Bahá'í How Are You Doing? | Have a Little Faith with Zach Anner
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- This week on Have a Little Faith, Zach visits with Justin Baldoni (the creator of My Last Days), to learn more about the Bahá'í faith. New every Friday: bitly.com/SoulP...
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Zach, You could not have picked a better spot than Justin's home to explore the Baha'i Faith. Baha'i is not just a religion one joins, it is rather a way of life one adopts, committing to a lifelong process of continual improvement. While many "religious" folks seem to want to fix others and help themselves, Baha'is strive to fix themselves and only help others.
Is it more like a philosophy? or what do I have to believe or not to believe? I loved what you underpinned in the last sentence of your comment...
Carolina, I see you're in Columbia. Perhaps you would like the web link for the Baha'i Faith there: www.bahai.org.co/
Baha'is believe in, and follow the teachings of Baha'u'llah who lived from 1817-1892. He wrote over a hundred documents explaining the unity of humanity, of religion, of God. Baha'is are those who believe He is the messenger of God for this age and are willing to work to build the Kingdom of God on Earth, starting with ourselves.
than you, I will check but please keep in mind that my country is written with O, not U, is Colombia, not Columbia...
Thanks. I stand corrected!
Carolina Castro Parra
I've always identified myself as agnostic theist, mainly because there was never a specific monotheistic religion that fit my beliefs. Bahai has seriously caught my interest with it's basic tenets, and I'm not gonna lie, I may have shed a tear because this religion seems so rooted in love and unity.
it really is, i've was born and raised into the faith and it is everything and more this video says
Tessa Oliver same here!!!!!
Tessa Oliver all of the monotheistic religions are rooted in powerful love peace and unity however there are a lot of extremities and unfortunately all of the negativity gets enhanced in the public eye which leads to A LOT of misunderstanding....however God is powerful and he is wonderful and he has blessed all of us ❤️
Yes unless you are gay, they don’t tolerate that. reference.bahai.org/en/t/b/KA/ka-151.html
Although I am not a Baha'i and I have been going to a Baha'i group for about a year now, all I find is love, beauty, and unity within the faith and the people. This video is awesome and it would be awesome if more people knew of the faith and accept it! But the more I learn about the faith the more I want to continue to learn and share the faith(:
Thanks for sharing your experience with us! What I love about this Faith, is it's emphasis on individual investigation of truth. It's not about being "born into a religion" like Justin said, or blindly following people.... it's about doing your own soul-searching and figuring out things on your own. And it seems like you're doing exactly that Ms. Ebony!
Thank you for your uplifting words and every single word you said is truth. Learning about the faith has helped me come to terms with investigating truth in ways that I was not "born into." Thanks again for your response!
Ebony Isaiah
ahhh you two totally had a moment there......... 7 months ago :(
I missed it.
Ebony Isaiah luckily you aren’t gay, you wouldn’t be welcome if you were. reference.bahai.org/en/t/b/KA/ka-151.html
I am Muslim and the bit from 7:58 reminded me of one of my favourite hadiths* (sayings of the prophet Muhammad pbuh): “What actions are most excellent? To gladden the heart of human beings, to feed the hungry, to help the afflicted, to lighten the sorrow of the sorrowful, and to remove the sufferings of the injured.”❤️ (Bukhari)
Wow. I'm a Baha'i who converted from Islam. I remember that Hadith. It's so beautiful.
Hamzah Jameel what made you convert?
TurntFlop
Hope you have investigated the Bahai Faith!
@ TurntFlop.... the Holy Baha'i Faith emphasizes on Oneness of all religions and that they are all coming from ONE GOD, so there shouldn't be any fights and quarrels over faiths. In fact, if religions become the cause of fights and wars, their absence is better than their presence. So, thank you for sharing the beautiful Hadith from my Beloved Prophet Muhammad.
I first saw Justin Baldoni from watching Jane the Virgin, and this just makes me like him even more! What a cool guy.
Carin Gavin Same. After watching this video, I was like, “He’s Bahá’í?!”
Carin Gavin go on his IG he is a beautiful soul
I was watching Jane the Virgin in class, then my teacher pulls up this video randomly. Coincidence? I THINK NOT
I've always wondered about this religion after learning my boss was a Bahai. It feels a lot like my own non-denominational Christian faith. Thank you for opening this religion up to the rest of us. I have a new found respect for their faith and it is beautiful.
TheCurlyclub that’s not true, Baha’is accept everybody
ka - rina it is true. Google their actual written doctrine. If you’re a practising homosexual you’re not welcome.
@@ka-rina5078 Depends on what you mean by "accept." I grew up as a Baha'i and their view on homosexuality is one of the two reasons I left the religion. There are a lot of good things about the religion and I'm not trying to dissuade anyone from investigating the religion, but it is not really true that they accept homosexuality. It is viewed as kind of a disease of the soul that can be fixed with therapy and prayer. It is considered unlawful for people of the same sex to be in a relationship. So they might "accept" them if you mean they won't discriminate or bully you for being gay. But you also can't be a Baha'i and be in a homosexual relationship. They do not support gay marriage. The other reason I am no longer a Baha'i is because one of the main teachings is equality of men and women. However, a woman cannot serve on the Universal House of Justice (you can look up what that is if you're curious). Nobody could explain to me how these two things made sense in light of what the religion preached. So to anyone who is interested in the religion, there are a lot of lovely things about it, but if you are a supporter gay rights, it does clearly say in their teaching that homosexuality is not permitted. I have no animosity towards the religion and have a lot of fond memories of it, but I think it is important to be clear on their stance.
AmberBee123 I agree but the main thing it means is that they’re not recommending for you to follow that path because they want the best for you, but hey I’m not judging, you did some independent investigation of truth and that is the best way to find your answer and I’m really happy you did that
@@ABadostain This is very true. I am a Catholic and I loved this video and have fond memories of praying with Bahai's in my youth-my best friend, now deceased, was a Bahai-and even own a Bahai prayerbook I used to pray from-its been a long time. Sadly, though my friend was a prayerful and believing Bahai-she struggled with mental health and off and on alchohol-because she was a lesbian she was excommunicated. She and her partner-this was before gay marriage-had to meet with the local assembly and be told that they could no longer meet at the center-and the partner had even agreed to convert from Christianity! It was so sad and marked her for the rest of her life though she continued to pray from the prayer book til the day of her death. I never forgot how they treated her and embarrassed her family a very upstanding family in the local Center. God forgive them and bring them to more light.
Man, this religion is so different. It's so intriguing, never heard of a religion like Baha'i. Love this series!
Deys haha it is not that unique and different! All of the monotheistic religions (Christianity Judaism and Islam) are all rooted in the fundamental worship of the Abrahamic God they are all inspired by faith love unity and justice however there are a lot of extremities between all of these religions and the negativity is what is enhanced to the public eye. I’m a devout proud Catholic Christian and I found this video to be so incredibly beautiful and powerful because most (if not all) of the teachings are also found in my faith and even though we are not the same religion I think that this is just another wonderful representation of the love of God and the beauty and grace of his people ❤️❤️❤️
This is my idea of religion, unity -not separation of faiths, focusing on treating others with kindness and compassion, tolerance and seeing God in everything and everyone. Beautiful episode Zach, and you're such a beautiful person too :)
Medusa Valle yes I completely agree with you and I’m a devout Catholic Christian I have respect for all monotheistic/abrahamic religions because ultimately they are all grounded in the same fundamental believe of love peace unity and justice through God unfortunately the negative extremities really paint a dark side and leads people astray from the original purpose which is to worship God. A lot of these teachings if not all are exactly how I try to live my live as a Christian and I think that that is beautiful ❤️
Medusa Valle unless you are gay, they have no tolerance of that.
This seems like such a wonderful religion. It's like a combination of all the good things in every religion
Magda Narima except one... that Baha’i and Buddhism aims for the unity of human beings. While other religions require you to accept them to be the right one
its the neo-religion, addressing our problems and needs, just like any other religions did but only for their time period
@@TheIndemir bahai faith means oneness of religion, Islam, Judaism, Christianity,.. all are an essential part of human civilization, each targeted specific needs during its time period.
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I am a Baha'í 😍😍
This is so beautiful. I am a Buddhist and agree so much with everything being expressed here. What a beautiful faith and practice!
I picked Bahai in primary school to learn because it is all about including everyone and appreciating everything rather than excluding. we learnt about other religions and how all religions can work in harmony with each other.
I'm agnostic, but I love learning about the different religions, and Bahá'í faith is by far the most interesting to me. I love its message of unity and respect for all peoples and faiths. I love how it accepts all the Prophets as being Messengers of God, and puts them all at equal importance. I do think all the world religions have essentially the same spiritual messages, even if they may have different Gods, such as Hinduism. I definitely want to read more about Bahá'í faith after this video. I've never been able to fully believe that there is a God, but like the man at the end of the video said, it doesn't necessarily have to be a "being." In any case, reading about religions and their messages makes me feel good inside, even if I don't necessarily believe there is a God. I don't believe that there isn't a God, I just don't know.
This is exactly my point of view too. I love these episodes and the Baha'i faith sounds really interesting!
Hi there! I'm a Baha'i and I wanted to share my own personal feelings based on your comments. I think it's very hard to accept this concept of "God" and a "Higher Being" because it seems so above our heads. How can we possibly put a humanly characteristic on something we can't see or touch? For me, it's reading these beautiful writings and knowing there is something more behind the words. Baha'is believe these manifestations of God (Baha'u'llah, Jesus, Mohammad etc. ) are like mirrors that reflect sun's light. We can liken the sun to God. We can't see him/her, but we know there is something there because of the reflection that is projected to us from these mirrors.
Kerri, before I embraced the Baha'i Faith I was an agnostic too, even though at that time I didn't know the term "agnostic". Baha'is come from all backgrounds: atheists, agnostics (like me), Christian, Muslim, Zoroaster, Jew, Hindu, Buddhist,... and from almost all the world's ethnicities.
Daniel G Ah pleez , stop the hypocrisy and learn about the true history of Bahaism . Bahaism is a copy past of most Islamic laws . It was founded by a 5 foot man with 4 women (not 3) and 14 children ( who most of them were labeled covenant breaker ) . He usurped the position of his Half Brother Subh azal ( The title "Baha" is a self acclaimed title , he picked it from the writings of the Bab , unlike Subh azal and the Huruf i hayy whom were named by the Bab himself ) and claimed to be the Messiah of the Bab eveb though he was supposed to appear 1500 or 200 years after the Bab .
"From almost all the world ethnicities" Proselytism as it's best , trying to make your Sect a "world major religion" like Islam and Christianity . Nope , more like 9 or 10 followers from all ethnicities of the world . If there are 9 followers , a LSA is created .
At 8:21, the question about God's existence is very interesting, but the answer that guy gave is just incredible!
+plawaguesp em his answer is i think perfect for everyone who wonders about that
yeah, exactly :)
Yeah nah. That was a common theist cop out answer. Nothing incredible about it really
@@Kagiso22 that's the point. There is nothing fantastic or extraordinary about it. People look too hard for God and miss seeing how simple our connection with God truly is.
If I was to ever decide to practice any organized religion THIS faith would be the only one I would even consider, it seems like such a beautiful BALANCE of values and belief, no extremes no hates just requires practice of characteristics of a good human being
Bijan read the books of the Bahá’í faith and you will see the truth revealed to your eyes
This is awesome. I am a Latter Day Saint (Mormon) and it's awesome learning about other religions and seeing their similarities.
I am a Baha'i and watching this and reading the comments makes my heart swell with joy for everybody.
It's so interesting to me how, like, 95% of this is also what I believe and practice, though people want to label me as "a 'church of Christ' Christian." I don't understand why we need to compartmentalize our faith when so many of us are striving for the same things. Our God is bigger than that. Great job, Zach and Soulpancake!
Like the said after they read the statement about what a Baha'i should aspire to (the bit with causing no grief to anybody): anybody who can do this, whatever religion or label they affix to themselves, is doing something right.
We all have the same God =)
Wonderful. Just makes me want to learn more about the Faith and spend more time with Baha'is. I know that it is the most widespread religion in the world. Based on the teachings, it seems that many people are Baha'is at heart but just don't know it yet.
Yes my unknown friend exactly my thoughts also. Millions of people around the world are Bahai's and they just do not know it yet. The Earth is but one country and mankind its citizens.
We need more Baha'i related puns. Humour can be a step towards understanding.
When I was 15 I went to Canada for an exchanging program. My host family was (is) from Bahai religion but at that time (2004) I didn't care to learn more about it. All I knew was "they are from a different religion, they don't celebrate Christmas so good bye I'll be hanging out somewhere else"... now I wish I had been more curious and learned about their faith. Thanks to this video cause now I got a clue...
Also, some Baha'is celebrate Christmas.. Those of Jewish and Muslim backgrounds usually don't, and Baha'is don't as a community event, but lots of individuals from Christian backgrounds do in some way or another.
My dad is a Baha'i and we celebrate Christmas. It just depends who you are :)
I was raised as a Baha’i my parents are true to the Fath! we somewhat celebrate Christmas not like everybody else but acknowledged all holiday holiday
Now days Baha'i faith is solution of all problems.....😘😘😘
I never knew any of that. I had a friend who was a Baha'i but I never even asked about it. I find it a little scary to ask people about their faith, but you make it so accessible and pretty much take all the scary out of it. Thanks Zach!
I'm Baha'i curious
Hello Robyn, one of the principles of the Baha'i Faith is independent investigation of truth. Meaning it is our responsibility (not someone elses) to find out what God wants for us and from us.
That being said, I invite you to go to the following Baha'i website to begin your investigation.
www.bahai.org/
Robyn Boynton Muth that’s a funny pun because if you’re bi or curious or homosexual the Baha’i will kick you to the kerb.
yeah but you coudnt be bi-curious in bahai, homosexuality and stuff like alcohol is explicitly not allowed and baha'u'llah made that clear.
@@TheCurlyclub That link seems to be recommending "conversion therapy" for homosexuals... a rather debunked idea from a scientific standpoint, despite the notion that the Baha'i faith supposedly believes in the unity of science and religion.
C.A.T. Whoops, thanks, I have removed the link.
let's just talk about the adorable child who gave out hugs so easily. I aspire to be like him.
This is my favorite RUclips show.
I've never heard of this faith before, but it is so similar to the faith I believe in and has the same values I do. All I want is to elevate people, to show love, acceptance and kindness to all, to remind them how needed and wonderful they are. I have to look into this faith more, anything that focuses on love instead of hate/judgement is something I can get on board with!! AMAZING episode!! Thanks Soul Pancake!! :-)
I love this video so much, I've been reading about the Bahai faith and it has truly changed how I view things. ❤
bahai.org/ :)
Wayne Vno Aren't you people supposed not to proselytize ? Or it's merely a lie like you "12 principles" ? Where is the "independent investigation of truth" ?
Doomguy1997 no you got it wrong! I merely posted that site cause whoever wants to learn more about Baha'i faith can go to that website and get to know about the faith.. cause you can find so many false things on the Internet so I just pointed to the right direction..
Exactly. In the Baha'i Faith, you are allowed to talk/mention your religion. If someone asks, you respond. Preaching is when you go around forcing people to join or annoying them so bad that the only option they have is to join. Baha'is don't proselytize, but when they talk about their religion, it's their right. The world is not all Iran, and I'm glad.
WOW this is insane because I'm Sikh and this faith is exactly like Sikhism! I love it!
The more I research the more similar it is! It's crazy
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Such a simple and beautiful presentation of the Baha'i Faith and what Baha'is do.
Im very thankful i was brought up in a Bahai family here in Canada and also that i signed when i turned 16!
This is beautiful :) I can't count the number of times I've had to explain the Baha'i faith to someone and I still have trouble putting such a large part of my life into a concise explanation. From now on, I will probably direct people to this video because it does a wonderful job. Thanks Soul Pancake, Zach and Justin :)
Holy cow you guys all make me feel so happy when I watch you. Thanks!
natemrice Glad we could brighten your day! Thanks for watching!
Never heard of it until this video. Very interesting concept. I wonder how all his friends became of that faith as well... When can we have a Q&A video with Justin? He is a role model to me and very inspirational and I would love to able to ask him a few questions.
Yes, Q&A!!! PLS!!!
Broken man just cried happy tears healing has arrived.
where may i find the writtings of the Bahai s prophet?
www.bahai.org/ ! there's a button that takes you to a reference library of some holy scriptures! the website also has more information on the faith and our beliefs :)
This is a beautiful religion
"I fail 100% of the time to walk any walks." LMAO. Zach is hilarious!
That belief took everything good and positive from all great religions around the world and it's really great :) love it so much :)
Faith in faith restored. Thank you. :)
This series makes me feel like all of the people practicing aren't really different from one another
I reckon this is something positive though, isn't it?
There are always the crazy people at the fringes, but most mainline religious people are pretty great, and have similar values.
This was absolutely beautiful. Thank you very much for sharing this.
I agree.
Honestly I love Baha'i & it's my favourite religion (as a studier of theology).
So beautiful just like the Christian faith ❤️ God bless these people.
If I had to choose a religion... this is it. This is just beautiful. Thanks Zach for putting me on to something new and soul filling!
what a beautiful faith! awesome!
One of the best shows so far zach! Amazing, and I love the whole idea of Bahai and I had the same 'god' question and I felt that the guy who answered you made the best logical interpretation of a "god" I've heard. Thank you!
Completely agree with you, the God answer was epic!
This religion sounds amazing
It's amazing dear!!
Until you find out in the afterlife that it was not the right thing to be invested in. If you are a true seeker of GOD ALMIGHTY, then it is your sacred duty to read the QURAN. If you’re a true seeker, GOD will guide you to HIS right path.
I'm seriously considering this religion.
Same here. :)
Glad to hear that
jigger jones The truth is within the link someone posted. If you want to know about the Faith visit bahai.org
It's not a repacking of Islam at all. Though the religions are related because Baha'is believe in progressive revelation.
@jigger...
Funny you say all these negative things about the Baha'i Faith in India, when the Baha'i Lotus Temple is located in Delhi. A temple, where people of ALL faiths come to pray and meditate together. And guess what? Most of the thousands of people that visit every day are HINDUS! If The Baha'i Faith is such a horrible, insulting religion, than why is this one of the only places that is accepting of ALL people.
Clearly you are on a rampage to bring negativity to this page, where people are coming together to discuss faith in a positive sense. I suggest you go and meditate/pray and reflect on how your intolerant words are contrary to the very beliefs that the Holiness Krishna has shared.
@jigger
As I said before, you should take the time you are spending here bashing people, to pray and meditate.
Your ignorant comments are achieving nothing except leading everyone to believe you are a very unhappy person.
This video was beautiful. I've lived around Baha'i's since I was little and honestly I never really connected with it until recently...(as Justin said in the video). In the community I've grown up with, they are always there for you.
This was so beautiful! I've never heard of that religion until now. Thank you!
"I fail 100% of the time to walk any walks." HAHHAa Zach you're awesome.
This is my favorite video thus far from the Have a Little Faith series. You're doing such an amazing job :)
I'm director of an Interfaith Organisation and am going to use all these faith videos on our facebook - I love the simplicity and sincerity of the programmes
I absolutely adore this series...every episode touches my heart. And as for Zach...he is amazing. I fall a little bit more in love with him and his beautiful spirit every single episode.
I've said it before, but yet again, this is the best Soulpancake ever. You keep out doing yourselves. And I thank you for that. You humble me in ways I never knew were imaginable. Thank you!!
of the faiths that you've filmed, this is the closest to how I feel.
strongly recommend you to read more about it, not for the intention to become one (a Baha'i) but to enrich your understanding on how to achieve that unity that most of us are striving to bring to the world.
thanks
I would recommend you to start reading something little and yet powerful and full with wisdom, the name of the book is call, "The Hidden Words", Baha'u'llah (The prophet founder of the faith) wrote this ones in Baghdad before He announce to the world His Revelation, I believe every believer of any religion should not only study the Hidden words but also to strive to put them into practice.
Devi Stewart I like Paris Talks by Abdu'l-Baha. :)
Devi Stewart There is a website called Bahai Distribution Service, which has lots of Baha'i books to order or download. There are some great introductory books available :)
I don't know if youtube allows web links in the comments, so I'll spell it out like this: www dot bahaibookstore dot com
i've always wanted to know more about that faith! now i'll know!!
Zach is awesome---and so is the Bahai' Faith!! Thank you, SoulPancake!!
Seems like an awesome religion. And oh my god (no pun intended with this religious series), I'm so stoked that Zach is hosting this! I watched the sandbox video with him in it a few days ago and I thought he was so cool and adorable. Really happy he's doing this series!
Have a Little Faith is the best thing on RUclips, in my humble opinion. I love how I learn the basics of these religions and get a feel for their practice from such short videos!
This video has made me Bahá'i curious
I think i cried a little
This guy does a great job as Rafael on Jane the Virgin. wonderful actor!
I got teary this series is just awesome.
OMG I'm a Baha'i!
I'm an atheist....however, while I don't believe it's possible for humans to know the sorts of things religions claim to know...I do find aesthetic and emotional beauty in certain religions. Catholic and Hindu art, for instance, are gorgeous to me. Buddhism and Taoism have a very interesting concept of consciousness and the nature of reality. And more ancient animistic and pantheistic religions tap something deep inside me.
I don't literally believe in any of them....my mind cannot claim to know something that is impossible to know. For me, "God" is akin to the source that created and sustains reality...whatever that may be. It's an utter mystery. No one knows...or CAN know...what that is. So...I chose not to define it.
I love art, music, creativity, humanity, nature, science, equality, etc....and often religions seem to be in direct opposition to ALL of that.
So......having said all that, the Bahá'í faith intrigues me. I like how inclusive it is....and how open they are to not claiming to own THE one and only truth....rather, they strive toward truth. I like that.
I still cannot commit to any religion...and never will. But, I like to admire certain aspects of faith, reject the negative aspects, and use the aesthetics of religion to empower my own creative pursuits. So, if I were forced to chose a religion....I think Bahá'í would have to be my choice. Plus, it's spelled in a cool/strange way. :) Everyone likes letters with little squiggles above them. :)
I wish every devotional gathering'd be like this one :)
you can strive and make it better
goosebumps, thank you very much... Allah'u'abha friends!
Allah'u'Abha! :)
Thank you for creating this video! It's beautiful and is a wonderful way to introduce the bahai faith❤️
baha'i five!
What a beautiful religion! I wish I would have heard about it sooner :) This series is really great! I love it, every video so far is just so happy and helps me learn. Thank you!
I love and admire the way you approach every religion. With a lot of sincere curiosity, respect and with an open head and a warm heart. Greetings from Mexico!
and with humor as well XD love that. I think that all too often, people take stuff too personal and insulting. Lets see religion through the eyes of Zach, with humour, love and respect.
The video was of particular interest to me because from what I understand from what was said, I already hold to this belief system. I think service to your fellow man is so important.
Roxana, thanks for your comment and so happy to see that we share similar beliefs about service. Can you imagine what the world would be like if everyone would help out their fellow brother/sister? Right now Baha'is all over the world are involved in children's classes and especially junior youth classes (ages 12-15.) These JY youth classes are open to everyone and have such a big impact on the community because not only do they give these pre-teens an outlet to talk about their importance and their role in society, but also pushes them to understand how service makes a difference in their community,
I love this with all my heart
i am ❤ Baha'i my heart peace
I always thought I was relatively well informed about world religions, but thanks to this series I find that I was mistaken. I'm grateful to have misconceptions cleared up in such a creative way. Thank you and keep it up!!
for some reason the baha'i faith isn't in most world history books/classes and if it is it's very brief
lovemeformenotanyone That would be because it doesn't have the historical backing like Judaism and Christianity do.
It's only 167 years old hehe but it does, there are writings and everything. It originated in Haifa,Israel. People just don't usually know where to look because it's such a new religion
lovemeformenotanyone Which is why it doesn't belong in those books. And whatever writings don't have historical accuracy and verification like the Bible does. History classes teach major things that have shaped our world since its creation. Christianity and Judaism have been major religions longer than most others have been around. Both of them have been major factors in how are world got where it is today. Bahá'í hasn't had much of any influence.
Paul Burt You couldn't be more wrong.
"The baha'i faith is the second most wide spread religion in the world and the first bible wasn't written until nearly 350 years after christ's passing(that we know of)
The oldest known manuscripts of the entire Christian Bible are the Codex Sinaiticus, so named because it was found at a monastery on Mt. Sinai, and the Codex Vaticanus, which takes its name from the Vatican library where it now resides. Both are dated to approximately 350 A.D.
Biblical scholars have discovered older fragments of the Bible of varying size and condition. The oldest known fragment we have from the New Testament is a tiny section of John’s gospel that contains part of only seven lines in Greek. This fragment is dated to about 125 AD."
"And whatever writings don't have historical accuracy and verification like the Bible does."
The oldest bibles are far different from the versions today as they have many times over been edited. Simple proof is the king James version. All before and all after. In contrast The baha'i Faith still has all the original holy books and scriptures written by the prophet and founders of the faith in the physical.
I won't even try to deny the fact Christs message and the bible have been monumental in humanities history and the only closest parallel would be Mohamed and the Quran PBUH. But to say the Baha'i faith hasn't had much of any influence when it's the second most widespread religion on the planet is simply and ill informed statement.
I keep learning new stuff with every one of your vids. Thank you so much for opening my eyes!
Thanks to Zach and his awesome Show I startet researching about the Baha'i Faith almost two years ago and I officially became a Baha'i Last summer.Thanks to him, it changed my life for the better!😆🎉💛Kristina Rosenthal from Germany
I freaking love these people!
That so beautiful and uplifting! When you accept God as truth you do start to see him everywhere. Awesome video.
What a great devotional...thats what the event is called where they were saying prayers and singing and such.
This seems like such a lovely religion.
Zulfiqar Ali The Baha'i faith and Sikhism are two totally different religion. (:
Caused me immense pain, not just the believers, but the religion itself.
what did?
what caused you pain and how?
CFGM it is! And how do I know? I am a Baha’i person, we respect everyone :)
I have never heard of this religion, but it sounds like an amazing one! Thank you Soul Pancake!!
you are so amazing Zach!!
:) this is my religion
Duy Zoro so how do you feel about rejecting gay people?
Gay people aren’t rejected from the Bahá’í Faith. No one can judge what anyone does in private, that’s between them and God. Honestly 🙏❤️
Ahmed Etemadi except it clearly states that it does...
reference.bahai.org/en/t/b/KA/ka-151.html
Aaron Elmore I feel bad for people like u, they can’t get enough social attention or don’t think people love them so they have to change their “sexuality” so people can have their attention on them 24/7. Pity
@@revenge3403 it has nothing to do with attention, I actually would prefer to not have the attention. It's just a matter of who I happen to be attracted to - not that you know my sexuality anyway (or that it's any of your business)
These videos are always uplifting.
Thank you Zach for helping me open my mind and heart to the bigger picture. ♥
This was an amazing video! I never heard of this religion until now and I'm lad that I know about it now :)
Interesting! Never knew anything about this faith. I'm really enjoying this series. Zach, you're always a pleasure! Thanks SP! I think we're slowly evolving away from many cultural things like marriage and religion.
Oh my gosh!! Have recently started watching Jane The Virgin, which I love and have been meaning to watch for ages, and knew I knew this 'Justin Baldoni' (Rafael) from somewhere! When it suddenly clicked I rushed straight back to this episode and I cannot believe how great he is!! Two cuties right there - that's Justin and Zach by the way!
+ My Last Days was a wonderful short documentary and I like to think that it was these such films, that Soulpancake shares, that inspired me to study film. It broke me. I'm in my 1st year of Uni now :)
Oh. My God. I watched this a looooong time ago as I was working through my ideas on religion. Had no idea who Justin was. Recently saw his talk on masculinity, which lead me to researching him, which led me to watching Jane the Virgin, which led me to looking up Jane the Virgin cast interviews, which led me to a video Justin did about the Baha'i faith, which led me to seeing this video beside it. I can't believe he was in this video and I never knew it!
Thanks for sharing your wonderful interviews and videos. You are a inspiration.
that is a beautiful religion.
These videos are so great and Zach you're the funniest host!
My dad has been a Baha'i(I was raised catholic)for as long as I've been alive and I've always had a little trouble explaining it to my friends so I'm glad I have this video to send them!
I'm also so happy about the response to this video. There can be some really awful people on RUclips comments but everyone's had only positive things to say. Good for you RUclipsrs!
So sweet and amazing......Love everyone...its a beautiful world.....I m a Baha'i....
Truly love this...It's so refreshing!
Ba-HI! and FYI for the folks who said they really liked the guy's reply to Zach's question about God (8:21) --- that's John, Zach's friend that he mentions right at beginning of video (and he's from Univ. of Texas at Austin - hook 'em)! :-)
I've always written off the Bahá'í faith as more of a philosophy than a religion; much like Confucianism or Buddhism. This video didn't change that assessment, but it did allow me to witness the joy and impact such a philosophy can have on people, especially since I am someone who doesn't believe in any gods or goddesses.
Carlton, I liked reading your comment. The Baha'i Faith can definitely be seen as a philosophy because of its strong, clear-cut beliefs (philosophies.) The reason why I see the Baha'i Faith as a religion, is that there are laws or practices that need to be followed in order to carry out this amazing vision. That's why it's called The Baha'i Faith. It's not just about reading these holy writings and pondering, it's about becoming a channel of change through your words, deeds and actions. Just my thought.
I need that version of thy name is my healing !
I love learning through this channel. Keep up the too work!
The Baha'i Faith is like a sweet song... "Let us seek the song with the sweetest strains, so that it may be taken up by the angels and carried to the supreme concourse. Let us hearken to the melody which will stir the world of humanity."
- A Baha'i Quotation