On Christ, Son of God: A Baha'i View
Here is my favorite blog fragment so far this morning. -gw
seven minus seven (sevenminusseven) wrote,@ 2006-08-16 07:57:00
my co-worker is trying to set me up with her cousin, but i don't think that's such a good idea because he's going to think i'm weird. i talked to him on the phone last night and i tried to explain to him about baha'i (because he asked if i went to church) and all he said was "but you all believe that jesus christ is the son of god, right?" i couldn't even get through that barrier... and so early on. oh well.
seven minus seven (sevenminusseven) wrote,@ 2006-08-16 07:57:00
my co-worker is trying to set me up with her cousin, but i don't think that's such a good idea because he's going to think i'm weird. i talked to him on the phone last night and i tried to explain to him about baha'i (because he asked if i went to church) and all he said was "but you all believe that jesus christ is the son of god, right?" i couldn't even get through that barrier... and so early on. oh well.
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A seeker asks:
Do bahai's believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God?
Do bahai's believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God?
A Baha'i answered:
Jesus existed from the beginning that has no beginning. His relationship to the Father did not come into being when He was conceived by the Holy Spirit in the womb of His mother, Mary. He was the Son of God from the beginning, and His Sonship is not dependent on His having been miraculously conceived. This spiritual relationship to the Father, which you call being God's "only-begotten Son," Baha'is call His being "manifested" by God. It is a relationship entirely unlike that of the relationship between human beings and God.
http://library.syr.edu/digital/collections/m/MedievalManuscripts/ms07/217v_218r.jpg
We believe in the virgin birth of Christ, but do not believe that is what makes Him the Son of God. His being the Son of God is entirely a spiritual fact. We believe it is blasphemous to say that God conceived a son, though we believe that Christ had no human father.http://www.geocities.com/~quddus/Christian/1sonofgod.html
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Hi George! 2 weeks and counting and I will be home! I really have enjoyed being here with my family but 2 months is a very long time to be away from home and from all of my family up there. I am really looking forward to the wedding and then the camping trip afterwards!
In this post it was stated that Baha'is believe in the virgin birth of Jesus. If all scripture is to be viewed as metaphorical then why is this part not viewed as such? If He could be actually born of a virgin then why could He not also be raised from the dead? Both events are stated as fact in the Bible.
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