Is It Faith or Infidelity?
Is It Faith or Infidelity?—The Advance of Chicago thinks that the Chicago Theological Seminary did right in accepting (really forcing) the resignation of Dr. Gilbert, who teaches that belief in “the metaphysical union of Christ with God” and “the pre-existence” of Christ are not “essential.” Of this higher criticism the Advance says: “The criticism which began with the Old-Testament prophets has extended to the Great Prophet Himself—Jesus Christ. All that is supernatural in His birth, in His life, is being eliminated.” But the Congregationalist, of Boston, trying to stand on both sides of the fence, says that Dr. Gilbert’s main points of Biblical interpretation “are in general accord with the views of a large number of modern Christian scholars.” One can not wonder how, in the face of such things, Roman Catholicism is making such progress. Protestantism is honeycombed all thru with higher criticism—rank infidelity, and there are many who demand something more positive, and being ignorant of the Bible, they turn to Catholicism.