Comments on: LA Class Newsletter [#33] http://bahairants.com/la-class-newsletter-33-164.html A personal Baha'i blog. Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:02:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Randy Burns http://bahairants.com/la-class-newsletter-33-164.html#comment-41906 Randy Burns Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:11:32 +0000 http://bahairants.com/la-class-newsletter-33-164.html#comment-41906 I think Tony's point is an important one. He is taking a holistic and ecological approach to revelation and the activities that surround it. Within that context the assigned roles of Messenger and recipient of message both have importance, particularly so within the grounds of the Divine Drama itself. If you had met personally all of the personages at the conference of Badast, for example, could you have picked out the one who would end up founding the Baha'i Faith? Only a vain dreamer could think so. Cheers, Randy I think Tony’s point is an important one. He is taking a holistic and ecological approach to revelation and the activities that surround it. Within that context the assigned roles of Messenger and recipient of message both have importance, particularly so within the grounds of the Divine Drama itself. If you had met personally all of the personages at the conference of Badast, for example, could you have picked out the one who would end up founding the Baha’i Faith? Only a vain dreamer could think so.

Cheers, Randy

]]> By: Sincere Friend http://bahairants.com/la-class-newsletter-33-164.html#comment-41829 Sincere Friend Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:47:35 +0000 http://bahairants.com/la-class-newsletter-33-164.html#comment-41829 The interaction between the followers and the Central figures is a dynamic that is part of the unfoldment of religion. Even the Aqdas was a result of someone requesting it. It seems though that in Mr. Lees arguments he wants to assert that the main stage of activity is between the Central figures and the believers. Rather its seem to me that the believers, by asking questions, then show their readiness to receive Revelation that is waiting for their responses to previous Revelation. The Creative initiative always rests with the Divine forces, but sometimes it appears from human perspective that the Revelation is a result of the interaction, as it would be in an ordinary human dialogue. Never forget the role the Holy Spirit has in religion. The interaction between the followers and the Central figures is a dynamic that is part of the unfoldment of religion. Even the Aqdas was a result of someone requesting it.

It seems though that in Mr. Lees arguments he wants to assert that the main stage of activity is between the Central figures and the believers. Rather its seem to me that the believers, by asking questions, then show their readiness to receive Revelation that is waiting for their responses to previous Revelation. The Creative initiative always rests with the Divine forces, but sometimes it appears from human perspective that the Revelation is a result of the interaction, as it would be in an ordinary human dialogue.

Never forget the role the Holy Spirit has in religion.

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