THE TEST

Acknowledgements

Table of Charts and Diagrams

Prologue

Part 1: Life: A Mess or a Test?

1. Life: A Mess or a Test?

2. Hints of a Heavenly Hope: Nature

3. Hints of a Heavenly Hope: Conscience

One Man's Journey: A Seeker is Born

Part 2: In Search of the Teacher

4. In Search of the Teacher

5. Window on a World of Signs

6. First Look

7. The Great Debate

8. Second Look

One Man's Journey: Good News From a Distant Land

Part 3: The Teacher on the Questions of Life

9. What is the Ultimate Reality?

10. What is the Origin of the Universe, Life, and Man?

11. What, if Anything, Went Wrong?

12. What, if Anything, Can be Done?

13. What is the Meaning of Life?

14. How Should We Live?

15. What Happens When We Die?

16. Where is History Heading?

17. How Can We Find Trustworthy Answers to the Questions of Life?

One Man's Journey: A Furnace for Gold

Part 4: The Teacher on the Test

18. Is Life a Test?

19. If So, How Can We Pass?

One Man's Journey: The Thrill of Them All

Appendices

1. Traditional Evidences for the Divine Inspiration of the Bible
2. The Unity of the Bible
3. Ten Signs of a Teacher Come from God
4. The Biblical Worldview
5. The Naturalistic Worldview
6. The Pantheistic Worldview: Eastern Religion
7. The Pantheistic Worldview: The New Age
8. The Islamic Worldview