_Answer_. Not a word. _Question_. Did he tell any of his disciples to write any of his words? _Answer_. There is no account of it, if he did. _Question_. Do we know whether any of the dis- ciples wrote anything? _Answer_. Of course they did. _Question_. How do you know? _Answer_. Because the gospels bear their names. _Question_. Are you satisfied that Christ was abso- lutely God? _Answer_. Of course he was. We believe that Christ and God and the Holy Ghost are all the same, that the three form one, and that each one is three. 429 _Question_. Was Christ the God of the universe at the time of his birth? _Answer_. He certainly was. _Question_. Was he the infinite God, creator and controller of the entire universe, before he was born? _Answer_. Of course he was. This is the mystery of "God manifest in the flesh." The infidels have pretended that he was like any other child, and was in fact supported by Nature instead of being the supporter of Nature. They have insisted that like other children, he had to be cared for by his mother. Of course he appeared to be cared for by his mother. It was a part of the plan that in all respects he should appear to be like other children. _Question_. Did he know just as much before he was born as after? _Answer_. If he was God of course he did. _Question_. How do you account for the fact that Saint Luke tells us, in the last verse of the second chapter of his gospel, that "Jesus increased in wis- "dom and stature"? _Answer_. That I presume is a figure of speech; because, if he was God, he certainly could not have increased in wisdom. The physical part of him could 430 increase in stature, but the intellectual part must have been infinite all the time. _Question_. Do you think that Luke was mistaken? _Answer_. No; I believe what Luke said. If it appears untrue, or impossible, then I know that it is figurative or symbolical. _Question_. Did I understand you to say that Christ was actually God? _Answer_. Of course he was. _Question_. Then why did Luke say in the same verse of the same chapter that "Jesus increased in "favor with God"? _Answer_. I dare you to go into a room by your- self and read the fourteenth chapter of Saint John! _Question_. Is it necessary to understand the Bible in order to be saved? _Answer_. Certainly not; it is only necessary that you believe it. _Question_. Is it necessary to believe all the miracles? _Answer_. It may not be necessary, but as it is im- possible to tell which ones can safely be left out, you had better believe them all. _Question_. Then you regard belief as the safe way? 431 _Answer_. Of course it is better to be fooled in this world than to be damned in the next. _Question_. Do you think that there are any cruel- ties on God's part recorded in the Bible? _Answer_. At first flush, many things done by God himself, as well as by his prophets, appear to be cruel; but if we examine them closely, we will find them to be exactly the opposite.