Did Jesus Redeem Mankind? — Page 114
? 107 not make the offering and if they did, it should have been rejected of both. (2) The above reference carries the following words: "If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted?" It means that "if thou cared to become righteous, would not the Father make thee His favoured one?" The clear corollary of the above statement is that “if thou carest to become righteous thou canst and the gate to virtue is ever open to thee if thou wouldst but wish to enter it. " And similarly the words would mean: "The opportunity to become a favourite of Lord God and His elect is there only if thou wouldst avail of it. " This is indeed much further than where salvation takes. It is evident that men were accepted by God, the Almighty till that period through their deeds and not through atonement and man could win Divine approbation through repentance after he had sinned. The two conclusions point out that every individual can become righteous and every man can become a favourite of God the Great. If it were not so, there would be no point in addressing Cain in the words: "If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted. And if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. " (3) It is further said, “And if thou doest not, sin lieth at