At the core of the troubles of the Christian churches today is the belief that man must be defeated on earth in order to attain the victory of eternal life.
Apart from Christian Scientists, one rarely hears Bible students quote these words of Christ Jesus, which perfectly describe the devil, or evil: "He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him.
In Hebrews we read of the Word of God shaking the earth and heaven, signifying "the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.
Here is a question widely debated in our generation, some people even asserting that affluence is at the root of the present religious crisis in the United States.
