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共 221 题- A HANDBOOK OF FREETHOUGHT.
- PREFACE.
- CREATION.
- In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. (Gen. 1 : 1.)
- PROPHECY.
- MIRACLES.
- HEAVEN.
- JESUS CHRIST.
- 1. How could any one but Mary say who the father of the child was?
- 3. Mary says nothing about the overshadowing of the Holy Ghost.
- 4. Who found out that Joseph had had such a dream?
- 5. Was it duly reported and verified then and there?
- 7. The writers of the other three gospels know nothing of this dream.
- THE GOLDEN RULE.
- 4. He has no just ideas of marriage and divorce.
- 5. He nowhere explains the nature of heaven and hell.
- 1. To Mary Magdalene.
- 2. To two disciples.
- 3. To the disciples at meat.
- 1. To the women.
- 2. To the eleven in Galilee.
- 1. To Cleopas and his companion.
- 2. To Peter.
- 3. To the eleven and others.
- 1. To Mary Magdalene.
- 2. To the disciples without Thomas.
- 3. To the disciples with Thomas.
- 4. To several disciples on the Tiberias lake.
- 1. To Peter.
- 2. To the twelve.
- 3. To more than five hundred.
- 4. To James.
- 5. To all the apostles.
- 6. To Paul.
- CHRISTIANITY WITHOUT HISTORICAL BASIS.
- 3. It interrupts the course of the narration.
- EUSEBIUS.
- 1. The Bible is full of errors:
- 4. The writers of the gospels do not claim to be inspired.
- 8. Inspiration should be pure. The Bible abounds in obscenity.
- SELF-CONTRADICTIONS OF THE BIBLE.
- THEOLOGICAL DOCTRINES.
- Dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto. (1 Tim. 6 : 16.)
- He made darkness his secret place. (Ps. 18 : 11.)
- Clouds and darkness are round about him. (Ps. 97 : 2.)
- No man hath seen God at any time. (John 1 : 18.)
- I am weary with repenting. (Jer. 15 : 6.)
- Thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities. (Is. 43 : 24.)
- The eyes of the Lord are in every place. (Prov. 15 : 3.)
- And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower. (Gen. 11 : 5.)
- Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men. (Acts 1 : 24.)
- For he knoweth the secrets of the heart. (Ps. 44 : 21.)
- With God all things are possible. (Mat. 19 : 26.)
- For I am the Lord; I change not. (Mal. 3 : 6.)
- Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right? (Gen. 18 : 25.)
- There is no respect of persons with God. (Rom. 2 : 11.)
- God is not the author of confusion. (1 Cor. 14 : 33.)
- Those that seek me early shall find me. (Prov. 8 : 17.)
- The God of peace. (Rom. 15 : 33.)
- God is not the author of confusion, but of peace. (1 Cor. 14 : 33.)
- The Lord is a man of war. (Ex. 15 : 3.)
- The Lord of Hosts is his name. (Is. 51 : 15.)
- The Lord is very pitiful and of tender mercy. (James 5 : 11.)
- For his mercy endureth forever. (1 Chron. 16 : 34.)
- God is love. (1 John 4 : 16.)
- Good and upright is the Lord. (Ps. 25 : 8.)
- The Lord thy God is a consuming fire. (Deut. 4 : 24.)
- His anger endureth but a moment. (Ps. 30 : 5.)
- And the Lord met him and sought to kill him. (Ex. 4 : 24.)
- Lead us not into temptation. (Mat. 6 : 13.)
- God is not a man, that he should lie. (Num. 23 : 19.)
- It was impossible for God to lie. (Heb. 6 : 18.)
- Wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar? (Jer. 14 : 18.)
- Then God sent an evil spirit. (Judges 9 : 23.)
- Canst thou, by searching, find out God? (Job. 11 : 7.)
- There is no searching of his understanding. (Is. 40 : 28.)
- The Lord our God is one Lord. (Deut. 6 : 4.)
- There is none other God but one. (1 Cor. 8 : 4.)
- And God said, Let us make man in our image. (Gen. 1 : 26.)
- MORAL PRECEPTS.
- Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbor, neither rob him. (Lev. 19 : 13.)
- Thou shalt not steal. (Ex. 20 : 15.)
- Ye shall know my breach of promise. (Num. 14 : 34.)
- Being crafty, I caught you with guile. (2 Cor. 12 : 16.)
- Thou shalt not bear false witness. (Ex. 20 : 16.)
- Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord. (Prov. 12 : 22.)
- Thou shalt not kill. (Ex. 20 : 13.)
- No murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. (1 John 3 : 15.)
- Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him. (Ex. 22 : 21.)
- Neither be ye called masters. (Mat. 23 : 10.)
- Sell that ye have and give alms. (Luke 12 : 33.)
- Be ye angry and sin not. (Eph. 4 : 26.)
- Make no friendship with an angry man. (Prov. 22 : 24.)
- The wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. (James 1 : 20.)
- Do not ye judge them that are within? (1 Cor. 5 : 12.)
- Be not afraid of them that kill the body. (Luke 12 : 4.)
- And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it. (Gen. 2 : 3.)
- Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. (Ex. 20 : 8.)
- Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you. (Gen. 9 : 3.)
- Whatsoever is sold in the shambles that eat. (1 Cor. 10 : 25.)
- There is nothing unclean of itself. (Rom. 14 : 14.)
- And I ... made them swear by God. (Neh. 13 : 25.)
- Marriage is honorable in all. (Heb. 13 : 4.)
- Thou shalt not commit adultery. (Ex. 20 : 14.)
- Whoremongers and adulterers God will judge. (Heb. 13 : 4.)
- Honor thy father and mother. (Eph. 6 : 2.)
- Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer. (1 John 3 : 15.)
- Wine that maketh glad the heart of man. (Ps. 104 : 15.)
- Wine which cheereth God and man. (Judges 9 : 13.)
- Even as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. (1 Peter 3 : 6.)
- Be ye not the servants of men. (1 Cor. 7 : 23.)
- HISTORICAL FACTS.
- And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh. (Ex. 9 : 12.)
- This is Elias which was for to come. (Mat. 11 : 14.)
- Being ... the son of Joseph which was the son of Heli. (Luke 3 : 23.)
- The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee. (John 1 : 43.)
- And it was the third hour, and they crucified him. (Mark 15 : 25.)
- And they that were crucified with him, reviled him. (Mark 15 : 32.)
- They gave him vinegar to drink, mingled with gall. (Mat. 27 : 34.)
- And they gave him to drink, wine mingled with myrrh. (Mark 15 : 23.)
- And after the sop Satan entered into him. (John 13 : 27.)
- The sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine. (1 Chron. 1 : 32.)
- The five sons of Michal, the daughter of Saul. (2 Sam. 21 : 8.)
- SPECULATIVE DOCTRINES.
- I and my Father are one. (John 10 : 30.)
- My Father is greater than I. (John 14 : 28.)
- I judge no man. (John 8 : 15.)
- All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. (Mat. 28 : 18.)
- But now we are delivered from the law. (Rom. 7 : 6.)
- And his name shall be called ... The Prince of Peace. (Is. 9 : 6.)
- I am come to send fire on the earth. (Luke 12 : 49.)
- If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. (John 5 : 31.)
- The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father. (Ezek. 18 : 20.)
- The doers of the law shall be justified. (Rom. 2 : 13.)
- For there is no man that sinneth not. (1 Kings 8 : 46.)
- There is none righteous, no, not one. (Rom. 3 : 10.)
- The trumpet shall sound and the dead shall be raised. (1 Cor. 15 : 52.)
- For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised. (1 Cor. 15 : 16.)
- Then he shall reward every man according to his works. (Mat. 16 : 27.)
- These shall go away into everlasting punishment. (Mat. 25 : 46.)
- They shall perish, but thou remainest. (Heb. 1 : 11.)
- But the earth abideth forever. (Eccl. 1 : 4.)
- There shall no evil happen to the just. (Prov. 12 : 21.)
- There shall no evil happen to the just. (Prov. 12 : 21.)
- These are they which came out of great tribulation. (Rev. 7 : 14.)
- And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake. (Luke 21 : 17.)
- In the house of the righteous is much treasure. (Prov. 15 : 6.)
- Blessed be ye poor. (Luke 6 : 20.)
- In the world ye shall have tribulation. (John 16 : 33.)
- The years of the wicked shall be shortened. (Prov. 10 : 27.)
- They [the hypocrites] die in youth. (Job. 36 : 14.)
- Blessed be ye poor.... Woe unto you that are rich! (Luke 6 : 20, 24.)
- A good name is better than precious ointment. (Eccl. 7 : 1.)
- A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches. (Prov. 22 : 1.)
- Woe unto you when all men shall speak well of you. (Luke 6 : 26.)
- A merry heart doeth good, like a medicine. (Prov. 17 : 22.)
- Woe unto you that laugh now. (Luke 6 : 25.)
- Count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations. (James 1 : 2.)
- Lead us not into temptation. (Mat. 6 : 13.)
- His days shall be a hundred and twenty years. (Gen. 6 : 3.)
- The days of our years are three score years and ten. (Ps. 90 : 10.)
- And Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. (2 Kings 2 : 11.)
- All scripture is given by inspiration of God. (2 Tim. 3 : 16.)
- That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord. (2 Cor. 11 : 17.)
- THE DEVIL.
- 1. Who were the sons of God?
- 3. Where did they come from?
- 4. Were they any relation to the people of Nod?
- 5. Who were their mothers?
- 6. What were their occupations?
- 7. Where are they now?
- 8. Where did the Devil come from?
- 9. Did God create him or did he make himself?
- 15. Has the punishment inflicted upon the Devil lessened his power?
- SOUL FARRAGO.
- IMMORTALITY.
- Is This Life the "Be-all and End-all?"
- The Karen was silent for a while. Then he said--
- 1. Where does the soul come from?
- 2. Is the soul an entity or nonentity?
- 3. Of what is the soul composed?
- 4. When does the soul enter the body, before or after birth?
- 5. In what part of the body is the soul located?
- 7. Is the soul an organization independent of the body?
- 8. Does the soul develop as the body develops?
- 17. Where and at what distance from the earth is the soul land located?
- 19. If not, of what use would the soul be?
- 20. Is the soul sensible or insensible to pain?
- 21. Of what shape is the soul?
- 22. Of what color is the soul?
- 23. Does the soul retain its sex?
- 24. When and where are the souls made, or did they always exist?
- DESIGN ARGUMENT.
- THE SUNDAY QUESTION.
- WHAT IS CIVILIZATION?
- RECAPITULATION.
- And David took him more wives out of Jerusalem. (2 Sam. 5 : 13.)
- Wives submit yourselves to your own husbands. (Col. 3 : 18.)
- At Eaton, in Shelly's time, "Chemistry was a forbidden thing."
- PROTESTANT PERSECUTIONS.
- 1. It was death to make a new Catholic priest within the kingdom.
- 3. It was death to harbor a Catholic priest coming from abroad.
- 4. It was death to confess to such a priest.
- 5. It was death for any priest to say mass.
- 6. It was death for any one to hear mass.
- THE PURITANS INTOLERANT.
- SECULARISM.
- 1. It is objected that Freethought is destructive, not constructive.
- 1. That man is totally depraved and polluted. Good news!
- 2. That he deserves eternal torment. Glad tidings!
- 4. That hell is in view,--near at hand. Delightful tidings!
- 5. That the reprobate cannot escape. Glorious gospel!
- John Wesley said: "Giving up witchcraft is giving up the Bible."
- 3. Orthodoxy has a savior--Liberalism seeks to make all men saviors.
- CHRISTIANITY AND MATERIALISM COMPARED.
- The "Safe Side."
- THE BIBLE ON TEMPERANCE.
- 2. Then this something was eternal, and hence self-existent.
- ATONEMENT.
- A MINORITY NOT A SECT.
- NOTE