The Holy War — Page 157
Proceedings—Debate 30 May 1893 157 decaying and, in a few years the physical body changes completely. And no intelligent person can call someone a man just by virtue of the body, so long as the soul has not entered into it. If the Messiah had, in reality, a human soul and that soul was governing the body, and it was that very soul that underwent crucifixion and left the body upon crucifix- ion whilst the Messiah gave his life crying Eli, Eli [My God, my God!]; then where and how did the spirit of God come into play and consid- eration? We cannot understand this, nor can any intelligent person. If in reality the Messiah was also a human with respect to his soul, then he cannot be God; and if he was God with respect to his soul, then he cannot be a human being. Besides, the Christians believe that the Father is Perfect; the Son is Perfect as is the Holy Spirit. Thus, since all three are Perfect, then by combining the three, they must become Supremely Perfect. Because, for example, if three items are supposed to be three kilograms in weight each, then the total weight of all three will become nine kilograms. I asked Deputy sahib for the answer to this objection before as well, but it is sad to say that I still have not received an answer and it is crystal clear that this is such a forceful objection that it completely refutes the Divinity of the Messiah. These are the very objections that the Holy Quran itself presents and it was upon this basis that I had laid down the condition that some logical argument should be presented in support of the Divinity of the Messiah. But alas, no attention was paid to this condition at all. I had also mentioned that all the prophecies that you have presented to prove the Divinity of the Messiah as are mere claims, not arguments. Most importantly, until an illogical matter is not shown to be logical in some way, no benefit can be gained from scriptural references at all. For example, if a donkey is standing in front of our very eyes and a thousand books are presented wherein it is written that it is a human being [and not a donkey], even then how will that donkey become a human being? Apart from this, those scriptural references are utterly useless. Those from whose books they are taken do not accept them, and in your own