On the Fear of God

Aug 03, 2008 00:42

I said I was going to bed, but then this one came like a torrent ( Read more... )

love, epiphany, fear, obedience, justice

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gettelsuperstar August 5 2008, 04:04:11 UTC
I see we were burning the candles at opposite ends. Good stuff as always.

Tell me more about this metaphor: the Laws are the Ocean and we are the fish.

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Thanks for the musings nabil1030 August 6 2008, 22:28:36 UTC
I've been thinking about cultivating the fear of God lately too, in conjunction with humility and refining the means of "vindicat[ing] in the eyes of a critical and skeptical age the supreme claim of the Abha Revelation."

Further motivation is in the Ridvan message:

"So high must be your standard of excellence and so pure and chaste your lives that the moral influence you exert penetrates the consciousness of the wider community. Only if you demonstrate the rectitude of conduct to which the writings of the Faith call every soul will you be able to struggle against the myriad forms of corruption, overt and subtle, eating at the vitals of society."

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