“If this splitting between Judaism and Christianity occurred after the life of Jesus, it is again the fault, grown out of the same bad root of the initial splitting, of man. There should have been a oneness between Judaism and Christianity, no matter what you call it, one wholeness, one completion. Therefore since Christ represents such an important part of your returning to God and thus deserves your personal gratefulness, some contact with Him — for He is indeed the best friend you could ever have, your strongest helper — you will not be able to reach God without Him in the very last analysis. And in this respect, the answer to the question, whether you can reach God only though him, is yes. For the constant denying of these facts would imply a stubbornness of your heart that is a symptom of imperfection, and as long as any imperfection is alive within you, you cannot unite with God.” (PL #19)