In
his exhortation to Israel, recorded in Deuteronomy, occur these words of Moses: "Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the Lord he is God; there is none else beside him.
One
of the most curious facts in history is that a majority of all Christians have assented to a doctrine which declares that God consists of three persons called Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
How often have men wondered if a way would ever be found out of the troubles of mortal existence, out of the sickness, sin, poverty, and sorrow which beset the human race! How persistent have been the efforts of many of them to find the solution of humanity's problem; or if not the solution, then a way to ameliorate the lot of mortals! Men rebel against the suffering which so often seems to be in evidence—their sense of justice causes them to do so; and time and again there springs up within them the hope that in the end mankind will find itself free.
To mankind matter seems to be real—very real at times; and material sense, if believed in, ultimates in sin, disease, or some other form of error with which the so-called human mind appears to be acquainted.
Last
November, Sir Arthur Eddington, famous for his knowledge of astronomy and physics, delivered an address to an international radio audience of great size.
Although
the New Testament does not always furnish a clear and dependable order of events, it furnishes ample reason for concluding that the first statement made by Christ Jesus in his public ministry was this one: "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand".
