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Which
religion does the quotation come from?
(A) Bahá’i
(B) Buddhism
(C) Christianity
(D) Hinduism
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(E) Islam
(F) Judaism
(G) Zoroastrianism |
PROGRESSIVE
REVELATION
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“...Whenever
there is a decline in righteousness and a rise of unrighteousness
... then I send forth Myself, for the protection of the
good, for the destruction of the wicked and for the establishment
of righteousness. I come into being from age to age...”
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“I
am not the first Buddha who came upon the earth nor shall
I be the last ... in due time another Buddha will arise.”
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“Think
not that have come to destroy the law of the prophets: I
have come not to destroy but to fulfill.”
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“Verily
We have sent Thee with the truth. A comforter and a warner,
and there is not a people but a warner hath not passed among
them.”
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“Indeed
no religion shall We ever inaugurate unless it be renewed
in the days to come.”
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“But
thou, O Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among
the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall He come forth
unto Me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth
have been from of old, and from everlasting.”
THE
ONLY WAY
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“I
am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the
Father except through Me.”
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“This
is the path. There is no other that leads to vision.”
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“Whoso
seeks guidance elsewhere, God will lead him astray.”
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“He
that hath Me not is bereft of all things. Turn ye away from
all that is on earth and seek none else but Me.”
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“Abandoning
all duties, come to Me alone for shelter.”
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“There
is only one religious way. This one way is that of good
thoughts, good words, and good deeds, the way of heaven,
of light and of purity, of the infinite Creator.”
SALVATION
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“I
was born into the world as the king of truth for the salvation
of the world.”
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“The
Lord has made known His salvation ... all the ends of the
earth have seen the salvation of our Lord.”
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“We,
verily, have come for your sakes, and have borne the misfortunes
of the world for your salvation.”
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“The
longsuffering of our Lord is salvation ... for the grace
of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men.”
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“Leave
all things behind, and come to Me for thy salvation. I will
make thee free from the bondage of sin. Fear no more.”
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“Those
who for Me shall give heed and obedience to Him, shall attain
integrity and immortality ... O Wise Lord ... Your kingdom
of salvation let him who prays attain.”
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“To
those who believe and work righteousness ... for them will
be gardens of eternity.”
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“I
will make thee free from the bondage of sins. Fear no more.”
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“Return
ye to God and repent, that He, through His grace, may have
mercy upon
you, may wash away your sins, and forgive your trespasses.”
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“Let
the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his
thoughts; let him return to the Lord, and He will have mercy
upon him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.”
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“Despair
not of God’s mercy, for all sins doth God forgive.
Gracious, merciful is He. And return ye to your Lord, and
to Him resign yourselves...”
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“Assuredly,
I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the Sons of men...”
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“Witness
the reddening sunset, witness the chariot of night as it
drives on, witness the moon as it waxes, verily, ye too
shall pass from stage to stage.”
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“To
one that is born death is certain, and birth is certain
for one that has died.”
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“The
day of death is better than the day of birth.”
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“Your
gift is the life never-dying and continuous health your
possession.”
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“All
the favors of God have been sent down, as a token of His
grace. The waters of everlasting life have, in their fullness,
been proffered unto men.”
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“Whoever
lives and believes in Me shall never die ... I give them
eternal life, and they shall never perish.”
The
Unity of God
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“The
Lord our God is one Lord.”
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“But
just how many Gods are there? One.”
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“He
is God alone: God the eternal and there is none like unto
Him.”
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“Bear
thou witness that verily He is God and there is no God but
Him, the King, the Protector, the Incomparable, the Omnipotent.”
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“I
am the Lord, and there is no other; there is no God besides
Me.”
God,
the Unknowable Essence
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“Glory
be to Him! And high let Him be exalted above that which
they attribute to
Him!”
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“Far,
far from Thy glory be what mortal man can affirm of Thee,
or attribute unto Thee.”
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“For
as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways
higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.”
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“There
is no likeness of Him Whose glory is infinite.”
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“No
one has seen God at any time ... You have neither heard
His voice at any time, nor seen His form.”
Quest
for peace
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"...
they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their
spears into pruning hooks: nation shall not lift up sword
against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.”
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“Let
us now abstain from taking life. That is a good thing that
we may take up and do. And they will abstain from slaughter,
and will continue in this good way.”
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“Blessed
are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children
of God.”
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“The
believers are but a single Brotherhood: so make peace and
reconciliation between your two [contending] brothers; and
fear God that ye may receive mercy.”
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"O
God, Holy Spirit, before all I pray to you in all humility
with hands uplifted, for abiding peace, that all my deeds
be inspired by righteousness; and for the wisdom of a good
mind, so that I may bring peace to the soul of existence.”
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“These
fruitless strifes, these ruinous wars shall pass away and
the “Most Great Peace” shall come.”
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