But Gilberto,
As Baha'is, we recognize the Firm Handle ("urvat'ul vuthgha") of the Word of God, "the unerring balance." This is not something that can be "solved" outside of that, is it? If that were the case, then why would Baha'u'llah establish unerring proofs? Or am I looking at this from a
Gilberto, you wrote:
So for example, I realize and appreciate (really I do) that
from your perspective the issue of who is or isn't Bahai is
rather clear. But there are also other people claiming to be
Bahai who don't necessarily
meet your criteria. So implicitly or explicitly, you are
In terms of these three soteriologies, I put together this page of links about
a year ago:
http://links.religionsnet.com/soteriologies.html
Here is a page where I offer my own thoughts on the subject:
http://salvation.bahaifaith.info/
This is a posting I made on this subject some time ago:
Mistake:
I wrote:
A Baha'i can, IMO, be heteropraxic but not heterodox.
That should have been:
A Baha'i can, IMO, be heterodox but not heteropraxic.
Via moderna, Mark A. Foster Portal: http://markfoster.net
... since [a] word is said to be common, it can be called a
universal - William of
I do not consider `Abdu'l-Baha's seasonal analogy to be evidence He believed
that the force of a Revelation could be exhausted. When a person goes from
third to fourth grade, the energy of third grade is not depleted. However,
just as the child would normally move on (while still benefiting
Richard,
At 03:52 PM 5/6/2005, you wrote:
Excellent explanation with perfectly matching supportive quotation in this
section.
I had forgotten that I revised (slightly) this message and placed it on the web:
http://bahaistudies.net/soteriology.html
Via moderna, Mark A. Foster Portal:
On 5/6/05, Mark A. Foster [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Just as there are various Christianities, Islams, Judaisms, Hinduisms, etc.,
there are, and should be, a multitude of Baha'i faiths (polydoxy). What
unites us as Baha'is, and gives us our shared identity, is not our orthodoxy,
our
Hi, Gilberto,
At 05:25 PM 5/6/2005, you wrote:
Is that really how the Bahai faith fits into the above framework? It seems
more like a particular understanding of Bahai orthodoxy? The analogy which
comes to mind is that what you said sounds like a Christian saying Of
course, there are many
Ok. fair enough.
-Gilberto
On 5/6/05, Mark A. Foster [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi, Gilberto,
At 05:25 PM 5/6/2005, you wrote:
Is that really how the Bahai faith fits into the above framework? It
seems more like a particular understanding of Bahai orthodoxy? The analogy
which comes to
Gilberto: Just in general, it seems very hard to get around
the issue. Anytime you take a religious group and you want to
define it, by definition that means setting limits as to who
is in, and who is out. And unless you simply accept everyone
who self-identifies, it seems like you would
Dear Friends,
I will now post ONE COMMON FAITH, and Dominus Iesus, two to three pages at a time (daily? ever other day? weekly?), in that order, if that is ok, for our study.
I will start with thePreface by the Universal House of Justice; and I will follow it by the Introduction to Dominus
May 2005 22:15
To: Baha'i
Studies
Subject: ONE COMMON FAITH -
Dominus Iesus, side-by-side common study (1)
Dear Friends,
I will now post ONE COMMON FAITH, and Dominus Iesus, two to three pages at a
time (daily? ever other day? weekly?), in that order, if that is ok, for our
study
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