civic
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As long as we treat our members respectfully regardless of our doctrinal differences all is good. Remember the golden rule.Which gospel?
Doctrine Historic Christianity Baha’i Faith
God One God in three Persons: Father, Son, Holy Spirit (Matt. 28:19; 2 Cor. 13:14) -- One God, but rejects the Trinity; God is wholly transcendent and unknowable
Jesus Christ Eternal Son of God, fully God and fully man; virgin birth, sinless life, crucifixion, bodily resurrection--- One of many Manifestations of God, not God in essence; denies deity and exclusive salvific role
Final Revelation Jesus is the final and complete revelation of God (Heb. 1:1–2; Jude 1:3) Jesus was a Manifestation, but Baha’u’llah is a more recent one, bringing further revelation
Salvation By grace through faith in Christ alone (Eph. 2:8–9; John 3:16; Acts 4:12) By personal effort and moral obedience; faith in Baha’u’llah as the latest Manifestation is required
Scripture The Bible is the complete and final written Word of God (2 Tim. 3:16–17; Rev. 22:18–19) Accepts the Bible but believes it is corrupted; adds Baha’i writings (e.g., Kitáb-i-Aqdas)
Sin and Atonement All have sinned; Jesus’ death is a substitutionary atonement for sin (Rom. 3:23–25; 1 Pet. 2:24) Denies original sin and rejects substitutionary atonement
Resurrection of Christ Bodily resurrection of Christ is essential to the gospel (1 Cor. 15:14–17) Rejects bodily resurrection, teaches symbolic or spiritual resurrection
Eschatology (Last Things) Second coming of Christ, bodily resurrection of all, final judgment (Acts 1:11; John 5:28–29; Rev. 20) Christ already came symbolically in Baha’u’llah; rejects final judgment and bodily resurrection
Church and Mission The Church is the Body of Christ, tasked with preaching the gospel to all nations (Matt. 28:19–20) Promotes unity of all religions, global harmony, and progressive revelation
The Baha’i Faith departs from foundational Christian doctrines including the deity of Christ, the Trinity, the sufficiency of Scripture, substitutionary atonement, and salvation by grace through faith. These are non-negotiables in Christian theology (cf. Gal. 1:6–9; 2 John 1:9–11).
As such, the Baha’i Faith cannot be considered a part of the Christian faith, either historically or doctrinally, despite ethical overlap or reverence for Jesus.
So I ask again @Pancho Frijoles--which gospel are you, a Baha'i, referring to?
I'm a guest here, so what I say matters little, but do you have permission to engage believers in Christ here, especially when your religion radically departed from THE faith, THE Way?
@civic--is this permissible?
J.

On some other forums you can’t even question the Trinity and one in particular it’s off limits to mention it.
I like ours to be like in real life where we would defend if with people we meet outside of a church setting.
That’s what apologetics is all about. Defending what one believes.
There are many members here that I disagree with many of their doctrinal beliefs but I don’t let that stop me from engaging them and treating them respectfully.
And some forums make me sick the way they Gang up on those they disagree with their admins/ mods and lording their authority over others. It makes me want to puke

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