John The Baptist, Who We Are Told

The Primary Source Of The Appeal Of Christianity Was Jesus - His Incarnation, His Life, His Crucifixion, And His Resurrection.

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.

The Nineteenth Century Spread Of Christianity Was Due Primarily To A New Burst Of Religious Life Emanating From The Christian Impulse. . . . Never In Any Corresponding Length Of Time Had The Christian Impulse Given Rise To So Many New Movements. Never Had It Had Quite So Great An Effect Upon Western European Peoples. It Was From This Abounding Vigor That There Issued The Missionary Enterprise Which During The Nineteenth Century So Augmented The Numerical Strength And The Influence Of Christianity.

John The Baptist, Who We Are Told Was Related By Blood To Jesus, Was Preaching The Impending Judgement Of God, Urging Repentance And Moral Reform, And Baptizing In The Jordan River Those Who Responded.

Christianity Emerged From The Religion Of Israel. Or Rather, It Has As Its Background A Persistent Strain In That Religion. To That Strain Christians Have Looked Back, And Rightly, As The Preparation In History For Their Faith.