The Influence of Buddhism on Primitive ChristianityLillie, Arthur
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The Influence of Buddhism on Primitive Christianity
Lillie, Arthur
Buddhism; Christianity and other religions -- Buddhism
"And he overthrew the money-changers, and exclaimed, Woe unto ye
scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because ye pay tithe of mint and rue
but do not observe the love of God and justice. Ye whited sepulchres,
appearing beautiful outwardly, but are within full of dead men's
bones. Woe unto ye scribes, for ye have the keys, and ye do not enter
in yourselves, and them that are entering in ye hinder. Ye blind
guides, ye are become twofold more the children of hell.
"The law and the prophets were until John the Baptist. From that time
the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by
force.
"And if you can receive it, he is Elijah who was to come. He that hath
ears to hear let him hear.
"Elijah must come and restore all things. But I say unto you, Elijah is
already come, and they knew him not, but have done to him whatever they
chose. Then the disciples understood that he spake to them about John
the Baptist.
"The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the
Pharisees and scribes, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.
"Not every one who saith to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the
kingdom of heaven, but he that doeth the will of my Father which is
in heaven. For whosoever heareth me and doeth my sayings, heareth him
that sent me. And many will say unto me, Lord. Lord, have we not eaten
and drunk in thy name and done wonders? And then will I say unto them,
Depart from me, ye workers of iniquity. Then shall be wailing and
gnashing of teeth, when the righteous shall shine like the sun, and
the wicked are sent into everlasting fire. For many shall come in my
name clothed outwardly in sheep's clothing, but inwardly being ravening
wolves. By their works ye shall know them. Every tree that bringeth
not forth good fruit is hewn down and cast into the fire.
"I give you power to tread on serpents and on scorpions and on
scolopendras, and on all the might of the enemy.
"They shall come from the East and shall sit down with Abraham and
Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. But the children of the
kingdom shall be cast into outer darkness.
"There is none good but God only, who made all things.
"No man knoweth the Father but the Son, nor the Son but the Father, and
they to whom the Son revealeth him.
"An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign, and no sign
shall be given it save the sign of Jonah.
"Render to Cæsar the things that are Cæsar's, and unto God the things
that are God's.
"In whatsoever things I shall apprehend you, in those also will I judge
you."
SAYINGS FROM THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO THE HEBREWS.
"I have come to abolish sacrifices; and if ye do not cease to
sacrifice, the wrath of God against you will not cease.
"Be ye approved money-changers.
"No servant can serve two masters. If we wish to serve both God and
Mammon it is unprofitable to us.
"I am not come to take away from the law of Moses, nor add to the law
of Moses am I come.
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