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The History Of Christianity, Therefore, Must Be Of Concern To All Who Are Interested In The Record Of Man And Particularly To All Who Seek To Understand The Contemporary Human Scene.

In Both The Presence Of Evil And The Eventual Triumph Over Evil The Sweep Is Cosmic. It Embraces The Entire Universe, What To Man Is Both Seen And Unseen. The Victory Is To Be Accomplished Through Christ.

That Free Will Was Demonstrated In The Placing Of Temptation Before Man With The Command Not To Eat Of The Fruit Of The Tree Which Would Give Him A Knowledge Of Good And Evil, With The Disturbing Moral Conflict To Which That Awareness Would Give Rise.

We Know Something Of The History Of The Spread Of Christianity, But Much Passed From Recorded Memory And Much Was Transmitted By Tradition Whose Accuracy Has Been Repeatedly Questioned.

When Contrasted With The Much Longer Time That Life Has Been Present, The Course Of Christianity Thus Far Is But A Brief Moment.