"What If Christ Had Not Come: Tragic Loss Or No Big Deal?"

Ever wonder what life would be like if Christ had not come?

No Christ = No Christianity

No big deal some might say.

Aside from the fact that there would be no salvation, no heaven, no life after death, how has the worldwide spread of Christianity affected secular history?

"Although Greece gave western civilization much art, philosophy and literature, and Rome provided law and government," contends Barry J. Beitzel, Ph.D., contributing editor of The Nelson Study Bible, it was the Christian worldview that provided:

• the basis for modern science
• efforts to alleviate poverty
• universal education
• the ideals of equality and liberty

"The God of order and beauty provided for the view that nature was predictable and orderly. The Christian belief that all humanity is a creation of God gave a foundation to the self-evident truth of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness," Beitzel insists.

"Since people are made in the image of God they are valuable apart from their station in life, amount of wealth, or utility to society. People are helped, educated and protected simply because they are made in God's image. Loss of these Christian ideals would undoubtedly be a tragic loss to the well-being of humanity," Beitzel concludes.

And he's right. Strip the world of Christianity and the world will strip humanity of its worth.

"At that time you were without Christ. Having no hope, and without God in the world" (Ephesians 2:12).

"I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly" (John 10:10).

A wise man once said: "Abundant life includes salvation, eternal life, God's life. It speaks not only of endlessness, but of quality of life. With Christ, life on earth can reach much higher quality, and then in heaven it will be complete and perfect." - Barry J. Beitzel, Ph.D.

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