There are growing indications all along the Christian line that the dogma
of the divinity of Jesus is being abandoned. It is seen that such a dogma
involves confusion and misapprehension. When the question, “How can a God
who is infinite exist in a form that is finite?” is pressed to an answer,
no satisfactory reply is forthcoming. There is apparent absurdity in this
doctrine. The general definition of God, as put forth to-day by the
Christian Church, is irreconcilable with the dogma of the divinity of
Jesus. If Jesus was God he was not a man; if he was a man, he was not God.
To talk about his divinity is to talk nonsense, if Joseph was his father
and Mary his mother. Man is not divine; God is not human. The mixing up of
these two terms is done simply to impose upon the credulous and
superstitious. We cannot think that any man of real good sense believes
this Orthodox dogma. It seems impossible for intelligence to so contradict
itself. The brain stoops that accepts this dogma. For a man to confess his
faith in Jesus as divine is to admit that his hat is not full. The
evidence adduced to prove the divinity of Jesus proves the divinity of
Apollo, of Hercules, of Prometheus, of hundreds of mythological heroes.
Are Christians prepared to admit this? If not, then they are called upon
to tell the world why not. What is meant by divine? What kind of a man is
a divine man? Let us see. Divine means superhuman, supernatural, God-like;
hence a divine man is a superhuman man, a supernatural man, a God-like
man. Does anyone know what these definitive terms mean? Does a person know
what he is talking about when he says a man is superhuman? Can a man be
more than man, more than human, more than natural?
The dogma of a divine man is a dogma of deception. It is a theological
cobweb. It is spread to catch flies.
The idea prevailed in the past that what could not be understood must
necessarily be profound, as though muddy water was deep water.
Does anyone comprehend the dogma of the Trinity? It is believed because it
cannot be comprehended. The tribute of faith has been paid to occult
nonsense long enough.
How does anyone know what is superhuman? What is human? The fact is, Jesus
has had his day. His reign is drawing to a close. He is being seen for
what he is,—a myth. Faith in him as a God is dying. The belief that Jesus
was divine is a blot on the intelligence of this century. But the blot is
growing smaller.
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Lots of men who would not associate with infidels for fear of
contaminating their characters are not yet out of jail.