On the one side are the unhistorical religions of salvation, whose founders are only significant as mystagogues and which, on that account, are tolerant and animated by a moral pragmatism and optimism. On the other side the Gospel, whose founder not only obligates us to His teaching us also the historical facts of His Incarnation, Crucifixion and Resurrection; Who makes His demands unconditionally; Who dashes us to the ground by the way in which He unmasks the supposed holiness of man, but Who also bestows perfect communion with God, through His pardon-bringing presence, to those who accept Him in faith. -- Adolf Köberle, *Quest for Holiness* p. 54
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