Mark seemed to say it was reversed and that within their dispensation prophets could do anything and almost by definition it would be correct.
--> Hi Gilberto, I think the idea is based on the following verses of Baha'u'llah, among others. This idea - that one can come up with a set of morals or a standard to weight or measure the Prophets - appears to be at odd with these verses. Please share with us how you read these verses.:
The Kitab-i-Aqdas verse 99-
"Weigh not the Book of God with such standards and sciences as are current amongst you, for the Book itself is the unerring Balance established amongst men. In this most perfect Balance whatsoever the peoples and kindreds of the earth possess must be weighed, while the measure of its weight should be tested according to its own standard, did ye but know it."
The Kitab-i-Iqan Paragraph 1:"man (1) can never hope to attain unto the knowledge of the All-Glorious, (2) can never quaff from the stream of divine knowledge and wisdom, (3) can never enter the abode of immortality, (4) nor partake of the cup of divine nearness and favour,
(***) unless and until he ceases to regard the words and deeds of mortal men as a *standard for* (1) the true understanding and (2) recognition of God and His Prophets."
The Hidden Words - Arabic #11 & #12:
"Blind thine eyes, that thou mayest behold My beauty; stop thine ears, that thou mayest hearken unto the sweet melody of My voice; empty thyself of all learning, that thou mayest partake of My knowledge; and sanctify thyself from riches, that thou mayest obtain a lasting share from the ocean of My eternal wealth. Blind thine eyes, that is, to all save My beauty; stop thine ears to all save My word; empty thyself of all learning save the knowledge of Me; that with a clear vision, a pure heart and an attentive ear thou mayest enter the court of My holiness. "
"Close one eye and open the other. Close one to the world and all that is therein, and open the other to the hallowed beauty of the Beloved. "
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