The Truth About Salvation — Page 17
17 entirety is erroneous. Christians deceptively ask people about their personal piety and if a person claims to be sinful out of a sense of humility, they use this as proof of the impurity of humankind. Do they not know that when the Messiah as was asked: ‘Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ Jesus said to him, ‘Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. ’ 5 And this is the truth; the only absolute holy being is God alone. Only He is unblemished and free from all evil. Human beings on the other hand possess weaknesses, such as their limitations in being able to know the unseen and so on. Therefore, true purity belongs only to God Almighty. However, this does not mean that no pious person has ever lived, or that no one can attain righteousness. In truth righteous people claim to be sinful out of humility; they fear arrogance and pride, both of which can lead a person to ruin. Such claims are made to save themselves from evil, not because they are guilty of wrongdoing. Otherwise, thousands of prophets have claimed to be pure from sin. A further point to be noted here is that an individual who confesses their sins does so in 5 Luke, New Revised Standard Version, 18:18-19 [Publishers]