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For this end came I into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. FOR THIS END CAME I INTO THE WORLD THAT I SHOULD BEAR WITNESS TO THE TRUTH
rd, and without the influence of the political or secular arm. _Third._ The ordinances of Islam, those especially having respect to the female sex, have induced an inherent weakness, which depresses the social system and retards its progress. [Sidenote: Contrast with Christianity.] If the reader should have followed me in the argument by which these conclusions have been reached the contrast with the Christian faith has no doubt been suggesting itself at each successive step. [Sidenote: Christianity not propagated by force.] Christianity, as Al Kindy has so forcibly put it, gained a firm footing in the world without the sword, and without any aid whatever from the secular arm. So far from having the countenance of the State it triumphed in spite of opposition, persecution, and discouragement. "My kingdom," said Jesus, "is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now is my kingdom not from hence.... L TO EMBRACE ISLAM HAVE PROVED INSUFFICIENT OF THEMSELVES SPEAKING BROADLY TO SPREAD THE FAITH IN THE ABSENCE OF THE SWORD AND WITHOUT THE INFLUENCE OF THE POLITICAL OR SECULAR ARM THIRD THE ORDINANCES OF ISLAM THOSE ESPECIALLY HAVING RESPECT TO THE FEMALE SEX HAVING USED AN INHERENT WEAKNESS WHICH DEPRESSED THE SOCIAL SYSTEM AND RETARDS ITS PROGRESS IF THE READER SHOULD HAVE FOLLOWED ME IN THE ARGUMENT BY WHICH THESE CONCLUSIONS HAVE BEEN REACHED A CONTRAST WITH THE CHRISTIAN FAITH HAS NO DOUBT BEEN SUGGESTING ITSELF AT EACH SUCCESSFUL STEP CHRISTIANITY AS ALKINDY HAS SO FORCIBLY PUT IN GAINED A FIRM FOOTING IN THE WORLD WITHOUT THE SWORD AND WITHOUT ANY AID WHATEVER FROM THE SECULAR ARM SO FAR FROM HAVING THE COUNTENANCE OF THE STATE IT TRIUMPHED IN SPITE OF OPPOSITION PERSECUTION AND DISCOURAGEMENT MY KINGDOM SAID JEWISH IS NOT OF THIS WORLD IF MY KINGDOM WERE OF THIS WORLD THEN WOULD MY SERVANTS FIGHT THAT I SHOULD NOT BE DELIVERED TO THE JEWISH BUT NOW IS MY KINGDOM NOT FROM HANDS
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