Fundamentals of the Christian Faith in the Light of the Gospels:
by Maulana Sadr-ud-Din
Fundamentals of the Christian Faith in the Light
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Table of Contents:
- The Concept of Divine Unity in the Gospels
- Divine Commandments and Tradition
- Jesus did not Teach the Doctrine of Atonement — Sin Washed off by Repentance
- Man's Moral and Spiritual Reform
- God is Pleased with Those who Repent
- Repentance Procures Paradise
- Universal Belief in the Healing and Uplifting Power of Repentance
- The Law of Reclamation
- Jesus and the Doctrine of Atonement
- The Ways of God's Will and Pleasure
- Superiority of Spiritual over Blood Relationship
- Divine Word Gives Life
- One and the Same Law for the Evolution of Body and Soul
- Salvation Depends on Obedience to Divine Commandments
- Sinful Life Leads into Hell
- God Forgives Sinners
- The Righteous Have Always Existed in the World says the Gospel
- Zacharias and His Wife were Righteous
- Doctrine of Atonement contrary to Biblical Teaching
- Mention of Prophetesses and Righteous Women
- Enoch, too, is Alive in Heaven
- Belief in God requires Obedience to His Apostle
- Jesus, a Human Being and an Apostle of God
- Jesus was an Apostle of God
- Jesus, a Near One of God
- Signs of the Near Ones of God
- Jesus, not God, but God's Apostle
- Jesus was not God, but Man
- Jesus, the Son of a Prophet
- Jesus included Himself among Prophets
- Jesus was like other Prophets
- False Prophets
- Jesus, a Human Being
- Jesus had a Human Father
- Jesus Worked as a Carpenter for Thirty Years
- Jesus was the Son of a Carpenter
- Jesus Lived in Constant Fear Which is not an Attribute of God
- Jesus was from the Seed of David, and was not God
- Jesus had Been Raised for the Guidance of The Children of Israel
- Jesus, a Follower of Jewish Law
- Jesus' Mental and Physical Development like other Human Children
- The Gospels regard Jesus as a Human Being
- No Historical Evidence of Jesus
- Humility and Humanity of Jesus
- No Mention of Church Dogma in the Sermon on the Mount
- Sermon on the Mount opposed to Teaching of Church Christianity
- Jesus Opposed to the Doctrine of Atonement
- Significance of the Term "Son of God" only a Metaphor
- Judas Iscariot called Son of Devil
- Called the Children of the Devil
- Significance of becoming the Son of God, and becoming the Son of the Devil
- The Righteous Called Angels and Children of God
- Enoch's Ascension and Faithfulness
- Melchisedec Like unto the Son of God
- No Exclusive Distinction for Jesus
- Human to the Bone of His Back
- Jesus on the Judgement Day
- Jesus Lower than Angels
- The Effect which Jesus Produced on his Kith and Kin and Disciples
- How Jesus Treated His Mother
- Effect on Other Relatives
- Disciples' Rebuke and Renunciation
- Impression Jesus Created on Jewish Mind
- Jesus' Uncivil Language
- Undue Favor to an Adulterous
- Anointed by a Harlot
- Violation of the Sabbath
- No External Cleanliness
- Plucking of Others' Corn
- Riding a Stolen Ass
- A Wine-bibber
- Jesus' Wishing Desolation of Jerusalem
- Accused of Calling Himself the Son of God
- Charge of High Treason
- The Crucifixion
- The Damned Death
- Disciples' Monstrous Interpretation
- Jewish Charge, the Basis of Christian Belief
- The Gospels Contradict Church Doctrine
- Jesus Taken Down Alive from the Cross
- Forty Days after Regaining Consciousness
- His Flesh and Bones
- Jesus' Picture in the Museums of Europe and America
- Conclusion