century bartered that gospel for a substitute product, which, though it looks similar enough in points of detail, is as a whole a decidedly different thing. Hence our troubles.1 In a publication titled What Do You Want from Life?, the conclusion is drawn that we all want to be happy. Despite the list of things cited—sex, money, friends, fame, love, and so on—the question is posed: Can we be truly and continually happy? The answer provided is, of course, that knowing Jesus produces “ultra happiness
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