To claim that Bahaullah is the ‘Father’ is basically saying that Bahaullah is the Supreme God. In fact that Bahaullah is ‘Allah’ himself.
Do I understand this correctly? Maybe I am misunderstanding this, Because this is so ridiculous that I suggest you keep such a belief to yourself.
Openmind,
. The view is that God is infinitely above corporeal existence, not subject to egress or regress, and that no “direct relationship” ever exists between man and God. The “Mediator” is the “Manifestation” of God, through Whom God imparts His will through His Word.
. Sometimes I look at it like this. God is holding the microphone, so to speak, and in different times and places He fashions a “Speaker”, like a stereo speaker in one room or another, and addresses humanity through this means. Outwardly this “Speaker” takes on human appearance, but is always much more than anything which could be defined as human. That the Manifestations of God appear in human form is for our benefit.
. Further, I would liken Them unto a Pen in HIs Hand, moving totally according to His will and purpose. So if we look at the “Pen”, this divine Instrument, we see Moses, Jesus, Muhammad, or Baha’u’llah appearing to “write” the Revelation of God as it comes down “through” Them to mankind.
. There are times when, for example, Jesus says: “These words are not my own, but the Father Who sent Me.” or " the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing". So “Who” is the Father?
. If we identify the “Father” as God, in one sense this is true, but as “No man can see God and live”, the One Whom we see can not be God. Nevertheless, as Jesus holds the position of “Sonship”, so too does Baha’u’llah hold the position of “Father” in this divine relationship between God and men.
. To get back to the topic, however, what Jesus brings that Moses did not is a greater amount of Spiritual Light to the world, like morning at 9 am compared to dawn, for example. Baha’u’llah, in a sense, is “high noon”, reflecting the very same Light as did Moses and Jesus, but in fuller measure, and in accordance with the prophecy of Jesus:
. “I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear it now. Howbeit, when He, the Spirit of Truth is come, “He” will guide you into all truth.” So Moses brought some truth, like “1 and 1 = 2”, and Jesus brought more truth, like “3 times 3 is 9”, and Muhammad brought more truth, like “A plus B = C”, and Baha’u’llah has, building upon the previous foundations, brought us at this time “e = mc2”.
. All of these math teachers attended the same University and are equally qualified to teach math, but according to the stage and capacity of the students, none of them begin with calculus. We progress in our capacity, and they in like proportion, reveal greater problems for us to solve and teach us how, if we are willing to learn.
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