CHAPTER XI

THE INFLUENCE OF THE DEEPENING SENSE OF THE MUTUAL INFLUENCE OF MEN UPON THEOLOGY 136 I. The Real Unity of the Race 136 II. Deepening the Sense of Sin 139 III. Mutual Influence for Good in the Attainment of Character 145 1. Application to the Problem of Redemption 147 2. The Consequent Ethical and Spiritual Meaning of Substitution and Propitiation 150 IV. Mutual Influence for Good in our Personal Relation to God 160 1. In Coming into the Kingdom 160 2. In Fellowship within the Kingdom 162 3. In Intercessory Prayer 164 V. Mutual Influence for Good in Confessions of Faith 167 1. Complete Uniformity of Belief and Statement Impossible 169 2. Complete Uniformity of Belief and Statement Undesirable 171 VI. The Consequent Importance of the Doctrine of the Church 177