Chapter XXV: The Spiritual Philosophy of Christ

The Necessity of Signs and Wonders.--Christ's Work was for
All-Time.--His Consummate Wisdom.--Signs and Wonders
as Evidence.--His Perception of Spiritual Laws.--The Perceptive
Powers of the Soul.--Propositions.--Presumptive
Evidence of His Knowledge of Spiritual Laws.--Condition
precedent to Immortality.--Faith the Essential Condition.--The
Declarations of Christ.--He meant just what He said.--The
Doctrines of the Church.--Literal Extinction of the
Soul through Unbelief.--Belief essential to Salvation.--Belief
will not avert the Consequences of Sin.--Inherent
Probabilities.--The Conscious Existence of the Soul.--The
Law of Suggestion applied.--Scepticism constitutes a Fatal
Suggestion.--Phenomena of Hypnotism illustrative.--Souls
of Animals have no Conscious Existence; hence
not Immortal.--Christ as a Saviour of Souls.--His Doctrine
new to the World, but scientifically correct 374

CHAPTER XXVI.

THE MISSION OF CHRIST. FUTURE REWARDS AND
PUNISHMENTS.

The Success of Christ's Mission.--Chaotic State of Spiritual
Philosophy in His Time.--The Various Doctrines in Vogue.--Jesus
the first to simplify the Doctrine of Immortality.--He
gave it a Definite Status in Philosophy.--The Doctrine
of Future Rewards and Punishments.--God will "Render
to every Man according to his Deeds."--Spiritual Penalties
for Violations of Spiritual Law.--The Sin against the Holy
Ghost.--The Sin of Unbelief.--The Status of a Lost Soul.--Possible
Reincarnation.--The Means of Punishment for
Sin.--Affections.--Conscience.--Memory.--General
Conclusions.--Scientific Basis of Christianity 389

CHAPTER XXVII.

DEDUCTIONS FROM VARIOUS ATTRIBUTES OF THE SOUL.

The Question of Identity.--Consciousness and Memory.--Identity
considered in Reference to Rewards and
Punishments.--Conscience.--Conflicting Theories of
Psychologists.--Education and Intuition.--Different Standards
of Morality.--The Soul's Perception of the Eternal Principles
of Right and Wrong.--The Instinct of Worship.--Its Abnormal
Manifestations.--The Law of Suggestion.--Universality of
the Sentiment of Worship.--Its Normal Manifestations.--Demonstrative
of the Existence of a God of Love.--Old Arguments invalid.--Socrates
and Paley.--Argument predicated on the Affectional
Emotions.--Syllogistic Deductions.--The Divine Pedigree of Man 400

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