Christianity - A Journey from Facts to Fiction — Page 141
The Evolution of Christianity 141 The Apex of Religious Development Of all such religious denominations, we believe the one in the Middle East was being nurtured and cultured to give birth to such major religions as would serve the main stem of religious evolu- tion in the world. This is quite evident from a study of religious history. Judaism followed by Christianity followed by Islam, clearly indicates the direction of the evolution of religious teach- ings. Among these religions, the progression of teachings can easily be traced back and forth and is found to be deeply interre- lated. It is highly important, therefore, to understand this grand scheme of things which was to result and did result in the con- summation of these teachings in the form of a universal religion, that is Islam. In this context it is in the interest of the Jews to seriously and without prejudice try to understand the importance of Jesus Christ as. Having failed to recognise him, the case of the Jews is like that of so many animal species buried deep in the history of evolution, which are no longer playing any vital role in the evolving tree of life nearing its summit. As such, it remains only as a remnant of history but still continuing to survive in its own narrow sphere of existence. Again the case of the Christians is similar to that of the Jews, only they stand a step ahead of them, closer to Islam in the chronological order. Most importantly, however, those deviations from the path of Jesus Christ as into a decadent course which was originally set for them by St Paul has virtually led them even farther away from Islam than the Jews. The Jews, after more than