Deliverance from the Cross — Page 128
Ahmad. Further, he was the first person, so far as is known, who threw light upon the post-crucifixion life of, Jesus and traced his journey through the countries in which some of the lost tribes of Israel were to be found and made the definite statement that Jesus had died in Kashmir and was buried in the Khanyar quarter of Srinagar, where his tomb may still be visited. Once it is established that Jesus did not die upon the cross, there was no accursed death, no bearing of the sins of mankind, no resurrection, no ascension and no atonement. The entire structure of church theology is thereby demolished. Paul, who was the real founder of church Christianity, said: 'For I deliver unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures; and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the Scriptures. . . . And if Christ is not risen, then is our preaching vain and your faith is also vain. (I Cor. , 15:3-4, 14) The late Dr. S. M. Zwemer, the well-known American missionary declared: 'If our belief in the death of Christ on the cross is wrong then the whole of Christianity is a farce. ' 128