Favours of the Gracious God — Page 92
92 How can it be permissible then, that such a weak word, which is determined to be weak by the consensus of all languages, may be used to refer to the God of Absolute Power, Whose every act is manifested as a result of per - fect will, perfect knowledge, and absolute power? And how can it be befitting to use the same word in refer - ence to God Almighty, that can be used for goats, oxen and pigs? What an act of sacrilege it is that the ignorant Christians do not desist from! They have been left with no shame, nor modesty nor an understanding of what it means to be human! The doctrine of Atonement befell their human faculties in the manner of such pa - ralysis that has rendered them completely impaired and insensate. The reliance on Atonement by this nation has reached a point where even good conduct, in their view, is unnecessary. Recently, what has been published on the Christian doctrine of Atonement in the periodi - cal N u r Afsh a ń ( Ludhiana ) , in its 21 June, 1895 issue, is so dangerous that it greatly helps criminals. Its essence is that a true christian is not in need of any piety, since it states that virtuous acts have no role in attaining sal - vation; this clearly leads to the conclusion that no part of God’s pleasure—which is the basis of salvation— can be achieved through good deeds. Instead, only the