A Few of My Concerns About the Baha'i Faith

A Few of My Concerns About the Baha'i Faith

After 25 years as a member of the Baha’i Religion, I made a decision to learn the Bible to see if I may discover methods to assist Christians settle for Baha’u’llah. I additionally felt that for the reason that Bible was essentially the most influential ebook within the historical past of our civilization, I ought to know what it says.

So within the late 1990’s I took time to learn the New Testomony. Then I turned to the Previous Testomony and began studying, starting with the ebook of Genesis.

About that point, my life went by way of some upheaval and a long-distance transfer, and through that point it grew to become clear to me that I now not needed to be a Baha’i. Proper earlier than leaving on that transfer I acquired two very painful and hurtful shocks from Baha’is I knew. Within the yr 2000 I spotted that the Baha’i prophecy about entry by troops and the Lesser Peace wasn’t taking place.

In 2001 despatched a withdrawal letter to my Native Non secular Meeting and the Nationwide Non secular Meeting and it was ignored and by no means responded to. As a substitute my membership rights had been eliminated as a result of I used to be now not keen to comply with Baha’i legal guidelines. From that point on I didn’t contemplate myself a Baha’i. My membership within the Baha’i Religion lasted for thirty years and left me with dangerous emotions for any type of organized faith. I spent the subsequent twelve years estranged from spiritual experiences, wanting to search out my very own manner and restore my creativity.

Think about my shock when about ten years later, out of the blue, I acquired a cellphone name from the secretary of the Native Non secular Meeting, asking me if I needed to be an energetic member once more! I instructed her I’d despatched a withdrawal letter in 2001 and no, I didn’t wish to be an energetic Baha’i, and didn’t perceive why my identify was nonetheless on their checklist. She mentioned that the Meeting regretted eradicating my membership rights and that if they’d it to do over once more they’d deal with issues in a different way. Nonetheless, I didn’t wish to have something to do with being Baha’i.

In 2013 I went by way of extra struggles and prayed for God to assist me out of a nasty scenario. Rising from that, I felt gratitude to God for rescuing me. I needed to go to a spot the place God was worshiped in order that I may thank Him for His assist. It didn’t matter to me what faith it was, so I went to the closest place, my neighborhood church. On the best way I spotted this was my day to be saved, so I went into the church and gave my life to Jesus in gratitude for what He’d finished for me. I used to be baptized in July 2014.

I beloved the church and determined to maintain going again. The pastor teaches instantly from the Bible, verse by verse. The day I acquired there he was educating from Revelation 5. I used to be intrigued as a result of I needed to listen to what he’d say about Revelation 12 and 13 that had been so acquainted due to prophecies Baha’is use to attempt to show that Baha’u’llah is God’s messenger. I additionally appreciated that the church is a “come as you are” kind church the place casual apparel is the norm, and the worship music there may be fantastic and uplifting.

Final month I began studying the ebook, “Satisfied: Discovering Contentment in a World of Consumption” by Jeff Manion. Each week he offers a “challenge” which is a homework undertaking… and one week it was to “serve somewhere you don’t normally serve.” On the time I acquired that project, I had no concept what service I may do. For months I’ve been praying to understand how Jesus needs me to serve Him, and one thing got here to me the week I acquired that “challenge.”

Within the city the place I used to stay, a few of my finest pals had been invited to a Baha’i dinner. Once I heard that, a variety of feelings got here up . I used to be shocked at how a lot this upset me. My pals weren’t moved to develop into Baha’i on the dinner. My Christian pal practically cried when he heard how Baha’is use John 14:16 to say the Comforter was Baha’u’llah relatively than the Holy Spirit.

What got here of that is that I acquired off the fence about Baha’i. On a regular basis I used to be a Christian, I’d been praying to know the reality about Baha’u’llah, whether or not he was a prophet of God or not. I belief Jesus fully and knew that I may place this problem in His arms till He would reveal the reality to me.

The shock of getting my pals go to a hearth was what opened my eyes to what my coronary heart already knew, and I acquired the inspiration to start out this YouTube channel and serve Jesus by exploring the info of the Baha’i Religion and Christianity. I wish to clarify to Baha’is why it’s that Christians aren’t moved to “entry by troops” once they hear Baha’is educating concerning the Bible. I’d additionally like to speak with those that are nonetheless in restoration after leaving the Baha’i Religion.

Photographs: Pixabay, my pictures, &
Baha’i Home of Worship, Wilmette, Illinois – R. Diesterheft on Flickr (CC By-SA 2.0)

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Baha’i Archives Constructing, Haifa Israel – L. Daniel on Flickr (CC By-SA 2.0)