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Elizabeth Carter
Answers to Objections Concerning the Christian Religion, by Elizabeth Carter Unit 23
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Markxll.ei). The Scriptures teach, that there is but one God the Rom[ T^V Father, of whom are all things: that when mankind, by ^> 8cc- their wickedness, darkened the light of reason, penrerted xvii. 7> 8. ^^r notions of the Divine nature, and were sunk into all Esodu8vi.7. the abominations of false worships, it pleased the supreme 1, 2, 3, 23. Lord of the universe to select one people to be the depo-* or xxw- 45. sitaries of the true religion ; and that to these he made Deut. vii. 6. successive discoveries of his will by his prophets, and gra* Joslf/xx'iv.^ dually opened to them the promise of a more perfect reve- 2, 3. Neh. lation by a person of the highest excellence and dignity ; if. 3, 4. xi. ^^^^ benefits of whose appearance were to be universal 10. xiii.1,6. ^nd wbo was to establish an everlasting covenant with Dan. vii. 14. ^j^^ ScxiptiuTes teacb, that, conformably to these pro- I3,i5.xiv.9! mises, in the fulness of time appointed by his unerring Gal. ly. 4. wisdom, God sent Jesus Christ into the world : that this &c.ii. 12,13. Divine Person who is described under the highest titles, &c. HLis?' ^^^^ ^ peculiar manner the Son of God, descended from vi.38.xvii.5. that gloij which he had in the beginning with the Father, 1 Pet.ii.22. ^"^ Voluntarily took upon him human nature* That his 1 Jolmiii. 5. life was an example of perfect obedience to the Divine Johnviiir23. 1^^^% ^^^d that he made the last and fullest discovery of Heb. IX. 38, tijg ^^iu Qf God ; that he laid down his life as an atone 24. Eph. i. ment for the sins of the world ; that God raised him from Ph'if Vi^g ^^^^ dead, and exalted him to the highest state of power 10,11. and dignity at his own right hand; that all honour and
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Les Écritures enseignent qu’il n’existe qu’un seul Dieu, le Père, de qui viennent toutes choses ; que, lorsque l’humanité eut, par sa méchanceté, obscurci la lumière de la raison, perverti ses notions de la nature divine et sombré dans toutes les abominations des faux cultes, il plut au Seigneur suprême de l’univers de choisir un peuple pour être le dépositaire de la vraie religion ; qu’à ce peuple il fit connaître successivement sa volonté par ses prophètes et lui révéla progressivement la promesse d’une révélation plus parfaite, apportée par une personne de la plus haute excellence et dignité, dont les bienfaits de la venue devaient être universels et qui devait établir avec eux une alliance éternelle.
Les Écritures enseignent que, conformément à ces promesses, lorsque fut accompli le temps fixé par son infaillible sagesse, Dieu envoya Jésus-Christ dans le monde ; que cette Personne divine, décrite sous les titres les plus élevés et qui est d’une manière particulière le Fils de Dieu, descendit de la gloire qu’il possédait au commencement auprès du Père et assuma volontairement la nature humaine ; que sa vie fut un exemple d’obéissance parfaite à la loi divine et qu’il donna la dernière et la plus complète révélation de la volonté de Dieu ; qu’il donna sa vie comme expiation pour les péchés du monde ; que Dieu le ressuscita d’entre les morts et l’éleva au plus haut état de puissance et de dignité à sa droite ; que tout honneur et
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