Claims and Teachings - Ahmad The Promised Messiah and Mahdi — Page 127
127 person reaches the highest stage of advancement in the knowledge of God. He as it were sees God, and his belief in His existence is the belief of an eye-witness. Divine awe and grandeur then take full possession of his heart and the darkness of doubt vani- shes away as gloom before the light of the sun. He then walks upon the earth like an angel, and is unique in his righteousness, unique in his. hatred for sin, unique in his love for the one God, unique in his faithfulness to Him, unique in his fear of God, unique in his trust in Him, and unique in his fidelity^ to the tie of friendship. Moreover, as the Word of God has promised that Divine revelation shall always be granted to faithful hearts, reason also requires its actual continuance in the world for the good of mankind. There is no remedy for sin and transgression except the certain revelation of Divine Beauty and Glory. Ex- perience shows that there are only two forces which can keep a man back from transgression or disobedience, i. e. : true love for, or true fear of, the being whose commandments are transgressed or disobeyed. True love for a kind and gracious friend is also attended with the fear lest the tie of friendship should at any time be broken. Therefore, the person whose heart is inspired with true love for God or true fear of Him, and the person who knows and loves such a person and is affected with his superior influence, are both released from the bondage of sin. But the person who does not belong to either of these classes, cannot be free from the poison of sin. There are some hypocrites who pretend that they are sinless and pure in heart, but they only try to deceive men and God- Eelease from sin is impossible unless a death is brought about on the carnal desires of the heart by the awe- inspiring fear of God through the piercing rays of certainty, unless true love and true fear dominate the heart, and it is con- secrated with the glory and beauty of God. But the heart can