st chapter of Romans gives us the best philosophy
of heathenism 203
Heathenism, the result of an abnormal and downward
evolution 204
The eternal Christ conducts an evolution of the
wheat, side by side with Satan's evolution of the
tares 204
All the good in heathen systems is the work of
Christ, and we may utilize their grains of truth 205
Illustrated in Hindu incarnations and Moslem faith
in God's unity and personality 205
Christ alone is our Peace, and he alone can unite
the warring elements of humanity 206
A moral as well as a doctrinal theology is needed in
heathendom 208
But external reforms without regeneration can
never bring in the kingdom of God 209
The history of missions proves that heart must
precede intellect, motive must accompany example 210
The love of Christ who died for us is the only
constraining power 210
Only his deity and atonement furnish the dynamic
of missions 211
XVIII. MISSIONS AND MISSIONARIES 213-223
Missionary work results in a healthy growth of
the worker 215
The successful missionary must be an all-round man 215
He secures a training beyond that of any university
course 216
That training is spiritual as well as intellectual 216
It tends to make him doctrinally sound as to
Christ's deity and atonement 217
Or convinces him that he has no proper place on a
mission field 218
A valuable lesson for our societies and churches at
home 218
New Testament polity, as well as d
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