The Glad Tidings
2Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1900, byPACIFIC PRESS PUBLISHING COMPANY,In the office of the Librarian of Congress, Washington, D. C.
Entered at Stationers’ Hall, London, England.
CONTENTS.
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, the Real Gospel 9
Life by the Faith of Christ, the Truth of the Gospel 54
Redeemed from the Curse, to the Blessing of Abraham 95
The Adoption of Sons 159
The Spirit’s Power over the Flesh 195
The Glory of the Cross 230
PREFACE.
The Epistle to the Galatians, together with itscompanion, the Epistle to the Romans, was thesource, through the Spirit, of the Reformation of thesixteenth century, the key-note of which was, “Thejust shall live by faith.” The reformation then begunis not yet complete, and the same watchword needsto be sounded now as then. If the people of Godwill become filled with the truth so vividly set forthin this epistle, both the church and the world will bestirred as profoundly as in the days of Luther. Maythis speedily be the case, and thus the times ofrestoration of all things be hastened!
The Glad Tidings
It is quite common, in writing upon any book inthe Bible, to spend some time on an “Introduction”to the book in question—setting forth the nature ofit, the circumstances under which it was written,and the probable purpose of the writer, together withmany other things, partly conjectural, and partlyderived from the book itself. All such statementsthe reader has to take on the authority of the onemaking them, since, not having yet studied the book,he can not judge for himself. The best way is tointroduce him at once to the study of the book, andthen he will, if diligent and faithful, soon learn allthat it has to reveal concerning itself. We learnmore of a man by talking with him than by hearingsomebody talk about him. So we will proceed atonce to the study of the Epistle to the Gala