Christians Were Regarded As Separated From Society

Christianity Is Usually Called A Religion. As A Religion It Has Had A Wider Geographic Spread And Is More Deeply Rooted Among More Peoples Than Any Other Religion In The History Of Mankind.

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.

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.

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.