Jainism Christianity and Science

Author(s): Champat Rai Jain
Publisher: The Indian Press Allahabad

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CHAPTER 3
ALLEGORY
The founders of the New Testament did not set down their doctrine in plain language; they deliberately concealed it behind allegory and myth and laconicity and incoherence. They were afraid to speak out openly. The 'swine' and the 'dog' Tere in power, and very intolerant. Stoning was the penalty for what they considered to be blasphemy against their god.
Whosoever will read the Bible and forget that the N. II. was written by men who were afraid for their own and their followers' lives and therefore dared not speak openly will not understand the science of Salvation and the majesty of Truth hidden in its pages. One can, no doubt, force oneself to believe anything, but there is a limit even to blind faith, and reason is sure to rebel against it some day. This is why Christianity has lost its hold on the hearts of men and women in the West.
The following extracts will amply demonstrate the fact of the Christian Scripture being couched in allegorical language:
" Cast not your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under foot and turn and rend you." Matt. vii, 6.
" It is not meet to take the children's bread and to cast it unto the dogs.”—Mark vii. 27.
"But without a parable spake he not unto them."-Mark iv. 34.
"And he said, unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.”—Luke viii. 10.