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] But otherwise the teaching of Christianity nowhere interfered with the civil institutions of the countries into which it penetrated or with any social customs or practices that were not in themselves immoral or idolatrous. BUT OTHERWISE THE TEACHING OF CHRISTIANITY NOWHERE INTERFERED WITH THE CIVIL INSTITUTIONS OF THE COUNTRIES INTO WHICH IT PENETRATED OR WITH ANY SOCIAL CUSTOM OR PRACTICES THAT WERE NOT IN THEMSELVES IMMORAL OR IDOLATROUS
whatever from the secular arm. So far from having the countenance of the State it triumphed in spite of opposition, persecution, and discouragement. "My kingdom," said Jesus, "is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now is my kingdom not from hence.... For this end came I into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Every one that is of the truth, heareth my voice."[78] [Sidenote: Nor by worldly inducements.] The religion itself, in its early days, offered no worldly attractions or indulgences. It was not, like Islam, an "easy way." Whether in withdrawal from social observances deeply tainted with idolatry, the refusal to participate in sacrificial ceremonies insisted on by the rulers, or in the renunciation of indulgences inconsistent with a saintly life, the Christian profession required self-denial at every step. [Sidenote: Adaptive principles and plastic faculty of Christianity. ACH SUCCESSFUL STEP CHRISTIANITY AS ALKINDY HAS SO FORCIBLY PUT IN GAINED A FIRM FOOTING IN THE WORLD WITHOUT THE SWORD AND WITHOUT ANY AID WHATEVER FROM THE SECULAR ARM SO FAR FROM HAVING THE COUNTENANCE OF THE STATE IT TRIUMPHED IN SPITE OF OPPOSITION PERSECUTION AND DISCOURAGEMENT MY KINGDOM SAID JEWISH IS NOT OF THIS WORLD IF MY KINGDOM WERE OF THIS WORLD THEN WOULD MY SERVANTS FIGHT THAT I SHOULD NOT BE DELIVERED TO THE JEWISH BUT NOW IS MY KINGDOM NOT FROM HANDS FOR THIS END CAME I INTO THE WORLD THAT I SHOULD BEAR WITNESS TO THE TRUTH EVERYONE THAT IS OF THE TRUTH HEARETH MY VOICE THE RELIGION ITSELF IN ITS EARLY DAYS OFFERED NO WORLDLY ATTRACTIONS OR INDULGENCES IT WAS NOT LIKE A SLAM AN EASY WAY WHETHER IN WITHDRAWAL FROM SOCIAL OBSERVANCES DEEPLY TAINTED WITH IDOLATRY THE REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE IN SACRIFICIAL CEREMONIES INSISTED ON BY THE RULERS OR IN THE RENUNCIATION OF INDULGENCES INCONSISTENT WITH THE SAINTLY LIFE THE CHRISTIAN PROFESSION REQUIRED SELF DENIAL AT EVERY STEP
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