▁good ▁and ▁bad ▁du ality ▁between ▁mind ▁and ▁body , ▁in ▁the ▁Christian ▁view , ▁both ▁mind ▁and ▁body ▁are ▁good ▁because ▁both ▁are ▁created ▁by ▁God . ▁Man ▁is ▁made ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁harm ony ▁with ▁others ▁and ▁God ' s ▁will ▁but ▁viol ates ▁this ▁harm ony ▁when ▁he ▁in ev it ably ▁makes ▁himself ▁the ▁center ▁and ▁source ▁of ▁meaning ▁for ▁his ▁life . ▁ ▁Man ▁has ▁trem end ous ▁cre ative ▁and ▁imag in ative ▁powers , ▁and ▁his ▁mind ▁can ▁trans c end ▁both ▁itself ▁( since ▁he ▁can ▁make ▁his ▁own ▁thoughts ▁the ▁object ▁of ▁cont empl ation ) ▁and ▁the ▁natural ▁world ▁( since ▁he ▁can ▁manipulate ▁natural ▁forces ▁to ▁create ▁new ▁possibilities ▁and ▁vital ities ▁of ▁nature ). ▁Because ▁man ▁cannot ▁find ▁ult imate ▁meaning ▁in ▁what ▁he ▁can ▁trans c end , ▁he ▁cannot ▁find ▁ult imate ▁meaning ▁within ▁himself ▁or ▁in ▁the ▁natural ▁world . ▁This ▁is ▁why ▁we ▁turn ▁to ▁religion . ▁ ▁Christian ity ▁is ▁a ▁religion ▁of ▁revel ation , ▁meaning ▁that ▁Christians ▁believe ▁that ▁God ▁must ▁speak ▁to ▁us ▁in ▁order ▁for ▁us ▁to ▁arrive ▁at ▁a ▁correct ▁understanding ▁of ▁his ▁nature ▁and ▁will . ▁If ▁the ▁Bible ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁believed , ▁God ▁spoke ▁to ▁man ▁throughout ▁history ▁but ▁his ▁message ▁was ▁not ▁clearly ▁understood . ▁Because ▁of ▁our ▁misunder standing , ▁and ▁because ▁God ' s ▁law ▁is ▁so ▁rad ically ▁different ▁from ▁man ' s ▁law , ▁Jesus ' ▁message ▁was ▁highly ▁off ensive ▁to ▁his