Book Title: Jainism and World Problems Author(s): Champat Rai Jain Publisher: ZZZ UnknownPage 31
________________ IDEALS FOR A NEW WORLD ORDER 23 body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ" (Colossians, ii. 11) “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service" (Romans, xii. 1). "For the word of God is quick and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of the soul and spirit, and the joints and marrow” (Heb., iv. 12). “The Saviour himself enjoins, 'watch' as much as to say “study how to live and endeavour to separate the soul from the body'” (A N.C.Lib., xii. 284). f. “Knowing this that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed. ..." (Romans, vi. 6). 8. Desire for sense-indulgence the cause of trouble : a. “For if ye live after the flesh ye shall die " (Romans, viii. 3). b. “But to be carnally minded is death" (Romans, viii, 6). C. “For flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh : and these are contrary the one to the other : so that ye cannot do the things that ye would” (Galatians, v. 17). d. “And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts ..." (Galatians, v. 24). e. "For we which live are always delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body" (2 Cor., iv. 10). 9. The Path is threefold : a. “Be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves" (James, i. 22). Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.orgPage Navigation
1 ... 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240