Passage 3

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In plain words

In this land the Hebrew language was the important one. This Hebrew language was close, more or less, to Sanskrit. In this language many human ideals were taught. The people of that time, with believing hearts and with sacred feeling, never forgetting divinity, journeyed on the path that sends their life into the presence of God. They had no other God. Making forms called Ālu, Vel and Sej, they worshipped these as God. In this way they made up the gods themselves, and with minds fixed on those gods they spent their lives in happiness. In that religion there was one called Ibrahim, the very form of manhood, the greatest in all religions. Yūsuf was of his line. The name Yūsuf of that time has today changed to Joseph. He made his living by the trade of carpentry alone. In that same village there lived a maiden called Mariyā. That same Mariyā is today Mary. The names went on changing: Yosef to Joseph, Mariyā to Mary. These two had perfect faith in God. When their family guru, Ibrahim, inquired a little into the principle, he went on inquiring how God made this creation. The religion of Christ was not born two thousand years ago; before that, in the year 350, the religion of Christ was born. It taught the principle of God very simply. Their belief is that God made the whole creation in 6 days. On the first day He created light. On the second day He created air and clouds. On the third day He created the sun, the moon and the stars. On the fourth day He created the earth and the sea. On the fifth day He created fishes and birds. On the sixth day He created beasts and men. These are the chief living beings in creation. After that, with the word Sabat, God took rest. They went on calling it sunday. He went on saying that sunday is the auspicious day for praying to God. So it came about that all Christians went to church on sunday and prayed to God.