A critical point made by the Christian writer.
From the letter:
''Perhaps most critical of all is the Baha'i claim that Jesus is only a manifestation of God, like the many other manifestations who have founded religions. You say, Edwin, that they are all “perfect mirror images” of God, but not God Himself. But Jesus claimed to be God, not just a mirror image of Him. He is incarnation, not manifestation (
John 1:1,14;
8:58;
Colossians 2:9;
Titus 2:13).''
''The Baha'i concept of Jesus is based upon the revealed word of Baha'u'llah, and you believe his interpretation is true because he has said so. This is circular reasoning. "I know Baha'u'llah's statement 'God cannot incarnate' is true because Baha'u'llah told me it is true." Such pronouncements are easy to make because there is no accountability, and no way to objectively test such claims. It is analogous to saying fairies really do exist in a dimension parallel to ours that we have not yet discovered. Such statements,
neither verifiable nor falsifiable, are of no value.''
Of course, if even the point of the nature of Jesus is contentious between Christians, how can Baha'i possible reconcile anything.
