Re: Lesser Prophets

2010-02-10 Thread Sen Sonja
The Baha'i Studies Listserv On 9 Feb 2010 at 23:26, shahram rohani wrote: according to the words of Abdul-Baha,we were supposed to have 24 Guardians, The reference it to a verse in Revelation: And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and

Re: everlasting Covenant only in Bahá'í faith

2010-02-10 Thread Susan Maneck
The Baha'i Studies Listserv please note that Bahaullah has taught us that the size and number,or duration can not be a logical reason for correctness of a faith. Taught us? Are you a Baha'i? Why don't you spell His name right and quote Him directly? We should observe that the other

Re: everlasting Covenant only in Bahá'í faith

2010-02-10 Thread Iskandar Hai, M.D.
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Dear Susan: You are correct. This is the same Shahram Rohani. On another list, he is spreading other false rumors about Mr. Paul Lample. And Shahram made an erroneous statement about the 24 Elders, to which Sen replied. Apparently Shahram is quite misinformed and

Baha'u'llah's Divinity

2010-02-10 Thread Larry Marquardt
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Dear Friends, A Catholic priest, a Benedictine monk, believes that Baha'u'llah may be a holy person but questions Baha'u'llah's divinity and that Baha'u'llah is a new Messenger from God. He compares Baha'u'llah to Confucious and Joseph Smith. Several writings and

Re: Baha'u'llah's Divinity

2010-02-10 Thread Shamim Bina
The Baha'i Studies Listserv I was thinking the book Christ and Bahaullah by George Townshend or there is another book called Christ and Bahaullah or something very close to that by a Mr. Gary Mathews i believe. you can always search the various bahai book sites like badi publishing, bahai

Re: Lesser Prophets

2010-02-10 Thread D . Hasan Elías M .
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Dear Susan,   Do you mean that prophets will not exist?   Or do you think it is possible some bahá'ís could be spiritual enough to make prophecies about many issues, for example the future of the community, or something related to the coming of next Prophet, etc.  

Re: Lesser Prophets

2010-02-10 Thread Susan Maneck
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Or do you think it is possible some bahá'ís could be spiritual enough to make prophecies about many issues, for example the future of the community, or something related to the coming of next Prophet, etc. Dear Hasan, I'm not thinking of prophets in the sense of

Re: Baha'u'llah's Divinity

2010-02-10 Thread Susan Maneck
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Baha'u'llah is divine in the same sense that Christ is divine. Like Christ He perfectly reflects everything we can understand about God humanly speaking. On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 9:57 AM, Larry Marquardt lmarq...@rochester.rr.com wrote: The Baha'i Studies Listserv

Re: Lesser Prophets

2010-02-10 Thread Ahang Rabbani
The Baha'i Studies Listserv But isn't that precisely the function that the Guardian envisioned for the office of the Guardianship, namely, to warn the House of Justice of decisions that could potentially conflict with the spirit of Baha'u'llah's revelation? ... is bound to insist upon a

Re: Lesser Prophets

2010-02-10 Thread Susan Maneck
The Baha'i Studies Listserv But isn't that precisely the function that the Guardian envisioned for the office of the Guardianship, namely, to warn the House of Justice of decisions that could potentially conflict with the spirit of Baha'u'llah's revelation? Dear Ahang, Yes, I think if the

Re: Baha'u'llah's Divinity

2010-02-10 Thread Larry Marquardt
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Dear Shamim, You write: Give me some ideas and I will help you out to the extent I know! It seems that the best proof of who Baha'u'llah is in regards to His divinity is by becoming familiar with His life and through His writings. It is hoped that by posting this

RE: Baha'u'llah's Divinity

2010-02-10 Thread Khazeh
The Baha'i Studies Listserv On Behalf Of Larry Marquardt Dear Friends, A Catholic priest, a Benedictine monk, believes that Baha'u'llah may be a holy person but questions Baha'u'llah's divinity and that Baha'u'llah is a new Messenger from God. He compares Baha'u'llah to Confucious and Joseph

RE: Baha'u'llah's Divinity

2010-02-10 Thread Larry Marquardt
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Dear Khazeh, Thank you so much for taking the time to look up these wonderful passages by Baha'u'llah, 'Abdu'l-Baha, and the beloved Guardian in regards to the subject of Baha'u'llah's divinity. I am most grateful to you and the friends who have responded with their