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  1. loverofhumanity

    Can we change our mind about what we believe?

    I think here we need to be honest. We live in a world where everything dies. Nothing is permanent. Not life. Not nature and definitely not religion. Religion meets the needs of each age if you look at it with an open mind. Why didn’t Christ or Buddha or Muhammad teach world unity or bring in a...
  2. loverofhumanity

    What if we accepted each others Religion?

    Firstly I am only referring to the major religions. Next I’m speaking of accepting the Founder and the spiritual teachings such as virtues and prayer etc not the laws. The administration of each faith would remain. So Christians would accept Buddha and Muhammad, Buddhists would accept Christ...
  3. loverofhumanity

    Can we change our mind about what we believe?

    This is from the Will and Testament of Abdul-Baha Who was ordained as Successor and Interpreter by Baha’u’llah in the Most Holy Book. The sacred and youthful branch, the Guardian of the Cause of God, as well as the Universal House of Justice, to be universally elected and established, are both...
  4. loverofhumanity

    Spiritual Totalitarianism

    This is the reason why God renews religion from age to age because man adds dogmas and teachings not in the original revelation thus muddying the water of life so to speak. The infallibility of the pope was never a teaching of Christ so no one is bound to obey any of his laws. As we can see...
  5. loverofhumanity

    Who is Jesus?

    Best answer I’ve heard. I believe exactly the same way you put it. Messenger and Prophet of God.
  6. loverofhumanity

    Thousands of churches are closing across the U.S.

    Yes peoples interests have changed but theres more to it. I believe for each age there is a religion and that in time it dies away except in name. Regardless of some upsurge in fanatical elements I believe the religions of the past cannot address the pressing needs of this age. For example they...
  7. loverofhumanity

    Incredulity in the supernatural.

    When you say that you feel we don’t need religion anymore then your definition of religion must be very different to how I understand it. Religion, as brought by a Prophet of God teaches the virtues such as to love all humanity unconditionally, to be free from prejudices, to love all nations...
  8. loverofhumanity

    Can we change our mind about what we believe?

    In the Book of Certitude, Baha’u’llah unseals the meanings of things like rebirth and return which are mentioned in the Holy Books and Abdul-Baha explains that it refers to the return of the qualities not the actual person. So Baha’is refer to the authoritative interpretations on this topic...
  9. loverofhumanity

    Thousands of churches are closing across the U.S.

    Basically many have stopped believing. There are many reasons some of them mentioned below. http://bahaicoherence.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-decline-of-christianity.html
  10. loverofhumanity

    Thousands of churches are closing across the U.S.

    There are many reasons for this. Lack of attendance due to increasing attachments to material things and irrelevance in meeting the needs of this age. In this interconnected world, peace between religions is of supreme importance but today the banter is mostly ‘our beliefs are superior, or we...
  11. loverofhumanity

    Thousands of churches are closing across the U.S.

    Beautiful post. Everything is impermanent in this world. Religion It has its seasons too spring, summer autumn then winter sets in. That’s why in all the Holy Books of all the major religions it speaks of a time when religion will be renewed. So for example Krishna says in the Gita He returns...
  12. loverofhumanity

    The purposeful vagueness of scriptures.

    Yes I agree fully that we must be meticulous in our research and leave no stone unturned to determine the truth or falsehood of any matter without bias or preconceptions. That is difficult because we are a product of our upbringing and environment. Yet Baha’u’llah did state that all men have...
  13. loverofhumanity

    What is the meaning of Acts 1:9-11?

    These are all things that can occur in a vision or dream. Haven’t you ever had a dream? If the disciples saw Moses and Elias and the Heavenly Father and Christ transfigured in a vision then this can be a vision too. I’ve had dreams where I’ve flown in the sky, ate food, laughed and spoke with...
  14. loverofhumanity

    What is the meaning of Acts 1:9-11?

    The problem is that Christians have been deceived by their own clergy and are ‘joining partners with God’ by only believing what they say. And so it becomes a very severe test for them to recognise that Christ has returned in the glory of the Father. By the righteousness of God! These are the...
  15. loverofhumanity

    What is the meaning of Acts 1:9-11?

    It speaks for itself that it is recorded that the disciples had a vision of the Heavenly Father, Moses and Elias and when they awoke they found that only Jesus was really there and He told them not to tell the vision to anyone. So during His Ministry the disciples had visions and spiritual...
  16. loverofhumanity

    What is the meaning of Acts 1:9-11?

    Matthew ch17 1-9 1 And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, 2 And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. 3 And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses...
  17. loverofhumanity

    Can we change our mind about what we believe?

    Can someone change their mind about what they believe? Sure, anyone can but it is much more difficult for those who have been indoctrinated into believing that all other religions/beliefs are false except their own and only they are the true and chosen ones while all others are sinners or infidels.
  18. loverofhumanity

    Can we change our mind about what we believe?

    One important difference between Christians and Baha’is is that Christians interpret whereas Baha’is do not interpret authoritatively. We get all our interpretations from the Bab, Baha’u’llah, Abdul-Baha and Shoghi Effendi. So we are not just making it up. What we quote is as revealed to us from...
  19. loverofhumanity

    Can we change our mind about what we believe?

    Firstly, many have interpreted this battle as a battle within to control self and desire and as these books are concerning spiritual matters and spiritual development of the soul they can be understood to mean that the real battle is within ourselves. In the Bhagavad Gita according to Ghandi we...
  20. loverofhumanity

    What are your earliest memories of Religion?

    At an early age I fell in love with Jesus and the Bible and used to go to church almost daily. It brought me so much joy just knowing the Lord.When I heard the call of Baha’u’llah I instantly recognised the Voice of my Lord I had cherished so much when I was a child and hastened to embrace His...
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