The Cairo Debate

by Abul-Ata Jalandhri

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The Cairo Debate — Page 18

"And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak,. Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets. . who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, received promises, stopped the mouths of lions" (Heb. 11 32-33). . Samson, this text makes it plain, had faith, was righteous, and received the promises of God. . Your inference, dear padre, does not hold true. case of. If you strain your mind but little, the. Samson will appear less embarrassing than that of. Jesus. Luke puts it: "And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that he was sitting at table in the Pharsee's house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment, and standing behind him at his feet, weeping she began to wet his feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment. ” (Lk. 7: 37-38). On this ground it is not waranted to condemn. Samson who remains unaccounted for. I ask now about the rest of innocent persons. bring any charge of sin against them?. Can you. Chr. No. The holy Bible makes no mention of any one of them sinning. . M. There are at least ten eminent persons pre18 sented to you. You had no success with them. . You could not establish anything derogatory