Re: Past Revelations

[Rich Ater]

Gilberto: I see your point and would tend to agree with you in mundane examples but when you are talking about divine revelation I think you start to run into problems. Rich: How so? Gilberto: In the mundane case it is easier to deal with the idea that nothing is perfect so its not a big deal for it to be improved upon later. Like a sports record... there is always going to be someone else later who will run faster, be stronger, jump higher, farther, etc. But thinking of God in that way comes out very much like faint praise. It tends to accuse God of limitation and imperfection. Gilberto,     Sorry for taking so long to respond, it has been a very busy week. I see your point, however, it is not God's perfection that is in question nor His limitations; He has none. It is humanity's that are the issue in Baha'i theology. The need for continuous revelation is due to the human race's imperfection and limitations. As we continue to grow and are able to accept more, revelation continues. The Muslim concept that revelation ended with Muhammad (PBUH) and that now God has to find other ways to communicate with us ties the hand of God. God created us logical and inteligent, I cannot see the logic in ending revelation in 10 AH anymore than I can see the logic of ending it in 33 AD Rich __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:archive@mail-archive.com To unsubscribe, send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, use subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu