Compared with the thousands of years in which human life has been on this planet, Christianity is a recent development.

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Freedom was conditioned by man's physical body, heredity, and environment.

Freedom was conditioned by man's physical body, heredity, and environment.

Christianity is usually called a religion. As a religion it has had a wider geographic...

Christianity is usually called a religion. As a religion it has had a wider geographic...

This means that to man God gave a degree of free will.

This means that to man God gave a degree of free will.

The history of Christianity, therefore, must be of concern to all who are interested in...

The history of Christianity, therefore, must be of concern to all who are interested in...

That free will was demonstrated in the placing of temptation before man with the command...

That free will was demonstrated in the placing of temptation before man with the command...

When contrasted with the much longer time that life has been present, the course of...

When contrasted with the much longer time that life has been present, the course of...

The most that one of Jewish faith can do - and some have gladly done...

The most that one of Jewish faith can do - and some have gladly done...

We know something of the history of the spread of Christianity, but much passed from...

We know something of the history of the spread of Christianity, but much passed from...

John the Baptist, who we are told was related by blood to Jesus, was preaching...

John the Baptist, who we are told was related by blood to Jesus, was preaching...

Religiously the Empire was pluralistic and marked by a search for a faith which would...

Religiously the Empire was pluralistic and marked by a search for a faith which would...

Christians were regarded as separated from society and therefore destructive of the Greco-Roman way of...

Christians were regarded as separated from society and therefore destructive of the Greco-Roman way of...

The prophets and the writers of the Psalms were clear that God was continuing to...

The prophets and the writers of the Psalms were clear that God was continuing to...

The primary source of the appeal of Christianity was Jesus - His incarnation, His life,...

The primary source of the appeal of Christianity was Jesus - His incarnation, His life,...

The Psalms, the anthology of the hymns of Israel, are still used by Christians.

The Psalms, the anthology of the hymns of Israel, are still used by Christians.

In contrast, Christianity, while acknowledging the presence of suffering, declares that life can be infinitely...

In contrast, Christianity, while acknowledging the presence of suffering, declares that life can be infinitely...

Although when Christianity appeared the total population of the planet was only a fraction of...

$Although when Christianity appeared the total population of the planet was only a fraction of...$

In both the presence of evil and the eventual triumph over evil the sweep is...

In both the presence of evil and the eventual triumph over evil the sweep is...

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

God Almighty never intended that the devil should triumph over the Church. He never intended...

God Almighty never intended that the devil should triumph over the Church. He never intended...

For every moment of triumph, for every instance of beauty, many souls must be trampled.

For every moment of triumph, for every instance of beauty, many souls must be trampled.