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49: “The combination of absolute loyalty to the Manifestation of God and…” |
The combination of absolute loyalty to the Manifestation of God and
His Teachings, with the searching and intelligent study of the Teachings and
history of the Faith which those Teachings themselves enjoin, is a particular
strength of this Dispensation. In past Dispensations the believers have tended
to divide into two mutually antagonistic groups: those who held blindly to the
letter of the Revelation, and those who questioned and doubted everything.
Like all extremes, both these can lead into error. The beloved Guardian has
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written that “The Bahá’í Faith … enjoins upon its followers the primary
duty of an unfettered search after truth….” Bahá’ís are called upon to
follow the Faith with intelligence and understanding. Inevitably believers
will commit errors as they strive to rise to this degree of maturity, and this
calls for forbearance and humility on the part of all concerned, so that such
matters do not cause disunity or discord among the friends.
(7 October 1980 to an individual believer) [49] |