Malfuzat - Volume IV — Page 88
88 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad a genuine seeker, who is free from haste and ill-thinking was willing, I can show them. There are certain things which, even if no concrete evidence can be found in their support, convince a person of their truth simply through their intrin - sic effects. It is these very effects which constitute evidence. If the Christians do not possess any argumentation in support of the concept of atonement—as they themselves assert that this is a secret beyond explanation—I would ask them why then do they not present those effects that have been brought about through the doctrine of atonement? The unrestrained life of people in Europe shows from afar the effects of this doctrine. What more can the Christians present? An intel - ligent person can easily understand the effect of this concept. There is something else which ought to be remembered. A lack of reflection on this point has led certain people to be gravely deceived; they faltered from the straight path. The fact is that all people are not born with the same nature. There are thousands of plant species and minerals of varying kinds—there are mines of silver, gold, bronze and iron. In the same way, human dispositions also are of varying kinds. Some people inherently detest a certain sin, while others are averse to other kinds of sin. For example, one man never steals, but he will commit fornication, and indulge in other forms of lewd and shameful behaviour. Another man, for example, will abstain from fornication, but sees no wrong in usurping someone else’s wealth or murdering someone, and he is willing to com - mit such contemptible crimes and actions with unrelenting temerity. Therefore, when we look at different people, we find them indulging in certain sins of one type or another, but in other areas and in certain classes of sin, they are complete - ly innocent. Therefore, one cannot state conclusively and absolutely that all the people of the world commit the same kinds of sin; rather, some are entangled in one form, while others are afflicted by others. Further, we cannot say with respect to any nation of the world—whether from the East or the West—that they are completely free from sin. We can say that a certain nation does not commit a specific kind of sin, but it cannot be said about any one of them that they do not commit sin at all. The nature and strength to feel complete aversion and con - tempt for sin can only be developed when one undergoes a sincere change and it is my task to bring about this very transformation. p. 361