Love this quote: “The objection most commonly raised against the foregoing conception of religion is the assertion that the differences among the revealed faiths are so fundamental that to present them as stages or aspects of one unified system of truth does violence to the facts. Given the confusion surrounding the nature of religion, the reaction is understandable. Chiefly, however, such an objection offers Bahá’ís an invitation to set the principles reviewed here more explicitly in the evolutionary context provided in Bahá’u’lláh’s writings.” (www.bahai.org/documents/bwc/one-common-faith)

@kylealford23

Жыл бұрын

OK.. So one simple "perceived fundamental difference" that you could clear up. Jesus says, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the father except through me." The fundamental, foundational belief of Christianity is that Jesus became the atoning sacrifice for sin through his death and that those who believe in Him received the righteousness of Jesus... substitutionary atonement. Faith becomes the prerequisite for salvation as no man can live a holy life and thus earn his own salvation. Islam teaches that Jesus absolutely did not die on the cross. Salvation is only attained through works, especially the 5 pillars of their faith. I would love to know how these are perceived differences and not absolute incompatible beliefs.

Thank you so much. I can imagine the huge amounts of time and energy that you are sacrificing in creating these videos. I have learnt so much from your videos and I look forward to watching all of the videos that you upload in the future too. Many prayers for you. Jazak Allahu Khayran.

Love this!!!! sharing it

Thankyou for the wonderful discussion and telling your precpective

Thank you for this informative video! We love to see more of these great talks.

Baha'u'llah clears up this issue right here: "It is because of this difference in their station and mission that the words and utterances flowing from these Well Springs of Divine knowledge appear to diverge and differ. Otherwise, in the eyes of them that are initiated into the mysteries of Divine wisdom, all their utterances are, in reality, but the expressions of one Truth. As most of the people have failed to appreciate those stations to which We have referred, they, therefore, feel perplexed and dismayed at the varying utterances pronounced by Manifestations that are essentially one and the same. It hath ever been evident that all these divergencies of utterance are attributable to differences of station. Thus, viewed from the standpoint of their oneness and sublime detachment, the attributes of Godhead, Divinity, Supreme Singleness, and Inmost Essence, have been, and are applicable to those Essences of Being, inasmuch as they all abide on the throne of Divine Revelation, and are established upon the seat of Divine Concealment. Through their appearance the Revelation of God is made manifest, and by their countenance the Beauty of God is revealed. Thus it is that the accents of God Himself have been heard uttered by these Manifestations of the Divine Being.| Viewed in the light of their second station -- the station of distinction, differentiation, temporal limitations, characteristics and standards -- they manifest absolute servitude, utter destitution, and complete 54 self-effacement. Even as He saith: "I am the servant of God. I am but a man like you."..-- Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 52

@buckhondomurray3027

4 жыл бұрын

Shawn Delauren ...Jesus is God

@JeffLavezzo

3 жыл бұрын

@@buckhondomurray3027 yes. And?

@marktwain5232

2 жыл бұрын

I have always taken Baha'u'llah's beautiful explanation here to mean that the Universe on this plane is a Cosmic progression of testing experimental Gnostic systems of "Spiritual Archetypes" from World Age to World Age. Part of this evolutionary mechanism is utter horror at each new iteration at the mind bending primitive stupidity at the attributes in the previous Cycle.This "Unity of Horror" is somewhat profound in the continued perfection of our Being. Our Life Form appears to be really good at doing both stupidity, horror, and achieving the resulting insights. It is quite odd, but it is our sorry but still profound record.

It is good that we are able to refute misgivings from those who we encounter to answer any questions put forward in any forum... We must show forth love yet be mindful that there are people out there who exhibit confusion concerning the message that Bahá'u'lláh has given us... I pray that when I have the opportunity to spread teachings I can do it in such a manner that any conflicting ideas may be addressed... Good Luck everyone

thank you sir for the lovely talk :)

Thank you for this beautiful presentation.

Lot's of good questions, hope a baha'i scholar can post an answer to them all in one video!

@dianaburks-goodman3881

4 жыл бұрын

thank you, we never directly answer these questions and lose so many friends

@jahlegion

2 ай бұрын

Any Baha’i including me can answer all his questions easily but you might not see a video response as people mainly would prefer to spend that time somewhere else. But if you want the answers to any of the questions he’s reply to me with your questions and I’ll happily reply to it with an answer. I just won’t go question by question on this video since I’m personally lazy to do so and have no interest. But I’d be happy to answer for anyone in the audience any of the questions he’s asking.

@sorar4 It may depend on the person, but I think yes. One of the most powerful signs of this Revelation, for me, is coming to the understanding that no matter what obstacles or objections that are raised, however seemingly insurmountable, this cause is able to overcome them one and all! At the same time, a list such as this, can give seekers and an assurance that even though there are these seemingly contradictory or counterintuitive issues, we are aware of them and are confident they can be resolved.

@buckhondomurray3027

4 жыл бұрын

Lorraine Shadbakht ...Jesus is God

@razzram1629

Жыл бұрын

@@buckhondomurray3027 Jesus is a manifestation of God****

Great work thank you. Intelligent man.

Knowledge will create confidence! Presentation of Gods faith today, in order to convince people of different religious background, knowledge of their basic beliefs that was pickled in their upbringing by the past culture is not easy! Persuasiveness to point out these facts are inevittable .Instead of crossing the bridge ,we may knock against walls! It is making it easy and simple way to help people of any religious background to share this message of God for today to urge them to realise the culmination point from being to becoming a world citizen on the foundation of unity of true religion of God.Much appreciation with heartfelt thanks

Waiting for your discussions on jihad and such. This has been an obstacle in my yearning for the Faith. Thanks for your videos. You're a great teacher

@altarsofsand5316

3 жыл бұрын

Is Jihad actually part of Bahai?

@kkstanley6635

2 жыл бұрын

@@altarsofsand5316 No.

@selvamnadesanselvam2959

5 ай бұрын

Jihad belong to muslim

It would be very useful to have a pdf version of this clip to use for discussions and “Deepening’s”. Is it possible to obtain such?

@BridgingBeliefs

5 жыл бұрын

That's an excellent idea! The PDF is now linked in the description above.

@onename9123

5 жыл бұрын

Wonderful to see such a quick, helpful response! Thank you so very much for posting the pdf!

@buckhondomurray3027

4 жыл бұрын

Mar Powers .. Jesus is God

wow. nice sweater Rob!

Can you do a video with ideas of answers to these questions. I know the obstacles but don't always know how to counter them. thanks.

@BridgingBeliefs

3 жыл бұрын

Please see the other videos in this channel. Some of them already been answered in separate videos.

Well done!!!! About time that we do better at explaining the more challenging questions/objections to the Faith.

Notice that in 1st Conrinthians, Paul says something very similar to Baha'u'llah's statement I quoted below (re divine mysteries) when he says: "....we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought: 2:7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery." Bahá'u'lláh points out that one must be "inititiated" in these "divine mysteries" to grasp the oneness at the heart of all religions, Likewise, Paul said: "..the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned."

@TheVafa95

6 ай бұрын

Interesting. This is the reason priests miss this.

Excellent, in future i can just point people in your direction, very neat and simple, very balanced.

A very good approach towards humanity. Please pray that the world gets rid of this evil corona virus. Lots of best wishes & regards.

I'm curious about the first objection, the "being a good person" is enough argument. Have you addressed this at any point?

Very simple and accurate explanations. Thank you

Was anything revealed to bahia about the flood of Noah and why many cultures around the world have the flood story, was this just the retelling of Noah but translated differently or have there been other floods, (world wide) at different times in history , and was what the BAB , revealed what the prophet Muhammad was said to want to have written before he passed but was denied and they said he was hallucinating, according to Shia hadith. Thanks for these videos, they really really help. God bless you.

@discourse4change794

3 жыл бұрын

in some answered questions a book by Abdulbaha, some of these stories are discussed and explanations on the baha'i beliefs are made clear.

You misspelled syncretic.

It subjective to whose asking and who is answering ?

Is there a video addressing Muhammad as the seal of the prophets?

@BridgingBeliefs

5 жыл бұрын

In fact, that is going to be the next video.

@Rooster70

5 жыл бұрын

@@BridgingBeliefs Awesome! Looking forward to it.

@lorraineshadbakht1603

4 жыл бұрын

Neeman 70 kzread.info/dash/bejne/p4Z2rs99ec3Rg6w.html

I’ve always thought it made more sense that “Baha’i” isn’t a religion to be converted to but a prophecy of the future. People will realize that all faiths are one and glorious, we all follow the Glorious One God. This is why I no longer use the label “Baha’i”-it’s like what the Tao Te Ching says “the name that can be named is not the eternal Name”

@marktwain5232

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. It is all about the attainable Spiritual State of Being Attributes in each World Age Cycle and encoded resonant Sub-Cycle. In my lifetime the Spiritual and Scientific Mission of this process has gone far too slow in every "religious" and "secular" system of organization on Earth in comparison to the massive amount of bloodshed and profound waste of resources happening day-after-day. Sadly, I include the failure of all Baha'i Institutions also in this mind bending catastrophe. Everyone was far too slow. But I think there is a profound sea change coming with the rise and use of the Internet in the great idea represented by this Site and others! The common people of the World are a lot smarter and deepened on these profound spiritual issues than people elected to lifetime incumbentcy as their only skill in life. Judgment Day is coming on everyone. Right now progress is made in spite of Institutions not because of them. That is now going to start to change with the new capabilities of the Internet and especially KZread. This Site is spectacular! I just subscribed!

Morever, each faith is age specific, being formulated by God for the particular time period in which it is sent down., depending on the state of human advancement at the time they are revealed on earth. So that they appear to differ is only to be expected. Fundamentally, however they are part of a single process. In different forms in school we learn different subjcts, but the process is a single process set down by the same single authority.

these all are easy answers its been answerd before and its ok to talk about it in bahai firesde

"EVOLUTION" or "EVOLUTIONARY" are not terms I would use!!! It downplays LEARNING and "PROGRESSION".

I’m super interested in the Baha’i faith and want to join but I cannot join because I have a gay teenager who would not be welcome if they date and give in to being what god made them to be. Wish the Baha’i would change on this issue.

@user-zt6nm5gz4g

4 ай бұрын

We ordered to love him as much as we love you just like someone drinking alcohol we love him also but it’s prohibited in our faith and we still can be close with that individual

The core and spirit of all religions are basically the same. Period. Love thy neighbor! 🌈

So what exactly is your message?

@afruze14

3 жыл бұрын

Presenting common objections

Does he ever get to the answers? On the other hand, he said we must know these answers. However, i dont believe we are to be afraid to speak if we dont have such prep, as we are also told that the Concourse on High will assist us. I once, rather spontaneously and without a plan, went to do a teaching tour in india, but before i went on my journey, not really knowing where i would go, and not knowing any indian languages, i met a Bahai who spoke 8 indian languages and was not currently working. But before we set out, i was rather harshly grilled by a Bahai that said i had no business teaching because i had never taken any Ruhi classes. (She also said assertiveness is not considered a virtue among indian Bahai's and was very very assertive in making this clear to me😅 as well as asserting i should not teach, in the capacity i was endeavoring, without Ruhi training ) anyway i went on with my tour (without Ruhi training) and, before it was over, i had been interviewed by 3 major newspapers, invited to meet sri sri ravi shankar, came very close to having a tv interview, and was invited at a last moment to give an unplanned impromptu report to both the entire NSA and the Bangalore LSA, who happened to all be meeting together while i was in Bangalore. Anyway, my point is, you dont need all the answers to teach the Faith. It certainly helps, but the Concourse on High will powerfully assist those who arise!

@BridgingBeliefs

Жыл бұрын

You’re absolutely correct. Answers to questions can help, but are not needed when the soul is receptive. ❤️

Where are the answers though??

@shadbakht

4 жыл бұрын

Ahmed Etemadi Well they’re found all throughout the Bahá’í Writings. But his attempt at presenting the answers are all throughout this KZread channel. They’re not all done yet though. See here: kzread.info/dron/rzN2uXZKpnl8CcB092I_FA.htmlvideos?disable_polymer=1 You can also find papers written by various Baha’is online on bahai-library.com

We will not teach an adult, for example, what a child was taught in kindergarden. That doesn't mean the process of education is different.

@izzatengida9455

3 жыл бұрын

you are so right

18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. (1 Corinthians 1:18-19, KJV)

I'm alone here in my house were mentioned god and im Very insecure in lion den

Why do you ask all these questions about the Baha’i religion without providing any answer ? Also based on what I have heard about the Baha’i religion, the oneness of different religions is not about them being identical but about them having come from the same source. I also know that description of this religion by using the label faith is only in the English language. In other languages it’s not labeled faith but religion. I have close friends who are Baha’is. I actually like their voting system because it prevents propaganda and therefore corruption and encourages their members themselves to ask about and become knowledgeable of qualified candidates. I also have trouble with Islam alleged claim on being the last religion. When I researched it, it means it is the last prophet in that cycle of divine revelations.

I find a few of these to be incomplete; perhaps OP doesn’t know about how some of these have been addressed. For example: on the Resurrection of Christ, Shoghi Effendi has addressed this saying the spirit of Christ is what lifted into heaven, while the body of Yeshua was what died. Baha’u’llah never outlawed homosexuality, he outlawed Pederasty. The stance on homosexuality comes from Shoghi Effendi. I’m not done with the video; but I wanted to comment these while they were still fresh.

@shadbakht

4 жыл бұрын

Samuel Hughes I don’t think the purpose of this video is to answer any questions or to imply there aren’t existing answers already. It seems to be just listing some common issues people bring up. To acknowledge we’re aware of these, and suggest, although some of these seem insurmountable, that there *are* solutions to these barriers, which he intends to address in other videos in the channel.

Question: Within the Quran we find that Muhammad explicitly pontificate against The Christ (in the Greek form of course). How can Christianity and Islam coexist in any subsequent religion?

@SaintOtter

4 жыл бұрын

It can't

@shadbakht

4 жыл бұрын

It's a matter of interpretation. It's been commonly interpreted that way but it isn't necessarily that way. Consider these 3 videos, which are found in this channel: kzread.info/dash/bejne/n3mg1rCHqd2tZaw.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/pnihm7xrlabXfcY.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZYyFw8iFf5iqlpc.html

@scottgrohs5940

2 жыл бұрын

What if the prevailing issues in Muhammad’s day were the ones in infancy in Paul’s day “I follow Paul” or “I follow Apollo,” and the purpose of that particular revelation is to end the doctrinal division?

Most people I have spoken with seem to acknowledge the existence of ONE SUPREME LORD = GOD,1 CREATOR .WHO IS BEHIND ALL THE OTHER GODS.I THINK IT COULD BE THEY ARE NOT ENCOURAGE TO LEARN DIFFERENT RELIGIONS.

When you speak about Malakut jabarut lahut hahut and etc etc etc, they should be talked in relation to living word or Sound, a particular plane will have sounds... The highest set of truths are also reflected on other planes of minds and bodies. So we must catch the highest truth not running after reflections or shadows... The Highest truth is always spoken in relation to living words or SOUNDS.. Example Sound of bells Sound of counch Sound of drum beat Sound of thunder Sound of flute Sound of violin And etc Usually the last one is the unstruct melody ANHAAD SHABD.. By following this Names we break away from cycle of birth n repeated deaths

Is baha"u'llah the savior?

@selvamnadesanselvam2959

5 ай бұрын

EVERY PROPHET IS SAVIOUR. TELL ME WHO SAVIOUR BEFORE JESUS?

There's 2 sides to religion..the social rules and the spiritual rules..the spiritual rules are eternal..it is the social rules that changes ..so therefore every day and age..we need a new religion ..and the bahai faith is the newest religion w the newest social rules that fitsour day and age w our particular requirement of our time..cause we are at a different stage of growthand we needs these rules now..plus bahaullah is the 2nd return of Christ..and through the coming of bahaullah the prophecies of the bible were fulfilled. Christ said i still have more to say and bahaullah revealed many many tablets and books to fit our needs for this day and age..and made things more clear..like Christ promised to do when he comes backagain

@csa7189

Жыл бұрын

In the Bible Christ himself says in Matthew 24: 42 - 44 that the son of Man will not know the hour that He has come. So how are we to make this false claim that Bahullah is the second Christ?

the greatest bestowal of God in the world of humanity is religion; for assuredly the divine teachings of religion are above all other sources of instruction and development to man. Religion confers upon man eternal life and guides his footsteps in the world of morality. It opens the doors of unending happiness and bestows everlasting honor upon the human kingdom. It has been the basis of all civilization and progress in the history of mankind. We will therefore investigate religion, seeking from an unprejudiced standpoint to discover whether it is the source of illumination, the cause of development and the animating impulse of all human advancement. We will investigate independently, free from the restrictions of dogmatic beliefs, blind imitations of ancestral forms, and the influence of mere human opinion; for as we enter this question we will find some who declare that religion is a cause of uplift and betterment in the world, while others assert just as positively that it is a detriment and a source of degradation to mankind. We must give these questions thorough and impartial consideration so that no doubt or uncertainty may linger in our minds regarding them. How shall we determine whether religion has been the cause of human advancement or retrogression? We will first consider the founders of the religions-the prophets-review the story of their lives, compare the conditions preceding their appearance with those subsequent to their departure, following historical records and irrefutable facts instead of relying upon traditionary statements which are open to both acceptance and denial. Inasmuch as human interpretations and blind imitations differ widely, religious strife and disagreement have arisen among mankind, the light of true religion has been extinguished and the unity of the world of humanity destroyed. The prophets of God voiced the spirit of unity and agreement. They have been the founders of divine reality. Therefore if the nations of the world forsake imitations and investigate the reality underlying the revealed Word of God they will agree and become reconciled. For reality is one and not multiple. The nations and religions are steeped in blind and bigoted imitations. A man is a Jew because his father was a Jew. The Muḥammadan follows implicitly the footsteps of his ancestors in belief and observance. . Their philosophy became renowned; their industries were celebrated throughout the nations. In all lines of advancement which characterize a progressive people they achieved distinction. In the splendor of the reign of Solomon their sciences and arts advanced to such a degree that even the Greek philosophers journeyed to Jerusalem to sit at the feet of the Hebrew sages and acquire the basis of Israelitish law. According to eastern history this is an established fact. Even Socrates visited the Jewish doctors in the Holy Land, consorting with them and discussing the principles and basis of their religious belief. After his return to Greece he formulated his philosophical teaching of divine unity and advanced his belief in the immortality of the spirit beyond the dissolution of the body. Without doubt Socrates absorbed these verities from the wise men of the Jews with whom he came in contact. Hippocrates and other philosophers of the Greeks likewise visited Palestine and acquired wisdom from the Jewish prophets, studying the basis of ethics and morality, returning to their country with contributions which have made Greece famous.

@TheVafa95

6 ай бұрын

Really like the way you put them together. It takes the discussion to the level of independent thinking.

Baha'i is the best religion on the planet.

@marcheuzzvlog631

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@rafikromanista9163

Жыл бұрын

Thanks brother

@user-zt6nm5gz4g

4 ай бұрын

We are not the best all of them were the best but we are the latest one

@kate1269

Ай бұрын

More like, Baha'i is the BEAST religion on the planet...

@johnreylumahanarnejo6822

17 күн бұрын

Why?​@@kate1269

Sounds sincere. Honestly, heady and kind of boring to me.

Huh? you make a video about 35 objections to the Baha'i Faith and then you don't address the most common one about homosexuality? what's the point of the video then?

@shadbakht

5 жыл бұрын

heyayup At 11:40 he does bring it up. And I don’t think the purpose of this video was to address any of the questions, just to list and take stock of some common ones. Then in individual videos address each one separately.

Alcieda in my house

All main religions we can call changelings where some entity from different dimension has brought the message to the Prophet who was fasting, praying, staying in the dark cave or dungeon. Buddha has awaken after doing his own extensive research to the spiritual reality and did not deny God. Jesus might've been on a journey to some buddhist teachers, then returned to go through the hardship and arise from death and to change his body substance like Buddhist monks can do, and entered the heaven. Hinduism isn't the polytheism, indeed it teaches of one God who dreams the world into existence and emanates into different forms. The one God theory might be truth in spiritual reality, that we all emanate from One Origin, but reality has different dimensions and different aspects and points of view. I believe that reality is a fractal, therefore symbolism, premonitions are based on similarities in the reality. Also universe is made of paradoxes and oxymorons, because in spiritual world everything is possible and material world is mere reflection of what's been created in the mind and soul. Next thing about religions is that The One Original God is so Great and so self aware that it would be a self denial to send any greatness limiting texts to the humanity. Who could do that might have been some highly developed beings, different races of so called aliens that might be, like us humans, multidimensional. In fact there was a man who studied many cultures and religious texts and came to the conclusion that very technically advanced civilization ruled on Earth in the past, not one race but many (also reptoidal humanoids) who genetically created few versions of humans for the purpose of labour. In fact science still can't confirm the missing link between Lucy the Australopithecus and the homo sapiens sapientiae (our generation).

I think Bahaullah must have experienced a glimpse of the ultimate divine reality and didnt quite unnderstand it fully and came to his own conclusions as reflected by the culture from which he was from

Minor point of grammar. "Purported objections" makes no sense; you probably want to say something like, "Purported refutations," or "common objections." I enjoy your use of original sources. My old historiography professor called correct sourcing a scholar's chastity, as it is for Baha'is.

Shouldn't it be a problem for Bahais that Muhammad, judging by the primary Muslim sources (Q, hadiths and Ibn Ish/Ibn Hisham) preached and practiced violence.

@afruze14

3 жыл бұрын

There is no preaching of violence nor is it practiced because then you would have to define what you mean by "preached" and "practiced"

I don't understand what the objective of this video was. What's the point of mentioning "misconceptions" and objections without actually addressing them. You didn't refute any objection I have to bahai'ism. In fact, only reaffirmed the idea that Baha'ism is nothing but idealistic and syncretic system.

@shadbakht

4 жыл бұрын

His attempt at presenting the answers are all throughout this KZread channel. They’re not all done yet though. See here: kzread.info/dron/rzN2uXZKpnl8CcB092I_FA.htmlvideos?disable_polymer=1 You can also find papers written by various Baha’is online on these subjects bahai-library.com I find it helpful, to identify them, list them, make known that we’re aware of them, and that they are important to us to answer. But obviously each subject is huge and doesn’t have a quick answer. Check the other videos in this channel

Hinduism as westerners call it hasn't had that conflict with Science . Religions have caused wars but not Dharma. Hinduism like Judaism is not a religion. War in Hinduism is not against non-believers. It's is against the people who are doing Evil Things like a Peace keeping force for moral reasons. Yeah but If you don't believe in Buddha then you are not going to hell as long as your works are good. This is true for all Indic Dharmas not religion which includes Sikhism, Hinduism, Jainism. Yeah being athiest is totally fine in Indics. Yeah that chosen people philosophy is not common here. Indic Dharmas are way of life too! Man Judaism and Indic Dharmas are so similar. They too are cultural identity. This is the reason why Jews were never ever persecuted or anything for being Jews in India. Hinduism is pluralistic You can't keep Krishna with Jesus and Prophet Muhammad. Krishna is not a prophet. He is an Avatar, a manifestation We ourselves are not God. Aham Bramhasmi. It doesn't mean that. Please study correctly.

@scottgrohs5940

2 жыл бұрын

Define evil (from a Dharmic perspective).

Why does your faith only speak about the "most" well known faiths? What about the several other orthodox and gnostic religions that predate or are dispersed between the religions you are talking about, that still exist now? Wiccan / Witchcraft / Satanism? also ya'll are clearly not very balanced. this video alone is rocking the 2,5,7 like a champ, total masculine energy...lol...like all faiths, deception is used to convince people to do the right thing or think the right way; maybe follow your tenants and try truthfulness instead...(ya'll aren't the only people who understand Vortex or Trinity Math). Also Buddhism is an off shoot of Hinduism (Buddha was a Hindi) similar to Christianity and Judaism. You don't need a religion, or even a community to understand these things, just an education; a trust in your instincts and metaphysical senses to sort out the exact same thing your faith professes to only know...your understanding, at least on these religions, is either seriously lacking or your being intentionally deceptive; you may want to seek out someone to provide you a fuller education; do you guys have Elders or something of the sort? If you choose to lie and deceive, regardless of your "positive" intentions you're going to be getting really familiar with my name....

I'd like to listen to this but it is very offputting how every mention of Christianity gets a little laugh. Nearly every single time.

@BridgingBeliefs

5 жыл бұрын

Sorry. It’s not because something is funny. I just get nervous with the camera on me. It’s not laughter as much as nervous chuckles. :)

The fatal problem for the Bahai is their failure to recognise that their religion is actually exclusive. For example their rejection of Jesus as the only begotten Son of God ( the single human being who stands for all human beings for all time as the only way to the Father). Their addition of manifestations of God is impossibly at odds with this. Simply put the Bahai reject Jesus Christ as God's only Son. Now the problem here is that you will never get a Bahai to admit to this because they operate with an overarching paradigm that harmonises everything despite apparent or even blatantly obvious contradiction. It is not a religion of reason. It is a religion of presupposed harmony which colours their interpretation of everything in life. To even raise the issue that their belief is exclusive of Christ as the only manifestation of God is to enter into a mire of obfuscation.

False statement …. By who’s authority do you claim that another prophet was to come??…. All major religions are mutual exclusive and do not accept others gods as true gods …. For Baha’i to say that all unified under the same gods is ridiculous …. Read the Holley books of all the religions a d you will see not all gods are true and not from the same source

@shadbakht

3 жыл бұрын

Ya that’s kinda the purpose of this channel; Trying to show that the disparate beliefs and holy books, although seemingly contradictory, can be reasonably interpreted as being harmonious. The fact that people (like yourself) have understood these texts in the un-unified way they have is understandable. Yet we believe there is a way, if we dig deep enough, to bring these texts together while maintaining its textual integrity. Here is one video that addresses this very challenge: kzread.info/dash/bejne/f4uc18GneN3If7Q.html

This is just a list. No answers. His smirk sometimes might be a speech impediment. Or it is a smirk.

How beautiful to frame a religion in a common sales strategy. ugh

@shadbakht

2 жыл бұрын

There's nothing that's being sold, not even an idea, in this video. It's actually just a list of common _criticisms_ in fact. So if anything, it's an anti-sales video. The purpose is to show Baha'is empathize with common issues non-Baha'is bring up. And in other of his videos he tries to reconcile those issues. I think the only issue you're having is that it's in a numbered list?

@cabbytabby

2 жыл бұрын

@@shadbakht I’d actually agree with elchasai if the video was titled “35 Reasons Why YOU should become a Bahá’í”. That’d be cringe

All Eastern religions have a Platonic notion of God. The Bahai faith is no different. Bahai comes from the middle east. All versions of Islam are also Platonic. Platonism operates on the doctrine of absolute divine simplicity. Absolute simplicity says that to make a distinction in God implies division or composition. To make a distinction in God means that God has parts and thus is divided and not simple. If you have ever listened to Islamic scholars argue against Christian apologists you will hear this argument against Christianity. The Islamic doctrine of God says that God is one. God is whole. God is simple and is undivided. The doctrine of the Trinity in Christianity makes a distinction between the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Therefore Christianity violates the doctrine of absolute divine simplicity. Islam argues that to say that there is a distinction between three persons in God implies that God is divided and thus has parts. God cannot be one and whole if He has parts. This is why Islam rejects the doctrine of the Trinity. Islam is built on the Platonic doctrine of absolute simplicity. Platonism is the foundation of all the religions in the world except for one religion. Eastern Orthodoxy. Orthodoxy was the only form of Christianity for the first thousand years of the Christian Church. The church fathers had to deal with the Greek religions that were founded on Platonism. The historical testimony of the Christian Church shows that Platonism was viewed as heresy. Because it is not true that to make a distinction in God means that He is not simple. The doctrine of absolute divine simplicity is pagan heresy. There are many arguments that show this. For example, every human being is composed of nature and person. We are human beings. We have bodies with flesh, but we also have our personhood or hypostasis. I can make a distinction between my body, or flesh and the immaterial nature of my own cognition and personhood without being cut up into parts. We all have a spiritual awareness that we do exist as a being. To make a distinction between my nature and my personality does not mean that the union between those two things is not expressed also in unity and wholeness. There is both a distinction and a complete union or oneness that affirms my identity. This is what it means to be human. In the same way to say that God is both one and three does not mean that He is not simple or whole. One is not better than three and three is not better than one. There is unity to one and there is a unity in three. There is no tension between the one and the many. The nature of God is not the same as the three persons in the Trinity. Thus nature is not the same as a person. But nature always operates in the mode of persons. Thus there is a distinction between the three persons in God, and there is also a distinction between Nature and the three Persons in the Trinity. But none of these distinctions mean that God is not simple, whole, or one. Since the Bahai faith is Platonic it operates on the basis of Absolute divine simplicity. It cannot talk about God this way. All false religions operate on the general notion of absolute simplicity. This is why all Eastern religions try to get rid of distinctions and try to say that everything must be assumed into one unity. We have to get rid of any distinction around racial identity. We must rid ourselves of any notion that there is a hierarchy in the world. We must rid ourselves of the notion that there are false religions. They all express the divine absolute. Hinduism, Buddism, and Bahai all end up having a problem with the particular or individual and they try to have everything brought into the absolute simplicity of the one monad. This is why Buddism teaches that we must get rid of any notion of the individual self. The only thing that matters is finding the unity of the one. In the end, there is nothing very unique about the Bahai Faith. It's just rehashed Platonism. The doctrine of absolute divine simplicity is the source of all dialectic tension in the world. Because it sets up a natural tension between the one and the many. That's why the world is so messed up. Platonism is everywhere if you know how to spot it. Why do you think that so many people support a one-world government? Without a proper doctrine of God, you cannot think correctly about anything. The more you try to make the world a better place based on the philosophy of Platonism the worse the world will get. It will not end in Utopia.

@shadbakht

4 жыл бұрын

Randy Churchill “the Bahá’í Faith has a Platonic theology”. Or so you assume, my friend. Wait till you study Bahá’í cosmology.

@matthewmurdoch6932

4 жыл бұрын

"Platonism is the foundation of all the religions in the world"Can you tell me what you mean by this. Particularly, since Plato was born long after the founding of many religions, including, I would suggest, yours; if you pray to the God of Ishmael, Isaac & Jacob, as it were. (I realise you're arguing that you are NOT a Platonist, of course)

@SaintOtter

4 жыл бұрын

@@matthewmurdoch6932 it's a characterization. It's not meant as a statement like that all religious just opened the writings of Plato and thought let's do it this way. But Islam has clearly been formed after Plato and his philosophy has been incorporated into it. YHWH has the desire to come into a relationship with humans. That is already visible in Genesis 1. That's not some abstract god. This is a God with personality.

@johnedwardtaylor

4 жыл бұрын

@@shadbakht It is true. Check out the Lawh-i-Hikmat.

@shadbakht

4 жыл бұрын

John Taylor Yes I have, and it doesn’t say that Platonism completely encompasses Bahá’í theology. Certainly, there elements of Bahá’í theology which could be labelled platonic, but it’s far from claiming The Bahá’í Faith definitively is Platonic theology. It’s just an inaccurate statement to make “all non Christian religions are Platonism”. Christianity itself has been understood by some to be Platonistic. I’m sure this guy disagrees, but it’s a matter of interpretation; and hence one can find interpretations of non Christian religions as non-Platonic as well. In the end, all this feels like word-games and labeling the other as the “wrong one”. The task has to be the long arduous one of speaking to each other, examining the texts one at a time, sharing our interpretations and seeing which is most self-consistent and beautiful.

Only the bible which contain of powerful words of God, not any books, what bahai faith insists.. Another false religion..

@selvamnadesanselvam2959

5 ай бұрын

Is this powerful words: JESUS CALL U DOG.-MATTHEW 15.

Hinduism as westerners call it hasn't had that conflict with Science . Religions have caused wars but not Dharma. Hinduism like Judaism is not a religion. War in Hinduism is not against non-believers. It's is against the people who are doing Evil Things like a Peace keeping force for moral reasons. Yeah but If you don't believe in Buddha then you are not going to hell as long as your works are good. This is true for all Indic Dharmas not religion which includes Sikhism, Hinduism, Jainism. Yeah being athiest is totally fine in Indics. Yeah that chosen people philosophy is not common here. Indic Dharmas are way of life too! Man Judaism and Indic Dharmas are so similar. They too are cultural identity. This is the reason why Jews were never ever persecuted or anything for being Jews in India. Hinduism is pluralistic You can't keep Krishna with Jesus and Prophet Muhammad. Krishna is not a prophet. He is an Avatar, a manifestation We ourselves are not God. Aham Bramhasmi. It doesn't mean that. Please study correctly. He is God Himself. Jesus isn't God he is son of God and Prophet Muhammad is the messenger of God. These are the basic differences. This is what they themselves Bro you know right that Each language has its own non-translateable words. So what I wanna say is there are lot of information which are Lost in Translation. So I think if you want more knowledge you should refer to some pioneers of the field like Shri Rajiv Malhotra Ji if you don't mind. Politely speaking.

@selvamnadesanselvam2959

5 ай бұрын

Avatar is Sanskrit means messenger of GOD. Say prophet in moden age.GOD always on and in the earth. HE exist everywhere. No need to born as human.Usually GOD send a divine human but not god.