>>Let's face it, we can discuss this stuff for centuries, but it all comes down >>to this. To anyone who reads the Bible the way we Baha'is read our Writings, >>then Islam is false. To anyone who reads the Quran the way we Baha'is read >>our Writings, it is clear that Baha'u'llah is false. It can be no other way. >>Believing in the literal inerrancy of religious writings guarantees this. It is a form of Idolatry.>>
Ron, it's clear from your last word, where you have been reading. Just as critical thinking is an important part of examination of revealed religious truth, so is evaluation of what others write about religion. Where exactly are they leading you? To where they themselves are residing in relation to the Cause. Is that where you want to be? That's the best they can offer you. This is why Baha'u'llah repeatedly urges us to seek out those who have drunk from the cup of the Holy Spirit, and to avoid those who create doubt. The House has warned us about those former Baha'is who have a corrosive effect on our faith. You seem determined to cast that advice aside. And as to how we should approach Baha'u'llah's word, the views of the Baha'is are not the standard. The views of Baha'u'llah concerning His own Word are, in my view, the standard, and "Bahá'u'lláh repeatedly affirms the absolute integrity of His Writings as the Word of God." (The Universal House of Justice, The Kitab-i-Aqdas, p. 226) Best wishes, Brent __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, use subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:[email protected] Web - http://list.jccc.edu/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
