G.K. Chesterton one time said, "Christianity has not been tried and found wanting. Rather it has been found difficult and not tried." It would seem strange that after almost two thousand years of history there should still be confusion about the real nature of the Christian religion, and yet there can be no question but that it is widely misunderstood and hence misinterpreted. Some men reduce Christianity to something easy, while others make it impossible. With our contemporary situation bringing everything into question and challenge it is important that the Faith be clearly understood. The object of this message is to help with that understanding.

The New Testament does not give the impression that a Christian is like any other man with a plus mark after him. On the contrary, the New Te…