On 12/3/05, firestorm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Actually, what I have in mind might be something that is called "faith" in the Book of God, the faith that the apostle Paul is talking about when he says " For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is a gift of God; not as result of works, so that no one may boast.
I agree that love is at the heart of it, too, but I trace lack of love to lack of faith, meaning not "faith" in a commonly used sense, but one sense of "faith" as it is used in the Book of God. Then again I might say that I trace lack of faith to lack of knowledge. Not "knowledge" in a commonly used sense, but one sense of "knowledge" as it is used in the Book of God
I'm all for that.
Sounds plausible to me.
Jim
at the risk of being myself, i am going to offer that the issue is >not< faith in Baha'u'llah, but rather >love< for Him.
faith is blind. love is a deed.
Actually, what I have in mind might be something that is called "faith" in the Book of God, the faith that the apostle Paul is talking about when he says " For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is a gift of God; not as result of works, so that no one may boast.
I agree that love is at the heart of it, too, but I trace lack of love to lack of faith, meaning not "faith" in a commonly used sense, but one sense of "faith" as it is used in the Book of God. Then again I might say that I trace lack of faith to lack of knowledge. Not "knowledge" in a commonly used sense, but one sense of "knowledge" as it is used in the Book of God
so far as the W&T, imho It is the most under-studied and appreciated piece of the corner stone of This Thing of His. i try to remind myself to read it every 3 minths, and end up usually, as a result of one bit of discussion or another, reading it every few weeks.
I'm all for that.
it is a personal vain imagining of mine that over the nerxt 16 years +/- issues like this scholarship thing, and attendant smoke and foam on the ocean, will intensify, then clarify like crystal in time for the centenial anniversary of the Guardianship.
Sounds plausible to me.
Jim
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