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Table of Contents

Introduction  1

Part One THE FAITH 5

1. ORIGINS 6
Old Testament Faith and Christianity 6
Earlier Faith 10
Humanism 10
2. PROGRESS 13
3. REGRESS 16

Part Two HOW WE GOT HERE 19

4. GOD IN CONTROL 21
The Bible 22
Interpretation 24
5. GOD’S PLAN 27
The Charter 27
The Test 29
Failure 30
6. THE GREAT COMMISSION 35
The Antithesis 37
Wheat and Tares 39
Salt and Light 41
Duty 44
7. GOD’S LAW 49
The Need for Law 52
Love Your Neighbor 54
Consequences 57
Blessings 57
Curses 59
Obedience 61
Objections 65
The Sacrificial System 65
God’s Law Too Harsh 67
Promoting False Religions 70
Disobedience to Parents 72
Law Written in the Heart 74
Law and Grace 75
Abuse of the Law 78
The Law Is Impractical 79
8. THEOLOGICAL DRIFT 81
Sovereignty 82
God’s Law 84
The End Times 88
9. PLURALISM 94
10. HUMANISM 98

Part Three THE WAY FORWARD 103

11. Considerations 104
Obeying God 105
Politics 108
Church and Family 113
The Nuclear Family 114
The Extended Family 116
Education 117
The Church 119
Faith or Hypocrisy 122
Prayer 125
Christian Responsibility 127
The Ongoing Struggle 129
Impact 130
God’s Law 132
Theology 135
12. OUTCOMES 137
The Opposition 137
God’s Power 140
Faith on Earth? 142

Scripture Index 148

About the Author 150

Publisher’s Word 151