Baha'i faith
In North America, the estimate in Feb 2011 was 169,130 members on record. The Baha'i faith believes that God created all things from nothing and controls all phenomena that modern science has revealed and will reveal about the origins of the life and universe. They support scientific study and education because they believe science serves to show God's creative powers then dispute it. Founder of the Baja'í Faith explains that life on this earth is a training ground, a matrix in which each soul can learn and develop. Where they Bahá'u'lláh repeatedly stressed that only revealed religions can save someone from their imperfections. It is because God has sent his Manifestations to show us the path to spiritual development and to …show more content…
Our life’s purpose is to progress spiritually by serving our fellow man. In doing so they acquire the divine qualities they will need in the life to come. They believe God is the Creator of the universe, is all-knowing, all loving, and all merciful. Just as the sun shines on the world, so the light of God is shed upon all Creation. Through the teachings of the Manifestations of God—among them Abraham, Krishna, Zoroaster, Moses, Buddha, Jesus Christ, Muhammad, and, in more recent times, the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh—humanity’s spiritual, intellectual and moral capacities have been cultivated. They believe the conviction that we belong to one human family is at the heart of the Bahá’í Faith. The principle of the oneness of humankind is “the pivot round which the teachings of Bahá’u’lláh revolve.” They believe in idea that universal peace is needed in the world. Bahá'í worship services have no sermon, rituals, or clergy. Services consist of prayers, music, and reading of the scriptures of all religions, especially the writings of the Bahá'í Messenger Bahá'u'lláh. Houses of Worship are open to people of every
In North America, the estimate in Feb 2011 was 169,130 members on record. The Baha'i faith believes that God created all things from nothing and controls all phenomena that modern science has revealed and will reveal about the origins of the life and universe. They support scientific study and education because they believe science serves to show God's creative powers then dispute it. Founder of the Baja'í Faith explains that life on this earth is a training ground, a matrix in which each soul can learn and develop. Where they Bahá'u'lláh repeatedly stressed that only revealed religions can save someone from their imperfections. It is because God has sent his Manifestations to show us the path to spiritual development and to …show more content…
Our life’s purpose is to progress spiritually by serving our fellow man. In doing so they acquire the divine qualities they will need in the life to come. They believe God is the Creator of the universe, is all-knowing, all loving, and all merciful. Just as the sun shines on the world, so the light of God is shed upon all Creation. Through the teachings of the Manifestations of God—among them Abraham, Krishna, Zoroaster, Moses, Buddha, Jesus Christ, Muhammad, and, in more recent times, the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh—humanity’s spiritual, intellectual and moral capacities have been cultivated. They believe the conviction that we belong to one human family is at the heart of the Bahá’í Faith. The principle of the oneness of humankind is “the pivot round which the teachings of Bahá’u’lláh revolve.” They believe in idea that universal peace is needed in the world. Bahá'í worship services have no sermon, rituals, or clergy. Services consist of prayers, music, and reading of the scriptures of all religions, especially the writings of the Bahá'í Messenger Bahá'u'lláh. Houses of Worship are open to people of every