The Baha'i Studies Listserv -----Original Message----- From: tari...@googlegroups.com [mailto:tari...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Dean Betts Sent: 17 May 2010 01:29 To: Baha'i Studies; TARIKH9 Subject: Request
Please click on the following link and answer the first comment at the bottom of the page: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/05/14/1436162/beliefs-of-the-bahai.htm l dear Dean Betts The first comment at the "bottom of the page" is this one *** Wematter <http://www.charlotteobserver.com/personas?plckUserId=742ba0160382fd0851db89 e94395272b-2662521&insiteUserId=742ba0160382fd0851db89e94395272b-2662521> wrote on 05/15/2010 09:05:29 AM: Christ is 1/3 of the trinity - God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Ghost. His first coming culminated with His death on the cross for the sins of ALL people. He arose from the dead and waits for Christian believers to join Him and His Father for eternity. Christians are not waiting for a first coming of anyone. We are waiting for the second coming of Christ to this earth. Only "time will tell" for the rest of you if there is only one true path to eternal life with God. As Christians, we know this to be true.**** You, dear Dean, want us to "answer" this comment. You could reply: This answer dear friend starts and ends with present day doctrines and assertions. if you really wish to know what the Christ and the Bible taught you need to peruse the pages of the Holy Book with absolutely no pre-conceptions. There you will find that Christ is not explicitly presented as 1/3 of the Trinity. He is presented is ***like unto Moses*** ACTS 3:22 For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me. (and many others. This "Reality" like unto Moses...prayed to the Father. ***JOHN 14:16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter** He also taught that God is ONE ***MARK 12:29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: also a major warning is there in the Sacred Texts ***MATTHEW 24:43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.*** Bahá'u'lláh's Coming has been like a "Thief in the Night" and has caught so many in all the world unawares. But Bahá'ís loving and sincerely pray that we may all appreciate His Day of Return __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:arch...@mail-archive.com Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:leave-505244-274...@list.jccc.edu Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to ly...@list.jccc.edu Or subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai...@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
