The Psalms, The Anthology Of The Hymns

In Contrast, Christianity, While Acknowledging The Presence Of Suffering, Declares That Life Can Be Infinitely Worth Living And Opens The Way To Eternal Life In Fellowship With God Who So Loved The World That He Gave Himself In Christ.

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.

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.

Although When Christianity Appeared The Total Population Of The Planet Was Only A Fraction Of That Of The Twentieth Century, Most Of The Earth's Surface Was Quite Outside The Mediterranean World, Persia, India, And China.

The Most That One Of Jewish Faith Can Do - And Some Have Gladly Done It - Is To Say That Jesus Was The Greatest In The Long Succession Of Jewish Prophets. None Can Acknowledge That Jesus Was The Messiah Without Becoming A Christian.