Olin Alfred Curtis delves into the concept of evolution, emphasizing the distinction between the progress of the plan and the progress of the individual in nature. He discusses the idea that every individual has an inherent capacity or primal scheme of being, and that true progress is the realization of this inherent capacity. Curtis highlights the need for God as the transcendent and immanent force behind nature, emphasizing that nature requires the Absolute Will for every movement and aspect. He concludes by likening evolution to a series of individual items planned for culmination, all working together to manifest the purpose of the Creator.

Olin Alfred Curtis delves into the concept of personality, emphasizing the importance of self-consciousness, self-grasp, self-estimate, and self-decision in defining what it means to be a person. He explores the process of personal development, starting from self-separation to the culmination in self-decision, highlighting the complexity and significance of individual identity and moral responsibility. Curtis challenges the notion of doubting one's existence and the invasion of consciousness, pointing towards the dual nature of human life and the struggle to achieve personal mastery amidst conflicting elements. He concludes by defining a person as one capable of self-conscious decision, navigating the journey towards personal growth and moral character.

Olin Alfred Curtis delves into the complexities of conscience, exploring how it guides individuals in distinguishing between right and wrong, feeling a sense of personal obligation to do what is right, and experiencing self-blame or moral content based on their actions. He emphasizes the importance of moral distinction, obligation, and settlement in shaping one's moral character and decision-making process, highlighting the inner spiritual tribunal that drives moral distress and self-blame. Curtis also discusses the impact of education on conscience, pointing out how moral judgment is influenced by one's educational environment and the need for a clear understanding of the intuitive notion of right and wrong.

Olin Alfred Curtis preaches about the intrinsic connection between personal freedom and moral responsibility, emphasizing the intuitive sense of freedom and responsibility in self-consciousness and moral decision-making. He highlights the importance of personal loyalty and the necessity of volitional freedom for the development of heroic moral character. Curtis explores the concept of error in the world and argues that personal freedom is crucial for rational thought and the pursuit of truth, countering determinism as a scheme of unfaith in humanity and divine justice.

Olin Alfred Curtis preaches about the journey from personal morality to religion, emphasizing the taproot of moral concern in man as a sense of belonging to a supernatural overmaster, leading to a feeling of obligation and fear of doing wrong. He discusses the impossibility of becoming an organic moral person under the moral law due to fear as the main motive, highlighting the need for holy love as the only motive capable of organizing a man. Curtis explores the transition from ethical despair to the first glimmer of repentance, signaling the dawn of religion as the moral ideal is exalted through personal sorrow and a hopeful change.

Olin Alfred Curtis delves into the essence of religion, highlighting the belief in an unseen order and the pursuit of harmoniously adjusting ourselves to it. He explores the origin of religion, emphasizing the presence of the Infinite within man even before conscious awareness. Curtis discusses the consciousness of a Being or Principle above both inner and outer lives, leading to reverence and awe as the essence of religion. He examines the religious process in man, distinguishing between superstition, morality, and bare religion, ultimately pointing towards the religion of the moral person characterized by moral faith and repentance.

Olin Alfred Curtis delves into the complexities of demonstrating the existence of a good, wise, living, and personal God, acknowledging the challenges in proving it conclusively but emphasizing the multitude of convincing reasons for belief. He explores the concept of anthropomorphism and the inherent human tendency to attribute human attributes to the Great Cause of things, drawing parallels between personal experiences and the understanding of causation and intention in the universe. Curtis discusses the theistic argument as a rational explanation of the universe, highlighting the importance of personal experience in shaping our understanding of causation, power, and intention in the cosmos.

Olin Alfred Curtis delves into the complex relationship between nature and morality, exploring the deep connection between the individual and the cosmos. He discusses the challenges faced when trying to reconcile the moral ideals within us with the seemingly indifferent and sometimes cruel aspects of nature. Curtis highlights the need for a revelation of divine love that is inherently moral to ignite true religious growth and love for God, emphasizing the importance of ethical love in completing the religious experience.

Olin Alfred Curtis preaches about the revelation of God in Jesus Christ, emphasizing that Christianity is not just about Jesus as an isolated figure in history but about the grand historical context in which He stands at the center. The sermon delves into the deep connection between the Christian religion and the moral person, highlighting the essential role of the Holy Spirit as the dynamic force of Christianity, empowering individuals to experience profound moral responsibility, dissatisfaction with inadequacies, conviction of sin, repentance, faith, and moral love for the Savior.

Olin Alfred Curtis preaches about the social nature of man, emphasizing the natural principle of attraction that leads to relationships and the importance of fraternity as a Christian idea. He highlights the individuality emphasized by company, where each person contributes to the racial brotherhood of moral persons, and the significance of personal loneliness and the need for social fellowship. Curtis discusses the Christian method of social life, the racial nexus through the human body, and the Christian aim to save individuals in a way that leads to a racial brotherhood of moral persons.

Olin Alfred Curtis preaches about the journey of Reason and Conscience to meet the King, emphasizing the importance of moral certainty and the innermost basis of life found in acknowledging moral good and demands. He delves into the significance of Christian certainty, highlighting the synthesis of self-knowledge, moral concern, personal belief, and social confirmation in forming a strong foundation for faith. Curtis discusses the sufficiency of Christian certainty in guiding individuals towards a deeper understanding of truth, reality, and the Christian experience, ultimately leading to a stable and communal faith.

Olin Alfred Curtis delves into the deep theological discussions surrounding the authority, inspiration, and extent of the Bible. He explores the different theories of biblical inspiration, emphasizing the importance of the Bible as the ultimate authority on Christ, redemption, and Christian conduct. Curtis highlights the dynamic stages in the authority of the Bible, from moral experience to Christian fellowship, and addresses the regions of liberty in biblical interpretation. He concludes with a comprehensive indorsement theory, asserting that the Bible is the Word of God due to its integral role in the historic process of redemption and its ongoing relevance to Christian consciousness.

Olin Alfred Curtis preaches on the challenges of truly understanding and practicing the theology of Christ, emphasizing the importance of not taking shortcuts to belief out of fear or convenience, as it leads to a shallow end of Christianity. He highlights the necessity of systematic theology in constructing a coherent doctrinal understanding of Christianity, rooted in biblical truth and essential for apologetics, biblical interpretation, and maintaining a balanced Christian life. Curtis stresses the significance of speculative reasoning in systematic theology, as it helps bridge biblical truths and deepen the understanding of redemption in Jesus Christ, ultimately aiming to reveal the entire plan of redemption as an organic whole.

Olin Alfred Curtis delves into the certainty of God's existence and the distressing sight of a world seemingly disconnected from its Creator, leading to a profound mystery beyond human solution. He explores the biblical account of creation and the fall of man, emphasizing the myth as a necessary stage in human development and a preparation for understanding Christian truths. Curtis highlights the significance of man being created in the image of God and the divine purpose of establishing a racial brotherhood of moral persons. He discusses the motive of creation as rooted in moral love and the principle of self-expression, leading to the ultimate purpose of expressing God's inner life through mankind.

Olin Alfred Curtis delves into the concept of sin, emphasizing the importance of understanding its various classifications such as personal sin, individual depravity, and racial sin. He explains that personal sin is a responsible violation of God's law, while individual depravity refers to the inorganic condition of an individual's life inherited from birth. Curtis also discusses the broken brotherhood resulting from sin, highlighting the need for redemption in three aspects: forgiveness and unity with God as a moral person, reorganization and harmony of one's being, and transformation of mankind into a new race with a divine center.

Olin Alfred Curtis preaches about the early church's struggle to defend the deity of Jesus Christ against the Arian heresy, emphasizing the importance of maintaining the belief in Christ's divinity as essential to the Christian faith and the significance of redemption. He highlights the Athanasian Creed's assertion of Jesus being 'very God of very God' and 'of one substance with the Father' as a crucial defense against the Arian denial of Christ's eternal nature and necessary relation to God. Curtis addresses the modern Christological peril of agnostic movements in Christology, warning against the danger of reducing Christ to a mere moral example or revelation of God, which undermines the sacrificial and redemptive core of the Christian faith.

Olin Alfred Curtis preaches on the doctrine of the Incarnation, emphasizing the Son of God becoming man for the redemption of humanity. He discusses the importance of starting with the Son of God in the glory of the Godhead, highlighting Jesus Christ as God become man. Curtis delves into the significance of the virgin birth in the Incarnation, addressing its inherent fitness and connection to the miraculous nature of the Incarnation itself. He explores the humiliation of the Kenosis, focusing on Saint Paul's teachings and the deep theological implications of Jesus' self-emptying and taking on the form of a servant. Curtis also examines the ethical and moral aspects of Christ's sacrifice, the reality of his temptation, and the authority of Jesus Christ, shedding light on the complexity of his divine and human natures.

Olin Alfred Curtis delves into the profound concept of the holiness of God as the root of the redemptive work of our Lord, emphasizing the Old Testament's focus on God's moral sovereignty and lovingkindness. He contrasts the emphasis on moral sovereignty in the Old Testament with the sovereign Fatherhood in the New Testament, highlighting the shift from enthroned righteousness to personal love. Curtis explores the harmonization of God's moral concern and love for humanity through the lens of divine holiness, explaining how God's wrath is a manifestation of his love restrained by unrighteousness, ultimately rooted in his absolute moral perfection.

Olin Alfred Curtis delves into the concept of the moral law, contrasting absolute laws grounded in the nature of things with positive laws created by God's will. He explores the idea that sin should be punished according to its demerit, emphasizing that this law is not unchangeable by divine oath or decree. Curtis critiques the Grotian theory of substitution and highlights the need for a larger conception of the moral law beyond mere justice. He presents his own view that the moral law stems from God's holiness, personalized in His self-consciousness, leading to moral distinction, obligation, and concern.

Olin Alfred Curtis delves into the various conceptions of death from non-Christian perspectives, highlighting the idealization of death by modern poets and the scientific view of death as a servant of life. He then explores the biblical perspective on death in both the Old and New Testaments, emphasizing the significance of bodily death as a consequence of sin. Curtis also conducts a philosophical study of death, discussing the nature of life, the organism of man, and the source of life as being rooted in God. He concludes by examining the personal, moral, and racial significance of bodily death as a penalty for sin and the ultimate climax of probation in the journey of the soul.

Olin Alfred Curtis delves into the comprehensive plan of biblical theology, emphasizing the importance of starting with the Old Testament and studying the New Testament through the lens of the Epistle to the Hebrews. He highlights the centrality of Saint Paul's teachings, particularly focusing on the significance of Christ's death as the core of Paul's gospel message. Curtis explores the concept of Christ being made a sinner on our behalf, emphasizing the substitutional nature of His death and how it reconciles humanity to God. He also delves into the deep theological implications of Christ's death as a propitiation, emphasizing the harmonization of God's justice and love through the sacrificial death of Jesus.

Olin Alfred Curtis delves into the primary attitude of Jesus towards his death, emphasizing that Jesus did not view his death as a mere incident or accident, but as a moral necessity, a means of ransom for humanity, and as the establishment of a new covenant of grace. Despite understanding the importance and purpose of his death, Jesus hesitated in the garden of Gethsemane, expressing a moment of human struggle and agony, culminating in the cry, 'My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass away from me.' Various inadequate explanations have been offered for this hesitation, but the true clue lies in the profound agony of being forsaken by God on the cross.

Olin Alfred Curtis delves into the intricate theories of atonement, expressing a deep dissatisfaction with existing theories and proposing a new 'racial theory' that emphasizes the importance of understanding the redemptive work of Jesus Christ in the context of building a new race of holy individuals. He highlights the necessity of atonement as an absolute requirement rooted in God's holiness and moral concern, culminating in the death of Christ as a racial event bearing the penalty for human sin. Curtis explores the dynamic center of the new race, focusing on the unique role of Jesus Christ as the racial center and the significance of his suffering in establishing a new redeemed humanity.

Olin Alfred Curtis preaches about the profound experience of a heart transformed by God, singing a new song of redemption and forgiveness, reflecting on the deep love and gratitude for the salvation received. The sermon delves into the question of the personality of the Holy Spirit, emphasizing the importance of recognizing the Holy Spirit as a distinct person in the Trinity based on biblical evidence from the teachings of Jesus, the early church, and the apostle Paul. Furthermore, the sermon explores the dispensation of the Holy Spirit, highlighting the quiet yet powerful work of the Spirit in transforming individuals, emphasizing the moral quality, gentleness, and inevitableness of the Spirit's test in every person's life.

Olin Alfred Curtis preaches on the Ordo Salutis, focusing on the process of building the new man in Christ. The sermon outlines the preparation for conversion, emphasizing the human and divine sides of preparation, including the work of the Holy Spirit in conscience. Conversion is highlighted as the first point of Christian attainment, leading to loyalty and the development of a holy person in Christian holiness. The sermon also delves into the bearing of individuals, the church, the preacher, and the sinner in the journey towards conversion, stressing the importance of personal influence and divine intervention.