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2008-03-23 17:07:13 UTC
Bahais of the various groups that have formed since the passing of
Shoghi Effendi should show for the Baha'i spiritual conduct even with
spiritual groups or leaders with differing interpretations of the
Teachings..........Here is what Abdu;l Baha wrote;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;.
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"Now is the time for the lovers of God to raise high the banners of
unity, to intone, in the assemblages of the world, the verses of
friendship and love and to demonstrate to all that the grace of God is
one. Thus will the tabernacles of holiness be upraised on the summits
of the earth, gathering all peoples into the protective shadow of the
Word of Oneness. This great bounty will dawn over the world at the
time when the lovers of God shall arise to carry out His Teachings,
and to scatter far and wide the fresh, sweet scents of universal
love."
"In every dispensation, there hath been the commandment of fellowship
and love, but it was a commandment limited to the community of those
in mutual agreement, not to the dissident foe. In this wondrous age,
however, praised be God, the commandments of God are not delimited,
not restricted to any one group of people, rather have all the friends
been commanded to show forth fellowship and love, consideration and
generosity and loving-kindness to every community on earth. Now must
the lovers of God arise to carry out these instructions of His: let
them be kindly fathers to the children of the human race, and
compassionate brothers to the youth, and self-denying offspring to
those bent with years. The meaning of this is that ye must show forth
tenderness and love to every human being, even to your enemies, and
welcome them all with unalloyed friendship, good cheer, and loving-
kindness. "
(Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Baha, p 20)
Shoghi Effendi should show for the Baha'i spiritual conduct even with
spiritual groups or leaders with differing interpretations of the
Teachings..........Here is what Abdu;l Baha wrote;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;.
.
"Now is the time for the lovers of God to raise high the banners of
unity, to intone, in the assemblages of the world, the verses of
friendship and love and to demonstrate to all that the grace of God is
one. Thus will the tabernacles of holiness be upraised on the summits
of the earth, gathering all peoples into the protective shadow of the
Word of Oneness. This great bounty will dawn over the world at the
time when the lovers of God shall arise to carry out His Teachings,
and to scatter far and wide the fresh, sweet scents of universal
love."
"In every dispensation, there hath been the commandment of fellowship
and love, but it was a commandment limited to the community of those
in mutual agreement, not to the dissident foe. In this wondrous age,
however, praised be God, the commandments of God are not delimited,
not restricted to any one group of people, rather have all the friends
been commanded to show forth fellowship and love, consideration and
generosity and loving-kindness to every community on earth. Now must
the lovers of God arise to carry out these instructions of His: let
them be kindly fathers to the children of the human race, and
compassionate brothers to the youth, and self-denying offspring to
those bent with years. The meaning of this is that ye must show forth
tenderness and love to every human being, even to your enemies, and
welcome them all with unalloyed friendship, good cheer, and loving-
kindness. "
(Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Baha, p 20)