26
3. Evolution and the =Nature of Sin= 29
4. Evolution and the =Nature of Christ= 32
5. Evolution and the =Atonement= 34
6. Evolution and the =New Birth= 35
7. Evolution and the =Holiness of God= 40
CHAPTER II
THE PRESENT CONTROVERSY--THE CURE
I. =Truth Must be Classified Scientifically= 46
1. The =Realms of Truth= Must be Classified 46
2. The =Faculties of Investigation= Must be Distinguished 47
3. The =Different Kinds of Truth= Must be Separated 52
4. The =Primacy of Primary Truth= Must be Maintained 52
II. =Truth Must be Investigated Scientifically= 55
1. =Faith= Must be Given Precedence Over =Reason= 55
a. The Method of the Rationalist 56
b. The Method of the Believer 61
2. The =Spiritual Realm= Must be Given Primacy Over the
=Natural= 68
a. By Surrendering the Heart to God 70
b. By Interpreting Natural Truth in the Light of the Bible 76
The Church, the Schools and Evolution
CHAPTER I
The Present Controversy--the Cause
It must be so self-evident as to be axiomatic that there are two distinct
realms in God's universe. One is the realm that contains the Creator, and
the other that which contains His creation. Of course, if we are
pantheists, we will not admit that classification; but those who believe
and accept the Word of God are not pantheists.
It is inevitable, therefore, that the facts, the verities, the truths of
the universe should be classified according to their realms; those having
to do with the Person and relationships of the Creator being separable into
one realm, and those having to do with His creation into another.
That this classification is universally recognized, is a matter of common
knowledge. That class of truth which has to do with God we call
supernatural, or spiritual, truth, and that which relates to His creation
we call natural, or scientific, truth.
It is precisely because of this classification that there are two separate
institutions in the world, each of which is working in o
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