Refutation of the Allegation of Insult to Jesus Christ — Page 24
24 According to the Gospel of John he himself made wine, and attended a wine drinking ceremony with his mother. 60 And yet he himself says: “Think not that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets; I have come not to abolish them but to fulfil them. ” 61 Thus, to make wine was an act against the Divine Law. (iii) The study of the Gospels indicates that lying was practiced by Jesus. About a ruler’s daughter who had died, he said: “Why make this commotion and weep? The girl is not dead, but sleeping. ” 62 After that, Jesus said to the girl: “Little girl, arise. ” Here, the Christians say that the girl was dead. But in the words of Luke: ‘Then her spirit returned, and she arose immediately. ’ (This statement is only in Luke. ) Returning of the spirit indicates that her spirit had departed her body and on its return she came to life again. Therefore, we have to accept that Jesus said something which was not true and gave a false testimony. Actually Jesus himself prohibits his 60 John 2:6-9 61 Matthew 5:17 62 Matthew 9:23-25, Luke 8:49-55