Chapter VIII: The Holy Spirit and Inspiration

Christianity is an experienced or manifested life: because its
essence is the possession of the Spirit, and the Spirit is Life 315-317

I. The Holy Spirit the life-giver:--

In nature 317-318

In man 318-319

In the gradual recovery of man from sin 319-320

In Christ 320-321

In the Church 321-322

His work in the Church:--

1. Social or ecclesiastical 322-323

2. Nourishing individuality: both of character through
the Sacraments, and of judgment through authority 323-327

3. Consecrating the whole of nature, material as well as
spiritual 327-328

4. By a gradual method 328

Imperfection of the Old Testament 328-331

" of the Church 331-332

The Holy Spirit personally present and continually
operative in the Church 332-333

II. The Theology of the Holy Spirit. Real but limited
knowledge through revelation 334-335

He is (_a_) distinct in Person but very God,
(_b_) proceeding from the Father and the Son,
(_c_) One in essence with the Father and the Son 334-335

The Doctrine of the Trinity not Tritheistic 335-336

III. The Inspiration of Holy Scripture. Fatal results of not
keeping this in context with the rest of the Holy Spirit's
work in the Church 337-340

1. It is an article of the Faith, not among its bases 340-341

2. It is a necessary article 341

3. Its certain and primary meaning, as seen by examination
of the books of the Old and New Testaments 341-348

4. Its practical meaning and obligation 349-351

Questions raised as to its meaning by Old Testament
criticism:--

(_a_) While the Old Testament is, like the New
Testament, certainly and really historical, can it
admit of elements of idealism in the narrative? 351-354

(_b_) Can it admit of dramatic composition? 354-356

(_c_) Can it admit the presence of primitive myths? 356-357

The Church not prevented from admitting these to be open
questions either:--

(1) By any dogmatic definitions of inspiration 357-358

(2) By our Lord's language as to the Old Testament 358-360

We may expect the criticism of the Old Testament, like that
of the New, to deepen and enlarge, not impair, our
reverence for the 'Word of God' 360-362