"But to me, there is no comparison anywhere in the Writings about the guidance flowing to Local and National Assemblies/ Houses of Justice, to the passage on page 11 of the Will where the Master states that the Bab and Baha'u'llah guide the Universal House of Justice:"
Dear Brent, Yes, that passage from the Will and Testament makes for a much better argument, I think. ;-}There is also this one from Lawh-i-Bayt-ul-âAdl-âAzam va ÃsÃl-i-QadÃâÃ: "Let it not be imagined that the House of Justice will take any decision according to its own concepts and opinions. God forbid! The Supreme House of Justice will take decisions and establish laws through the inspiration and confirmation of the Holy Spirit, because it is in the safekeeping and under the shelter and protection of the Ancient Beauty, and obedience to its decisions is a bounden and essential duty and an absolute obligation, and there is no escape for anyone. Say, O People: Verily the Supreme House of Justice is under the wings of your Lord, the Compassionate, the All-Merciful, that is under His protection, His care, and His shelter; for He has commanded the firm believers to obey that blessed, sanctified, and all-subduing body" There, of course, only Baha'u'llah and not the Bab is mentioned. But as before the infallibility in no way comes from the Guardian. warmest, Susan __________________________________________________ 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
