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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) [2,709 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) [1,627 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) [3,668 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) [733 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) [2,989 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (+page)
00:1000:10, 11 March 2026 Changing of laws in the Bible (hist | edit) [4,074 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (+page)

03:2803:28, 10 March 2026 Objections to Bahá'u'lláh are same as those to Christ (hist | edit) [469 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Same doubts and oppositions are put forth in the days of Bahá'u'lláh as in the days of Christ== "If thou wishest to find the truth, compare the days of the Manifestation of the Beauty of Abha with the days of Christ; consider this is identically like that and the same doubts and oppositions are put forth (by the people)." :('Abdu'l-Bahá, ''Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá'', p. tab:410) ==See also== * Christ Category:Interpretive principles")

04:5304:53, 9 March 2026 Devil (hist | edit) [2,077 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (+page)
03:5503:55, 9 March 2026 Literal vs. figurative in the Bible (hist | edit) [12,932 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (+page)
00:3700:37, 9 March 2026 Mirror (hist | edit) [1,858 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (+page)
00:0700:07, 9 March 2026 Biblical references against Divine incarnation (hist | edit) [853 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (+page)

23:2123:21, 8 March 2026 Muhammad's claim to be God (hist | edit) [964 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Muhammad's referring to arrows of His army as God's and those pledging to Him as pledging to God indicate He was indicating an equivalence of Himself with God== "Were any of the all-embracing Manifestations of God to declare: "I am God!" He verily speaketh the truth, and no doubt attacheth thereto. For it hath been repeatedly demonstrated that through their Revelation, their attributes and names, the Revelation of God, His name and His attributes, are made manifest...")
21:2821:28, 8 March 2026 The Báb's claim to be God (hist | edit) [1,315 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==(The Báb stating "Verily, I am God")== “Verily, verily, I am God, He besides Whom there is none other God, and I am the Ancient of Days.” :(The Báb, ''Selections from the Writings of the Báb'', p. swb:58) ==(The Báb stating "there is none other God but Me")== “Verily God and every created thing testify that there is none other God but Me, the Almighty, the Best Beloved.” :(The Báb, ''Selections from the Writings of the Báb'', p....")
20:2820:28, 8 March 2026 Jesus' claim to be God (hist | edit) [2,288 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Jesus as God== “He who has seen Me has seen the Father” :(John 14:9) “I and My Father are one.” :(John 10:30) “I am He (the Father)” :(John 8:24) “I am in the Father and the Father in Me” :(John 14:11) “And he who sees Me sees Him who sent Me” :(John 12:45) ==Jesus was also not literally God== “No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten...")
20:2320:23, 8 March 2026 Bahá'u'lláh's claim to be God (hist | edit) [1,194 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (+page)
20:1320:13, 8 March 2026 Cannot literally equate God with Bahá'u'lláh (hist | edit) [503 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Blasphemous to insert the name Bahá'u'lláh where "God" is used== "Under no circumstances, however, can we, while repeating the prayers, insert the name Bahá'u'lláh where the word 'God' is used. This would be tantamount to a blasphemy." :(From a letter written on behalf of the Guardian to an individual believer, October 14, 1937, in ''Lights of Guidance'', no. logn:1489) ==See also== * Bahá'u'lláh's claim to be God * Divine incarnation")
19:4719:47, 8 March 2026 Twofold station of the Manifestation of God (hist | edit) [3,565 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (+page)
19:1619:16, 8 March 2026 Twofold nature of the Manifestation of God (hist | edit) [418 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Manifestations of God have a twofold nature: physical and spiritual== “Unto this subtle, this mysterious and ethereal Being He hath assigned a twofold nature; the physical, pertaining to the world of matter, and the spiritual, which is born of the substance of God Himself." {{gwb|66}} ==See also== * Manifestation of God Category:Manifestations of God")

02:5502:55, 7 March 2026 Reason for unclear language of the Scriptures (hist | edit) [2,023 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Purpose of symbolic terms and abstruse allusions is to test and prove the peoples of the world== “Know verily that the purpose underlying all these symbolic terms and abstruse allusions, which emanate from the Revealers of God’s holy cause, hath been to test and prove the peoples of the world; that thereby the earth of the pure and illuminated hearts may be known from the perishable and barren soil. From time immemorial such hath been the way of God amidst His cre...")
00:4700:47, 7 March 2026 Forgiveness (hist | edit) [485 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==God forgives the sins of all mankind== “Thou art indeed the One Who forgiveth the sins of all mankind.” {{swb|4}} ==Ask forgiveness of God, repent, and realize your misdeeds, atone, and do good== “...that haply ye may ask forgiveness of Him, ...may truly repent, may realize your misdeeds, … may atone for the things that have escaped you, and be of them that do good.” {{gwb|130}} ==See also== * Bringing oneself to account")
00:3600:36, 7 March 2026 Justification by faith (hist | edit) [381 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Deeds shall avail nothing as whole object of righteousness is recognition of God and faith in His words== “We are cognizant of thy righteous deeds, though they shall avail thee nothing; for the whole object of such righteousness is but recognition of God, thy Lord, and undoubted faith in the Words revealed by Him.” {{swb|34}} Category:Faith")

22:3922:39, 6 March 2026 Faith and deeds (hist | edit) [400 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Deeds are secondary to faith== “...since deeds are secondary to faith in Him.” {{swb|133}} ==Naught can save thee even if you perform every righteous deed== “On the Day of His manifestation, unless thou truly believest in Him, naught can save thee from the fire, even if thou performest every righteous deed.” {{swb|110}} ==See also== * Words and deeds")
22:3022:30, 6 March 2026 Repentance (hist | edit) [311 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (+page)

19:5919:59, 28 February 2026 World Legislature (hist | edit) [1,346 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (+page)

20:4520:45, 6 February 2026 Yoga (hist | edit) [145 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (compilations)

01:5601:56, 10 January 2026 Advisability of changing meaning of words vs. changing language (hist | edit) [2,280 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==In general, is preferable to permit change of consciousness of meaning that people attribute to words rather than press the use of contrived forms of words== "We have considered your memorandum of 6 June 1989 and appreciate the points you have raised concerning the sensitivity of women, both Bahá’í and non-Bahá’í, to the use of what are construed to be exclusively masculine words in the Sacred Writings of the Bahá’í Faith. "While we recognize that the pro...")

10:3510:35, 5 January 2026 Influencing others by example (hist | edit) [673 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Let love of God be felt by all, especially showing love and patience to those whose thoughts are material and retrograde== "Let your hearts be filled with the great love of God, let it be felt by all; for every man is a servant of God, and all are entitled to a share of the Divine Bounty. "Especially to those whose thoughts are material and retrograde show the utmost love and patience, thereby winning them into the unity of fellowship by the radiance of your kindness...")

15:2615:26, 24 December 2025 Relative (hist | edit) [1,708 bytes] Brettz9 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Treat relations with entire trustworthiness and integrity; fantasy to suggest it is only with strangers that one should be trustworthy== "You have written on the question of how the friends should proceed in their business dealings with one another. This is a question of the greatest importance and a matter that deserveth the liveliest concern. In relations of this kind, the friends of God should act with the utmost trustworthiness and integrity. To be remiss in this...")

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