Miracles of the Gods: A New Look at the Supernatural (247 page)

He who is pure of heart is blessed here and blessed after death (Z) 27.

In my Father's house are many mansions (C)

The angel of love ... has prepared fair dwellings for us (Z) 28.

The kingdom of heaven is within you (C)

Heaven is inside you (B)

29.

If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow me (C) A Bodhisattva (a being destined for illumination) said: I take the burden of all suffering upon me. I do not turn round or run away (B)

30.

As thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee (C)

Stay with me in my soul (M)

31.

Woman, why weepest thou? I ascend to my Father Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit It is finished (C)

Lament not, mother; now ascend into heaven (M)

Take my spirit, I pray thee, up to the stars (M)

It is finished (M)

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Roland Puccetti (50), Professor of Philosophy and Theology at Singapore, is concerned with the central problem of the Christian faith, namely whether its claim to universality is justified. According to Puccetti, if this claim were accepted, most of mankind would be excluded from salvation, because they had never had the opportunity to receive 'the joyous message' of Christ's birth and his teaching.

Puccetti[28] says that even if the gospel were generally diffused over our planet -which we all know is not true - only an insignificant part of all intelligent beings in the universe would have heard of it, whereas the claim to universality also entails the duty and mission of making the doctrine of salvation known to all living beings, of allowing them to share in it.

Professor E.L. Mascall [29] says that in the tradition of Christian theology the fact has already been emphasized, as the real meaning of salvation, that the Son of God became one with the species he was going to save. The Son of God became man in Mascall's analysis so that men could become God's