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175that of the Fourth Gospel (John i), where it is stated that the Baptist, on seeing Jesus (pbuh) , exclaimed “Behold the Lamb of God that taken away [or bears] the sin of the world!” The fourth Evangelist knows nothing of the cruel martyrdom of John (Matt. xiv; Mark vi. 14-29).From Muslim unitarian point of belief, it is a moral impossibility that a Prophet like the Baptist, whom the Holy Quran describes, Sayyidan, wa Hasūran wa Nabiyyan mina’s-Sālihīna,” should use such a paganish expression about Jesus Christ (pbuh) The very nature and essence of John’s mission was to preach penance - that is to say, every man is responsible for his sin and must bear it, or take it away himself by repentance. The baptism was only an outward ablution or washing as a sign of the remission of sins, but it is the contribution, the confession (to God, and to him who is injured by that sin - if necessary) and the promise not to repeat it, that can take it away. If Jesus (pbuh) were the “Lamb of God,” to take away the sin of the world, then John’s preaching would be -God forbid- ridiculous and meaningless! Besides. John better than anyone else knew that such words from his lips would have caused -as has been the case- an irreparable error, which would entirely disfigure and deform the Church of Christ. The root of the error that has soiled the religion of the Churches is to be sought and found out in this silly “vicarious sacrifice” business! Has the “Lamb of God” taken away the sin of the world? The dark pages of the “Ecclesiastical History” of any of the numerous hostile and “heretical” Churches will answer with a big No! The “lambs” in the confessional-boxes can tell you by their groanings under the tremendous weight of the multi-coloured sins loaded upon their shoulders that the Christian, notwithstanding their science and civilization, commit more horrible sins, murders thefts, intemperances, adulteries, wars,