OCR Text |
Show He Would Fare the Same In the Paganism of Today As In Pagan World of Old The Stranger who once lived in Galilee would be as much of a stranger in the Pagan world of today as he was in the Pa gan world of his day. Many of the upper classes would look upon him much as they did then. Today Paganism flaunts its doctrine of hate, an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, with as much cunning and cruelty as anciently. "They believe in forceand conqueet,revenge,torture, starving and uprooting whole communities and states. It would be one of the greatest great-est miracles of all time if the doctrine of love and the Golden Rule were suddenly to take root among the conquering hordes. "Love one another," is about as alien to their hearts as it was .when the people sat and watched the hungry lions devour the Christians in Rome. If Jesus came into their midst today they would gay somewhat as follows, and this is not at all far fetched. "He is a fool who does not know better than to denounce de-nounce our philosophers and Scribes and Pharises. How ridiculous rid-iculous are his silly doctrines. Why, he is only an upstart, a mere stripping, the son of a poor, obscure carpenter. He thinks he knows more than the doctors and chief priests in the temple. What preposterous ideas. To love our enemies To love a person who is trying to injure you. To treat all men as equals. Its absurd. See how he cheated our liquor vendors vend-ors of profit when he made w iter into wine. How he depri vr d our business men the privilege of exploiting the people when he made loaves and fishes to feed the multitude. He will ruin our money system, take away our usury because he refuses to u?e or touch money. He takes their living away from the doctors by healing the sick and lame and blind. He even takes business away from the undertakers when he raises rais-es the dead. Prophet? Bah! He's an imposter. Away with him before he carries the people with with. Crucify him." But the world had better pay attention to hitn because his principles will triumph. They triumphed over Pagan Rome over the DaTk Ages, and they will triumph over all that is wrong oday. He is the ultimate of all things earthly and all things pertaining to the life of man. He is as much the spiritual spirit-ual light of the world as the sun is the physical light. Turn to him for the full, compl te and true meaning of life, not only at Christmas time but all the time. |