The Great Commission. Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, vol. IV

The author presents a concise theological case that genuine conversion is an essential, divinely wrought change that cannot be achieved by birth, education, ceremony, or human effort. Beginning with close study of New Testament passages, he contrasts fleeting worldly pursuits with the soul's eternal destiny, insists that death is followed by judgment and that the unconverted face final condemnation, and rejects notions of annihilation. Practical consequences follow: conversion should produce a lifelong, intelligent devotion to serve the living God. The work mixes biblical exposition, pastoral warning, and exhortation to holy living.