Lecture Lahore — Page 22
2 2 about God and the Day of Reckoning. But how can one attain this certainty unless one hears the voice of God— the most Hidden—saying 'I exist' and witnesses His mani- fest signs? Reason and logic can only go so far as to show, on the basis of the consummate and wise order of the universe, that the heavens and earth must have a Crea- tor, but they do not go so far as to prove His actual existence; and the difference between 'should be' and 'is' is plain enough. Amidst the current flood of religious rivalry, a seeker after truth must not forget that only that religion can be consid- ered true which categorically proves the existence of God, and exalts man to the stage where he receives Divine communion, and saves him from the darkness of sin through its spiritual influence and life-giving quality. All else is mere deception. Let us now examine some of the major religions of this country, and see whether they can lead us to certainty about God. Let us also see whether their scriptures con- tain any promise that they can lead man to Divine communion, and, if so, whether this promise has been ful- filled in favour of any of their followers in this age. The religion which first requires our attention is Christi- anity. But it does not require a lot of analysis since the Christians themselves unanimously believe that all Divine revelation ended after the Messiah. For them revelation is only a thing of the past, all doors to it having been closed till the Day of Judgement. This is, perhaps, also the reason