RE: Why logical arguments for Messengers don't work.
January 5, 2016 at 10:47 am
(This post was last modified: January 5, 2016 at 10:48 am by Mystic.)
(January 4, 2016 at 6:10 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: I’m not disregarding the rest of your thoughtful post; but rather, I would like to focus on the ‘greater guidance’ that you would expect to see from God. I imagine you see greater guidance as one or more of the following: 1) general principles about Justice and the Good or 2) specific rituals and practices for everyday life that exemplify the virtue or 3) specific commands to act or admonishment to refrain from acting both of which believers must obey.
I think that is part of the guidance. What I see more important is revelation then simply commands is
1) Issue of power/authority and discussion of true authority, and God's will on how about to go in the situation of facing it, as well as verses point how to deal with this issue in a wise way. Any book that ignores this issue is missing a key important issue of facing humanity. How to recognize false authority and true authority.
2) A sophisticated philosophy in how you can come to know God's existence, his Oneness, his signs in the soul, his attributes.
3) Philosophy of why he would send guidance, and appoint Guides.
4) Reminder of the inward kingdom.
5) Philosophy in how he goes about appointing Guides and uniting some of their causes with each other.
6) A guidance on how to recognize the specific guide of our time and philosophy as to why there must be a Guide in each age.
7) I would expect it to not be of monotone boring type discussion, but that of passionate advice, made in a way that has effect, which includes eloquence, because eloquence helps a lot to convey points to the heart and make an emotional effect. The guidance thus must include an emotional impact in form of advice, admonishment and inspiration.
8) I would expect inspiration of examples of the chosen ones as well as of some inspirational followers they had.
9) I would expect emphasis on following a current set of role models that are connected to our times more through history then simply ancient stories which can be lessons but have little connection to our situation.
10) The characteristics of the Guide of our time I would expect to be in the book and deep philosophy on how the type of guidance he been entrusted with in the spiritual realm to me is a must.
These are some of what I expect given the knowledge I have.
To be continued....
