Course:Teaching Christians/Sample sequence for teaching

1. “Why do you believe in Jesus? These are the same reasons that I believe in Jesus and it is for these same reasons I believe that Bahá’u’lláh is the Return of Christ.” [For many Christians, nothing of the Bahá’í teachings may be taken seriously or will make sense without the point that Bahá’u’lláh is the Return of Christ.]
2. First Establish Points of Agreement: “Bahá’ís believe in the Sonship and Divinity of Jesus Christ and the Bible as the Word of God.” [Consider also emphasizing Bahá’ís share the same basic teachings of Christ.]
3. Then present the Proofs of Bahá’u’lláh as the same as those that have caused the Christian to believe in Christ (see Bahá'u'lláh as the Return of Christ in the Bible):
   1. Your Personal Testimony: The changes and fruits of the Spirit Bahá’u’lláh’s Teachings have brought to you are a spiritual recreation of your life, and your belief in Bahá’u’lláh has brought you to a greater understanding and love for Jesus Christ and the Bible.
   2. Offer to present Biblical Proofs that Bahá’u’lláh is the Return of Christ
4. Anticipate and remove FEAR!!! of Christians (regarding false prophet/False prophets in the Bible, the Anti-Christ/Anti-Christ in the Bible, the Devil/Devil in the Bible and the Beast/The beast in the Bible). “They must first try and remove any apprehensions in the people they teach” (Guidelines for Teaching, no. 1924)
5. Anticipate and answer common questions by referring to the Bible itself and pointing out where appropriate: “Your objections are the same objections the Jews raised against Christ. Let us use the same lessons of interpreting the Bible that Christ and the Apostles used to prove to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.”
   1. See Objections of Christians to Bahá’u’lláh are the same as Those to Christ for the common list of objections.
   2. Point out that knowing the Bible verse is not enough as the Jews knew “every jot and tittle” of the scripture but missed the meaning and so missed the Christ. Offer to give interpretation of the Bible according to the principles in the Kitáb-i-Iqán (see Paradigm for answering questions).
6. Present instructions of the Bible that Christians are obligated to investigate the claims of Bahá’u’lláh. (See Christians Must Investigate Bahá’u’lláh)
7. Leave some of the Creative Word in the hand of the Christian as it has a mystical power and always leave as a friend and fellow believer in Christ and the Bible.
8. Pray that this soul may overcome their barriers and recognize their Lord has returned

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