in conflict with divine revelation or with the doctrine of the Church even on social questions. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z They deny that there is any such thing as divine revelation, or inspiration, or Holy Scripture at all. Chapters of Bible Study A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Sacred Scriptures 2011-03-27T02:00:12.580Z I can well see how he gave out this or that Egyptian dogma, as emanating from divine revelation—but that remains, however, a hypothesis. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z In any school for religious instruction one book will of necessity stand prominent, that great Book of books which records the divine revelation to man. Organizing and Building Up the Sunday School Modern Sunday School Manuals 2011-01-25T03:00:24.873Z On the glass plate lay all sorts of things which you couldn't take in at first glance, yet expanded your eyes and your soul like a divine revelation. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z But that doctrine only refers to the dogma of divine revelation. How Benedict Should Handle the Sex-Abuse Scandal 2010-04-02T16:00:00Z If the adversary," he says, "do but grant any portion of the divine revelation, we have an argument against him. Chapters of Bible Study A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Sacred Scriptures 2011-03-27T02:00:12.580Z The Koran of Osman now stood for the ground text of the divine revelation. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII The Bible is, more than anything else, a book of history, containing the record of a people who received the divine revelation and preserved it. Organizing and Building Up the Sunday School Modern Sunday School Manuals 2011-01-25T03:00:24.873Z Of course, I am putting an impossible case, for philosophical discoveries cannot really contradict divine revelation. An Essay In Aid Of A Grammar Of Assent The first stanza declares the cross of Christ to be the central fact in divine revelation and the one theme in which the Christian never ceases to glory. The Story of Our Hymns If our opponent rejects divine revelation altogether, then there is no way left to prove the Articles of Faith by reasoning. Chapters of Bible Study A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Sacred Scriptures 2011-03-27T02:00:12.580Z Apply the principle here involved to the case of the one who acknowledges the genuineness of a divine revelation. The Sources Of Religious Insight The divine revelation cannot be taught nor comprehended unless the annals of that remarkable people, the Israelites, be first read and understood. Organizing and Building Up the Sunday School Modern Sunday School Manuals 2011-01-25T03:00:24.873Z But we must interpret the will of God, not by isolated sentences, but by the whole content of the divine revelation. The Great Discovery The Church, the depository of divine revelation, is blasphemed in her doctrine, in her precepts, in her sacraments, in her ministers, in her cult, in her entire essence. Mary, Help of Christians And the Fourteen Saints Invoked as Holy Helpers: Instructions, Novenas and Prayers with Thoughts of the Saints for Every Day in the Year The young, if they lose their reverence for divine revelation on any one point, are but too easily led to give up believing in revelation altogether. Chapters of Bible Study A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Sacred Scriptures 2011-03-27T02:00:12.580Z And this something is an assurance that the believer already knows the essential marks by which a divine revelation is to be distinguished from any other sort of report. The Sources Of Religious Insight I consider divine revelation a necessity which God willed when he created the mind. The Progressionists, and Angela. We look on love as the divine revelation of life—— Mrs Clare Graham. Love's Usuries He met it by making biography the essence of history, or attributing all great events to the “heroes,” who are the successive embodiments of divine revelations. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" His master had had a divine revelation, pointing out that he was the one man to hold this responsible position, and in consequence he was unassailable. Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 Therefore the Jewish prophet is not distinguished from the rest by the capability to receive divine revelation, but rather by the intrinsic nature of the revelation which he receives. Jewish Theology Morality, binding the conscience of man, a true and only God, and divine revelation, were in his opinion so many worn-out and useless notions, which the progress of mankind had successfully got beyond. The Progressionists, and Angela. It is not a mere conglomerate of many thousand individuals; it is something quite new and exalted--a divine revelation--the fire of pure patriotism. Waldfried A Novel And it is not without its suggestiveness that the Hebrews spoke of a divine revelation as Bath Kol, or "daughter voice." Oriental Women By the Butlerian analogy of Nature, what sort of anomalies, pray, were to be expected in a divine revelation? Rationalism The Word is at times a synonym of divine revelation to the men of the early generations or to Israel, the bearer of the Law. Jewish Theology "Yes," said Mr. Stanley, "but the divine approbation alone was never proposed as the standard of right, or the reward of actions, except by divine revelation." Coelebs In Search of a Wife The whole realm of nature is in a real sense a record of divine revelations, which science seeks to interpret. The Christian View of the Old Testament What two important phases of divine revelation did this period include? Training the Teacher But from that of "divine revelation," I wondered why God did not reveal it correctly at the first; or why he found it necessary to change his own law. From Bondage to Liberty in Religion A Spiritual Autobiography It took a mighty effort for the people of the Law to reëxamine the entire mass of tradition in order to harmonize philosophy and religion, and invest the divine revelation with the highest spiritual character. Jewish Theology Christianity, with its one God, and its promise of redemption and a blessed immortality based upon divine revelation, met as no other contemporary faith did the awakening religious needs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" The two expressions, "in divers portions" and "in divers manners," concern largely the external form of divine revelation. The Christian View of the Old Testament There are two ways by which the human mind can attain to a knowledge of the truth; first by receiving a divine revelation of it, and secondly by means of observation and reasoning. The Church Handy Dictionary My only course was to proceed just as tho no such book were known; or at least, that it was completely shorn of all claim to being a divine revelation, or infallible truth. From Bondage to Liberty in Religion A Spiritual Autobiography The fact is that holiness is a religious term, based upon divine revelation, not a philosophical one resting upon speculative reasoning. Jewish Theology “After all, a prince’s intuitions, being given him by divine revelation, can alone be his guide.” The Missourian The several kinds of literature, therefore, are the natural outgrowth of the manifold modes of divine revelation. The Christian View of the Old Testament But in these mysteries we need a higher wisdom than our own minds have devised or can devise, a wisdom given to us by grace alone, through divine revelation. Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent If they had come by some divine revelation they would certainly have been recorded in some of their sacred books. From Bondage to Liberty in Religion A Spiritual Autobiography The only real mediator between God and man is the Spirit of God, which is mentioned in connection with both the creation and divine revelation. Jewish Theology Humanity is regarded as a divine revelation: its social and intellectual changes as manifestations of the Eternal. History of Free Thought in Reference to The Christian Religion Surely, it is high time to realize that all this investigation has had no harmful effect upon the substance of the divine revelations conveyed in the Old Testament records. The Christian View of the Old Testament For your own theories—which are no more than what anyone can arrive at, conjecture or conceive in his own mind, without divine revelation—are not a knowledge of the mind of God. Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent The Bible was still an infallible divine revelation. From Bondage to Liberty in Religion A Spiritual Autobiography Sound common sense was their norm for interpreting the truth of the divine revelation. Jewish Theology There is, though, a class of thinkers that altogether reject the Bible; that is to say, refuse to believe it to be a divine revelation. Was Man Created? He bears witness to Christ as the true Prophet, as the Mediator of the divine revelation—thus enlarging the slender indications of Christ's prophetical office given in Gen. xlix. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 It was certain that Franklin had, at one period of his life, entirely renounced his belief in Christianity, as a divine revelation. Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series Therefore a divine revelation was necessary to meet man's needs in this case; and the Bible meets this necessity. From Bondage to Liberty in Religion A Spiritual Autobiography The idea of gradual development is precluded by its conception of divine revelation, by its doctrine that both the oral and the written Torah were given at Sinai complete and unchangeable for all time. Jewish Theology We can therefore bestow our just and sincere admiration on the Jewish lawgiver's grand insight into nature, without discovering in it a so-called 'divine revelation.' Was Man Created? As a rule, each individual belongs to some body which has received in writing the results of a divine revelation. Five Stages of Greek Religion But as reason is insufficient to teach the will of God and the laws of morality, a divine revelation of these is necessary, and the Bible contains it. Bible Romances First Series If it proves anything it is this—that all "divine revelations" are an indignity to women, and that they had better stick to nature. Men, Women, and Gods And Other Lectures Man's consciousness of God, and divine revelation. b. Jewish Theology Least of all should a believer in a divine revelation deny the oneness of intelligence. The Religious Sentiment Its Source and Aim: A Contribution to the Science and Philosophy of Religion The myths are all expressions of God and of the goodness of God; but they follow the usual method of divine revelation, to wit, mystery and allegory. Five Stages of Greek Religion The mythology of the Jews is held to be a divine revelation of the early history of man, and of the cosmic changes preparatory to his creation. Bible Romances First Series As a divine revelation it is simply monstrous. Men, Women, and Gods And Other Lectures Judaism is nothing less than a message concerning the One and holy God and one, undivided humanity with a world-uniting Messianic goal, a message intrusted by divine revelation to the Jewish people. Jewish Theology The sun of divine revelation is now in mid-heaven; and not merely future, but present, comfort is revealed by its holy and blessed beam. Old Groans and New Songs Being Meditations on the Book of Ecclesiastes Had the lady exclaimed—"How evidently is the Bible a divine revelation!" she would have expressed a particular truth, one predicable of the Bible only; but certainly far more interesting and important. Modern Painters Volume I (of V) There are, in my opinion, purely human ideals, which are capable of transfiguring erotic love "religiously" quite as well as the mysticism of so-called divine revelations. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study He signified by this ceremony that all divine revelation was conveyed by the letters of the alphabet, and that the gospel comprehended under the shadow of the cross men of all races and all languages. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel The divine revelation of Sinai accentuates as its main purpose “to put the fear of God into the hearts of the people, lest they sin.” Jewish Theology Our writer, ignorant as he confessedly is of this glorious light of divine revelation, still speaks in praise of the feeble glimmer that human wisdom gives. Old Groans and New Songs Being Meditations on the Book of Ecclesiastes And this system must be one and the same from age to age, or it is not a permanent divine revelation, but only a transient human seeking for such a revelation. Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors This has often resulted in direct contradictions between ethics attributed to divine revelation, and pure human ethics. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study The Anglican clergy, on the contrary, are at liberty to apply criticism freely in order to discriminate between that part of the Bible which is and that which is not part of divine revelation. The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice Instead of Jerusalem he chose Mecca with its heathen traditions as the center of his religious system and aimed chiefly to win the Arabian tribes for his divine revelation. Jewish Theology Precious beyond expression becomes the glorious bright beam of divine revelation, as against this dense and awful darkness of man's ignorance on such a question. Old Groans and New Songs Being Meditations on the Book of Ecclesiastes No; it is not the Trinity which brings out most distinctly the personality of God, but the faith in a divine revelation through inspired men. Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors The beneficent results of Christianity confirm our faith in it as a divine revelation. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions For we have seen, we trust, that slavery is condemned neither by any principle of natural justice, nor by any precept of divine revelation. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject Like Israel of old, it stepped forth from the desert with a divine revelation contained in a holy book. Jewish Theology Nor is divine revelation necessary to tell poor man that silver, nor gold, nor abundance of any kind, can satisfy the heart. Old Groans and New Songs Being Meditations on the Book of Ecclesiastes Noah, looked upon by his son as a foolish, insane, and ridiculous old man, now steps forth in the majesty of a prophet, to announce to his son a divine revelation of future events. Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II Luther on Sin and the Flood The whole history of the figure is a remarkable illustration of the power of a written record, held to be a divine revelation, to impress men's minds and control their beliefs and actions. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV It is clear that we should not know how to perform the traditional commandments without divine revelation since our own reason would not have suggested them. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy The divine revelation in Israel was by no means a single act, but a process of development, and its various stages correspond to the degrees of culture of the people. Jewish Theology In the mid-current of this divine revelation are found many acknowledged errors, which it is impossible to ascribe to the celestial illuminator. Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles Professor Lake is quite right: If there is no divine revelation, there can be, not only no systematic theology, but no theology at all. A Tour of the Missions Observations and Conclusions The view has been widely held also that it was the result of a primitive divine revelation to 462men. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV If the reason can discover by itself the truths communicated to us by divine revelation, why was it necessary to have recourse to the latter? A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Although the evidences of an immortal destiny may be in us and around us, they cannot be discerned apart from enlightenment by a divine revelation as to the purpose and end of the whole creation. An Essay on the Scriptural Doctrine of Immortality "It is admitted that miracles alone can attest the reality of divine revelation." Miracles and Supernatural Religion I grant that there may be more than one Isaiah, while yet I see in the later Isaiah a continuance of the divine revelation given through the earlier. A Tour of the Missions Observations and Conclusions The Bible is a supernatural book, a divine revelation: the Holy Spirit is the supernatural, the divine Guide to its meaning. Separation and Service or Thoughts on Numbers VI, VII. The feature of the question of miracles which bears on the subject of a divine revelation must now be considered. The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, Volume 1, January, 1880 We must note, too, that the poet has shown Menelaus as prepared to receive this divine revelation; the Greek wanderer has been brought to contrition by manifold sufferings. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Every fool believes what his teachers tell him, and calls his credulity science or morality as confidently as his father called it divine revelation. Maxims for Revolutionists "Theology," he said, "presupposes divine revelation, which we do not accept." A Tour of the Missions Observations and Conclusions Reflecting on the new and divine revelation, he had sat down where he believed he was not likely to be disturbed, and given himself wholly up to the sacred joy of the hour. Footprints in the Forest Men became dissatisfied with the results of rationalism, and realized the necessity of divine revelation and experimental religion. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan The Suten-hotep-ta was supposed to have been delivered by divine revelation. Scarabs The History, Manufacture and Symbolism of the Scarabæus in Ancient Egypt, Phoenicia, Sardinia, Etruria, etc. Of course! for it proceeds directly from revelation, and only divine revelation can be "quite certain;" it alone can never err. Freedom in Science and Teaching. from the German of Ernst Haeckel After a divine revelation which came to him in the forest of Meudon, near Paris, he broke with Catholicism and preached the intimate union of man and nature. Modern Saints and Seers These were the virtues of the virtuous heathen, unenlightened by divine revelation. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 11 Through this spiritual group, part of whom are visible and part invisible, they held that the divine revelation is continued and the eternal Word of God is being uttered to the race. Spiritual Reformers in the 16th & 17th Centuries The national legends have preserved the memory of this important event, which they represent as a direct divine revelation. Chaldea From the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria They were learned in mathematical, statistical, and physical science, but threw contempt on elevated moral wisdom, on the lessons of experience, and the eternal truths of divine revelation. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges I am not aware, my dear sir, that if you were to give up the New Testament you would be without a religion, or even what you acknowledge as divine revelation. Letter to the Reverend Mr. Cary Containing Remarks upon his Review of the Grounds of Christianity Examined by Comparing the New Testament to the Old That this is literally true is the conviction of my understanding, founded not only upon reason and analogy, but upon the irrefragable testimony of divine revelation. The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada It is not inherited, it is self-chosen, and yet there is something in our disposition which sets itself in array against the divine revelation within us. Spiritual Reformers in the 16th & 17th Centuries The second looked to divine revelation, authority and the traditions of the Church. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 2 of 3) Essay 4: Joseph de Maistre Christianity came to the conviction that God has given his wisdom to mankind through revelation, and man attains through his knowledge an image of this divine revelation. Christianity As Mystical Fact And The Mysteries of Antiquity The Bible is divine revelation, say they, therefore it is infallible and unassailable, and that settles everything. The Silesian Horseherd - Questions of the Hour I can not, I dare not, attempt to inventory the charms of this divine revelation of perfect beauty. The Diamond Lens The true and essential Word of God is the divine revelation in the soul of man. Spiritual Reformers in the 16th & 17th Centuries The contrivance of this illusion was possibly like that at Delphi, where in the centre of the temple was a chasm, from which arose an intoxicating smoke, when the priestess was to announce divine revelations. The Superstitions of Witchcraft The literal fulfilment of the predictions is ample attestation of their origin in divine revelation, and proof conclusive of the divinity of Him whose coming was so abundantly foretold. Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern These are matters of small import in human traditions and records; in divine revelations they would be difficult to explain. The Silesian Horseherd - Questions of the Hour The true inner meaning of the divine revelation granted in the Old Testament is fulfilled in Christ. The Books of the New Testament The world is a positive reality and a divine revelation. Spiritual Reformers in the 16th & 17th Centuries If from such a scene one returns to life's activities in braver, truer, and gentler mood, there has been to him a divine revelation. The Chief End of Man Our proposed course of investigation will lead yet onward, into the future concerning which the word of divine revelation is of record. Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern These are,—the light of conscience,—and the light of divine revelation. The Philosophy of the Moral Feelings They are the means of affording that instruction which man's wisdom cannot teach, while they bear every mark of a divine revelation, in a manner worthy of God, and plain to the meanest capacity. The Substance of a Journal During a Residence at the Red River Colony, British North America and Frequent Excursions Among the North-West American Indians, In the Years 1820, 1821, 1822, 1823. From this point of view it is clear that we are able to recognize various degrees and various kinds of divine revelation in many different Religions, philosophies, systems of ethical teaching. Philosophy and Religion Six Lectures Delivered at Cambridge We study and practice obedience, diligence, patience; and at unforeseen moments, under shocks or in highest tranquillity, comes the divine revelation. The Chief End of Man If it is found to be "malum per se" from the nature of things, even those who reject the divine revelation must array themselves against it. Usury A Scriptural, Ethical and Economic View Now he here states, not only the purpose of the divine revelation, but gives us a summary, but yet sufficient, outline of the method by which God works towards that purpose. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. Christianity is divine revelation from above, not human evolution from below. American Lutheranism Volume 1: Early History of American Lutheranism and The Tennessee Synod Heavy the responsibility of a divine Man who takes upon Himself the tremendous burden of speaking out to the world a new Word in the divine revelation. London Lectures of 1907 St. Antony was surprised to hear him mention the cloak, which he could not have known but by divine revelation. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March Now, suppose so impossible a thing as this, that hereafter baptism should, by divine revelation, be changed for anointing with oil, and nothing were said about children. Bertha and Her Baptism And, when he sets about to overcome these difficulties, he does not rely on divine revelation or supernatural aid or on miracles; he relies on his reason. The Necessity of Atheism Hence in Islamism the divine revelation remains purely mechanical, with no natural point of connection in man, and therefore there is no possibility of an enduring prophetism, which is the fundamental principle of Christianity. A Comparative View of Religions This branch of the Church rejects the dogma of polygamy, declaring it to be utterly repugnant to the divine revelation to Joseph, and to early Mormon belief and practice. Something of Men I Have Known With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective No histories, except those of holy scripture, are proposed as parts of divine revelation or articles of faith; all others rest upon their bare historical authority. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March This knowledge, which has the character of divine instruction,421 rests on faith in the divine revelation. History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) The divine revelation then continues with, "if she be defiled, her belly shall swell and her thigh shall rot." The Necessity of Atheism The spirit of God has breathed throughout the whole history of the nations, and the traces of divine revelation are to be found everywhere. History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) In proportion to the amount of divine revelation they had, and their obedience to it, they prospered. Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith Being an Examination of the Evidences of Infidelity Its intoxication blinds men, and shuts their eyes to the light of divine revelation. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March Its creation very speedily resulted in the opinion that the time of divine revelation had gone past and was exhausted in the Apostles, that is, in the records left by them. History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) The "law of jealousies" as described in the 5th chapter of Numbers is a good example of the mentality of the writers of this "divine revelation." The Necessity of Atheism Do they tell our poet that his notion of man as a divine revelation, as a pure spiritual or absolute value, is a mere dream, discountenanced by the truth of the universe? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864 The claims of a divine teacher are as unceremoniously rejected as those of a divine revelation. Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith Being an Examination of the Evidences of Infidelity Having long begged admittance at the door of his cell, St. Paul at last opened it with a smile: they embraced, called each other by their names, which they knew by divine revelation. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March He had already a considerable following, and now claimed divine revelation and dictated forms of procedure in bringing the dead to life. The North American Indian It is related that the Angel Gabriel, who thus far had labored only in the field of Christian endeavor, was chosen by Allah as bearer of the divine revelation to Mohammed. The Necessity of Atheism He defined Theology to be, that practical skill in the knowledge of true religion, as drawn from divine revelation, which is calculated to lead man after the fall through faith to eternal life. History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology The use of a divine revelation is either to tell us some truth of which we are ignorant, or to enjoin some duty to which we are disinclined. Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith Being an Examination of the Evidences of Infidelity Know thou assuredly that— Love is the mystery of divine revelations! Tablets of Abdul-Baha Abbas There was no trace of the essential foundation of divine revelation. The Promulgation of Universal Peace And it is this mental attitude of securalism that proceeds with an ever accelerated rapidity to overcome the problems that confront humanity by substituting human inquiry for divine revelation. The Necessity of Atheism But if this reason were sufficient for mankind, why should divine revelation be in any case opposed to it? History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology No Bahá’í may found a school or sect based on any particular interpretation of the teachings or any supposed divine revelation. Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era Naturalists, who utterly reject the Scriptures as a divine revelation, speak with the highest admiration of the Mosaic account of the creation, as compared with any other cosmogony of the ancient world. What is Darwinism? Can belief in God, and the soul, and divine revelation abide under the same roof with evolution in peace? The Arena Volume 4, No. 19, June, 1891 It appeared strange to the Martian that a god should need the lies of his disciples to be incorporated in a divine revelation. The Necessity of Atheism They consider the Bible and Christianity as a divine revelation in a higher sense than the Rationalists. History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology The determination of their precise significance is wholly a matter of fallible human construction and inference, and not a matter of inspired statement or divine revelation. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Thy vision is obscured by the belief that divine revelation ended with the coming of Muḥammad, and unto this We have borne witness in Our first epistle. Selections From the Writings of the Báb Thus do divine revelations follow one another, with order, reason, and harmony. The Arena Volume 4, No. 19, June, 1891 The Martian, totally aghast, is constrained to exclaim that he cannot believe that a Deity should find it necessary to place this in a divine revelation. The Necessity of Atheism Therefore if anyone presume to foreknow or foretell such like future things by any means whatever, except by divine revelation, he manifestly usurps what belongs to God. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province In most cases of this kind the asserted doctrine is placed on the basis of a divine revelation, and must be implicitly received. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Wert thou to come unto Us while divine revelation is descending upon Us, haply God will change thy fire into light. Selections From the Writings of the Báb Every real revelation is a divine revelation, since all truth is divine. Levels of Living Essays on Everyday Ideals Once more our Martian guest is besieged by the Hebrew Zealot to examine the divine revelation of his51 religion. The Necessity of Atheism He admitted, in the end, that Councils as well as Popes might be against him, and that the authority by which he stood was the divine revelation. Lectures on Modern history Had it been all along credited in its literal sense, as a divine revelation, could this be so? The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life If divine revelation ceaseth, thou shouldst write a petition to Him Whom God shall make manifest, imploring that it be delivered into His presence. Selections From the Writings of the Báb I regarded the moral and spiritual light of the ancient pagans as light from heaven, as divine revelation. Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again A Life Story But we are progressing, for in 1300 years no new prophet has arisen, and no new divine revelation is perturbing our race; the old ones, however, are causing quite enough disturbance. The Necessity of Atheism All truth is divine, and part of God's divine revelation to his children. Our Unitarian Gospel Such being the facts in the case, the text is evidently without force to prove a divine revelation of the doctrine it teaches. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Thus is divine revelation inaugurated in each Dispensation at Our behest. Selections From the Writings of the Báb And it is very plainly intimated, that those who affect to call this notion in question, and yet pretend to be friends of a divine revelation, are hypocrites. Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again A Life Story "Mine," said the Archbishop in richly reverberating tones, "is divine revelation, which voices the will of God." King John of Jingalo The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties The Holy Spirit, in the external authority of the Church, acts as the infallible interpreter and criterion of divine revelation. Life of Father Hecker The popular doctrine of hell is not a divine revelation, but is a mythological growth. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life In order that the infused virtue of faith may be meritorious for us, we must co-operate with grace by readily submitting our understanding and our will to divine revelation. The Excellence of the Rosary Conferences for Devotions in Honor of the Blessed Virgin If I cannot hold it forth as a divine revelation, I can extol it as the perfection of human wisdom. Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again A Life Story Robert stood in the midst of them, these fellow-beings who had bowed to his will, and saw, as if by some divine revelation, in his foes his brothers and sisters. The Portion of Labor The development of the intelligible side of the mysteries of faith, and the intrinsic reasons of the truths of divine revelation. Life of Father Hecker Therefore, in order that the salvation of men might be brought about more fitly and more surely, it was necessary that they should be taught divine truths by divine revelation. Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition "Johannes Agricola in Meditation" presents the doctrine of predestination as it appears to a devout and poetic soul whose conviction of the truth of such a doctrine has the strength of a divine revelation. Men and Women Thus the whole world was quickened through the vitalizing breaths of divine revelation and inspiration. Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas We may concede the prominence of God's justice in the Old Testament, and his mercy in the New; but we must never forget that neither part of divine revelation is complete in itself. Companion to the Bible The Holy Spirit in the external authority of the Church acts as the infallible interpreter and criterion of divine revelation. Life of Father Hecker Hence in dreams and alienations of the bodily senses divine revelations and foresight of future events are perceived the more clearly. Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition A belief in a divine revelation imparted first to Adam and renewed at intervals to Noah, to Abraham, to Moses, and to Jesus Christ, and last of all in its perfect form to Mohammed. The Future of Islam Iráq We found the Cause of God sunk in deep apathy and the breeze of divine revelation stilled. Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas Having seen the relation of the Old Testament as a whole to the system of divine revelation, we are now prepared to consider the place occupied by its several divisions. Companion to the Bible Catholics maintained, and always have and always will maintain, that a divine revelation necessitates a divine interpreter. Life of Father Hecker Hence it was necessary for the salvation of man that certain truths which exceed human reason should be made known to him by divine revelation. Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition All the higher religions have claimed to rest on a divine revelation, and the Christian Religion on a series of such revelations. The Relations Between Religion and Science Eight Lectures Preached Before the University of Oxford in the Year 1884 To the Astrologer it will become a "divine revelation of Science." Within the Temple of Isis The system of divine revelation constitutes a whole, all the parts of which are connected, from beginning to end, so that no single part can be truly understood without a knowledge of all the rest. Companion to the Bible But as a divine revelation springs from a source above the sphere of reason, it necessitates a divinely authorized and divinely assisted interpreter and teacher. Life of Father Hecker If our opponent believes nothing of divine revelation, there is no longer any means of proving the articles of faith by reasoning, but only of answering his objections—if he has any—against faith. Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition Though resting on divine revelation it is professedly a development, and is thus in harmony with the Creator's operations in nature. The Relations Between Religion and Science Eight Lectures Preached Before the University of Oxford in the Year 1884 I fully believe there will be; but I mean that this personal resemblance is more a matter of course, than a doctrine of divine revelation. Twenty-Four Short Sermons On The Doctrine Of Universal Salvation How high a place this division of the canon holds in the system of divine revelation every pious heart feels instinctively. Companion to the Bible They will assuredly protest that this pre-requisite of divine revelation hath not been made manifest. The Kitáb-i-Íqán In several places it seems to expressly declare that the rights claimed by America are claimed under the law of nature and of nations based on divine revelation and on human reason. "Colony,"--or "Free State"? "Dependence,"--or "Just Connection"? "Empire,"--or "Union"? "Were there none who relied on this mode of demonstrating the reality of a divine revelation, and manifesting their claims to be regarded as an embassy from heaven?" The Eclipse of Faith Or, A Visit To A Religious Sceptic Truth is the sun of divine revelation pouring its beams on intelligent creation and calling upon all men to believe. Twenty-Four Short Sermons On The Doctrine Of Universal Salvation We have seen the office of the Book of Job in the system of divine revelation. Companion to the Bible He pretended that he had the gift of receiving divine revelations, and claimed to be better able to reveal Christian truth than Luther. Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15) The Romance of Reality, German The position of your Church—for I must look upon you as a Catholic—is, that a divine revelation has been made. Charred Wood It is curious, that some authors have maintained, that no such law is recognised among mankind till they are made acquainted with divine revelation. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 There is no subject of divine revelation, on which more has been said, preached and written than the one, which we are now about to consider. Twenty-Four Short Sermons On The Doctrine Of Universal Salvation The aim will be rather to exhibit the prominent characteristics of each, and its special office in the economy of divine revelation. Companion to the Bible The divine revelation which is in the experience has been at times identified with the thought that interprets it, or even with the words which attempt to describe it. Some Christian Convictions A Practical Restatement in Terms of Present-Day Thinking If there is a divine revelation confided to the care of a church, that revelation is for the sake of men and not for the sake of the church. Charred Wood These, she claims, are divine revelations which were handed down orally from generation to generation. Luther Examined and Reexamined A Review of Catholic Criticism and a Plea for Revaluation He is tied up and limited to the divine revelation, and to the truths which that revelation contains. The Purpose of the Papacy The place of the book of Proverbs in the system of divine revelation is obvious at first sight. Companion to the Bible For that assumed a verbally inspired and hence an inerrant Scripture; it dealt with the literature of the Old and New Testaments as being divine revelations. Preaching and Paganism Let us consider— I. Obedience is here set forth as the end of all divine revelation. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII Then the manifold moral and religious ideals of mankind in all history must take their place as integral factors also in the progress of the divine revelation. An Outline of the History of Christian Thought Since Kant Dr. Talmage, my only hope for the world is in the bringing of the human mind into contact with divine revelation. T. De Witt Talmage As I Knew Him The enigma of life can find no solution but in divine revelation—and even that revelation does but show in what direction the solution lies. The Empire of Russia Thus He is not so much a divine revelation as He is a human achievement. Preaching and Paganism I. Obedience to the will of God is the end of all divine revelation. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII The historical person, Jesus of Nazareth, is the divine revelation. An Outline of the History of Christian Thought Since Kant The miracle of a divine revelation, of grace, of the mass, began to wear a different look in men's eyes, as they learned more of the physical processes of the universe. Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2) Perhaps with only human powers, it may be impossible to comprehend those subjects which are left mysterious in divine revelation; but are they incredible if God hath declared them? Sermons on Various Important Subjects It is solely and distinctly a matter of divine revelation. The Spirit and the Word A Treatise on the Holy Spirit in the Light of a Rational Interpretation of the Word of Truth We are not ventilating a nostrum, we are preaching a divine revelation, a divine revealer. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII Gautama discarded the idea of a divine revelation; he rejected the authority of the Vedas totally. Oriental Religions and Christianity A Course of Lectures Delivered on the Ely Foundation Before the Students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1891 The platitudes of age may often be for youth divine revelations, and there is nothing so stimulating as the unaided apprehension of a great commonplace of existence. The Altar Steps I will see whether your confidence in divine revelation is sound, for nothing at the present day has overthrown the faith of many like the manifest teachings of the Bible with regard to slavery. The Sable Cloud A Southern Tale With Northern Comments (1861) His belief was inflexible that the Holy Scriptures, excepting a few books, contained a divine revelation in every word and letter. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 12 Its humility lies in His placing Himself, as it were, in line with previous messengers, and representing Himself as carrying on the sequence of divine revelation. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII Hinduism always recognized a direct divine revelation which it regards with profound reverence; and through all its variations and corruptions it has inculcated in the minds of the Indian races a deeply religious feeling. Oriental Religions and Christianity A Course of Lectures Delivered on the Ely Foundation Before the Students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1891 "What you call Pagan is to me proof of an eternal truth handed down by tradition and divine revelation," he said at length. Esther By reasonings and kindness, they managed to retain him for a while; but he grew more odd and visionary, fasting often, eating only herbs, and having divine revelations. The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660 Christ is the name of an office, into which is condensed a whole system of truth, declaring that it is He who is the Apex, the Seal, and ultimate Word of all divine revelation. Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V) The one clause speaks of the human perception, the other of the divine revelation which precedes it and makes it possible. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII And this at once supersedes the necessity of divine revelation, and derogates from the sufficiency and perfection of the scriptures of truth. Act, Declaration, & Testimony for the Whole of our Covenanted Reformation, as Attained to, and Established in Britain and Ireland; Particularly Betwixt the Years 1638 and 1649, Inclusive That there has been a divine revelation he cannot absolutely believe; but neither can he absolutely disbelieve. Robert Browning It then signified what we now call a "free-thinker," or disbeliever in the divine revelation of the Scriptures. The Principles of Masonic Law A Treatise on the Constitutional Laws, Usages and Landmarks of Freemasonry The one has to do with the certainty of the divine revelation, the other has to do with the certitude of our faith in the revelation. Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V) I bow before Him as the divine revelation of the highest principle of morality. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 09 — Lives and Letters The absurdity of this scheme of principles may obviously appear at first view to every unbiassed mind that is blessed with any competent measure of common sense and discretion, and tolerable knowledge of divine revelation. Act, Declaration, & Testimony for the Whole of our Covenanted Reformation, as Attained to, and Established in Britain and Ireland; Particularly Betwixt the Years 1638 and 1649, Inclusive We cannot distinctly learn what was Paul's full idea of a divine revelation; but I can feel no doubt that he conceived it to be, in great measure, an inward thing. Phases of Faith Passages from the History of My Creed It was held by the Jews in profound veneration, and its origin supposed to have been by divine revelation at the burning bush. The Symbolism of Freemasonry The theologian, indeed, is encumbered by a vast mass of human tradition, which he is compelled to treat more or less as divine revelation. The Silent Isle The light of cloudless divine revelation is far too pure and radiant for poor, weak man. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 09 — Lives and Letters The smallest acquaintance with divine revelation will readily convince, that he hath not. Act, Declaration, & Testimony for the Whole of our Covenanted Reformation, as Attained to, and Established in Britain and Ireland; Particularly Betwixt the Years 1638 and 1649, Inclusive Besides, it does not appear that any peculiar divine revelation taught them that the Old Testament is perfect truth. Phases of Faith Passages from the History of My Creed The assertion that these doctrines were known to and recognized by Noah will not appear as an assumption to the believer in divine revelation. The Symbolism of Freemasonry Having thus shown that the resurrection is not a thing incredible to natural reason, I should now proceed to show the certainty of it from divine revelation. The World's Great Sermons, Volume 02 Hooker to South Discarding the claims of Christianity to be the only 'divine revelation,' he based his clear and always optimistic theism on the broad facts of human experience. Unitarianism In this investigation the question of the divine revelation of dogma and ceremonial laws is neither supra-rationalistically affirmed nor naturalistically derived, but rationalistically treated as an open question. History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time But we cannot suppose that he ever repented of his reverence for Nature as a divine revelation. Pantheism, Its Story and Significance Religions Ancient and Modern This popular tale, which Mahomet might learn when he drove his camels to the fairs of Syria, is introduced as a divine revelation, into the Koran. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 3 It is the divine revelation which is summed up in the words: "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters He, learning by divine revelation the state of the king's son, left the desert and returned to the world. Barlaam and Ioasaph Renewing an old idea, Campanella directed attention from the written volume of Scripture to the living book of nature as being also a divine revelation. History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time Adam Clarke speaks of those "who reject the establishment of what, WE BELIEVE, to be a divine revelation." History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom Now it came to him like a divine revelation that the way to avoid this was to kill Hammerton. Captivating Mary Carstairs How could men, admitting these words to be divine revelation, ever have preached the subjection of woman! The Woman's Bible As for his venerable body, it befell thus; about the very hour of Ioasaph's death, there came by divine revelation, from one of the neighbouring cells, a certain holy man. Barlaam and Ioasaph Where are those happy individuals to be found, who, renouncing the speculations of philosophy, and the suggestions of a depraved and perverted mind, are led by the star of divine revelation to Jesus? Female Scripture Biographies, Volume II On the contrary, this divine revelation through science has made it all the more precious to us. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom But its best and most solid foundation is faith and divine revelation. An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding At the heart of the Christian religion is incarnation, or divine revelation through the human organism. Understanding the Scriptures Accordingly, there are in the divine revelation very many explicit and animating assurances, that their exertions shall certainly be in a measure effectual to the proposed end. An Essay on the Evils of Popular Ignorance The second opinion, to which they gave frequent utterance, was that the Bible is a divine revelation, the true source of all religious teaching, and the one sufficient creed for all men. Unitarianism in America This capacity of the individual to receive is, after all, the determining factor in the process of divine revelation; for God's truth and his desire to impart it are always the same. The Origin and Permanent Value of the Old Testament This celestial voice was a means of divine revelation lower than that of prophecy. Pirke Avot Sayings of the Jewish Fathers Granted that war in self- defense is justifiable, we keep ourselves open to divine revelations only as we refuse to glorify the inhuman. Understanding the Scriptures The unity of ancient religions proves the creation of man who received a divine revelation. The Evolution of Man Scientifically Disproved In 50 Arguments So this tragic self-exclusion from hope and life is the end of all that wondrous history of ages of divine revelation and patience, and of man's rebellion. Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts Certain definite historical reasons at once suggest themselves; and these in turn throw new light upon the true relation of the Old Testament to divine revelation as a whole. The Origin and Permanent Value of the Old Testament That necessity goes down deeper into the mysteries of the divinity and of the processes and order of divine revelation than it is given to us to follow. Expositions of Holy Scripture: St. John Chaps. XV to XXI And evidence equally conclusive must accompany the truth of divine revelation, or it ought not, nay more, it cannot, rationally be believed. A Series of Letters in Defence of Divine Revelation Disregarding all the many other cogent and legitimate arguments in support of a divine revelation, we will appeal to the remarkable harmony between the story of Creation in Genesis and the modern sciences. The Evolution of Man Scientifically Disproved In 50 Arguments How much more securely may we trust one another to that permanent record of the divine revelation which we have here in the pages of Scripture! Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts In the Israelites the diverse streams of divine revelation converged. The Origin and Permanent Value of the Old Testament Their presence proclaimed that Christ was the meaning of all the past, and the crown of the divine revelation. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Luke Is divine revelation something that rests entirely on matters of fact; or is the most essential part, which concerns us to know, a mere matter of opinion? A Series of Letters in Defence of Divine Revelation Already deism had rejected the evidence of a divine revelation. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities True wisdom, beauty, elevating thoughts, divine revelations; all these go over your heads. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. John Chapters I to XIV Each Testament is but a different chapter in the history of the same divine revelation. The Origin and Permanent Value of the Old Testament Samuel's peaceful service is contrasted, in the second half of the first verse, with the sad cessation of divine revelations in that dreary time of national laxity. Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII Even without contending that a divine revelation is of any greater importance than the arts and sciences, your allowing it any importance at all, is, in the eye of reason an argument in its support. A Series of Letters in Defence of Divine Revelation The Cabala, or oral tradition, is, according to the Jews, a perpetual divine revelation, preserved among the Jewish people by secret transmission. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities The Psalter is the echo in devout hearts of the other portions of divine revelation. Expositions of Holy Scripture Psalms The great book of human life, which is one of the most important chapters of divine revelation, was thrown open wide before them. The Origin and Permanent Value of the Old Testament They are intelligible only if we take the old-fashioned explanation, that its origin was a divine revelation, given to a rude people. Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII Allowing the resurrection of Jesus, the truth of divine revelation, the honesty of the apostles of Jesus, are we to rely on what they say respecting a future state? A Series of Letters in Defence of Divine Revelation Reverence for traditional wisdom was characteristic of that state of society, and since a divine revelation stood at the beginning of the nation's history, it was not unreasonable to look back for light. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes It means that the suppliant has, by his own act of faith, taken God for his; that he has appropriated the great divine revelation, and made it his own. Expositions of Holy Scripture Psalms The Psalter as a whole appears, therefore, to be one of the latest and most precious fruits of the divine revelation recorded in the Old Testament. The Origin and Permanent Value of the Old Testament They are a source of great joy and power, but must be guided and filled by divine revelation to be properly exercised. To Infidelity and Back For here let reason ask, whether a divine revelation founded on the resurrection of Jesus could have a more reasonable object, than the bringing to light, life and immortality? A Series of Letters in Defence of Divine Revelation And now have we brought unto those of Mecca a book of divine revelations: we have explained it with knowledge; a direction and mercy unto people who shall believe. The Koran (Al-Qur'an) It describes a knowledge which is a great deal more than a mere intellectual acquaintance with the facts of divine revelation. Expositions of Holy Scripture Psalms The broader-minded Jews of the dispersion, and especially Alexandria and the early Christian Church, refused to be bound by the narrow principle that divine revelation ceased with Ezra. The Origin and Permanent Value of the Old Testament It may be the part of valor to champion divine revelation, but the better part of valor is discretion, and if divine revelation prove true, discretion will be none the worse off. Confessions and Criticisms If you ask why I do not direct some arguments more cogently to prove divine revelation? A Series of Letters in Defence of Divine Revelation You want the gentle side of divine revelation. Expositions of Holy Scripture : St. Matthew Chaps. IX to XXVIII Notwithstanding divine revelation, astronomers now depend rather upon evidence, than upon the testimony of their inspired books. Good Sense Imperfect though his character was, like that of the race which he represented, the significant fact is that God ever cared for him and was able to utilize him as an agent in divine revelation. The Origin and Permanent Value of the Old Testament How could men, admitting these words to be divine revelation, ever have preached the subjection of woman? Woman and the Republic — a Survey of the Woman-Suffrage Movement in the United States and a Discussion of the Claims and Arguments of Its Foremost Advocates But not so with evidences of divine revelation. A Series of Letters in Defence of Divine Revelation The ark was the centre-point of the divine revelation, the very throne of God; and it is profoundly significant that its sole contents should be the tables of stone. Expositions of Holy Scripture A Christian regards the Koran, that is, the divine revelation announced by Mahomet, as nothing but a tissue of impertinent reveries, and impostures insulting to the divinity. Good Sense The result is that we can now study, on the basis of contemporary documents, this early and yet advanced chapter in that divine revelation, the later culmination of which is recorded in the Bible. The Origin and Permanent Value of the Old Testament Those who practiced it believed that it had been authorized by a divine revelation. Under the Prophet in Utah; the National Menace of a Political Priestcraft You will furthermore see, that by granting the truth of divine revelation some degree of allowance is given to the probability, at least, of the testimony of the apostles respecting a future state. A Series of Letters in Defence of Divine Revelation Then comes this wonderful advance in the progress of divine revelation. Expositions of Holy Scripture To the student of religion there is rather an inherent belief in the Supreme Being among these people, with very strong proofs of the truth of the divine revelation. My Native Land The United States: its Wonders, its Beauties, and its People; with Descriptive Notes, Character Sketches, Folk Lore, Traditions, Legends and History, for the Amusement of the Old and the Instruction of the Young It is indeed the earliest and one of the most significant chapters in divine revelation. The Origin and Permanent Value of the Old Testament He said that he adhered to both the divine revelation commanding polygamy and the divine revelation "suspending" the command. Under the Prophet in Utah; the National Menace of a Political Priestcraft Another source of evidence in support of divine revelation is prophecy. A Series of Letters in Defence of Divine Revelation The former chapter tells us of the majesty of the divine revelation as it was made to Moses on 'the mount of God.' Expositions of Holy Scripture The New Testament, which I was still far from regarding as a divine revelation, appeared to me a collection of precious documents, in whose authority I then began to feel some degree of confidence. The Village in the Mountains; Conversion of Peter Bayssiere; and History of a Bible Tancred did not know any more than his followers, and he knelt all day long under the Arabian sun, waiting for the divine revelation. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 03 — Fiction This they would do, when they were made to understand how it was a divine revelation, and saw its effects in the life of its professors. Biographical Memorials of James Oglethorpe You allow, that a "general view of the whole ground" on which the scriptures seem to rest, would be sufficient to support the truth of divine revelation, were it not for the following considerations. A Series of Letters in Defence of Divine Revelation We must set aside the whole authority of divine revelation, to justify any crime openly or secretly committed. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 08 Great Rulers Whatsoever is divine revelation, ought to overrule all our opinions, prejudices, and interest, and hath a right to be received with full assent. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume 2 MDCXC, Based on the 2nd Edition, Books 3 and 4 They are not maledictions; they are simply divine revelations to the gifted prophet, or logical deductions which the inspired statesman declares from incontrovertible facts. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 02 Jewish Heroes and Prophets I assume also that Christianity has elements which are not to be found in any other religion,--such as original teachings, divine revelations, and sublime truths. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 01 The Old Pagan Civilizations Now it is evident that those facts on which divine revelation is predicated, are like facts of which we have positive knowledge, in all respects as it regards the case of knowing them. A Series of Letters in Defence of Divine Revelation Therefore, whatever is thrust into the worship of God, that is not agreeable to divine revelation, cannot be done but by a human faith, which faith will not be profitable to eternal life. Bible Stories and Religious Classics The truth is, they imagined themselves superior to divine revelation, and supposed every useful acquisition, every virtue to be derived from the influence of the Deity on the soul of man. Thaumaturgia They are not divine revelations, like the commandments given to Moses amid the lightnings of Sinai, or like the visions of the prophets respecting the future glories of the Church. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 02 Jewish Heroes and Prophets He receives the Godhead in His will, and He descends from His throne, He dwells in his soul; the poet sees divine revelations, and as a seer announces them to man. Aesthetical Essays of Frederich Schiller How then is your third proposition, even in any sense in which it can be true, to be understood unfavourable to divine revelation? A Series of Letters in Defence of Divine Revelation This she felt, and it was to her a divine revelation. God's Answers A Record of Miss Annie Macpherson's Work at the Home of Industry, Spitalfields, London, and in Canada Unfortunately also for herself, she was one of the enthusiasts who believe themselves subject to divine revelations, for this pretension would probably in any event have brought upon her the displeasure of the church. The Emancipation of Massachusetts As a rule, we ascribe all our arts to divine revelation, but music stands at the head of everything else. From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan The existence and attributes of the Supreme Being can be proved without the aid of divine revelation. Practical Argumentation Respecting divine revelation, it is true, I understood you to mean something more than barely what is predicated on the resurrection of Jesus; yet in the second proposition of the three which you made, viz. A Series of Letters in Defence of Divine Revelation Apart from its character as a work of divine revelation, it is the most perfect literature extant. How to Speak and Write Correctly Only if the standard were something delivered to men by divine revelation—as indeed the old dogmatists came very close to believing— would it be strange and inconsistent for changes to occur. The Principles of Aesthetics If the Bible is a divine revelation, if it contains the actual word of God, and nothing but the word of God, then it is folly to doubt any statement it contains. God and my Neighbour There is a vast difference between "a divine revelation of the mind of God" and "a divine action on the mind of man." The Great Doctrines of the Bible If divine revelation were necessary, the thing revealed is undoubtedly true. 2d. A Series of Letters in Defence of Divine Revelation Perhaps they dream them, and then honestly believe them to be divine revelations of fact. Following the Equator, Part 2 Even though they had no respect for the works of man, we thought at least they would spare the works of God, the most sacred symbols of divine revelation to suffering humanity. They Call Me Carpenter We have therefore no means of testing the Bible's title to divine revelation other than by criticism and examination of the Bible itself. God and my Neighbour It was used for this purpose in the mystical ceremonies of the Kendah religion when under its influence the priestess or oracle of the Ivory Child was wont to announce divine revelations. The Ancient Allan Let me pause and consider—I have acknowledged that there are evidences in favour of divine revelation; have I proved any of those evidences false?—No! this I have acknowledged I could not do. A Series of Letters in Defence of Divine Revelation "Yet she is severely criticised for claiming that it was a divine revelation; for assuming 'unwarrantable authority' and demanding 'unquestioning obedience,'" said her host. Katherine's Sheaves With the ordinances of the tabernacle, which form the sum of the divine revelation on Sinai, the theocracy was founded; where the one is, there is the other. Prolegomena Well, an error of a million, or of ten thousand, years is a serious thing in a divine revelation; but, as we shall see, it has a bearing on evolution. God and my Neighbour Such things were discoverable by human reason, and the knowledge which achieves has nothing to do with a divine revelation.' Born in Exile If that can be cleared of the difficulties which have fallen in its way, I am willing, yea I wish, still to believe in divine revelation. A Series of Letters in Defence of Divine Revelation Music is a divine revelation, but men have not yet received it in their hearts. Joseph II. and His Court They rejected all divine revelation and taught that all religious belief was the working of a disordered mind, and that physical sensibility is the origin of all our thoughts. The Interdependence of Literature I only wish to show that these favourites of God were not admirable characters, and that therefore the Bible cannot be a divine revelation. God and my Neighbour I should have doubted myself, rather than she who stood above me, like a divine revelation. Old Fritz and the New Era By divine revelation, I understand 'a communication of sacred truth,' made directly from God to man. A Series of Letters in Defence of Divine Revelation In divine revelation, material and corporeal self- 561:21 hood disappear, and the spiritual idea is understood. Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures I vow she flushed under what she accounted his praise of her wisdom and divine revelation; for vanity is the last human weakness to be discarded. The Strolling Saint; being the confessions of the high and mighty Agostino D'Anguissola, tyrant of Mondolfo and Lord of Carmina in the state of Piacenza Clearly, then, to doubt the doctrine of the divine revelation of the Scriptures is not to doubt the word of God, but to doubt the words of men. God and my Neighbour As a young girl she was as sweet and innocent as an angel, and seemed more like a divine revelation. Old Fritz and the New Era It may not be divine revelation; but supposing it is, or is not, in either case, how am I to believe? A Series of Letters in Defence of Divine Revelation He began a dissertation intended to prove that the law of nations was a divine revelation made to the family which was preserved in the ark. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3 In effect, alongside of religious authority, based on divine revelation and belonging to the clergy, there is now a lay authority founded on human reason, which is exercised by scientists, erudites, scholars and philosophers. The Modern Regime, Volume 2 The authority on which your belief in the divine revelation rests consists entirely of the Scriptures themselves and the statements of the Church. God and my Neighbour Brigham Young, journeying westward, came to the Great Salt Lake, where, as he told his followers, he was instructed by divine revelation to plant the City of the Saints. Some Cities and San Francisco, and Resurgam You acknowledge that a divine revelation "if real," is of "all truths the most important." A Series of Letters in Defence of Divine Revelation In the Middle Ages, to be literate meant to know Latin, which was perceived as the language of divine revelation. The Civilization of Illiteracy From this brief sketch it will be seen that the rejection of the Scholastic System and the divorce between theology and philosophy led to dogmatic chaos, and ultimately to the rejection of divine revelation. History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French Revolution — Volume 1 They might have been given to him by divine revelation from God. God and my Neighbour Philly's father bent his head; he knew, he thought, only too well; no divine revelation in a disordered digestion! The Voice Here it seems you pretend to state the character of the evidences of a divine revelation, which evidences you wish to review. A Series of Letters in Defence of Divine Revelation If one may guess at the spirit by the letter, it is filled with truths, and I consider that the Christian books abound in divine revelations. Thais Right and wrong I saw also as great obvious facts which needed no divine revelation. The New Revelation Is it by way of a parable, a divine revelation? The Magic Skin A divine revelation of science admits of no improvement, no change, no advance. History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science You venture to say, that the "only evidence that reason can have of the necessity of divine revelation is its truth." A Series of Letters in Defence of Divine Revelation According to this doctrine, I may yet, perhaps, be considered a believer in divine revelation, and of course in Christianity. A Series of Letters in Defence of Divine Revelation That there are evidences in favor of divine revelation, and, which would support it, if there were nothing to counterbalance their testimony, is a proposition which I admit, and which I think cannot be disputed. A Series of Letters in Defence of Divine Revelation You have proposed what I conceive you think is the only alternative to which I must flee, when I give up the truth of divine revelation. A Series of Letters in Defence of Divine Revelation A divine revelation must necessarily be intolerant of contradiction; it must repudiate all improvement in itself, and view with disdain that arising from the progressive intellectual development of man. History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science It is believed, and no doubt it may be argued with success, that the moral and religious state of man really required a divine revelation. A Series of Letters in Defence of Divine Revelation You seem to think it may be successfully argued 'that the moral and religious state of man really required a divine revelation.' A Series of Letters in Defence of Divine Revelation I believe not.—And if he may be thus deceived in any one thing, why may he not be deceived in the supposed necessity of a divine revelation? A Series of Letters in Defence of Divine Revelation But if man can be equally reconciled without the knowledge, or, what amounts to the same thing, without the belief of divine revelation, then the end of such a revelation is obtained. A Series of Letters in Defence of Divine Revelation Who shall say that divine revelation includes no mysteries, but that all the dogmas of faith may be understood and demonstrated by reason duly cultivated. History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science Here again, should I admit a divine revelation, I most heartily agree with you; and also with the reasoning which follows under this proposition. A Series of Letters in Defence of Divine Revelation I notice that you acknowledge that there are evidences in favour of divine revelation, which would support it, if there were nothing to counterbalance their testimony. 4th. A Series of Letters in Defence of Divine Revelation You suppose that arguments equally energetic and equally conclusive might be drawn from our feelings against, as in favour of the necessity of divine revelation. 7th. A Series of Letters in Defence of Divine Revelation If Daniel did not receive a divine revelation, it must be allowed that he was deceived, or that he meant to deceive the king. A Series of Letters in Defence of Divine Revelation Who shall say that divine revelation cannot be rendered credible by external evidences. History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science You acknowledge, that there are evidences in favour of divine revelation, which would support it, if there were nothing to counterbalance their testimony. A Series of Letters in Defence of Divine Revelation Why do you allow that there are evidences in favour of divine revelation, and not state what they are? A Series of Letters in Defence of Divine Revelation |
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