Fountain of Christianity — Page 24
24 tually reveals Him to us. There is no other book under the firmament which provides proof of that Hidden Being. What is the aim of religion? It is only that man should have full faith in the existence of God and in His perfect attributes, and then deliver himself from his carnal pas- sions and develop a personal love for Him. This, in fact, is the Paradise, which will find various manifestations in the Hereafter. To remain unmindful of the True God, and to keep away from Him, and not to love Him truly, is the Hell which will reveal itself in diverse forms in the Here- after. The purpose of religion is to attain full faith in the existence of God and to love Him completely. Let us now see which religion and which book provides the means to achieve this purpose. The Gospel gives a point-blank answer: The door to Divine converse and dia- logue is closed, the path to achieving conviction is forever barred, everything is confined to the past, and there is nothing for the future. It is indeed strange that while God can hear in this age, He cannot speak! Is there any conso- lation in the belief that He could hear and speak in the past but now He only hears and cannot speak? What is the use of a 'God' who loses his powers with the passage of time, just as man loses his faculties with old age? And what is to be gained from a 'God' who cannot forgive the sins of his servants until he has been flogged, spat in the face, imprisoned for days, and then crucified? We are tired of this 'God' who was overwhelmed by the Jews—a helpless people who could not even hold on to their own