THE POSITIVE

Evidences of Christianity.

BY

THE REV. B. W. BOND,

Of the Baltimore Conference, M. E. Church, South.

EDITED BY THOS. O. SUMMERS, D.D., LL.D.

Rebised Edition.

Nashville, Tenn.:

SOUTHERN METHODIST PUBLISHING HOUSE

1881.

BT 1101 B6 1881 454014

Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1880, by B. W. BOND,

in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

ANALYSIS.

OUTLINE.

I. THE COMPETENCY AND CREDIBILITY OF THE EVI-

DENCE. (Part First.)

1. Evidence is Necessary for the Establishment of Chris-

tianity. (Chap. I.)

2. The Evidence we Possess is of a Character Competent

to Prove Christianity. (Chaps. II., III., IV.)

(1) A Miraculous Revelation, such as that of Christianity, is Possi-

ble. (Chap. II.)

(2) A Miraculous Revelation may be Proved. (Chap. III.)

(3) -Probable Evidence, such as Christianity Offers, is Sufficient for

such Proof. (Chap. IV.)

3. The Evidence Offered by Christianity is Trustworthy.

(Chap. V.)

II. THE WEIGHT OF THE EVIDENCE. (Part Second.)

1. The Divinity of Christianity is Proved by the Super-

natural Advent of Christ. (Chap. I.)

2. By the Superhuman Character of Christ. (Chap. II.)

3. By the Superhuman Teaching of Christ. (Chaps. III.,

IV.)

(1) Its Agreement with the Conclusions of the Highest Human Rea-

son. (Chap. III.)

(2) Its Agreement with the Teachings of Nature. (Chap. IV.)

(3) Its Superiority to both Reason and Nature. (Chap. IV.)

4. By the Evidence of Prophecy. (Chap. V.)

5. By the Evidence of Miracles. (Chaps. VI., VII.)

(1) The Weight of Evidence Afforded by Miracles, in General.

(Chap. VI.)

(2) The Evidence of the Miracle of the Resurrection of Christ, in

Particular. (Chap. VII.)

6. By the Supernatural Results of Christianity. (Chap.

VIII.)

7. The Cumulative Weight of all these Separate Proofs

Combined, Establishing Christianity Beyond a

Reasonable Doubt. (Chap. IX.)

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