Fundamentals of the Christian Faith in the Light of the Gospels
by Maulana Sadr-ud-Din
Table of Contents:
- Title Page
- Author’s Acknowledgement
- Foreword
- The Concept of Divine Unity in the Gospels
- Divine Commandments and Tradition
- Jesus did not Teach the Doctrine of Atonement:
- The Ways of God’s Will and Pleasure:
- Salvation Depends on Obedience to Divine Commandments:
- The Righteous Have Always Existed in the World Says the Gospel:
- Jesus, a Human Being and an Apostle of God:
- Jesus was an Apostle of God
- Jesus, a Near One of God
- Signs of the Near Ones of God
- Jesus, not God, but God’s Apostle
- Jesus was not God, but Man
- Jesus, the Son of a Prophet
- Jesus included Himself among Prophets
- Jesus was like other Prophets
- False Prophets
- Jesus, a Human Being
- Jesus had a Human Father
- Jesus Worked as a Carpenter for Thirty Years
- Jesus was the Son of a Carpenter
- Jesus Lived in Constant Fear Which is not an Attribute of God
- Jesus was from the Seed of David, and was not God
- Jesus Had Been Raised for the Guidance of The Children of Israel:
- Jesus, a Follower of Jewish Law
- Jesus’ Mental and Physical Development like other Human Children
- The Gospels regard Jesus as a Human Being
- No Historical Evidence of Jesus
- Humility and Humanity of Jesus
- No Mention of Church Dogma in the Sermon on the Mount:
- Significance of the Term “Son of God”:
- Only a Metaphor
- Judas Iscariot called Son of Devil
- Called the Children of the Devil
- Significance of becoming the Son of God, and becoming the Son of the Devil
- The Righteous Called Angels and Children of God
- Enoch’s Ascension and Faithfulness
- Melchisedec Like unto the Son of God
- No Exclusive Distinction for Jesus
- Human to the Bone of His Back
- Jesus on the Judgement Day:
- The Effect which Jesus Produced on his Kith and Kin and Disciples:
- Impression Jesus Created on Jewish Mind:
- Jesus’ Uncivil Language
- Undue Favour to an Adulterous
- Anointed by a Harlot
- Violation of the Sabbath
- No External Cleanliness
- Plucking of Others’ Corn
- Riding a Stolen Ass
- A Wine-bibber
- Jesus’ Wishing Desolation of Jerusalem
- Accused of Calling Himself the Son of God
- Charge of High Treason
- The Crucifixion
- The Damned Death
- Disciples’ Monstrous Interpretation
- Jewish Charge, the Basis of Christian Belief
- The Gospels Contradict Church Doctrine:
- Conclusion
Jesus Had Been Raised for the Guidance of The Children of Israel: Jesus’ Mental and Physical Development like other Human Children
“And the child [Jesus] grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him” (Luke, 2:40).
That is to say, as Jesus grew up in age, his mental and physical capacities developed gradually, very much like other children.