The Holy War — Page 247
Proceedings—Debate 3 June 1893 247 Now, what does this mean? It means that Jesus was the Master of all Life and Wealth, but that young man did not believe him to be the master, which is why he was warned that you do not know me to be God as such, because all Jews believed that there could be no one good except God. That is why Jesus said to him, ‘Why do you deceitfully call me good?’ What Jesus said to him was by way of reforming his deceit and was not intended to reject his own Divinity. 7) What harm to his Divinity is there in Jesus, the man, being tried by Satan? He was tried because he was human and by remain- ing standing he regained and established what the first Adam had lost by falling, so where in this is there anything to object to? Let the wicked die in his wickedness? So this is wrong to say that the wicked were made wicked, just as it is wrong to say that Satan was made Satan. The truth is that Satan was made a holy angel, then after sinning, he formed himself into Satan. And this is also a mis- take to consider letting somebody become wicked, as being the same as making somebody wicked. And regarding the example of the child which you gave, it too needs correcting, that if he is not aware of the differentiation between good and evil or if he does not possess the power to do good or evil then he is also to be exempted from judgement, and his death is not for being reborn. 12) You have deemed me to be a fraud; for this, I send peace upon you and my forgiveness without you even asking for it. (The rest, later. ) Signature—English Signature—English Ghulam Q a dir Fasih Henry Martyn Clark President President Representing Muslims Representing Christians