Trailblazer
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No, none of the true religions of God *as originally revealed* contradict one another. They appear to only because the followers and the divines corrupted the original religions so they no long represent what the Messengers revealed. This is a complex subject, but I just wanted to give you the gist.Don't all religions contradict one another? Why would God give His messengers contradictory messages?
I guess you mean Judaism, Christianity and Islam?What message did He send from the three Abrahamic religions?
The primary message of Judaism is monotheism, that God is one, a single omnipotent, incorporeal God, who is the creator and ruler of the universe.
Shoghi Effendi, the Guardian of the Baha'i Faith, explained the primary missions of the last three Messengers; Jesus, Muhammad and Baha'u'llah:
“The Revelation associated with the Faith of Jesus Christ focused attention primarily on the redemption of the individual and the molding of his conduct, and stressed, as its central theme, the necessity of inculcating a high standard of morality and discipline into man, as the fundamental unit in human society. Nowhere in the Gospels do we find any reference to the unity of nations or the unification of mankind as a whole. When Jesus spoke to those around Him, He addressed them primarily as individuals rather than as component parts of one universal, indivisible entity.......
The Faith of Islám, the succeeding link in the chain of Divine Revelation, introduced, as Bahá’u’lláh Himself testifies, the conception of the nation as a unit and a vital stage in the organization of human society, and embodied it in its teaching. This indeed is what is meant by this brief yet highly significant and illuminating pronouncement of Bahá’u’lláh: “Of old [Islamic Dispensation] it hath been revealed: ‘Love of one’s country is an element of the Faith of God.’” This principle was established and stressed by the Apostle of God, inasmuch as the evolution of human society required it at that time. Nor could any stage above and beyond it have been envisaged, as world conditions preliminary to the establishment of a superior form of organization were as yet unobtainable. The conception of nationality, the attainment to the state of nationhood, may, therefore, be said to be the distinguishing characteristics of the MuHammadan Dispensation, in the course of which the nations and races of the world, and particularly in Europe and America, were unified and achieved political independence.....
“One of the great events,” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá has, in His “Some Answered Questions,” affirmed, “which is to occur in the Day of the manifestation of that Incomparable Branch [Bahá’u’lláh] is the hoisting of the Standard of God among all nations. By this is meant that all nations and kindreds will be gathered together under the shadow of this Divine Banner, which is no other than the Lordly Branch itself, and will become a single nation. Religious and sectarian antagonism, the hostility of races and peoples, and differences among nations, will be eliminated. All men will adhere to one religion, will have one common faith, will be blended into one race, and become a single people. All will dwell in one common fatherland, which is the planet itself.” The Promised Day Is Come, pp. 119-121
By looking at all the evidence that surrounds the Revelation of Baha'u'llah; most notably His Character, what He accomplished on His Mission, and His Writings.How do you know He got a message from? How do you know He wasn't lying or deluded?