Christianity - BahaiTeachings.org https://bahaiteachings.org/tag/christianity/ Personal perspectives inspired by Baha'i teachings Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:14:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 Was Adam the First Prophet? https://bahaiteachings.org/was-adam-the-first-prophet/ https://bahaiteachings.org/was-adam-the-first-prophet/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=79241 In his book Some Answered Questions, Abdu’l-Baha offers a stunning explanation of the story of Adam and Eve in Genesis – one that makes the myth meaningful and relevant at...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/was-adam-the-first-prophet/feed/ 1 What My “Yes” to Baha’u’llah Means for My “Yes” to Jesus https://bahaiteachings.org/what-my-yes-to-bahaullah-means-for-my-yes-to-jesus/ https://bahaiteachings.org/what-my-yes-to-bahaullah-means-for-my-yes-to-jesus/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=80549 Those who convert from one religion to another are usually assumed to have turned away from their former faith – but it was a completely different story for me. At...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/the-nature-of-christs-return/feed/ 1 Is Jesus God? A Baha’i Answers https://bahaiteachings.org/is-jesus-god-a-bahai-answers/ https://bahaiteachings.org/is-jesus-god-a-bahai-answers/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=86109 “She wasn’t really a Christian.” That was the punchline of an encounter my college-aged daughter had with a Christian friend, Eli, who had engaged her and several other Baha’i students...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/merry-christmas-bahai/feed/ 30 The Baha’i Faith, Christian Prophecy, and the Promised Peace https://bahaiteachings.org/the-bahai-faith-christian-prophecy-and-the-promised-peace/ https://bahaiteachings.org/the-bahai-faith-christian-prophecy-and-the-promised-peace/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=83929 The Baha’i Faith, Christian Prophecy, and the Promised PeaceOn a religious forum I ran across an essay on Baha’is and the United Nations in which a woman I’ll call “Jen” made a series of statements about Baha’i belief...

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