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| Theme Two: Patterns of Rejection (8), Example Six Continued. |
| Published: January 9, 2008, 1:37 am |
| Tags: Theme Two Patterns Of Rejection |
| also part of the Pattern of Rejection, that is to say this acceptance on the part of a few believers is a part of the larger pattern repeating with each Manifestation of God."And in another place He said: 'I go and another will come Who will tell you all that I have not told you, and will fulfill all that I have said.' Both these sayings have |
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| Theme Two: Patterns of Rejection, Example Six. |
| Published: January 5, 2008, 12:57 am |
| Tags: Theme Two Patterns Of Rejection |
| by Baha'u'llah of the patterns of rejection of the worlds Prophets. To Baha'u'llah, the example of the coming of Jesus to the Jewish people in Palestine fit's the same pattern as the coming of the earlier Prophets to their respective peoples. The patterns are the same, with the rejection being based upon false assumptions and false |
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| Theme Two: Patterns of Rejection (7) |
| Published: January 2, 2008, 12:20 am |
| Tags: Theme Two Patterns Of Rejection |
| Paragraph 15: Leaders of Religion."Leaders of religion, in every age, have hindered their people from attaining the shores of eternal salvation, inasmuch as they held the reins of authority in their mighty grasp. Some for the lust of leadership, others through want of knowledge and understanding, have been the cause of the deprivation of the |
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| Theme Two: Patterns of Rejection (6); Introspection (True Believer); Conclusion of Third & Fourth Examples. |
| Published: December 29, 2007, 5:01 pm |
| Tags: Theme Two Patterns Of Rejection, True Believer |
| behaviors fall into these patterns, to what extent do the patterns we see in society about us fall into these patterns, for example in the concern about global warming and the dangers that it represents and the fact that it has been ignored for so long."This notwithstanding the fact that all the Prophets of God, whenever made manifest unto the |
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| Patterns of Rejections (5): Examples Three & Four |
| Published: December 22, 2007, 1:38 am |
| Tags: Theme Two Patterns Of Rejection |
| see how these first three themes, that of the True Believer, that of the Patterns of Rejection, and that of the Character Traits displayed by the Prophets all are intertwined. The line of the Prophets represent one pole of action, that of their opponents or rejectors represent the opposite pole, while that of the True Believers (all of us), |
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| Patterns of Rejection (4): Example Two. |
| Published: December 17, 2007, 11:46 pm |
| Tags: Theme Two Patterns Of Rejection |
| Salih and his teachings.Patterns of Rejection. Why do the people reject the Prophets? Baha'u'llah asked us this question in Paragraph 8, and here he provides some answers as found in the text of the Qur'an."Thou hast not brought us a clear signal." "Forbiddest thou us to worship that which our fathers worshipped?" This indicates part of the |
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| Patterns of Rejection: Example One (Continued) |
| Published: December 12, 2007, 1:10 am |
| Tags: Theme Two Patterns Of Rejection |
| which concern the pattern of rejection. First, he asks, what are the reasons for denial on the part of this people? From what we can glean of this first example, the only answer we have is spite and pride. These people are simply not ready for a teacher from God. And as to what might change this pattern of rejection? Well, perhaps if the |
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| Theme Two: Patterns of Rejection (3) |
| Published: December 11, 2007, 2:23 am |
| Tags: Theme Two Patterns Of Rejection |
| of Rejection: Example One.In the next few paragraphs Baha'u'llah relates the stories of six Prophets as they were detailed in the Surih of Hud in the Qur'an.Paragraph Seven: Among the Prophets was Noah (example one)."Among the Prophets was Noah. For nine hundred and fifty years He prayerfully exhorted His people and summoned them to the |
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| Theme Two and Three: Patterns of Rejection (2) and Character Traits (2) |
| Published: December 6, 2007, 11:41 pm |
| Tags: Theme Two Patterns Of Rejection, Theme Three Character Traits |
| that to some extent the patterns of rejection that we will find are born out of the character traits that the opponent group possesses, just as the patterns of acceptance of the Prophets followers grow out of the character traits that are possessed by those few who accept the Prophet."Moreover, the more closely you observe the denials of |
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| Theme Two: Patterns of Rejection (Part One) |
| Published: December 4, 2007, 11:41 pm |
| Tags: Theme Two Patterns Of Rejection |
| begin an examination of the patterns of rejection which manifest themselves in every religious epoch.Paragraph Three: Consider the Past. "Consider the past." This is Baha'u'llah's rather simple initial statement: "Consider the past." But this is more than just a simple request, for all human study begins in some sense with an examination of |
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