Baha’u’llah and the Bab were not created. They too are the Alpha and the Omega.
Baha’u’llah sent Jesus to humanity.
What He says goes…
So Baha’u’llah and the Bab are God? Sorry, no.
You would probably agree, but then you run in-
to the issue of the Truth that ONLY GOD CAN
BE ETERNAL! Created means “not eternal.”
Now you’re faith is denying all Scripture.
He says it here : “Why do you call me good?” and then proceeds to present His position by saying who is, in actuality, good.
But Jesus never said the words “I am not God.” That is you, again, reading
into the text, isolating one passage, robbing it of its context. That’s why we
Catholics use ALL of Scripture and not disassemble the text and define ev-
ery little part by itself.
“Why do you call me a painter? No one is a painter but Vincent Van Gogh”
(this means in relative terms I am not as good a painter as he)
“Why do you call me evil? No one is evil but Adolf Hitler”
(this means that in relative terms I am not as evil as Hitler)
If someone from Heaven (Saint) comes down for a time and someone compliments him
by saying, “You are such a saint!” the saint can say, “Why do you call me a saint? No
one is a saint until he enters into the Kingdom of God.” Did he exclude himself?
This is common language usage today and the meaning is clear. Good is a relative term and in reality God is all Good, and Jesus indicated His position in that relation.
You said “…common language usage today…” meaning you define the Scriptures by how
it is understood today in the common understanding of mundane language, regardless of
how it was understood from the beginning. Do you see a problem here?
Why would the rich mans understanding of Jesus station have a bearing on what Jesus says. It never stopped Him from declaring that He existed before Abraham to the pharisees, so why would He not declare the same to the rich man?
Because the rich man called Jesus “Good” under the premise that he was a man. Jesus never said that he wasn’t good, but rather
was leading on the man by saying how ONLY GOD IS GOOD, so if the man thought that Jesus was good, maybe, JUST maybe…
The conclusion that Jesus is God is testified throughout the entire Bible, which to you is bad, but to me it is the Word of God.
Now why did Jesus speak differently to the Pharisees? Not
sure, maybe it has something to do with the conversation:They answered him, “Abraham is our father.” Jesus said to them, “If you were Abraham’s children, you would do what Abraham did, but now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth which I heard from God; this is not what Abraham did. You do what your father did.” They said to him, “We were not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.” Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I proceeded and came forth from God; I came not of my own accord, but he sent me. Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word. You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks according to his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies. But, because I tell the truth, you do not believe me. Which of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me? He who is of God hears the words of God; the reason why you do not hear them is that you are not of God.”
The Jews answered him, “Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?” Jesus answered, “I have not a demon; but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me. Yet I do not seek my own glory; there is One who seeks it and he will be the judge. Truly, truly, I say to you, if any one keeps my word, he will never see death.” The Jews said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham died, as did the prophets; and you say, ‘If any one keeps my word, he will never taste death.’ Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? And the prophets died! Who do you claim to be?” Jesus answered, “If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing; it is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say that he is your God. But you have not known him; I know him. If I said, I do not know him, I should be a liar like you; but I do know him and I keep his word. Your father Abraham rejoiced that he was to see my day; he saw it and was glad.” The Jews then said to him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?” Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.” So they took up stones to throw at him; but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple.
– (John 8:39-59)
EXACTLY, thank you for being more precise than I was.
