How to be Free from Sin — Page 19
19 They have unreasonably taken a humble person to be their God, but are no closer to achieving their purpose which was to attain salvation. If belief in the Crucifixion of Christ was the only remedy for getting rid of sin, why has it failed in the case of the Europeans who indulge in such sinful acts that one is even ashamed to speak of them? They have advanced in sin and transgression to an ex- traordinary degree, and we cannot say that they are any less immoral than the Asians. In view of all this, why has this obsolete remedy not been replaced? Even in this short life, every doctor and patient sees to it that if a cure fails to produce the desired result within a week or so, it has to be replaced by a better alternative. Why then has this remedy [of Crucifixion] not been replaced to this day, even though its ineffectiveness has been categorically shown? After nineteen hundred futile years, is it still worth believing that faith in the Crucifixion can bring about true salvation? De- spite the fact that no such signs have hitherto appeared, is it still wise to hold out in the hope that a time will come when Christians shall refrain from evil and intemperance more than the people of other faiths? Anyone who lives in a European country can bear wit- ness, indeed any sensible person who has ever visited Europe and spent some time in Paris and other cities will not hesitate to testify, that in certain parts of the continent people no longer consider adultery a sin. They consider polygamy to be unlawful, but find nothing wrong with casting covetous glances at women. In France one can find thousands of women who do not feel the need to get