Did Jesus Redeem Mankind? — Page 30
? 23 23 is practicable. It must be further admitted that truth cannot lead to salvation, but falsehood does. To revert to the point, if we agree that man cannot conform to the law and cannot follow the Prophets, then the conclusion that the entire chain of Prophets is a big lie becomes inescapable. But if He is the Truthful God, then there is no denying the fact that salvation is a possibility, for, all the Prophets of God announced that salvation could be the lot of men, if they cared to obey them. Besides, the Arabic word (truth) also carries a sense of perpetuity in addition to veracity. In fact, it also applies to what is everlasting. "The truthfulness of Allah, the Almighty," which implies that His person and His law are everlasting. In other words, the word, as well as the act of God, are everlasting, and they can be so only if man also was immortal. If mankind is not worthy of salvation and must perish, then we are led to the conclusion that neither the word of God nor His actions are immortal. MAN IN GOD'S IMAGE Perfect truth, therefore, evidently must find its reflection, for, truth, as aforesaid, implies perpetuation which is inadmissible without a corresponding eternal grace inhering in Divine attributes. The Bible also supports