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 DOCTRINE OF THE LORD IN THE PRIMITIVE CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

THE doctrine concerning the Lord Jesus Christ is the central doctrine of Christianity. This is the fundamental doctrine of the Christian Church.

Ever since the Christian Church was estab -lished, this doctrine has often been brought into discussion. The Lord Himself once asked the disciples, “What think ye of Christ?” And this is a most important question; and a history of the views of the Christian Church, concerning the nature and character of Jesus Christ, is a his tory of the answer of the Church to this question of the Lord.

The Sacred Scriptures are full of evidence that there is only one God. He is indeed called by various names; but the absolute unity of the One only object of worship is so plainly stated in the Bible, that he who runs may read it. “Hear, O Israel,” says the Prophet, “the Lord thy God is One Lord.” These words were addressed to all Israel; and similar declarations are many times