This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1878 Excerpt: ...it, Muhammad says, 'God is minded to make his religion light unto you, for man was created weak.' Instead of supporting the authority, and manifesting the holiness of God, your prophet teaches that men have the power of saving themselves by their own works; or of procuring pardon by their own repentance. Do ...
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1878 Excerpt: ...it, Muhammad says, 'God is minded to make his religion light unto you, for man was created weak.' Instead of supporting the authority, and manifesting the holiness of God, your prophet teaches that men have the power of saving themselves by their own works; or of procuring pardon by their own repentance. Do not deceive yourself, and ruin yourself, by resting on his scheme of salvation. Good works are at all times required; and, however good they may be, they cannot be better than God commands. They cannot then stand in the place of the sins which have been already committed. Men, even in their best estate, sin daily in thought, in word, and in action. Their repentance cannot procure pardon, for were God to give to men the assurance that it would prevail, his kingdom would be destroyed. Men would begin to say that we may sin without fear, for we can escape when we please; we have only to repent. In no earthly government of nations does repentance procure pardon. How will it succeed with God who is the King of all worlds? That atonement which was made by Jesus Christ is the only sure ground of hope. "You say that Christ declared that a prophet named Ahmud would come unto the world. I deny that he did; and I ask you to show me the writing on which you ground your statement. Muhammad, I know, said that he was the great prophet spoken of in the Jewish Scriptures. But his own admission proves that he was not what he represented himself. He uniformly speaks of Christ as the Messiah. Now every Jew will tell you that the Messiah is the great prophet and Redeemer, whom they and their fathers have expected. "You inform me that I should explain and prove the truths of my own belief. This is my daily employment. When I have received your answer to this letter,...
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