It all lays fairly on the shoulders of all that can, but do not choose to implement the given guidance for peace, Baha'i included. As it is our responsibility.
Many, who due to circumstances beyond their control, are unable to practice the required principles, will not be held responsible...
2 Peter 3 has some thoughts to consider. It is foretold that many will scoff at such advice, happy to continue with the status quo
Verse 9 is all about long suffering paitence "The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not...
Excellent, I will suggest the best guidance that anyone can possibly offer in this life.
The Revelation of the Bab and Baha'u'llah will guide you to God's Message for this age.
You can find all you need here.
https://www.bahai.org/library/
Regards Tony
If only people could grasp the consequences of such a statement Daniel, actually, we have the current world conflicts and disunity as an example.
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Once you read the explanation and see it as valid, that it is as plain as the midday sun, then it becomes something seen as self evident.
Likewise when I read the Bible, I look behind the story at the meaning of the words.
Christianity has long held this as referring to Jesus, Isaiah 9:6-7...
It may be your concepts of Love are not as well informed as Baha'u'llah's knowledge was, considering it was God's Message to humanity he spoke to us. There is no greater Love than the source of it.
Love requires morals, virtues, justice, trustworthiness and truthfulness and God knows what is...
When recounting their NDE, they usually explain the judgement they faced.
I had a Baha'i friend that had an NDE and they said that part of their judgement was being made aware of all the souls they had hurt, not knowing the hurt they had imparted to them, it gave them a deep sense of regret of...
Like to teach us about the Oneness of Humanity, how to bring about the peace and security of all humanity on a global scale and how to genuinely Love all!
Mmmm, may have happened.
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;) I would offer none of us are off the hook. It is quite clear we will all face a judgement, the vast majority of NDE's have experienced that judgement.
Which is interesting, that would mean they have 2 judgements. :oops:o_O:D
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No I would not in any way think that every time the Sun and Moon is mentioned it is talking about the Persian and Ottoman empires. (I will give another thought at the end)
Baha'u'llah gave us an idea as to how much knowledge is contained in just one letter, let alone one word. An example is...
The Baha'i knowledge of Muhammad in the Bible was given by the explanations that Abdu'l-Baha gave in a book called Some Answered Questions. Abdu'l-Baha gave detailed interpretation of both Revelation Chapter 11 and Revelation chapter 12.
To fully understand these Interpretations, there is this...
I like the Love taught by Jeaus and have come to understand the "us verses them" as fair warning of what the neglect of love and oneness will produce.
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That is really a self development question CG, you do not have to worry about how I or anyone else can do it.
It is up to each individual to change the world, but to do that, we first have to change our own self.
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It is put into practice by the willingness of each individual to become part of one human family. Embracing our diversity of culture and Faith.
One does not loose their faith, they gain a myriad of Faiths in the oneness of Love.
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Yes, I have contemplated that over the years and have thought the time of the Councils that cemented the Faiths path forward would be that time, but it was the time that also cemented its demise, as the doctrine of the trinity was added to scriptures.
That demise had so set in, that God gave...
If you are not inclined to, or do not want to, then stay away, no Baha'i, nor am I here asking you to do that.
That is the great thing about this system, there is absolutely no compulsion to embrace it.
There is the first refreshing positive that separates it from the outdated theocracies...
Luckily Baha'u'llah brought a new system, that does work, that is in an embryonic state. Shoghi Effendi knew even the Baha'i were not ready for it, thus the current structure, which in the fullness of time, evolve into that world democratic system promissed by Baha'u'llah.
This system will...
For a Baha'i this is the only stance they should offer about how the Bible is seen.
"THIS book is the Holy Book of God, of celestial Inspiration. It is the Bible of Salvation, the Noble Gospel. It is the mystery of the Kingdom and its light. It is the Divine Bounty, the sign of the guidance of...