You know I think that when we're having the conversation on topics such as religion, philosophy, theology etc. we have to be truthful and honest and do the best we can.
Sometimes the things that goes on in religion if we don't have an answer to we have to be honest and say 'I don't know'.
I...
Why do He have to be only the God if Israel? Can't He be the God of the whole world?
We have to be very careful not to take the holy scriptures completely literally, because doing that we miss out on what the prophecies meant thus we deny the next Prophet / Messenger that comes after.
What do...
So just curious, can you list some people that had the same idea as Baha'u'llah?
Some of the things you said are inaccurate, lgbt people can be members of the baha'i faith, the baha'i faith doesn't have a dress code.
Why would you imply that a copied and past answer [even though it's my own...
Well I did mention the criterias. It all comes down to the Manifestation.
What do they actually teach? Do they practice what they teach? What prophecies do they fulfill from the scriptures of old?
When a Manifestation appears in the world spiritual and creative energies are released into the world, even though the world in general doesn't know it's because of the advent of the new Manifestation.
You can see today that the age that we live in is different from the age that was say, 3000...
Well If you say so.
But sometimes I wonder why hold on to a revelation of old when the prophecies from
that revelation has been fulfilled.
Hindu Prophecies
Hindu Time Prophecies
Buddhist Prophecies Fulfilled by Baha'u'llah
Prophecies of the Buddha
Of course we should take the divine Messengers seriously. Not taking them seriously is the reason the world is so screwed up. It's like a class room of students that don't want to listen to the teacher.
Well islam is a revelation of old anyway. There is a new revelation for this time and age.
It's only superficial, vague, general because you don't know the details of Baha'u'llah's writings, which you have to investigate for yourself.
I would tell people that even though the scriptures like the the ones of hinduism, buddhism and even the bible have legitimate divine origins, those...
The baha'i faith doesn't takes no more from islam than christianity takes from judaism.
Baha'u'llah has unsealed the scriptures, only through Baha'u'llah will we know what the scriptures really meant.
If you don't mind me asking, what is apologetics exactly?
If you read the teachings of Baha'u'llah it will be apparent that it is about unity and divine education.
Wow.
This is what Baha'u'llah said:
We desire but the good of the world and the happiness of the nations; yet they deem Us a stirrer up of strife and sedition worthy of bondage and banishment…. That all nations should become one in faith and all men as brothers; that the bonds of affection and...
What is the stopping point of each religion?
Well you may consider this,
The criterias for a true Messenger of God is:
What do they actually teach? Do they practice what they teach? What prophecies do they fulfill from the scriptures of old?
Another way you know a true Manifestation is that...
I don't know if I replied to you, but I don't I'll do so now.
There is no new spiritual teachings. The spiritual teachings are eternal they never will change, things like do unto others as you would be done to yourself will always be.
It's the social teachings that changes from age to age...