“It is impossible to understand the significance of Christ without understanding the whole history of Biblical religion.”

—  Martin Luther King, Jr.

Undated manuscript, "The Eternal Significance of Christ", an outline of a sermon on 2 Corinthians, at the King Center http://www.thekingcenter.org/archive/document/eternal-significance-christ

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