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On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 1:44 PM, Dean Betts <[email protected]> wrote:
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> Has anyone ever read in the Writings anything to the effect that God created
> us because He was alone?
As to those sayings, attributed to the Prophets of old, such as, "In
the beginning was God; there was no creature to know Him," and "The
Lord was alone; with no one to adore Him," the meaning of these and
similar sayings is clear and evident, and should at no time be
misapprehended. To this same truth bear witness these words which He
hath revealed: "God was alone; there was none else besides Him. He
will always remain what He hath ever been." Every discerning eye will
readily perceive that 151 the Lord is now manifest, yet there is
none to recognize His glory. By this is meant that the habitation
wherein the Divine Being dwelleth is far above the reach and ken of
any one besides Him. Whatsoever in the contingent world can either be
expressed or apprehended, can never transgress the limits which, by
its inherent nature, have been imposed upon it. God, alone,
transcendeth such limitations. He, verily, is from everlasting. No
peer or partner has been, or can ever be, joined with Him. No name can
be compared with His Name. No pen can portray His nature, neither can
any tongue depict His glory. He will, for ever, remain immeasurably
exalted above any one except Himself.
(Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 150)
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