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examination. If we reflect over them, I think the belief will not be found acceptable.
Q.15.0 Were all the Old Testament prophecies fulfilled in Christ? A.15.0 It does not alter the position. It may be so. Still we have to judge the validity of testimony of both the Testaments. Nor is the act of the prophecies having been fulfilled a sufficiently strong reason to justify us in asserting that Jesus was an incarnation of God, for the birth of a great soul can also be predicted with the help of astrology. It is also possible that Jesus' birth might have been prophesied by some person by intuition, but in the absence of cogent proof it cannot be accepted. And such soothsayers cannot be held to be omniscient teachers. Such a prophecy appears to be based more on faith than any reasoning, for there are so many difficulties in the way of its being accepted as true.
Q.16.0 There are so many miracles about Jesus narrated in Bible. What do you say about them? A.16.0 In this question you ask about the miracles attributed to Jesus Christ. If it is said that he put a soul back into the body which it had left, or that he put another soul in its place, this could not possibly have been done. If it could be done, the law of Karma would lose its meaning. Apart from this, mastery of yoga techniques enables a person to perform certain miracles, and if it is claimed that Jesus had such powers we cannot assert that the claim is false or impossible. Such yogic powers are of no consequence compared to the power of Atmā; the latter is infinitely greater than the powers attained by yoga. Glory and grandeur of soul is infinite. You may better discuss this point when we meet.
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| SR No. | 007798 |
| Book Title | Gandhi And Jainism |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Shugan C Jain |
| Publisher | International School for Jain Studies |
| Publication Year | 2017 |
| Total Pages | 339 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 120 MB |