Jainism Christianity and Science

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

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FAITH, KNOWLEDGE AND CONDUCT
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remain even for a moment. For the soul being turned by faith, as it were, into the nature of water, quenches the demon as a spark of fire. The labour, therefore, of every one is to be solicitous about the putting to fight of his own demon. For, being mixed up with men's souls, they suggest to every one's mind desires after which things they please, in order that he may neglect his salvation."— (Clement) A.N.C.L. vol. xvii. p. 153.
"But still, though all demons, with all diseases, flee before you, you are not to rejoice in this only, but in that, through grace, your names, as of the ever-living, are written in heaven. Thus also the Divine Holy Spirit rejoices, because man hath overcome death; for the putting of the demons to flight makes for the safety of another."-- (Clement) A.N.C.L. vol. xvi. p. 159.
"It is therefore of no advantage to them after the end of life, even if they do good works now, if they have not FAITH."—(Clement) A.N.C.L. vol. iv. p. 375.
"For if, after the learning of these things, you remain in unbelief, the cause of your destruction will be imputed to yourselves, and not to ignorance. And do not suppose that you can have hope towards God, even if you cultivate all piety and all righteousness, but do not receive baptism. Yea rather, he will be worthy of greater punishment, who does good works not well; for merit accrues to men from good works, but only if they be done as God commands."(Clement) A.N.C.L. vol. ii. p. 332.
"But self-control... perfected through knowledge abiding ever, makes a man Lord and Master of himself; so that the Gnostic 18 temperate and passionless, incapable of being dissolved by pleasures and pains, as they say adamant is by fire."-(Clement) A.N.C.L. vol. xii. p. 455.
"For he who has not formed the wish to extirpate the passion of the soul kills himself."-Ibid. p. 458.
"And to bear the sign of the cross is to bear about death, by taking farewell of all things whilst still in the flesh alive."-Ibid. P. 464.
"And everyone that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand " [which cannot stand tempestuous weather and floods].-Matt. vii. 26.