Florence, Jan 31st 1993
Mr Jensen:
You know as well as I do that the Adm. Order devised by Abdu'l Baha in His W&T was intended to serve as a systematic Organization to co-ordinate the activities of the friends in all parts of the world to achieve greater unity and efficiency.
Baha'u'llah, Himself, did not devise an Adm. Order as an INTEGRAL part of His Revelation. He did provide a BASIS from which an Adm. Order should eventually spring forth (when the need of the times required). That BASIS was (and still is) The House of Justice with PROTECTION from the Abha Kingdom. That PROTECTION was not to come from God but from Baha'u'llah, Himself, after he passed on to the next life and took His place in the Abha Kingdom.
Whereas the House of Justice is a God-given Organ and an INTEGRAL part of Baha'u'llah's New Revelation, The Adm. Order of Abdu'l Baha is a man-made order; Administration in nature and in no-wise spiritual whereas the House of Justice was promised PROTECTION from the Abha Kingdom, the Adm. Order of Abdu'l Baha, being man-made has no such PROTECTION. That is why Abdu'l Baha stipulated that the Guardian--(the Spiritual Successor) must be its President-head to provide that source of Spiritual protection
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from the Abha Kingdom (through Baha'u'llah, Who, Himself, promised that PROTECTION).
Nowhere in the Sacred Writings is infallibility attributed to the House of Justice, thus, any derivative of that God-given Organ cannot possess something it itself did not possess. Conclusion: no Institution of Abdu'l Baha's Adm. Order can claim infallibility. Reason:
If the House of Justice possessed infallibility, why, then, would Baha'u'llah promise it His PROTECTION from the Abha Kingdom? Also, if the Adm. Order of Abdu'l Baha possessed infallibility why should it need to be headed by the "Guardian" (successor to the Manifestation)?
Can anything be simpler or clearer?
Why do you NEED to confuse things?
I'll tell you something that may SHOCK you:
If the entire Adm. Order of Abdu'l Baha were chucked into the Ocean, the New Revelation of Baha'u'llah would not be effected or suffer the loss spiritually because that Order was not, is not, nor was it intended to claim to be an INTEGRAL part of the New Revelation of Baha'u'llah! You MUST KNOW THAT!!
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Having the God-given House of Justice as a constant and Never-changing BASIS from which to spring, Baha'is will Always maintain a possibility to devise newer and better Administrations according to the future needs of the times.
You, Mr. Jensen, intentionally or unintentionally forget that this New Order from God is TWO-FOLD in nature. It provides for the spiritual needs of Mankind (through the WORD)--and the material needs of mankind (through the Houses of Justice)- The first is SPIRITUAL in nature; the second is material but spiritually guided.
You are rolling these Two-fold needs into one to claim that the House of Justice and its derivatives are spiritual in nature. That is your GRAVE error. I can provide you proof of all this from the Sacred writings of Baha'u'llah Himself. On such urgent and important issues ONLY the Sacred writings of Baha'u'llah are valid evidence and proof.
You have NO authority within the framework of the Baha'i Order. That is why you need to resort to Old & New Testament scriptures--which are OUTSIDE the Framework of the Baha'i Faith having been superceded by it.
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"The Promised One of all the peoples of the world hath appeared. All peoples and communities have been expecting a Revelation, and He, Baha'u'llah is the foremost teacher and educator of all mankind." ABDU'L BAHA.
* So, Mr. Jensen how can you go on shamefully insisting YOU are the PROMISED ONE?
"The root of all Knowledge is the Knowledge of God;--and this Knowledge is impossible save through His Manifestations"--"Words of Wisdom"
* So, Mr. Jensen how can you insist you are a God-sent mouthpiece to provide knowledge if you are NOT a manifestation of God?
"As to the Manifestation of the Greatest Name (Baha'u'llah); This is He Whom God promised in all His Books and Scriptures, such as the Bible, the Gospels and the Qur'an" Abdu'l Baha.
* So Mr. Jensen how can you hope to get away with trying to "squeeze" yourself into the Framework of the Baha'i Faith by claiming fulfillment of Old and New Testament prophesies--already fulfilled??
"I bear witness, O friends, that the Bounty is complete, the Argument affirmed, the Proof made manifest and the Evidence established. Let it now be seen what your endeavors in the path of detachment will show forth. In this wise hath the Divine Favor been fulfilled unto you and unto them that are in heaven and on earth. All praise to God, the Lord of all worlds." Hidden Words of Baha'u'llah.
* So, finally, Mr. Jensen, in light of the above words of Baha'u'llah, Himself, how can you go on foolishly and desperately insisting that there can possibly be a God-given Mission for you to accomplish within the Framework of the Baha'i Faith?
P.S. TAKE MY ADVICE......KNOCK IT OFF!!! Pepe
Source: Dave Cornell