Khilafat-e-Rashidah — Page 16
16 KHILAFAT-E-R A SHIDAH love of God Almighty, miracles, Divine signs, prayers, and the sacrifices made by Christ. When they studied the teachings of Christianity, their hearts inclined towards it, and they admitted that this religion was worth accepting. At the same time, they could not bear that Judaic law, which they deemed inferior to Roman law, be enforced among them. Thus, they found themselves in utter dilemma. On the one hand, they were attracted by the alluring teachings of Christianity, but on the other hand, their superiority complex concerning Roman law prevented them from bowing before Judaic law. In this state of confusion, they came across these lines in The New Testament: “Anyone who tries to please God by obeying the Law is under a curse. ” 5 “But Christ rescued us from the Law’s curse, when he became a curse in our place. ” 6 These are not the words of Jesus, but are of Paul. Nevertheless, the Romans found an excuse, and by extending the implication of these sentences, they decided that religion had no authority to issue commands concerning affairs of the world, and that every nation could frame its own laws according to the requirements of these affairs. 5 Galatians 3:10, British and Foreign Bible Society Lahore, 1922. 6 Galatians 3:13, British and Foreign Bible Society Lahore, 1922.