well, and the teaching would remain unaffected. But that is not the case with the Christian faith. Christianity, as has often been pointed out, is Christ Himself. He is not only central, He is absolutely vital, and therefore we have to see that we are concerned primarily and always with Him. This is something that I shall have to emphasise, of course, time and time again, but the touchstone of anybody’s profession of the Christian faith is, of necessity, such a person’s relationship to the Lord Jesus