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There is no God apart from me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none but me. Turn to me and be saved, all you ends of the earth. Isaiah 45:21-22 (1:22) Because of their belief in the oneness of religion and the progressive revelation of truth, Baha'is can communicate with the followers of all great religions. In general, the followers of each of the world's great religions accept only their own Messenger and the ones who came before Him but deny the rest. For instance, Jews accept only three Messengers-- Noah, Abraham, and Moses-- but deny the rest. Christians accept only four Messengers-- Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus-- but deny all the rest. Even the ones they accept, they do not consider equal with Jesus. Baha'is revere, in a spirit of oneness, all great Messengers and Teachers of the past: Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, Muhammad, the Bab, and Baha'u'llah. They also recognize Buddha, Zoroaster, and Krishna, who are denied by Jews, Christians, and Muslims. (1:23) Baha'u'llah's message of oneness has unified millions from every religion, race, creed, and culture. The new Faith is a laboratory in which the unity of religion has been tested and tried with phenomenal success. It blends the peoples of our planet like threads of light into a tapestry of the utmost beauty and splendor.
(1:24)
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