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The Golden Chain - Robert J. Wieland

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Gamier who was contemporary with Jones and<br />

Waggoner.<br />

It is unlikely that Jones and Waggoner read<br />

these writers. At least, they never cite any of them.<br />

What they taught is what they found in the Bible<br />

itself. (<strong>The</strong> same can be said for most of these who<br />

studied and wrote independently). Few if any<br />

theologians of a past age were free from all error of<br />

some kind, but precisely the same can be said of all<br />

of our "prophetic fathers" of the Dark Ages. But it<br />

is truly inspiring that these had the courage in the<br />

face of vicious persecution to advance a view of<br />

Christ's righteousness that until now we have been<br />

slow to accept.<br />

Of modern proponents that Christ took our<br />

fallen nature and lived in it a life of perfect<br />

righteousness Harry Johnson says: "<strong>The</strong>re are signs<br />

that in the future it may win more general<br />

acceptance" (<strong>The</strong> Humanity of the Saviour, p. 167).<br />

Dr. Froom could well have added a section to<br />

his Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers series showing<br />

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