Abrahamic? Am I missing the meaning?

InChristAlways said:
Hebrews 3:1 Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the apostle and chief priest of our profession, Christ Jesus...
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Contrary to a comment earlier, Baha'is believe if we shared quotations from scripture, at least with an intent to learn and appreciate and respect, *rather than our own interpritations* then we would have fewer arguments.

Baha'is beleive we also stand in need of the Priesthood of God, just not of our fellow man. Or woman.
 
Hi InChristAlways - please take note of my PM to you a few days ago - your current posting on this board comes across as evangelising to another religion.
 
I said:
Hi InChristAlways - please take note of my PM to you a few days ago - your current posting on this board comes across as evangelising to another religion.
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Hi Brian. I am away from my home for the holidays and just read your message and responded with an apology.

The study of Sriptures is a "retirement hobby" of mine and I love getting others views on the Bible without appearing to "evangelize".
Sorry about that brother.
Steve
 
Hi! :)

InChristAlways said:
The study of Sriptures is a "retirement hobby" of mine, and I love ge tting others views on the Bible without appearing to "evangelize."
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Well, in that case, please permit me to say that Baha'is--all of us the world over--accept and believe in both Christ and the Bible, and view the Bible as legitimate, God-sent scripture (containing many prophecies about the coming of the Baha'i Faith), though what we follow directly is our own Baha'i scriptures.

Best,

Bruce
 
Mick said:
Nope, wasn't my intention. What I did was list some of the principles of the Baha'i Faith. You had mentioned that you took issue of certain things regarding the Baha'i Faith and the principles are about all that matters. Of course, I didn't list all of them, but I am still interested in what issues you take with Baha'is?

I once made a list describing each of the major Manifestations with a single word, describing Their core message. Let me try to do this from memory:

Abraham - Covenant
Moses - Laws
Jesus - Forgiveness
The Buddha - Soul
Krshna - Godhead
Zoroaster - Spirituality
Mohammed - Order (Civil)
The Bab - Hope
Baha'u'llah - Unity

Now if I truly believe the core message of Baha'u'llah is unity, and I do, and you say you take issues with the Baha'i Faith, and you have, then I am interested in what the issues are, particularly if they involve any of the promised unities.

Mick
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Thanks Mick for supplying this list. I think ill use it for future teaching oportunities.

-Seeker
 
BruceDLimber said:
Hi, Seeker! :)

For the record, I've also seen such short lists that list Jesus' main stress as love, and Muhammad's as submission.

Regards,

Bruce
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I too have seen the suggestion that love describes Jesus' mission. I personally like forgiveness. For me, it seems to clarify the fact that "forgiveness" did not only pertain to His crucifixation, but was charged to each of us as an expectation of His message.

By the way, I love the "submission" you suggested for Muhammed, but I will still stick with Civil Order. Submission in the message of Muhammed would be that we are expected to submit to God's will, I would think. A powerful message, particularly for a bunch of blood thirsty bandits, as those that he preached to were considered at the time. I believe it was His Civil Order that truly changed the world and still has impact on our lives today.

Seeker of truth, you may use it anyway you like. Like I said, I once put a list together for a public talk I did. The intention was to try to simplify the message of each of the Manifestations so we could get a feeling of similarity rather than trying to insist on their similarities amongst their vast differences today caused by culture and time.

Allah'u'Abha friend.

Mick
 
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