This return is too manifest in itself to require any evidence or proof. For instance, consider that among the Prophets was Noah. When He was invested with the robe of Prophethood, and was moved by the Spirit of God to arise and proclaim His Cause, whoever believed in Him and acknowledged His Faith, was endowed with the grace of a new life. Of him it could be truly said that he was reborn and revived, inasmuch as previous to his belief in God and his acceptance of His Manifestation, he had set his affections on the things of the world, such as attachment to earthly goods, to wife, children, food, drink, and the like, so much so that in the day-time and in the night season his one concern had been to amass riches and procure for himself the means of enjoyment and pleasure.
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Source
- Author
- Bahá'u'lláh
- Tradition
- Bahá'í
- Source text
- The Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude)
- Verse / page
- IQN.350
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- FaithGraceLoveOnenessSoulTimeToleranceTrustAgeAttachmentBlessingsDarknessEmotionsGodMoneyNatureRebirthReligionRespectSocietyThinkingUniverseValuesWealthWorldWorryTestimonyResurrectionProphethoodMercy
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You may believe in a God with form or a formless God, but your faith must be genuine and complete. It is through faith alone that one achieves everything.
A true believer cannot do anything wrong.
When love calls to you, follow it. Love's path can be difficult and demanding, but yield to it nonetheless. Love can hurt and shatter your dreams, yet believe in it anyway. Love will both uplift and challenge you, helping you grow while also pruning away what's unnecessary.
The inner work is first of all the work of God’s grace in the depth of the soul which subsequently distributes itself among the faculties of the soul, in that of Reason appearing as Belief, in that of Will as Love, and in that of Desire as Hope.