Did Jesus Redeem Mankind? — Page 10
10. In other words, God the Excellent perfected knowledge to this extent that the heavens dripped with guidance for mankind i. e. revelation and word of God were sent down, thus perfecting knowledge in every respect. This reference shows that guidance comes from God and this alone constitutes true charter; for, the All-Knowing is at its back, while man is, by himself, inadequate. . Regarding the Divine attribute of truthfulness, the Bible "Into thine hand I commit my spirit, thou hast redeemed me,. O Lord God of truth" (Psalms, 31:5). Salvation, thus, clearly lies with "the Lord God of Truth" even as law-giving is the prerogative of the All-Knowing. . Again it is said, "Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth" (Psalms, 119:142). . Both the New and the Old Testaments clearly, therefore, take the stand that perfect knowledge is an attribute of the. Divine Being, even as perfect Truthfulness is the virtue of the. Lord-God. In subscribing to the view that God, the Excellent is alone the All-Knowing and the Righteous, the Bible has no alternative left but to agree that none can be Sufficient except the All-Knowing, even as none will grant salvation but the. Lord-God of righteousness. If these two basic postulates are tenable, it clearly follows that the Divine attribute of perfect knowledge and His manifestation of Sufficiency negative the theory of vicarious atonement, inasmuch as, the Divine attribute of righteousness and His manifestation as the True guide negative the theory that the law is a curse and constitute a powerful rebuttal of the Christian doctrine of Salvation. . If God is the All-Knowing, there remains no room for vicarious atonement in the structure of faith, for, the theory of vicarious