Apparently, you are not alone.The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. 1 Timothy 4:1
Randy I’m embarrassed to say this is the first time I seeing this, I could have used it earlier .
Indeed, the essential prerequisites of admittance into the Bahá’í fold of Jews, Zoroastrians, Hindus, Buddhists, and the followers of other ancient faiths, as well as of agnostics and even atheists, is the wholehearted and unqualified acceptance by them all of the divine origin of both Islám and Christianity, of the Prophetic functions of both Muḥammad and Jesus Christ, of the legitimacy of the institution of the Imamate, and of the primacy of St. Peter, the Prince of the Apostles. Such are the central, the solid, the incontrovertible principles that constitute the bedrock of Bahá’í belief, which the Faith of Bahá’u’lláh is proud to acknowledge, which its teachers proclaim, which its apologists defend, which its literature disseminates, which its summer schools expound, and which the rank and file of its followers attest by both word and deed.
Didn’t make any difference to Peter.I’m pretty much done, but your question deserves a response, because the answer makes all the difference in the world:
The Resurrection.
gob·ble·dy·gookA modern day Pharisee word…
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Like saying Christianity is epistemologically true. Whatever that means.
The Essence of what you say is true.
I think the Pharisees threw stones at Jesus because they could not really grasp the true meaning of His words, nor the true meaning of their own Scriptures.
There are over five hundred references of what the translated Writings say about Jesus but here a just a few concerning the return of Christ:
Indeed, the essential prerequisites of admittance into the Bahá’í fold of Jews, Zoroastrians, Hindus, Buddhists, and the followers of other ancient faiths, as well as of agnostics and even atheists, is the wholehearted and unqualified acceptance by them all of the divine origin of both Islám and Christianity, of the Prophetic functions of both Muḥammad and Jesus Christ, of the legitimacy of the institution of the Imamate, and of the primacy of St. Peter, the Prince of the Apostles. Such are the central, the solid, the incontrovertible principles that constitute the bedrock of Bahá’í belief, which the Faith of Bahá’u’lláh is proud to acknowledge, which its teachers proclaim, which its apologists defend, which its literature disseminates, which its summer schools expound, and which the rank and file of its followers attest by both word and deed.I think the Pharisees threw stones at Jesus because they could not really grasp the true meaning of His words, nor the true meaning of their own Scriptures.
I think they told Him “Gobbledygook”, but that word was lost in translation…
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So why didn’t ‘Abdu’l-Bahá become a christian ?‘Abdu’l-Bahá says:—
“Know that the return of Christ for a second time doth not mean what the people believe, but rather signifieth the One promised to come after Him. He shall come with the Kingdom of God and His Power which hath surrounded the world. This dominion is in the world of hearts and spirits, and not in that of matter; for the material world is not comparable to a single wing of a fly, in the sight of the Lord, wert thou of those who know! Verily Christ came with His Kingdom from the beginning which hath no beginning, and will come with His Kingdom to the eternity of eternities, inasmuch as in this sense “Christ” is an expression of the Divine Reality, the simple Essence and heavenly Entity, which hath no beginning nor ending. It hath appearance, arising, manifestation and setting in each of the cycles.”
I guess that sort of depends upon who you say Jesus is, doesn’t it?
If Jesus is nobody special, then you’re right: if people came to false conclusions about Him, it would in no way be harmful to them. However, if Jesus was actually who Christians say He is, then NOT believing in him could result in eternal damnation. For example,
John 3:16-18
16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.
John 3:16 is the famous verse used by evangelists, but 3:18 simply devastates your assertion as quoted above.
False conclusions about Jesus are not good.
Which is why I’m taking the time to help you overcome yours, of course.
now this truly is…gobbedygook !“conceive accordingly the distinction, variation, and unity characteristic of the various manifestations of holiness, that thou mayest comprehend the allusions made by the creator of all names and attributes to the mysteries of distinction and unity, and discover the answer to thy question as to why that everlasting beauty should have, at sundry times, called himself by different names and titles.”
— kitáb-i-íqán, 21–22.
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When you make up words for a theology you have not adequately systematized what else is there left to do? Your doctrine is like shifting sand, it changes to adapt to the situation. You will in one breath say Jesus is God and it is OK to worship him. Then later you will determine that Jesus is not God and it’s not profitable to worship him.
Remember you defined it as revealing truth in stages. So your prophet is God, as far as the truth is revealed thus far? What does that mean exactly?
Let me, as a Baha’i help you some morality, common decency and general human good will. This is not even basic human behaviour…my 6 year old child often does not understand what I am saying, but she has the humanity and morality to not resort to derision and name calling.