"Whosoever shall not receive the
kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein."[13]

This train of thought implies that education is of no importance where
belief is concerned.

_Difficult or Easy?_

After enumerating the many hardships that must be endured by his
followers, Jesus contradicted himself by saying, "For my yoke is easy,
and my burden is light."[14]

_Charity_

There are apparent contradictions in his instructions regarding charity:
"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works,
and glorify your Father which is in heaven."[15] "Take heed that ye do
not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no
reward of your Father which is in heaven."[16]

_The Scriptures Upheld_

Jesus reverenced the Hebrew Old Testament.

"Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not
come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven
and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the
law, till all be fulfilled."[17]

And yet Jesus was the reformer, overthrowing ancient customs, renouncing
the old principle of a tooth for a tooth, improving upon the Mosaic law.
He was inconsistent.

_Illogical_

The logic of Jesus is often difficult to follow.

"And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of
righteousness, and of judgment: of sin because they believe not on me;
of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; of
judgment, because the prince of this world is judged."[18]

Jesus admitted his obscurity: "These things have I spoken unto you in
proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in
proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father."[19]

That time has never come.

_Parables Deceptive_

Jesus explained his obscurity in this way: "Unto you it is given to know
the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that
seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand."[20]
"But unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:
that seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear,
and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their
sins should be forgiven them."[21]

In other words, Jesus, who said he came to save the world, concealed his
meaning for fear some of his hearers should be converted and their sins
be forgiven--which is exactly what