The Baha'i Faith: The Emerging Global ReligionHarper & Row, 1990 - 228 pages This is a study of the history, teachings, administrative structure and community life of the Baha'i faith, the youngest and fastest growing of the world's independent religions. |
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Page 101
... progress . " Spiritual progress means acquiring the capacity to act in conformity with the Will of God and to express the attributes and spirit of God in one's dealings with one's self and with other human beings . Bahá'u'lláh teaches ...
... progress . " Spiritual progress means acquiring the capacity to act in conformity with the Will of God and to express the attributes and spirit of God in one's dealings with one's self and with other human beings . Bahá'u'lláh teaches ...
Page 111
... progress while hell represents the results of failure to progress spiritually . first , which is the creation of God , is GOD , HIS MANIFESTATIONS , AND MAN 111.
... progress while hell represents the results of failure to progress spiritually . first , which is the creation of God , is GOD , HIS MANIFESTATIONS , AND MAN 111.
Page 121
... progress , as has been explained in the above . But the Manifestation remains on an ideal level beyond that which even the most perfect man is capable of attaining . Extending the mirror analogy , the souls of ordinary men may also be ...
... progress , as has been explained in the above . But the Manifestation remains on an ideal level beyond that which even the most perfect man is capable of attaining . Extending the mirror analogy , the souls of ordinary men may also be ...
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