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08:4308:43, 3 April 2026 Newsletters (hist | edit) [715 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Keep abreast of current affairs and latest developments of the Faith== "Those who participate in such a campaign, whether in an organizing capacity, or as workers to whose care the execution of the task itself has been committed, must, as an essential preliminary to the discharge of their duties, thoroughly familiarize themselves with the various aspects of the history and teachings of their Faith. In their efforts to achieve this purpose they must...keep abreast of i...")

19:5119:51, 2 April 2026 Need to study the Qur'án (hist | edit) [1,743 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Importance of studying the Qur'án (though not required to acquire a mastery unless desired)== "O my friend, were the bird of thy mind to explore the heavens of the Revelation of the Qur'án, were it to contemplate the realm of divine knowledge unfolded therein, thou wouldst assuredly find unnumbered doors of knowledge set open before thee." :(Bahá'u'lláh, ''Kitáb-i-Íqán'', par. 156) "The truth is that Western historians have for many centur...")
05:4505:45, 2 April 2026 Main Page Temp/Test1 (hist | edit) [9,223 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (test)
03:4303:43, 2 April 2026 Sunday worship (hist | edit) [968 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Prayer to be chanted and supplication made until all gather; then make communion and read sacred readings together with melodious voices== "Regarding arrangements for the Bahai Sunday meeting for the purpose of worship, this is very suitable that first, prayer should be chanted and supplication made until all gather; then communion should be made. After praying, sacred readings with melodious voices should be read by all together." :(Words of 'Abdu'l-Baha, in ''Sta...")

16:0316:03, 25 March 2026 Dear Co-worker: Messages from Shoghi Effendi to the Benelux countries (hist | edit) [109 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Read online at https://bahai-library.com/shoghi-effendi_dear_coworker .")

14:3114:31, 23 March 2026 Marriage proposal (hist | edit) [1,256 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==There is absolute equality for women to propose to men as with men to propose to women== "A number of your questions pertain to the treatment of women, and are best considered in light of the principle of the equality of the sexes which is set forth in the Bahá’í Teachings. This principle is far more than the enunciation of admirable ideals; it has profound implications in all aspects of human relations and must be an integral element of Bahá’í domestic and co...")
12:0612:06, 23 March 2026 Minimum wage (hist | edit) [1,791 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Laws and regulations to grant workers a daily wage that can satisfy their daily needs (and a share of profits or additional wage for times of weakness and incapacity)== "...laws and regulations should be enacted which would grant the workers both a daily wage and a share in a fourth or fifth of the profits of the factory in accordance with its means, or which would have the workers equitably share in some other way in the profits with the owners. For the capital and t...")

02:3702:37, 21 March 2026 Family financial planning (hist | edit) [1,214 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Attention to financial affairs is an essential aspect of a flourishing family life== "Attention to financial affairs is an essential aspect of a coherent and flourishing family life and of the involvement of the family in a burgeoning community. Consultation between the wife and husband, and with children as appropriate, will determine how this material concern is to be balanced with the many other features and obligations of family life. Wise and attentive stewardshi...") originally created as "Personal financial planning"
02:3202:32, 21 March 2026 Extended family (hist | edit) [1,347 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins extend care and support that help to fulfil the purpose and responsibilities of the family== "The relationships of the nuclear family are embedded in ever-wider circles of relationships, beginning with the extended family. Grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins extend care and support that help to fulfil the purpose and responsibilities of the family. The characteristics of such familial relationships also extend to fellow Ba...")

20:4420:44, 18 March 2026 Sealing of the Scriptures until the end times per the Bible (hist | edit) [1,434 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==God tells Daniel that the meaning of scripture is closed and sealed until the end times== “...words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end...” :(Dan 12:9) ==All men and angels unable to “loose the seals” and open scriptures until “Lamb of God” appears== "Then I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne a scroll with writing on both sides and sealed with seven seals. And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voic...")
20:3720:37, 18 March 2026 Salvation in the Bible (hist | edit) [368 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Believe in Jesus and you and your household will be saved== "They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.”" :(Acts 16:31) ==See also== * Redemption * Redemption in the Bible ==To-dos for this page== * Add more quotations Category:Bible Category:Religious concepts")
20:2820:28, 18 March 2026 Atonement and redemption in the Bible (hist | edit) [1,655 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==We have been sanctified through one sacrifice== "And by that will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. "Day after day every priest stands and performs his religious duties; again and again he offers the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. But when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God, and since that time he waits for his enemies to be made his...")
03:1603:16, 18 March 2026 Claims of Trinity in the Bible (hist | edit) [3,005 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (+page)
01:2101:21, 18 March 2026 Christ is greater than Moses (hist | edit) [5,150 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (+page)

14:0014:00, 17 March 2026 Bahá'u'lláh's name in the Bible (hist | edit) [1,131 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Christ shall come in the glory of His Father== “For the Son of Man shall come in the glory of His Father with His angels...” :(bib:Matthew 16:27) ===Note=== * Bahá’u’lláh means “Glory of God.” * “Glory of the Lord” appears 37 times in the Old Testament and three times in the New Testament. ==Carmel shall see the glory of the Lord== “The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the majesty of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of th...")
07:3907:39, 17 March 2026 Fulfilled prophecies given by Bahá’u’lláh (hist | edit) [1,662 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (+page)
06:3206:32, 17 March 2026 No permanent schisms possible (hist | edit) [5,387 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==The appointment of a Center of the Covenant protects against schisms, making it impossible for anyone to create a new sect or faction (though be wary of those attempting)== "As to the most great characteristic of the revelation of Bahá'u'lláh, a specific teaching not given by any of the Prophets of the past: It is the ordination and appointment of the Center of the Covenant. By this appointment and provision He has safeguarded and protected the religion of God again...")

23:3623:36, 16 March 2026 Wine of Astonishment (hist | edit) [64 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Read online at https://bahai-library.com/sears_wine_astonishment")
23:3623:36, 16 March 2026 Thief in the Night (hist | edit) [58 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Read online at https://bahai-library.com/sears_thief_night")
23:2623:26, 16 March 2026 Bahá'u'lláh as the Return of Christ in the Bible (hist | edit) [13,840 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==How Biblical Criteria for Bahá’u’lláh as the Spirit of Truth, the Comforter, the Counselor are fulfilled== ===He will Testify of Christ and glorify His station=== "“When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father—he will testify about me." :(bib:John 15:26) "He will glorify me because it is from me that he will receive what he will make known to you." :(bib:John 16:14) “Say,...")
21:4521:45, 16 March 2026 Objections of Christians to Bahá’u’lláh are the same as Those to Christ (hist | edit) [457 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Some inconsistent claims== * Not adding to the Scriptures in the Bible * Jesus being the same forever in the Bible * Literal vs. figurative in the Bible * Changing of laws in the Bible * Unimportance of miracles as proofs in the Bible ==See also== * Literal vs. figurative in the Bible ==To-dos for this page== * Add quotations from the Bahá'í Writings about the fact that the objections are the same Category:Christianity")
17:0617:06, 16 March 2026 Faith and works in the Bible (hist | edit) [2,034 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Not everyone who says "Lord, Lord" shall enter the kingdom== “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord’ shall enter the kingdom, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.” :(Matthew 7:21) "For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love." :(bib:Galatians 5:6) ==See also== * Faith and deeds * Grace * Grace and works...")
17:0617:06, 16 March 2026 Grace and works in the Bible (hist | edit) [895 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Saved through grace and faith not by works== "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." :(bib:Ephesians 2:8-10) ==Justified by works and not faith alone== "You see that a person is considered righteous by what they do and not by faith a...")
16:5616:56, 16 March 2026 Independent investigation of truth in the Bible (hist | edit) [2,883 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Christians must test the spirits to see if they are God’s teachings== “But test the spirits to see whether they are of God...” :(bib:1 John 4:1) ===Note=== * Therefore a Christian is commanded to test the spirit of Bahá’u’lláh’s teachings. ==Jesus gives the test instructions to see whether spirits are of God== “My teaching is not mine, but His who sent me; if any man’s will is to do His will, he shall know whether the teaching is from God or...")
05:1205:12, 16 March 2026 Resurrection in the Bible (hist | edit) [13,750 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (begin page)
00:1500:15, 16 March 2026 "Original Sin" in the Bible (hist | edit) [4,566 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==While in Adam all die, in Christ, all shall be made alive== “For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.” :(bib:1 Corinthians 15:22) ===Notes=== * Many Christians believe all people have inherited the sin of Adam and Eve, the “Original Sin,” and only those who believe in Christ are forgiven of this inherited sin. * See Original Sin for the Bahá'í understanding of this verse. ==Sin entered the world through one man and came...")

22:0022:00, 15 March 2026 Rapture in the Bible (hist | edit) [3,011 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==The Lord will descend and the dead in Christ will rise first then those who are alive== “For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air.” :(bib:1 Thessalonians 4:16-17) ===Notes=== Some Christians believe that if Christ had returned...")
21:3421:34, 15 March 2026 Hidden Words/Music (hist | edit) [5,015 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (initial page version)
03:1303:13, 15 March 2026 Baptism in the Bible (hist | edit) [3,248 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==He that believes and is baptized shall be saved but he that does not believe shall be damned== “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.” :(bib:Mark 16:16) === Notes === * The end of the verse makes it clear the penalty is for not believing, but no penalty is given for not having physical baptism with water. ==(By believing in Jesus, Bahá’ís are saved without a water baptism)== “Believe in the Lo...")
02:3102:31, 15 March 2026 Sinlessness of Christ in the Bible (hist | edit) [2,695 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Christ was a holy, blameless, unstained, and separated from sinners== “For it was fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, blameless, unstained, separated from sinners, exalted above the heavens.” :(bib:Hebrews 7:26) ==Noah, Job, and the parents of John the Baptist (Zechariah and Elizabeth) were also sinless and blameless== “Noah was a righteous man and blameless in his generations; and Noah walked with God.” :(bib:Genesis 6:9) “J...")

23:2623:26, 14 March 2026 Christ sacrificed once and for all time per the Bible (hist | edit) [2,167 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Christ offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins== “We have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all ... But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins ... For by a single offering He has perfected for all time those who are sanctified...” :(bib:Hebrews 10:10-15) ===Note=== * An argument by some Christians is that Christ’s sacrifice once and for all is enough to sanctify all people and ther...")
22:2622:26, 14 March 2026 Only begotten Son of God in the Bible (hist | edit) [4,810 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==God gave His only begotten Son== “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son" :(bib:John 3:16) ===Notes=== * Christ is seen by some Christians as greater than Bahá’u’lláh as Christ is the only begotten Son of God. However, Bahá’u’lláh is the Return of Christ and therefore the Return of the Only Begotten Son. ==Christ was pre-existent before birth from Mary’s womb (so did not only come into being at conception)== “Before Ab...")
21:2921:29, 14 March 2026 Virgin birth of Christ in the Bible (hist | edit) [775 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==(Predicted by Isaiah)== "Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel." :(bib:Isaiah 7:14) ==Angel tells Joseph that Mary is conceived by the Holy Spirit== "But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit." :...")
20:2920:29, 14 March 2026 All things perceiving God (hist | edit) [552 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Every atom cries out that it perceives the fragrance of God== “This is the Day, O My Lord, whereon every atom of the earth hath been made to vibrate and cry out: ‘O Thou Who art the Revealer of signs of the King of Creation! I verily perceive the fragrance of Thy presence’” :(Bahá'u'lláh, ''Prayers and Meditations of Bahá'u'lláh'', p. pm:279) ==See also== * "Every eye shall see Him" in the Bible Category:Religious concepts")
18:4518:45, 14 March 2026 "Every eye shall see Him" in the Bible (hist | edit) [4,262 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Every eye shall see Him (upon His Return)== “Behold, He is coming with clouds and every eye shall see Him.” :(bib:Revelation 1:7) ==All people will see God's salvation== “As it is written in the book of Isaiah the prophet, ‘The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make His paths straight. Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough wa...")
12:5912:59, 14 March 2026 Need to recognize and obey the Manifestation of God (hist | edit) [953 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==First duty is recognition of the Manifestation of God and then to observe every ordinance of Him== "The first duty prescribed by God for His servants is the recognition of Him Who is the Dayspring of His Revelation and the Fountain of His laws, Who representeth the Godhead in both the Kingdom of His Cause and the world of creation. Whoso achieveth this duty hath attained unto all good; and whoso is deprived thereof hath gone astray, though he be the author of every ri...")
12:5612:56, 14 March 2026 One Mediator between God and man (hist | edit) [1,166 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==With the door to God being closed, God caused Manifestations of God to be manifest to all men== "The door of the knowledge of the Ancient of Days being thus closed in the face of all beings, the Source of infinite grace, according to His saying: "His grace hath transcended all things; My grace hath encompassed them all" hath caused those luminous Gems of Holiness to appear out of the realm of the spirit, in the noble form of the human temple, and be made manifest unto...")
12:1512:15, 14 March 2026 One Mediator between God and man in the Bible (hist | edit) [1,919 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==There is only one mediator between God and men, Jesus Christ== “For there is one God; and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.” :(bib:1 Timothy 2:5) ===Note=== * Bahá’u’lláh is the Return of Christ Jesus and therefore is this one mediator. ==(Return of Jesus will have a new name)== “And I will write on him My new name...” :(bib:Revelation 3:12) ==The Spirit of Truth will guide you unto all truth== "Howbeit, when He the...")
04:3804:38, 14 March 2026 No other name under heaven in the Bible (hist | edit) [2,950 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==No other name under heaven by which we must be saved== "Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved." :(bib:Acts 4:12) ===Note=== * Bahá’u’lláh is Christ Returned and therefore claims the same name “Christ.” ==The Bible also mentions the Return of Christ having a new name== “And I will write on him My new name...” :(bib:Revelation 3:12) ==(The Spirit of Truth is a...")
03:1403:14, 14 March 2026 Jesus being the same forever in the Bible (hist | edit) [2,270 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever== "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever." :(bib:Heb 13:8) ===Note=== * Some Christians believe the physical body of Christ was resurrected and now lives and will return to rule this world. See resurrection. Bahá'ís instead believe this is a reference to Christ's spiritual Reality; see Manifestations of God are pre-existent and unchanging. ==(The divine Christ existed from the beginning)...")
02:5402:54, 14 March 2026 Manifestations of God are pre-existent and unchanging (hist | edit) [256 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (+page)
02:4002:40, 14 March 2026 Spiritual laws abide while social laws change (hist | edit) [1,306 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (+page)
02:2702:27, 14 March 2026 Not adding to the Scriptures in the Bible (hist | edit) [2,217 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==(The Bible has some verses appearing to prohibit future additions to the Word of God)== “...preach any other gospel...let him be accursed...” :(bib:Galatians 1:8) “If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book.” :(bib:Revelation 22:18) “Till heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.” :(bib:Matthew 5:18-19) ===Note=== [...")

21:4521:45, 12 March 2026 Devil in the Bible (hist | edit) [4,485 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Devil (or Satan) has nothing to do with truth== “He (the devil)...has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him.” :(bib:John: 8:44) “And the great dragon was thrown down that ancient serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to earth.” :(bib:Revelation 12:9) ==The Devil has no truth and God is not the author of confusion, so truth must come from God and only untruth from...")

14:5314:53, 11 March 2026 Christ and Bahá'u'lláh (hist | edit) [1,339 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Read online at https://bahai-library.com/townshend_christ_bahaullah ==Book finely presents relationship between Christ and Bahá'u'lláh and outlines how the Bahá'í Faith is setting up the Kingdom of God as prayed for by Christians== "The Beloved Guardian has been very deeply impressed with the latest book of our dear departed co-worker, Hand of the Cause, George Townshend. "He feels that this Book should be used as the basis of a very active campaign of teaching an...")
14:5014:50, 11 March 2026 False prophet (hist | edit) [3,667 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==(Bahá'u'lláh's warning mirroring Biblical warning against false prophets)== “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. :(bib:Matthew 7:15) "O YE THAT ARE FOOLISH, YET HAVE A NAME TO BE WISE! Wherefore do ye wear the guise of shepherds, when inwardly ye have become wolves, intent upon My flock? Ye are even as the star, which riseth ere the dawn, and which, though it seem radiant and luminous...")
14:3514:35, 11 March 2026 The beast in the Bible (hist | edit) [885 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (+page)
07:4707:47, 11 March 2026 Anti-Christ in the Bible (hist | edit) [5,933 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "# Denies that Jesus is the Christ (bib:1 John 2:22) # Denies the Father and the Son (bib:1 John 2:22) # Denies that Jesus came in the flesh (bib:1 John 4:3, bib:1 John 1:7) # Equated with deceivers and linked with false prophets (bib:1 John 4:1) # Already in the world during the writing of the epistles of John (100 AD) (bib:1 John 2:18; bib:1 John 4:3) # Former Christians (bib:1 John 2:19)")
07:4207:42, 11 March 2026 False prophets in the Bible (hist | edit) [767 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "=====Criteria for recognizing false prophets===== # Wolves in sheep’s clothing (Jesus’ flock) (Matt 7:15) # Will bear bad fruit (Matt 7:17) # Already in the world during the writing of 2 Peter (about 150 AD) (2 Peter 2:1) # Come at the end of the age and will deceive many, even the elect, with great signs and wonders (Matt 24:11; 23-24) # Will bring heresies into Christianity and will...")
02:5102:51, 11 March 2026 Unimportance of miracles as proofs in the Bible (hist | edit) [7,060 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (+page)

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