Thus, my point. You can’t be talking about Jesus. He was incarnate, once. He died, once. And he rose from the dead, once and is now seated at the right hand of the Father. Jesus does not reincarnate from age to age. What he came to do has been done, accomplished in its fullness. The Kingdom is at hand. We wait for his glorious return at the end of time. We are grateful that he has been patient.
Do you have any references that the Word will only incarnate once, in Jesus, and never again, please?
Now I am not talking about Jesus being the one and only Son of God, because that is a title given to Jesus, and ONLY Jesus, Baha’is will never dispute that.
I’m looking for the evidence you have that the Word will only incarnate once please.
My ears aren’t that easily tickled, I guess.
Servant, many people have written many beautiful things, full of truth and wisdom. Baha’u’llah writes beautifully and much that he has to say is true and good and wise. I am certain the same can be said for Krishna. The Quran contains some of the most beautiful names and titles for God ever written. And I have told you this before: we recognize, acknowledge and embrace all truth and beauty contained in all other religions.
It’s not about beauty Steve, I don’t care about the beauty of the Words (although I acknowledge that literary beauty is a Divine attribute in His Word), its all about how the Words embrace a soul in darkness, and plunge it into an ocean of light and enables the relationship of God and man to be one and the same.
Baha’u’llah and Krishna and Muhammad were not trying to be really good poets, they were transforming every visible and invisible entity in Creation into lovers of God, hopelessly and helplessly in love. I’ve seen it with my own eyes Steve, souls who were lost, after reading the Words of Baha’u’llah became better Christians than any Christian I have ever met face to face. Lovers of humanity, selfless, humble, and sacrificial, willing to give up their lives for the reverent service of all.
We must, however, reject anything purported to be from God that conflicts or contradicts with the truth received once from the Apostles by the Catholic Church. Can you understand that we have no need to look for new revelations from anyone? Why would one who believes that Christ is the fullness of God’s revelation of Himself to man continue to look for further revelation?
Yes, of course I understand. The moment the Church says that the Truth it reveals has been superseded by Baha’u’llah’s Writings, well, it would look rather silly wouldn’t it?
The Baha’i Faith encourages and empowers individuals to investigate Truth through a much broader perspective. It embraces the Truths within all religious Scripture and explains them fully, Baha’i scholars spend decades studying the Baha’i Writings in relation to other religious Scriptures.
If you personally wish to deprive yourself of the richness and beauty found in God’s various and diverse expressions and manifestations throughout the world from the beginning of time, that is your choice.
This is why I have brought up this vital piece of Scripture from Lord Krishna, it was revealed before Jesus, has similar authenticity to Jesus’ words, and “broadens” the horizon of the “Word made manifest” to include Krishna (and others)
Why you would wish to ignore this reality is interesting, maybe you are trying to demonstrate unquestionable loyalty to the Church, but the choice is yours. God is much more than the Church dear friend
… I prefer to embrace and seek to understand God, and His diverse ways, infinite in nature and expression.
