Recognition of the Manifestation of God for the day
Today it is a greater responsibility to reject the Manifestation[edit]
"It is certainly a much greater responsibility to reject the Manifestation in this day than it was in the past Dispensations, inasmuch as man, and indeed humanity as a whole, have been endowed with a greater measure of spiritual receptivity than ever before, and consequently it would be a much graver sin to repudiate the revealed Truth now than it would have been the case in bygone ages and centuries."
- (From a letter written on behalf of the Guardian to an individual believer, November 14, 1939, in Lights of Guidance, no. 1588)
Not spiritually healthy to recognize yet fail to embrace any Revelation of God (must serve Him or will grow cold and spiritually confused)[edit]
"He can only offer you, sincerely, his advice, which is to overcome whatever obstacles are hindering you from active membership in the Bahá'í Community. Man-made things are one thing, and God-given things another. It is not spiritually healthy to recognize the Revelation of God for this age -- or at any period in history to recognize a Revelation sent by God for our good and development -- and not embrace it. There is no middle course open for the soul who has found the Eternal Beloved. He must serve Him, or he will grow cold and spiritually confused.
"As you obviously seem to have taken these teachings to heart he feels you should now become active in the service of the Cause.
"He will pray for your progress and happiness and that you may be able to take this next step on your spiritual journey through life."
See also[edit]
- Life after death/soul (for the position of the soul who did not recognize the Manifestation)
To-dos for this page[edit]
- Add more representative quotations
