tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009010011589823837.post5742088181541339467..comments2024-03-14T07:29:46.679-07:00Comments on Baha'i Coherence: Remembering the Promise. Living the FulfillmentBryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06536028746119658713noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009010011589823837.post-22883893767205888392009-09-04T16:29:44.273-07:002009-09-04T16:29:44.273-07:00I was raised in the Baha'i Faith, and at aroun...I was raised in the Baha'i Faith, and at around 26 I read the Bible and found that it only confirmed and heightened the truths I already found in the Baha'i writings. I came at it from the opposite perspective as you, but with the same conclusion. I also feel like I received a richer appreciation for the Baha'i Faith after having it framed in the historical context of Christianity. I also gained an appreciation for the depth of Paul's letters, which are clearly reduced to shallow superstitions by the mainstream.Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06536028746119658713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009010011589823837.post-3192261324801835642009-09-04T13:57:29.639-07:002009-09-04T13:57:29.639-07:00You wrote: "was a Christian following Jesus i...You wrote: "was a Christian following Jesus in his returned form. And I was a Baha’i who believed that because Christ was the only way to salvation, the teachings of Baha’u’llah were the only refuge of a travailing age. "<br /><br />I want to comment about atonement, which the quote is about.<br /><br />(le-havdil) The same that is outlined in Tan’’kh about kipur – atonement – was taught by first century Ribi Yehoshua (the Messiah) from Nazareth. Ribi Yehoshua taught in accordance with the teachings in Torah about the only way to get atonement and how to enable a connection with ha-Sheim. Read more here: www.netzarim.co.il<br /><br />Anders BranderudAnders Branderudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12590420531095058999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009010011589823837.post-11488491940329586502009-09-04T10:19:05.203-07:002009-09-04T10:19:05.203-07:00One thing about the Baha'i Faith that can be d...One thing about the Baha'i Faith that can be difficult at first for outsiders to understand is how easy it is for Baha's to fall in love and connect with important figures from previous dispensations. It seems to usually be interpreted as either a) their becoming Christian/Jewish/Muslim....b)their insincere or c)their naive and they don't know what they're talking about. But really, the Central Figures of the Baha'i Faith help Baha'is to look at the history of divine revelation from within its many instances. It's easy to be intoxicated by the words and deeds of Jesus if someone has already been carried away by the Bab. It's easy to sympathize with the persecution of Muhammad and the early Muslims if that person is already acquainted with the exiles of Baha'u'llah and his companions. And the flip-side of this is that it all works in the other direction as well.Mr. Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16477489009466005394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009010011589823837.post-87482933765672999472009-09-03T22:51:12.253-07:002009-09-03T22:51:12.253-07:00Greg, this is wonderful, because it resonates with...Greg, this is wonderful, because it resonates with a post I'm writing from a totally different perspective, that of a Baha'i struggling to relate to Christian friends and relatives but having his feelings and Faith in Christ dismissed and devalued. I may not post it anytime soon because it is very rough and disorganized.Jalalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04331841530005665004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009010011589823837.post-80299329368562422792009-09-03T16:28:39.248-07:002009-09-03T16:28:39.248-07:00Thanks you for this moving introduction to your re...Thanks you for this moving introduction to your remembering. I was never a Christian, but I went through a period early in college when I violently doubted the Baha'i Faith because I didn't understand them in light of the scriptures. I was lost in the seeming incongruence. That caused me to undergo an intensive study of the Bible, especially the New Testemant. This helped me return my spontaneous faith in Baha'u'llah. It also gave me a great appreciation of the Bible, and great frustration at, what seems to me to be obvious theological mistakes in mainstream Christian thought. <br /><br />This also gave me greater capacity in understanding the Baha'i writings. The writings of Paul have taken on a special significance to me. Much of his inspiration and way of explaining things reminds me powerfully of Abdu'l Baha. It seems like he has become unpopular as of late for introducing supposed theologies such as original sin, etc. But a close study of his writings take on a much deeper meaning than many Christians would allow for.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17162527239228375591noreply@blogger.com