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>So the world government is more of prohecy. o.k. Thanks.< Prophecy, AND tools, and principles -- and a "workforce" (the Baha'is) for bringing it into being.

Nabi vs Rasul Truthfully, that distinction argument is one I, too, find a bit difficult. Probably because I really am a poor student of Islam! I find Baha'u'llah's discussion of the essential unity of the Manaifestations -- and Their unity with God -- more assuring. (from the Kitab-i-Iqan)...

Unity Yes, EU is a good example. I really don't think the establishment of the new era, as I understand it anyway, requires everyone converting to Baha'i. Rather, it is as if Baha'u'llah was given the sight to see the direction of a sort of divine push of humankind in the direction of world...

Pathless I'm sorry that you've lost interest -- perhaps we'll meet again in a thread where the discussion is more stimulating. I never have been sure what you were looking for from us here ... you asked how Baha'i might be similar or differ from A.M. I answered that as best I could on what...

Vaj -- I got through about half that lengthy work -- I'll return to read the rest when I can. Scholars, I do believe, have been suspicious of Paul for quite some time; and I've certainly had my problems with him -- that he and much of what he taught were at odds with the Disciples, I was...

Susmo-- Hi! Goodness, your comments here seem quite a bit snarkier than what I've seen in most of your posts. Something in this topic must have hit a sore nerve! I'm afraid I very much disagree with the thought that the Founders did not found their religions, or did not intend to -- and think...

Brian, could this topic be moved out to the general Monotheism forum - or even right out to the Comparative Studies folder -- rather than tucked inside Christianity? (I feel a little bit like an invader here!) I would hope that some of our scholarly types from other faiths will contribute. And...

teaching vs proseletyzing We may have some difficulty all getting on the same page here, as we Baha'is are commanded to "teach" but forbidden to "proseletyze" -- and sometimes the distinction between can be fuzzy -- your definition of "proseletyzing" at least as given above -- would seem to be...

The question, actually, does have some importance in Baha'i, primarily because of the phrase "but when He, the Spirit of Truth comes, He will lead you unto all truth." In the Arabic language (which is linguistically close to Aramaic, I believe), spirit is femine, so to a Baha'i, the...

Thanks, Brian. It has tweaked my curiosity ... tho I don't know if it's critically important ... I'd like to explore it. bfg

Agreed. A question: You all use the masculine gender for the Holy Spirit. Is that an assumption, or is it implied in a text I've overlooked? Or just for "convenience?" Just wondering, as in Islamic tradition, I believe, and many of Baha'u'llah's more mystical texts, the Spirit takes feminine...

Bureaucracies, of course, are another matter... being outside the natural order of the universe!

Note that it says "The RIGHT way IS the easy way." This is a very different statement from "The EASY way is the right way." My middle-schooler is forever in a heap of trouble at school because she keeps choosing the EASY way. Were she to choose, instead, the RIGHT way, she would not be...

"Now why is light so good? Isn't that just a symbol too?" Yup. But a workable term for an ineffible. so is "good." I have been Christian, agnostic, TM, atheist, Baha'i and confused. (the latter when times have been rough and the whole idea of religion seems unreal.) It's all good -- if --...

Nogodnomasters-- I am in general agreement with you. I don't buy the eternally punishing god scenario. My own Faith would say these (hell, punishment, burning, torment) are all symbols of the condition of the soul suffering separation from God -- a separation created by the will of the soul...

No new posts? This seems to be the only thread on the board with a post less than 36 hours old... I can't believe the board has gone that dead! Did the server switch somehow leave me stuck in the old messages? Or something else weird going on?

"Lastly I still have the question of why God would speak out against punishing someone’s children for there actions and then do it himself. Would anyone like to field that fro me because I can’t seem to resolve that in my mind?" Personally, I see God punishing extremely rarely -- if ever...

Julien wrote: I am troubled, however, with what I see as a general contradiction in scripture which I can only pose as a question: is God a God of love and compassion or is "he" a jealous, wrathful God? Julien, I heartukt recommend to you the book "A Guide to Understanding the Bible" by...

General Questions (one religion answer): 1. What religion do you practice? Other: Baha'i What religion would you say is the…. 2. Most different from Christianity? 3. Most different from Hinduism? 4. Most peaceful religion...