It has been said that Baha'is are not made, they are found. I do not think that was necessarily true in my case, but nonetheless.
It is a sin to Not question. By doubting but keeping an open mind, you end up proving and believing.
Some people claim all faith is blind, but my faith is a carefully considered, carefully reasoned and very reasonable, rational and defensible faith. Were atheist Stephen Roberts (1901-1971) standing in front of me this moment, I would say back to him, “I contend that we are both men of faith. I just have faith in one more thing than you do, and for very good reason. When you fully understand why I disdain all the devisers of superstitions and dismiss the gods of vain imaginings, you will understand why I believe in my God, and you will believe also." -- B. Knott Wildered (Not my real name, but the quote is mine.)
God has given man the eye of investigation by which he may see and recognize truth. He has endowed man with ears that he may hear the message of reality and conferred upon him the gift of reason by which he may discover things for himself. This is his endowment and equipment for the investigation of reality. Man is not intended to see through the eyes of another, hear through another's ears nor comprehend with another's brain. Each human creature has individual endowment, power and responsibility in the creative plan of God. Therefore depend upon your own reason and judgment and adhere to the outcome of your own investigation ... We must not be content with simply following a certain course because we find our fathers pursued that course. It is the duty of everyone to investigate reality, and investigation of reality by another will not do for us. -- (Abdu'l-Baha, Foundations of World Unity, p. 76)
I believe that Christianity came from God but Christians have left the true God and constructed a god of vain imaginings. -- BKW
There can be no doubt whatever that the peoples of the world, of whatever race or religion, derive their inspiration from one heavenly Source, and are the subjects of one God. The difference between the ordinances under which they abide should be attributed to the varying requirements and exigencies of the age in which they were revealed.
(Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 217)
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★ Regardless of Christianity’s origin, the very fact the Baha’i Faith exists is proof that when it comes to the Return of Christ and the End Time events, the Christian view is very much in error. Call it myth and folklore if you will.
★ If the Baha’i Faith is what it claims to be, then there is a God, Atheists are loved and inspired by God even if they do not realize it, all religions are directly or indirectly from God, the major ones directly, and world peace is beckoning from an ever-brightening horizon. If it is not what it claims to be, there is no god, no true religion and peace is a pipe dream and a hope that will never be realized.
★ Were there no God then the Baha’i Faith with all its aspects and myriad facets(*1) could not exist. The Baha’i Faith exists therefore it follows there must be a God.
*1. In toto, thousands of prophecies from every major religion fulfilled by the Baha'i Faith, prophecies made under the umbrella of the Baha'i Faith with none ever missing in even the tiniest detail, scientific truths mentioned in Baha'i scripture decades before they were posited by the mind of Science, principles designed to address societal problems before society at large recognized there was a problem, the unity achieved by the Baha'is themselves and the life of the founder, to name just a few.