William Wilberforce was famous as an anti-slavery campaigner in England. See a depiction of this is the blockbuster film "Amazing Grace"
His brilliant book published in 1779 is difficult for modern readers because of its old fashioned language and long-winded way of saying things - for example just take its original title:
"A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in the Middle and Higher Classes in this Country, Contrasted with Real Christianity"
Yet what he said is profound and embarrassingly relevant to us today! So I am attempting to blog one section each week condensed and in modern English. Sometimes I include a short cut and paste because his message is so powerful. For his Bible quotes I have used the popular NIV translation.
For chapter headings I have retained Wilberforce's original ones.
Read on!
1. Chapter 1 Inadequate Conceptions of the Nature of Christianity
Chapter II - Corruption of Human Nature
2. Chapter II Section I - Inadequate Conceptions of the Corruption of Human Nature
3. Chapter II Section II : Evil Spirit - Natural State of Man
4. Chapter II Section III - Corruption of Human Nature - an Objection
5. Chapter III Section I - Scripture Doctrines Pt A
6. Chapter III Section I cont. Objection and answer
7. Chapter III Section II (Part A) On showing feeling in worship
8. Chapter III Section II (Part B)
9. Chapter III Section III
10.Chapter III Section IV
11.Chapter IV Section I (A) On the moral strictness of true Christianity
12. Chapter IV Section I (B) Against Idolatry of the heart
13. Chapter IV Section II (A)
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