| Topic: |
Religions > Bible |
| User: |
"datta swami" |
| Date: |
11 Mar 2006 03:37:43 AM |
| Object: |
Essence Of Jesus Preaching --- Real Saving |
hello friends
Merely by accepting the human incarnation (Jesus) as Saviour cannot
save you. It is told in the Bible that He came to save His people. Who
are His people? They are His beloved devotees. They follow His
instructions. Jesus did not give attention even to see His mother, when
He was with His disciples. When a woman shouted that the Mother of
Jesus was blessed, Jesus did not agree and told that blessed are those
who followed His instructions. He says that one should leave parents,
wife or husband, children and must be prepared even to carry on his own
cross for the sake of Jesus. This means that one should be prepared to
sacrifice even his life. Therefore, it is a narrow path with thorns.
Even to hear this statement your mind is turmoiled with chaotic
disturbance. That is the reason why He says that He has come to give
peace to you and that He is holding the sword of knowledge in His hand.
Therefore, you can be saved only when you reach that state.
If you say to the Judge that you accept him as your saviour, will he
save you and cancel his judgement? If you say to the jailor that you
will accept him as your saviour, will he relieve you from the jail?
Therefore, He saves only His dearest devotees. He underwent the
suffering of His people only on the Cross. He did not suffer for the
sake of all the people and released all the people from their sins. If
such thing is done the justice is destroyed. The administration becomes
meaningless. When a devotee leaves everybody and everything for the
sake of such human incarnation and participates in His service, such
people are called as His people. Such devotees will never agree for the
crucification of the Lord for their sake. Therefore, real saving is
only at that stage.
Whether, it is Christianity or Hinduism the beginner cannot come
forward if the final stage is shown. In Hinduism the saints and in
Christianity, the Popes, fathers, brother and sisters who are dedicated
to the Mission have left everything and everybody for the sake of God.
Actually such Holy saints only can be saved since they stand according
to His standards prescribed. But if this fact is revealed no common man
will come forward. It is the tradition of the divine preacher to show
the final result even in the first step. We say to the schoolboy that
if he goes to the school regularly and studies sincerely, he will
become the professor.
It is only encouragement. Does that mean that the boy will be appointed
as professor as soon as he finishes the schooling? He gets encouraged
and studies well in the school. Then he will go to college and
university and study further and then he will join as a lecturer,
become reader and then finally become the professor. Therefore, to
attract the beginners such encouraging statements are made, which need
not be condemned as lies. When a lie does well, such a lie cannot be
the sin. Even if it is truth, if it harms it is a sin. We tell so many
lies to our children to encourage them and our aim is only their
welfare and not cheating them. Therefore, such statements should be
accepted with reference to the level of the devotees.
at the lotus of shri datta swami
surya
www.universal-spirituality.org
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