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Outline of Contents

1. Cover Page
2. Table of Contents
3. Introduction and Acknowledgments
4. Overview of the Baha’i Faith


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Baha’i Central Figures

5. Baha’i Central Figures
8. The Bab
9. Baha’u’llah
10. ‘Abdu’l-Baha
11. Shoghi Effendi
12. Represents God
13. His Mission
14. A New Day
15. Beginning of Revelation
16. His Life
17. His Suffering
18. His Exiles
19. Knows God’s Essence
20. The Glory of God
21. Return of Christ
22. His Writings
23. Detachment from others
24. Rejecting Him
25. Spiritual Receptivity
26. His Prophecies – 1
27. His Prophecies – 2
28. Why Divine Teachers?
29. Three aspects of Prophets
30. A hidden station
31. The hour of Revelation
32. A Revelation for 1,000 years
33. The signs of this Revelation
34. All the Kings and Rulers
35. The Republics of America
36. Elected Representatives
37. Queen Victoria
38. Pope Pius IX
39. Religious Leaders
40. Emperor Napoleon III
41. Emperor Francis Joseph
42. Nasiri’d-Din Shah
43. Czar Alexander II
44. Mount Carmel
45. The Tablet of Carmel
46. The Bab: An Introduction
47. Travels of the Bab
48. ‘Abdu’l-Baha: Who was He?
49. A description of ‘Abdu’l-Baha
50. A day in the life of ‘Abdu’l-Baha
51. Travels of ‘Abdu’l-Baha
52. Who was the Guardian?
53. The Guardianship and the Universal House of Justice
54. What is the Universal House of Justice?
55. The Letters of the Living
56. Apostles of Baha’u’llah
57. Disciples of ‘Abdu’l-Baha
58. Hands of the Cause – 1
59. Hands of the Cause – 2
60. Knights of Baha’u’llah


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Progressive Revelation

61. Progressive Revelation
64. Have all the major world religions proceeded from One God?
65. Is there a connection between the Prophets and Messengers of God?
66. What is the aim of the Baha’i Faith regarding earlier religions?
67. Do all the world religions have the same foundation?
68. How is revelation of the Word of God progressive?
69. Religious truth is not absolute but relative?
70. What is the purpose of religion?
71. Who are some Who have spoken on behalf of God?
72. How does a new Messenger usher in a spiritual springtime?
73. Does the intensity of each Revelation from God decline?
74. What is required to perceive the Reality in the Revealers of God’s Word?
75. How did the various Prophets of God have their first awakening?
76. Does Baha’u’llah claim to fulfill prophecies of the past?
77. Do Baha’is believe in the Holy Bible?
78. What is the difference between the Baha’i Faith and Christianity?
79. What is the connection between Islam and the Baha’i Faith?
80. How does the Baha’i Faith connect with Buddha’s Revelation?
81. How does the Baha’i Faith relate to the Zoroastrian religion?
82. How does the Baha’i Faith connect with Hinduism?
83. Is the Baha’i Faith the last of the world religions?
84. Is there a Promised One foretold in all the world religions?
85. Do all of the world religions teach the existence of a creator?
86. Do all the world religions teach the existence of an immortal soul?
87. In what way are the Prophets Divine?
88. How did the religion’s Founders describe the descent of revelation?
89. Do the world’s Scriptures all speak of past and future prophets?
90. What do the world’s Scriptures say about “the Kingdom of Heaven”?
91. Do all the world’s Scriptures teach followers to love their enemies?
92. Do the world’s Scriptures all teach the existence of heaven?
93. What does the Baha’i Faith say about fanaticism and prejudice?
94. What do the world’s Scriptures all say about not judging each other?


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Baha’i Principles

95. Principles
97. The oneness of mankind
98. The oneness of religion
99. Religion must be the cause of unity
100. The earth is one country
101. Universal Peace
102. Independent investigation of truth
103. Religion must be progressive and evolutionary
104. Revelation is progressive
105. Equality of men and women
106. Elimination of all kinds of prejudice
107. The abolition of the extremes of wealth and poverty
108. Harmony between religion and science
109. An international auxiliary language
110. Universal Education
111. Global standards
112. Individual consultation is helpful for decision making
113. Are we obligated to work?


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Life After Death

114. Life after Death
118. Are all souls born pure and equal?
119. What is the purpose of life?
120. How long will the spirit of a true believer last?
121. Are our souls pre-existent?
122. Does mankind have a special destiny?
123. Is there a pre-existence?
124. What is the soul?
125. How do we respond to death?
126. What happens to us after we leave this world?
127. How do I know that the soul survives after death?
128. Where is the “other world” after death?
129. What happens to the soul after death?
130. Where are our loved ones in the next world?
131. Will my spouse and I meet again in the next world?
132. Are there ranks and stations in the next world?
133. Are there still more tests and difficulties in the next world?
134. Does the soul progress more through suffering or joy?
135. How are souls judged after death?
136. How will the life after this life look and feel?
137. Where do we find paradise and hell?
138. Do angels really exist,and can I become one?
139. Is it possible to teach the Baha’i revelation to the departed in the next world?
140. Why does God allow the death of a child?
141. What can I do for my parents in the next world?
142. What will happen to my loved ones if they don’t become Baha’is?
143. Can I receive messages from the departed?
144. Plea to a mother from a departed child
145. How can a difficult and deprived life in this earthly world be a blessing?
146. Can I come back to this world after death?
147. Flowers return. Why can’t I?
148. Do Baha’is believe in reincarnation?
149. How do the Prophets return?
150. Will I be held accountable for my deeds in the next world?
151. What does being “in heaven” mean?
152. Are heaven and hell physical places?
153. What does being “in hell” mean?
154. What is the understanding of evil?
155. What is the Baha’i perspective on suicide?
156. Is there any hope for spritually darkened souls in the next world?
157. Do animals have a soul?
158. Will a murderer get a second punishment after his execution?
159. Will leaders around the Earth be held accountable in the next world?


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Prayer

160. Prayer
163. How to pray to God?
164. What is the importance of developing faith?
165. How can I develop spiritual perception through prayer?
166. Does God always hear and answer my prayers?
167. What are nine ways in which man often turns to God?
168. What are nine ways in which man often turns to God? (Part 1)
169. What are nine ways in which man often turns to God? (Part 2)
170. What are nine obstacles to overcome when we turn to God?
171. What are nine obstacles to overcome when we turn to God? (Part 1)
172. What are nine obstacles to overcome when we turn to God? (Part 2)
173. What are five steps that lead to a powerful result?
174. How are spirit and mind related?
175. The aim of a true Baha’i
176. A prayer for blessing
177. A prayer for removal of difficulties
178. A prayer for a tranquil conscience
179. A prayer for spiritual guidance
180. A prayer for developing spiritual qualities
181. A prayer for sorrow and anxiety
182. A prayer for healing
183. A prayer to receive the Holy Spirit
184. A prayer for prosperity
185. A prayer for granting hopes and healing ills
186. A prayer for a marriage
187. A prayer for a newly married couple
188. A prayer for a husband
189. A prayer for an expectant mother and child
190. A prayer for a baby
191. A prayer for our children
192. A prayer for a young girl
193. A prayer for your parents
194. A prayer for a departed loved one
195. A prayer for the morning
196. A prayer for noon
197. A prayer for the evening
198. A prayer for the unity of mankind
199. A prayer for America
200. A prayer for all mankind


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Meditations

201. Meditations
204. What is the connection between meditation and our spiritual destiny?
205. What is meditation and what are some of its benefits?
206. What is the relationship between silence and meditation?
207. What is the relationship between meditation and the sciences and arts?
208. Why do we benefit from meditating on the text of Holy Scriptures?
209. What is the fruit of meditation?
210. Does Baha’i meditation include purifying the mind of thoughts?
211. How can meditation help us build the Kingdom of God on Earth?
212. Why is the Word of God revealed in symbolic language?
213. The bird seeketh its nest
214. Let deeds, not words, be your adorning
215. Blind thine eyes that thou mayest behold My beauty
216. The best beloved of all things in My sight is Justice
217. Veiled in My immemorial being
218. I created thee rich
219. Thou art My dominion
220. Noble have I created thee
221. Make mention of Me on My earth
222. My calamity is My providence
223. Busy not thyself with this world
224. Know ye not why We created you from the same dust?
225. Thou are but one step away from the glorious heights
226. Have ye forgotten that true and radiant morn
227. All that is in heaven and earth I have ordained for thee
228. Out of the wastes of nothingness
229. The candle of thine heart is lighted by the hand of My power
230. The wise are they that speak not unless they obtain hearing
231. Hear no evil and see no evil
232. Holy words and pure and goodly deeds ascend unto the heaven
233. Quaff from the tongue of the merciful the stream of divine mystery
234. Ye are the trees of My garden


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Journey of the Soul

235. Journey of the Soul
239. Man’s soul is the repository of the ancient mysteries of God
240. Where can we look when we pray for help?
241. What is the primary obstacle in our spiritual journey?
242. What are some of the fruits of detachment in the spiritual journey?
243. What qualities make it possible to perceive the inner meanings hidden within the Word of God?
244. Where can we look for answers when we ask God for guidance?
245. What aspects of our lives are within our control?
246. Do Baha’is believe in fate?
247. How does free will enter into my relationship with God?
248. What is the Baha’i view of predestination – free will – fate?
249. How should we respond to negative qualities of others?
250. Is antagonism good or evil?
251. Can a lower plane of existence ever comprehend a higher?
252. Why is the journey of the soul necessary and how does the Word of God and the Holy Spirit help us?
253. Do man’s mind and spirit appear due to evolution and maturity?
254. What are some of the soul’s properties?
255. Catching the spark of faith
256. How does Revelation enable the soul to draw nearer to God?
257. How are our mental faculties connected with our bodies?
258. What is the connection between soul / mind / spirit?
259. What are the stages of the spiritual journey?
260. What are the characteristics of the beginning of our search for divine truth?
261. What are the characteristics of the journey of Love?
262. What are the characteristics of the journey of Knowledge?
263. What are the characteristics of the journey of Unity?
264. What are the characteristics of the journey of Contentment?
265. What are the characteristics of the journey of Wonderment?
266. The journey of True Poverty and Absolute Nothingness
267. Why do Baha’i teachings say that human understanding of truth and reality is relative?
268. Is communion of minds in the next world possible?
269. Can spirits materialize?
270. Can a soul be possessed by an evil spirit?
271. Can evil from the next world influence us?
272. Can anyone else read or affect my mind through psychic powers?
273. What do the Baha’i teachings say about astrology and seances?
274. How do people become brutal and corrupt?
275. What can heal the illnesses of human society?


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Tests and Difficulties

276. Tests and Difficulties
280. What is the source of happiness?
281. What is Faith?
282. How can I get to know myself better?
283. How can I experience transformation?
284. Why should I turn over my life to the will of God?
285. Can prayer help me with tests and difficulties?
286. Why should I bring myself to account each day?
287. How might I pray to God to remove my faults?
288. How might I pray when life becomes unmanageable and I feel overwhelmed?
289. Who can restore our sanity and how?
290. Does everything happen for a reason?
291. Are some sins worse than others?
292. Can I ask Baha’u’llah for a miracle?
293. Can a homosexual person become a Baha’i?
294. Should we try to correct the faults of others by pointing them out?
295. What must we do to overcome our weaknesses and limitations?
296. Do the Baha’i teachings encourage community support?
297. What are the Baha’i teachings on the use of alcohol and drugs?
298. Is the AA 12-Step Program in harmony with the teachings of the Baha’i Faith?
299. We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity
300. We made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him
301. We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves
302. We admitted to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs
303. We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character
304. We humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings
305. We made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all
306. We made direct amends to such people wherever possible except when to do so would injure them or others
307. We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it
308. We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understand Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and for the power to carry that out
309. Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to others, and to practice these principles in all our affairs


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Health and Healing

310. Health and Healing
313. What is the relationship between our minds and our bodies?
314. What happens to someone’s soul when the body is damaged?
315. How are our mental faculties (mind) connected to the soul?
316. How can we overcome grief, sorrow and depression?
317. Is the soul affected by physical illness?
318. Do Baha’is believe in using doctors?
319. Do Baha’is believe in psychiatrists?
320. How will medicinal treatment improve in the future?
321. What will be will be our food in the future?
322. What is the role of food in causing and curing disease?
323. Do Baha’is eat meat?
324. Are Baha’is allowed to smoke or use tobacco?
325. Can suffering in life be helpful for me?
326. How can a physician best facilitate healing?
327. What shall I do in times of physical pain?
328. How could doctors be more effective healers?
329. Do Baha’is believe in organ transplantation?
330. How important is it to visit the sick?
331. Is a doctor allowed to hide the severity of an illness from a patient?
332. How can I help someone who is diagnosed as terminally ill?
333. What does the Baha’i Faith say about euthanasia?
334. Can a prayer from a different part of the world help with the healing of a sick patient?
335. Can I be a spiritual healer?
336. Does the Greatest Name exercise influence over physical matters?
337. Do Baha’is have a defined idea about food and exercise?
338. Should you try new and untried methods of medicine?
339. What did ‘Abdu’l-Baha say about biochemical homeopathy?
340. Does the Baha’i Faith have its own school of nutrition or medicine?
341. Does the Baha’i Faith support recovery programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous?
342. Can a Baha’i use alcohol as a home remedy for a common illness?
343. Can Baha’is serve alcohol to their houseguests if they are not Baha’is?
344. Can a Baha’i doctor prescribe narcotics?
345. What is the Baha’i perspective on marijuana and drugs?


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Family and Marriage

346. Family and Marriage
349. What is the Baha’i view towards marriage?
350. What are the bounties of true marriage?
351. How can I bring my marriage and family closer to God?
352. What about love and marriage?
353. What is a true Baha’i marriage?
354. What are some procedures for a Baha’i marriage?
355. What are the four kinds of love?
356. What is the Baha’i view of the equality of women and men?
357. Can a Baha’i cohabitate and have sex before marriage?
358. Why should we show respect towards parents?
359. What is some of the guidance given to mothers?
360. How should parents discipline their children?
361. Who is the major provider in a Baha’i marriage?
362. What are the primary responsibilities of a mother and a father?
363. What does the Baha’i Faith say about education?
364. Is the education of daughters or sons more important?
365. How weighty is the responsibility of fathers in educating his children?
366. Can a Baha’i couple practice birth control?
367. Can a Baha’i consider permanent sterilization?
368. Does Baha’u’llah allow abortion under any circumstances?
369. Do Baha’is believe in artificial insemination?
370. Can a Baha’i couple use in-vitro fertilization or surrogate mothers to have children?
371. Is it allowable to have a vasectomy in order to not have any more children?
372. What is the Baha’i perspective on population explosion?
373. How do husband and wife come to a decision?
374. What are valid reasons to ask for a divorce?
375. Does the Baha’i Faith allow one party to refuse request for divorce?


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Creativity and the Arts

376. Creativity and the Arts
378. Who inspires creativity, understanding and insight?
379. What is the impact of music on the heart and soul?
380. Is creating art a worthy vocation?
381. When do arts, sciences and crafts become a form of worship?
382. What causes the reformation and revitalization of the arts?
383. How do the arts help the world advance spiritually?
384. Aside from spiritual benefits, why should artists and craftsmen be valued?
385. How important is musical education for children?
386. Are beautiful melodies more beneficial than other sounds?
387. Are there any arts that Baha’is should avoid?
388. Do Baha’is portray Prophets or Baha’i Central Figures in dramas?
389. Is depicting a Prophet or Manifestation of God in human form allowed?
390. Is there a Baha’i standard for writers?
391. Can novels written by Baha’i authors portray Prophets or Manifestations of God?


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The Existence of God

392. Existence of God
394. Does God exist?
395. What is God’s purpose for creating man?
396. Why did God create mankind?
397. Can man ever comprehend God?
398. Can we know God’s essence?
399. How can we know God exists when we cannot see God?
400. Can we find God through faith and reason?
401. How can we know God?
402. What are some signs of God’s existence?
403. How can we understand God’s Word?
404. Can a scientist believe in God?
405. What are some of the many names of God?
406. God as Father
407. Do you know your Lord personally?
408. Some say that seeing is believing


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Science and Religion

409. Science and Religion
411. Can true religion and sound science complement each other?
412. Can science ever explore the essence of God?
413. How could I investigate reality and truth in my spiritual journey?
414. Did life appear as a result of blind forces?
415. Does mankind have a power which is beyond the limitations of nature?
416. Is scientific investigation connected to spiritual discovery?
417. Is humanity the only intelligent life in the universe?
418. Was there a beginning of creation?
419. What do Baha’is believe about creation and evolution?
420. Was man ever an ape?
421. Was there a time when humankind did not exist?
422. Are there forces that cannot be directly perceived?
423. Is the law of cause-and-effect compatible with an all-powerful, all-knowing God?
424. Can philosophy enable us to know God?
425. What is man’s destiny in using scientific research?
426. To what end shall we use our scientific discoveries?
427. What does the Baha’i Faith say about the importance of miracles?
428. Are miracles compatible with science?
429. What type of knowledge are Baha’is encouraged to study?


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Peace and Justice

430. Peace and Justice
435. What is the purpose of religion?
436. What is the Most Great Peace?
437. How can lasting peace be established in a World Commonwealth?
438. What is the Lesser Peace?
439. How will the Lesser Peace come about?
440. What is the two-fold process that is driving world events?
441. Will this new system of governance be built around nation states?
442. What is the call of Baha’u’llah to mankind?
443. Do Baha’is support the United Nations?
444. What is the station of the continent of America?
445. What is the station of the American nation?
446. What is the purpose of the Baha’i Houses of Worship?
447. What is the role of the Faith of Baha’u’llah?
448. Will nation building always exist?
449. What is the Baha’i position on wealth and money?
450. What are some thoughts on Capitalism and profit-sharing?
451. What is the Baha’i attitude regarding work?
452. What are the rewards for a teacher?
453. What is the station of the farmer?
454. Women and world peace?
455. What will some of the changes in social values be?
456. What is the Baha’i position on labor strikes?
457. Do Baha’is vote?
458. Can Baha’is run for or hold a political office?
459. What does the Baha’i Faith say about hunting and fishing?
460. What does Baha’u’llah say about bearing firearms?
461. Can a Baha’i in the United States own a gun?
462. Did Baha’u’llah bring a new economic system?
463. What does ‘Abdu’l-Baha say about food and wages?
464. What is the Baha’i view on taxes and the elimination of extremes of wealth and poverty?
465. Do Baha’is serve in the military?
466. Are Kings still part of this New World Order?
467. What is the Baha’i perspective on Theocracy?
468. Can the Baha’i Administrative Order be a model for future world governance?
469. What is the Baha’i perspective on countries adopting Baha’i laws?
470. What is the Baha’i perspective on entanglements in politics?
471. What is the Baha’i path to reform society?
472. What is the purpose of the Baha’i teachings regarding mankind?
473. What is the first and inescapable obligation of every Baha’i community?
474. What about rights of individuals?
475. What are some of our most challenging social issues today?
476. Native Americans will become great standard bearers
477. What is the destiny of the indigenous population of America?
478. Minorities are favored and accorded priority
479. Who is often filled with more prejudice?
480. We should meet each other as equals
481. As the notes which blend to make beautiful musical chord…
482. Hasten towards a bright and happy future
483. The light of the spirit shineth in the black pupil of the eye
484. The lights of love of God
485. The Baha’i Faith transcends all racial limitations and differences
486. The white people must make a supreme effort
487. What can a black person do to help bring about racial harmony?
488. Does the Baha’i Faith encourage marriage between black and white in America?
489. The union of the white and the black is very important
490. Our first and inescapable obligation is to nurture, encourage, and safeguard every minority
491. What do the Baha’i teachings say about the role of skin color in the eyes of God?
492. How can a Baha’i distinguish himself on the matter of race?
493. What is the fundamental purpose of the Baha’i Faith?
494. We must be patient with each other
495. A warning not to get involved in political agendas of race
496. Racism is a negation of faith
497. What is the Baha’i perspective on Socialism?
498. Do Baha’is believe in capital punishment?
499. Do Baha’i teachings allow gambling and participation in lotteries?


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Christ and Baha’u’llah

500. Christ and Baha’u’llah
503. What is the Baha’i attitude toward Christ and Christianity?
504. Do Baha’is accept the divine authority of Jesus Christ?
505. Do Baha’is recognize Jesus Christ as both human and divine?
506. Is Christ’s living Spirit still with us today?
507. Did Jesus Christ refer to Himself as the Son of God?
508. Do Baha’u’llah and His Successors also refer to Christ as the Son of God?
509. How do Baha’is interpret the expression “Son of God”?
510. Do Baha’is accept the Virgin Birth of Jesus?
511. Do Baha’is consider the Virgin Birth a miracle?
512. In what sense is Jesus Christ born (“begotten”) of God?
513. Does “only begotten” refer to Christ’s human nature or to His divine nature?
514. Do Baha’is recognize Jesus Christ as God’s Word in human form?
515. What is the divine Word through whom “all things were made”?
516. What are some other names for the divine Word or Christ Spirit?
517. Is the Primal Word (Primal Will) identical with God?
518. Is the Primal Word a blind force or a conscious power?
519. How does the human Jesus embody the Primal Word?
520. Does the divine Christ Spirit (the Primal Word) reappear from age to age?
521. Does the Bible itself say Christ reappears from age to age?
522. Do Baha’is believe Jesus Christ rose from the dead?
523. How did the resurrection of Jesus Christ take place?
524. How do Baha’is interpret the disciples’ encounters with the risen Christ?
525. How do Baha’is interpret reports of the risen Christ eating food with His disciples?
526. Do Baha’is believe Jesus sacrificed Himself for the sins of humanity?
527. What does Baha’u’llah say about the power of Christ’s sacrifice?
528. How do Baha’is view Bible references to Christ as the only way?
529. If Jesus Christ is the only way to God, how can there be other Manifestations?
530. Is Baha’u’llah saying Christ and other Manifestations are spiritually the same Person?


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Authenticity of the Bible

531. Authenticity of the Bible
533. Do Baha’is acknowledge the Bible as the Word of God?
534. Do Baha’is regard the Bible as sacred scripture?
535. Do Baha’is recognize the Bible as divinely inspired?
536. Do Baha’is consider the Bible an authentic Book of sacred scripture?
537. In what sense do Baha’is consider the Bible authentic?
538. How can the Bible be authentic, yet less authentic than more recent scriptures?
539. How can a Bible text be true in spiritual substance but not necessarily in literal detail?
540. What do Baha’i Writings say about the authorship of the Torah?
541. What do Baha’i Writings say about the authorship of the Four Gospels?
542. Do Baha’i affirmations of “the Gospel” include more than the Four Gospels?
543. How does Baha’u’llah defend past religious leaders against charges of tampering with Bible texts?
544. Does Baha’u’llah allow us to reject Bible-based claims by protesting that “these Books are not of God”?
545. How does Baha’u’llah interpret references in the Qur’an to “corruption” of Bible texts?
546. Do all Bible texts have spiritual meanings that we must seek to understand?
547. May we dismiss as mere “imagination” something that the Bible “unmistakably affirms”?
548. How should we view paradoxes and apparent contradictions in the Bible?
549. Do minor discrepancies prove there necessarily were errors in the Bible’s original manuscripts?
550. Does Baha’u’llah invite Christians to judge His claims by the Bible?


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Bible Topics

551. Bible Topics
559. Baha’is believe…
560. Baha’u’llah’s “Tablet to the Christians” – The Most Holy Tablet
561. Baha’u’llah’s “Tablet to the Christians” asking us to open our hearts
562. What did Baha’u’llah write to Pope Pius IX?
563. Baha’u’llah’s “Tablet to the Christians” – addressing the Bishops
564. Baha’u’llah’s “Tablet to the Christians” – addressing Bethlehem
565. Baha’u’llah’s “Tablet to the Christians” – addressing Mount Sinai
566. Baha’u’llah’s “Tablet to the Christians” – addressing the priests
567. Baha’u’llah’s “Tablet to the Christians” – A promise to those who listen
568. Baha’u’llah’s Family Lineage
569. What questions might help me discover whether Baha’u’llah really is a Messenger from God?
570. Anti-Christ – 1/3 – How can I know that Baha’u’llah is not the Anti-Christ?
571. Anti-Christ – 2/3 – How can I know that Baha’u’llah is not the Anti-Christ?
572. Anti-Christ – 3/3 – How can I know that Baha’u’llah is not the Anti-Christ?
573. Atonement (Christ died for our sins) – What is the Baha’i perspective on Atonement?
574. Baha’u’llah – How did Baha’u’llah announce Jesus’ promise to you?
575. The Bab foretelling the coming of Baha’u’llah
576. Baptism – Are Baha’is baptized and therefore saved?
577. Beast – Is Baha’u’llah the Beast?
578. Born again – Do Baha’is believe we must be born again?
579. Carmel – 1/4 – Where is Armageddon and what is there today?
580. Carmel – 2/4 – What is the significance of Carmel in the last days?
581. Carmel – 3/4 – What do the Baha’is believe is the importance of Armageddon, near Mount Carmel?
582. Carmel – 4/4 – The Tablet of Carmel,
583. Every eye – 1/2 – And every eye shall see Him?
584. Every eye – 2/2 – Could the faithful survive these catastrophic events prior to rapture?
585. Faith verses Deeds – Do the Baha’is put belief or faith before deeds?
586. False Prophet – 1/3 – Baha’u’llah warns of wolves in sheep clothing
587. False Prophet – 2/3 – Is Baha’u’llah a False Prophet?
588. False Prophet – 3/3 – Ye shall know them by their fruits
589. God – 1/5 – The Bab’s claim to be the Ancient of Days
590. God – 2/5 – The Bab and his relationship to God
591. God – 3/5 – Who does Baha’u’llah claim to represent?
592. God – 4/5 – Baha’u’llah confirms Jesus claim to be God
593. God – 5/5 – Do Baha’is believe in a personal God?
594. Grace versus works – Do Baha’is believe we are saved by grace or by works?
595. Heaven – 1/2 – Is heaven a literal place?
596. Heaven – 2/2 – Do Baha’is believe in rewards in heaven?
597. Hell – How does Baha’u’llah describe hell?
598. Investigation – 1/2 – Detach yourself from human learning
599. Investigation – 2/2 – Why every Christian is called to investigate Baha’u’llah
600. Miracles – 1/2 – Did Baha’u’llah perform miracles?
601. Miracles – 2/2 – What does the Baha’i Faith say about the miracles of Christ?
602. Only begotten Son – 1/2 – How is Christ the only begotten Son of God?
603. Only begotten Son – 2/2 – How Is Christ the only begotten Son of God?
604. Was Christ “the only way”?
605. Prophecies – 1/5 – Was there expectation that Christ would return in 1844?
606. Prophecies – 2/5 – Where is the Promised One to come from?
607. Prophecies – 3/5 – Does the Bible say about where will the final place of His Coming be?
608. Prophecies – 4/5 – How will His coming or return be?
609. Prophecies – 5/5 – Baha’u’llah’s ministry lasted forty years. Was this foretold?
610. Rapture – 1/6 – Christ’s separation of flesh and spiritual identity
611. Rapture – 2/6 – Only the spirit, not the flesh, is “life” in rapture
612. Rapture – 3/6 – Paul describing being “caught up” as a vision
613. Rapture – 4/6 – Enoch and John were “translated or caught up” into heaven
614. Rapture – 5/6 – Who is the “Spirit of Truth” today?
615. Rapture – 6/6 – Baha’u’llah explains the symbolic meaning of rapture
616. Repentance – Do Baha’is believe in repentance?
617. Resurrection – 1/7 – Physical body cannot inherit the kingdom?
618. Resurrection – 2/7 – How did Christ refer to His flesh and His spirit?
619. Resurrection – 3/7 – Was Christ’s resurrection the only resurrection in scripture?
620. Resurrection – 4/7 – The Baha’i understanding of the spiritual nature of the Resurrection
621. Resurrection – 5/7 – Are there examples where a Prophet of God ascended without death to heaven?
622. Resurrection – 6/7 – John ascended to heaven during his life time
623. Resurrection – 7/7 – The body of Christ’s teachings and not His physical body
624. Return – 1/7 – How is Baha’u’llah the return of the “Spirit of Christ”?
625. Return – 2/7 – What is the promise about the return of Christ with a new name?
626. Return – 3/7 – I write upon Him My new name
627. Return / The New Name – 4/7 – What else do we look for in the new name?
628. Return – 5/7 – Is Baha’u’llah the Spirit of Truth / Counselor / Comforter?
629. Return – 6/7 – Baha’u’llah is prophesied to be announced by the Bab
630. Return – 7/7 – How did Baha’u’llah fulfill the promises of Mount Carmel?
631. Progressive Revelation – How are we to understand the many mansions of God?
632. Satan – 1/5 – What does Baha’u’llah say about Satan?
633. Satan – 2/5 – What does Baha’u’llah say about the Satanic Spirit?
634. Satan – 3/5 – What proves that Baha’u’llah is not Satan or the Devil?
635. Satan – 4/5 – What do Jesus and ‘Abdu’l-Baha say about Satan?
636. Satan – 5/5 – In what way is humanity’s “lower nature” the true Satan?
637. Saved – Are the Baha’is saved?
638. Sin – 1/3 – What does the Baha’i Faith say about sin?
639. Sin – 2/3 – What is the cause of Spiritual life or devastation?
640. Sin – 3/3 – Who are some of the other biblical figures without sin?
641. Trinity – 1/13 – How do the Baha’is view the Holy Trinity?
642. Trinity – 2/13 – What are the Baha’i teachings regarding the Trinity?
643. Trinity – 3/13 – God is only Spirit
644. Trinity – 4/13 – He that has seen Me has seen the Father?
645. Trinity – 5/13 – Christ is the image of God
646. Trinity – 6/13 – Do Baha’is believe that Christ is God?
647. Trinity – 7/13 – Baha’i’s view that Christ was also not God
648. Trinity – 8/13 – God’s essence is not in Christ
649. Trinity – 9/13 – What are the twofold stations of a messenger of God?
650. Trinity – 10/13 – Who also attained unto the Presence of God?
651. Trinity – 11/13 – Are the Manifestations and God one and the same?
652. Trinity – 12/13 – I am God – He verily speaketh the truth?
653. Trinity – 13/13 – Baha’u’llah’s announcement to be God
654. Yesterday / today / tomorrow – 1/2 – Is Christ the same yesterday, today and tomorrow?
655. Yesterday / today / tomorrow – 2/2 – Are the Cause of Christ and the Cause of Baha’u’llah the same?
656. Zion – God’s call from Mt. Zion and Carmel through Baha’u’llah


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Becoming a Baha’i

657. Becoming a Baha’i
661. Why did I find the Baha’i Faith?
662. Prayer for a new Baha’i
663. You are already a Baha’i when you believe…
664. A Baha’i declaration card
665. What happens when I feel spiritual?
666. Can I become a Baha’i, even though I am imperfect and don’t know all about the Baha’i laws and teachings?
667. But there are always some who enter the garden
668. Why do I need to sign a membership card to become a Baha’i?
669. Do the Baha’is believe in the importance of baptism?
670. Do I need parental consent if am a minor and want to become a Baha’i?
671. What is necessary for a soul to recognize a new revelation from God and what does God require of one who does?
672. Do Baha’is have a Holy Book like the Bible?
673. Who are the Central Figures and what are the Institutions of the Baha’i Faith?
674. What are some of the responsibilities of Local Spiritual Assemblies?
675. What are the conditions for a Local Spiritual Assembly to be effective?
676. What do the Baha’is mean when they talk about the Covenant?
677. Interpretation and Legislation
678. Some Laws and Obligations
679. Authoritative vs. Individual interpretation
680. What is the spirit in which Baha’i’s celebrate their Holy Days?
681. Celebrating Holy Days of other religions with your family and friends
682. Do the Baha’is have any clergy or priests?
683. Can I become a Baha’i and still belong to my church?
684. What are some conventions at which Baha’is vote?
685. Can I donate to the Baha’i Faith without becoming a member of the Baha’i community?
686. How do Baha’is bury their dead?
687. What is the meaning of the Baha’i ringstone symbol?
688. What are the problems facing religion?
689. How do the Baha’is spread their Faith?
690. Examples of the leadership of women in the Baha’i Community
691. What is the focus of the Ayyam-i-Ha celebration?
692. What is Naw-Ruz?
693. What do we celebrate at Ridvan?
694. What is a Baha’i Feast?
695. Why do Baha’is fast?
696. The Baha’i calendar
697. What are some of the Baha’i core activities?
698. What do we do in a study circle?
699. Appreciations of the Baha’i Faith
700. Baha’i Resources on the Internet


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