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earnest ? And, yet, even the conduct of Abraham sinks into insignificance before that of Jesus. Abraham merely wished to win the favour of his god, while Jesus was actuated by motives of the purest love for erring humanity!
Such was the nature of the sacrifice which Jesus voluntarily undertook to offer for humanity. We can now follow him more closely in his ideas. We shall now find that that which seemed mysterious and inexplicable in his conduct was not only natural, but also most appropriate and becoming under the circumstances. His tactics in hiding himself when the Jews proposed to lynch him are no longer beyond the pale of rational explanation. While he was desirous of demonstrating the truth of his doctrine on a suitable occasion, he was not going to put it to test at the mere will and pleasure of his audience. And yet, his occult powers enabled him to escape from harm in a manner becoming his dignity. He did not beg for mercy, or run away from his persecutors, when they took up stones to kill him ; neither did he resort to any of those mean tricks which ordinarily suggest themselves to a less stout heart when one is in danger of one's life. He boldly passed through them, and no man dared harm a hair of his head! A single look from him probably sufficed to freeze the blood in the veins of his assailants. The moment chosen by him for public demonstration had not yet arrived, and he was perfectly justified in defending himself by his occult powers.
The gospel narratives leave no doubt as to the plan of Jesus. That he had decided to demonstrate his
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| SR No. | 006702 |
| Book Title | Key of Knowledge |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Champat Rai Jain |
| Publisher | ZZZ Unknown |
| Publication Year | 1919 |
| Total Pages | 1204 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 25 MB |