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The Heart of the Gospel
'World-history at its core and in its essence, ' wrote George Townshend, 'is the story of the spiritual evolution of mankind . . . The Bible makes the tracing of this evolution its own special subject.' The Heart of the Gospel unfolds this vast perspective. It is the fruit of the author's long study of comparative religion. Using only the text of the Bible, the author provides a new reading Scripture which is compelling and timely. The Heart of the Gospel is a guidebook for those who seek a universal view of religion and the contemporary world
164 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 1939
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December 24, 2016
I am going to insert some underlined phrases; I found this book stunning; absolutely stunning, in its knowledge, love, and true exaltation of Christ. Forces which impel history and the laws that govern it, its origin and its ultimate issues, all belong to the spiritual realm. It (the Bible) reveals in human events the presence of a universal continuity which flows on forever, as a mysterious divine Will works out its gradual purpose upon the surface of the planet. The true beginnings of the Gospel,,,, reach back through the length of the Bible to the Pentateuch, to the times of Moses and of Abraham and beyond.
The Bible was given to mankind for the same purpose as that for which the Gospel was preached: to prepare humanity that they might recognize, appreciate, and use the wisdom the supreme crisis which He foresaw, and in which we find ourselves involved today, when, standing at the apex of the corporate history of mankind, we are in a position of unprecedented danger and also of unprecedented opportunity. Baha'u'llah explained that the perplexity of our world leaders, their inability to master the problems of the era or tell whence these problems came or why they came or whither they lead or what they mean, is ultimately due to a moral and spiritual cause. It springs from a misunderstanding of the Gospel, and a misinterpretation of the symbolism and the abstruse terms in which many of its prophecies, promises, warnings and pronouncements are veiled. This figurative language of Scripture is a touchstone by which God distinguishes and rewards the true hearted and the sincere. It yields up its real significance not to human learning, as it is commonly supposed, but to an open and unprejudiced mind, to a pure and devout spirit which seeks the truth for the love of God. That's just pages 2 and 3....
The Bible was given to mankind for the same purpose as that for which the Gospel was preached: to prepare humanity that they might recognize, appreciate, and use the wisdom the supreme crisis which He foresaw, and in which we find ourselves involved today, when, standing at the apex of the corporate history of mankind, we are in a position of unprecedented danger and also of unprecedented opportunity. Baha'u'llah explained that the perplexity of our world leaders, their inability to master the problems of the era or tell whence these problems came or why they came or whither they lead or what they mean, is ultimately due to a moral and spiritual cause. It springs from a misunderstanding of the Gospel, and a misinterpretation of the symbolism and the abstruse terms in which many of its prophecies, promises, warnings and pronouncements are veiled. This figurative language of Scripture is a touchstone by which God distinguishes and rewards the true hearted and the sincere. It yields up its real significance not to human learning, as it is commonly supposed, but to an open and unprejudiced mind, to a pure and devout spirit which seeks the truth for the love of God. That's just pages 2 and 3....
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