45 COVENANT BREAKERS (Shun)
"...Baha'u'llah and the Master in many places and very emphatically have told us to shun entirely all Covenant breakers as they are afflicted with what we might try and define as a contagious spiritual disease; they have also told us, however, to pray for them. These souls are not lost forever. In the Aqdas, Baha'u'llah says that God will forgive Mirza Yahya if he repents. It follows, therefore, that God will forgive any soul if he repents. Most of them don't want to repent, unfortunately. If the leaders can be forgiven it goes without saying that their followers can also be forgiven... (17:1)

"Also, it has nothing to do with unity in the Cause; if a man cuts a cancer out of his body to preserve his health and very life, no one would suggest that for the sake of unity it should be reintroduced into the otherwise healthy organism. On the contrary, what was once a part of him has so radically changed as to have become a poison." (17:2)

46 CRIMSON BOOK (The)
"Unfortunately it would seem that the knowledge `which could largely eliminate fear' has not been disclosed or identified by Baha'u'llah, so we do not know what it is. (17:3)

"However, what Baha'u'llah did not elaborate but what He meant by the `world' recorded in the Crimson Book was the power of the Covenant. (17:4)

"The `Crimson Book' refers to the Book of His Covenant, and the reference above means the power for unity which the Covenant possesses and radiates. On page 238 of `God Passes By' you will find the cross- reference to the `Crimson Book' and the `Epistle to the Son of the Wolf.'" (17:5)

47 CRITICISM
"When criticism and harsh words arise within a Baha'i community, there is no remedy except to put the past behind one, and persuade all concerned to turn over a new leaf, and for the sake of God and His Faith refrain from mentioning the subjects which have led to misunderstanding and inharmony. The more the friends argue back and forth and maintain, each side, that their point of view is the right one, the worse the whole situation becomes. (17:6)

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