Matt Haase wrote:
>>I had a conversation like this with a friend of mine, who introduced
me to his idea that the 'relativity of religious truth' meant more than
another word to say 'progressive revelation'. He presented an eloquent,
but unconvincing (to my mind) argument that boils down to the concept
that since God is the Unknowable, whatever is said about Him in all of
the Religious Scriptures is true. If the Hebrew Scriptures and the
Qur'an proclain Monotheism, it is true. If the Hindu Scriptures proclaim
Polytheism, it is true. If God condemns the belief in the Trinity in one
scripture, it is true. But if God affirms the Trinity later on, it is
true. I don't accept that kind of logic, personally.>>
I'm with you, Matt. Whatever wacky opinions I may express, if I don't
back them up with the Baha'i Writings, my listener should not attribute
these statements as having any bearing whatever on what the Baha'i Faith
stands for. That's why, I feel, the Guardian wrote through his secretary:
"Divine Truth is relative and that is why we are enjoined to constantly
refer the seeker to the Word itself -- and why any explanations we make
to ease the journey of the soul of any individual must be based on the
Word -- and the Word alone."
(From a letter dated 4 June 1957 written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to
the National Spiritual Assembly of Canada; from the Compilation, The
Individual and Teaching - Raising the Divine Call, p. 39)
Best regards
Brent
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