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Kenneth Scott Latourette quotes

American Historian August 6, 1884 – December 26, 1968

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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. Kenneth Scott Latourette
When contrasted with the much longer time that life has been present, the course of Christianity thus far is but a brief moment. Kenneth Scott Latourette
Kenneth Scott Latourette quote: "Compared with the thousands of years in which human life has..."
Compared with the thousands of years in which human life has been on this planet, Christianity is a recent development. Kenneth Scott Latourette
Kenneth Scott Latourette quote: "Christians were regarded as separated from society and..."
Christians were regarded as separated from society and therefore destructive of the Greco-Roman way of life. Kenneth Scott Latourette
The primary source of the appeal of Christianity was Jesus - His incarnation, His life, His crucifixion, and His resurrection. Kenneth Scott Latourette
The most that one of Jewish faith can do - and some have gladly done it - is to say that Jesus was the greatest in the long succession of Jewish prophets. None can acknowledge that Jesus was the Messiah without becoming a Christian. Kenneth Scott Latourette
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. Kenneth Scott Latourette
The prophets and the writers of the Psalms were clear that God was continuing to work in the universe and in all history. They declared that He had created the universe. Kenneth Scott Latourette
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. Kenneth Scott Latourette
Kenneth Scott Latourette quote: "This means that to man God gave a degree of free will."
This means that to man God gave a degree of free will. Kenneth Scott Latourette
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. Kenneth Scott Latourette
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. Kenneth Scott Latourette
Religiously the Empire was pluralistic and marked by a search for a faith which would be satisfying intellectually and ethically and would give assurance of immortality. Kenneth Scott Latourette
Kenneth Scott Latourette quote: "Freedom was conditioned by man's physical body, heredity, and..."
Freedom was conditioned by man's physical body, heredity, and environment. Kenneth Scott Latourette
The history of Christianity, therefore, must be of concern to all who are interested in the record of man and particularly to all who seek to understand the contemporary human scene. Kenneth Scott Latourette

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