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:
- 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, a Human Being and an Apostle of God: Signs of the Near Ones of God
Jesus has pointed out that the near and dear ones of God are those who obey and carry out, to their best, the commandments of the Mot High God. In the verses quoted above Jesus has included himself in the list of God’s chosen men and His apostles.