Yes, this is a difference.
Either they will have to embrace false teachings (such as those espoused by Rev. Phelps), or commit themselves to saying, “You may not teach this for it is not of God.”
Certainly regarding racism and hate against people, Baha’i writings enjoin people to love all mankind, the unity of mankind is the pivotal principal of the Baha’i writings. The Baha’i revelation alone is considered the Will of God for this day. This is the whole point of the Baha’i Faith, to bring the different religions like Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Sabeanism (the religion of John the Baptist) etc., as well as nations and peoples together.
What about other theological ideas which people disagree on? Are Bahais willing to say that all people must conform to their views, or will they say, “You can certainly believe [A], even if we believe [not-A]”?
I have no idea.
Baha’u’llah proclaims that the World Ended with His coming. We are no longer living the world that once was, but that this is a New Earth and an New Heaven. The Day of Resurrection that is spoken of in the Bible already came about, the Day of Judgment of the Quran has already come to pass. He Who is the Ruler of the Kingdoms of Earth and Heaven clothes Himself in His Most Great Name Baha’u’llah, Baha’ul-Abha. He has appeared to unite all mankind into One Common Faith, One Universal Cause.
Boom!
Dear John, Perhaps you can help me understand Trinity.
God bless
Oh. Did you know that what you are saying is exactly what happens at the Divine Liturgy?
No! I don’t know anything about this, what is it? So you don’t believe that all humans will one day go to Heaven to be with Jesus and the Father?Oh. Did you know that what you are saying is exactly what happens at the Divine Liturgy?
From the rising of the sun to its setting, this is occurring around our planet at every moment of the day.
The Divine Liturgy? This is what it is:
I don’t know about “all humans”. Those who reject Christ and His Church will not be with Him. Christ is a gentleman and will not force Himself upon the unwilling.
Thank you for the info. Hopefully you too will gain a better understanding of Baha’i belief (it is irrelevant if you believe them or not), as I am learning of Catholic belief. So it seems that you do in fact believe in some kind of an event in the future that enables the Good humans to encounter Jesus and the Father face-to-face.
Also, This seems to be a bit different from the Baha’i belief, and less inclusive than the Baha’i belief, because the Divine Liturgy is Pre-Islamic not post-Islamic. Baha’is believe that Muhammad and the Qur’an are from God. The Divine Liturgy implies that the Qur’an and Muhammad (which came after the Divine Liturgy was already established) are false.Oh. Did you know that what you are saying is exactly what happens at the Divine Liturgy?
From the rising of the sun to its setting, this is occurring around our planet at every moment of the day.
Servant, there are many who could give us a list of noble virtues to follow. Many of these are self-evident. But Jesus didn’t come to show us how to be nice, upstanding people, rather he came to save us from our sins; to restore the supernatural life which was a part of our original nature in the beginning and which was lost. Our salvation is not a temporal salvation, but a spiritual salvation. Our destiny is to live with God for eternity. We could not accomplish this on our own, even with living the virtues to the best of our ability.
If the only point of Jesus coming to earth was to give us a list of virtues to live by and teach us how to be nice, loving people then yes, that would make sense. But God could have accomplished this through any of his prophets. There is only one, however, that could defeat sin and death. The resurrection is the definitive sign that Christ has indeed defeated sin and death and therefore it is Christ, and only Christ, who we should follow.If the resurrection of Christ asks of us to BE as HE was, and manifest the attributes and qualities in that list, then there must be incredible value in being like Him, and having those qualities. For sure, by His grace, we are enabled to reflect these virtues/qualities, but belief in the resurrection of Christ is not an "absolute necessity" for one to be “Christ-like”
Does that make sense?
Do you realize that all religions believe this about themselves in their own terminology? Christianity is not unique in the sense that Muslims, Jews, Sabeans, Zoroastrians, believe the same thing about their own religions, that it is their way that leads to Truth.
I thought that I had already addressed these questions, in some detail, fathercome.