RE: The Baha'i Faith
June 30, 2014 at 1:22 am
(This post was last modified: June 30, 2014 at 1:23 am by The Grand Nudger.)
Quote:I cannot tell you that you were not "created" (born. I'm assuming, correct me if I'm wrong, that you weren't formed by God directly) to be a servant of God. To be honest, I don't see your point. As a servant of God, I am a servant of man. That's what Baha'is are told, the highest form of worship is service to our fellow man. And, according to the Faith, we were created to "know and worship" God. Since service to our fellow man is the highest form of worship, then we were created to serve our fellow man. I see no issue here.The issue is one of principle...because principle has a way of shaping our actions and what we will accept in our lives as tolerable. Does it not? The service to your fellow man, to me, seems to be a flowery phrase hiding an ugly truth. You are serving god, period (man is just an intermediary). I'm fine with that, but to imply or directly state that I (or any other) was created to be a servant legitimizes the notion that there is such a thing as a "born servant". That we have a place. That our purpose has been decided by another and that this purpose is servitude to that other. That doesn't strike you as a possible issue? Are you serving man legitimizing the masters rights over the human chattel?
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