Did Jesus Redeem Mankind? — Page 47
47 the Exalted Quran, sin is not hereditary nor is man sinful by birth, nor does he need any vicarious atonement; human nature has been made pure and it is endowed with capacity to make progress so much so that he can become the favourite of the Supreme Maker; and if he commits a sin, his repentence has a chance of acceptance. Now that we find that the. Holy Quran has rejected this Christian thesis and if the Bible likewise does not lend it any support, there is then little ground left for Christians to subscribe to it. On pondering the subject, we are confronted with four questions: (1) Man inherited sin. (2) Since man inherited sin, he cannot be pure. (3) Man could not be pure but since God. Almighty is Compassionate and Merciful therefore His mercy and compassion called for a sacrifice. (4) That man truly became pure through this sacrifice. . These four questions come up when we consider this problem and it is incumbent on us to seek answers to them. . DID ADAM SIN?. The first point is that since Adam (peace be on him) sinned, therefore the entire generation of man was tainted with sin, for, it inherited sin from Adam (peace be on him). . Now let us see whether Adam really committed sin and whether the Old and the New Testaments support this theory. If, however, the Bible does not find Adam (peace be on him) guilty of sin, the entire theory is knocked out. . So far as I can understand, the Bible has clear evidence to prove that Adam (peace be on him) did not sin. From the Bible, I am led to the conclusion that even the Satan did not sin. My study of the Bible shows further that neither