Status Updates From Christianity & Liberalism

“But how was life produced? … Although the ideals of the Cynic and Stoic preachers were high, these preachers never succeeded in transforming society. The strange thing about Christianity was that it adopted an entirely different method. It transformed the lives of men not by appealing to the human will, but by telling a story; not by exhortation, but by the narration of an event.”

Machen touches heavily on the importance of an orthodox, historical understanding and meaning of Christ’s divinity. Without a divine Jesus, Christianity becomes a wholly different religion.