The claims of truth

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The study of the Bible -- The infallibility of Scripture -- The finality and sufficiency of Scripture -- The unity of the Old and New Testaments -- The redeemer of God's elect -- The death of Christ -- The living Saviour -- The heavenly, priestly activity of Christ -- The atonement and the free offer of the gospel -- The advent of Christ -- The banner of Westminster Seminary -- Greeting to entering students, 1944 -- Charge to Edmund P. Clowney -- Greeting to entering students, 1966 -- Edward J. Young: an appreciation -- The grace of God -- The message of evangelism -- The propagation of the reformed faith in New England -- The power of the Holy Spirit -- Some necessary emphases in preaching -- Co-operation in evangelism -- Worship -- Christian doctrine and life -- The Christian ethic -- Adorning the gospel -- The guidance of the Holy Spirit -- The sanctity of the moral law -- The Sabbath institution -- The pattern of the Lord's day -- The relevance of the Sabbath -- The church: its definition in terms of "visible" and "invisible" invalid -- The church: its identity, functions, and resources. The church and mission -- The relation of church and state -- Government in the church of Christ -- The Biblical basis for ecclesiastical union -- Corporate responsibility -- The creedal basis of union in the church -- Reformation -- The crux of the Reformation -- Calvin as theologian and expositor -- A notable tercentenary -- The importance and relevance of the Westminster Confession -- The significance of the doctrine of creation -- The relevance of the historical -- William Barclay and the virgin birth -- God and the war -- The Christian world order -- Christian education.