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From anyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked. Luke 12:48 (4:13) The world is in a desperate shape. Many unskilled doctors are offering instant remedies, but the patient is getting sicker. We can rectify the prevailing defective world order quickly and painlessly by accepting and applying God's remedy; or we can prolong our suffering by refusing to apply the remedy: (4:14) George was having trouble with a toothache, so he decided to visit the dentist. (4:15) 'What do you charge for extracting a tooth?' George asked. This pamphlet does not tell the full story of this supreme Revelation. It is mainly a call, an eye-opener. Its goal is to awaken you to the dawning of this great day of the Lord: (4:17) Happy the man who stays awake... Christ (Rev. 16:15) (4:18) I beseech God, exalted be His glory, that He may graciously awaken the peoples of the earth...10 Baha'u'llah (4:19) Be on guard! Be alert...keep watch ...don't let him find you sleeping. Christ (Mark 13:33-37) As 'Abdu'l-Baha states, to attain and accomplish a goal, three conditions must be met: You have met all three conditions on a small scale. You heard about the Baha'i Faith, you decided to investigate it, and you acted on your decision. Now you need to continue your investigation until you have reached the point of certainty. That point comes when your knowledge turns into vision, when you move from the stage of 'knowing' to the stage of 'seeing.' (4:21) Once Jesus gave this standard as a way of separating truth from falsehood: If a man chooses to do God's will, he will find out whether my teaching comes from God or whether I speak on my own. Christ (John 7:17) (4:22) The same rule applies to Baha'u'llah's teachings. What is God's will? It is to use His standards, not our own. Two of the most essential standards our Creator asks us to use are these: Baha'u'llah fulfills both of these standards. He fulfills the second one on a scale that has never been seen before. (4:24) References: |