3. A new political era opened with the rise of democracy; what new moral standards should be achieved in the life of States and cities?
4. A new era began in world-wide relations with the beginning of steam-carried commerce; what new standards are needed for international and inter-racial relations?
Part III. The Recalcitrant Social Forces
Chapter VII. Leadership For Service
Ambition Must Get Its Satisfaction by Serving Humanity
The Kingdom of God was an ideal. If it was to be turned into concrete realities, it would encounter the recalcitrant and stubborn instincts of human nature and the conservative forces of society. Where did Jesus locate the obstacles? At what points was he aware of resistance? Did he realize the force of ambition and the love of power? Did he gauge the pull of the property instinct? Did he feel religion as a help or a hindrance in realizing the Kingdom of God? These questions we shall follow up in three lessons.