Saving Faith (5)

Losing sight of this truth resulted not infrequently in a purely naturalistic, or psychological conception and analyzing of saving faith. This again resulted either in dead intellectualism, superficial practicism, or false mysticism, according as emphasis was laid on the factor of the intellect, of the will, or of the emotions. The first class emphasized faith as a natural knowledge of the intellect, a mere acceptance of the truth as it is revealed in Scripture. One came by faith indeed to the...