Some Answered Questions
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(this edition Wilmette: Bahá'í Publishing Trust, 1990)


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  1. Part One -- on the Influence of the Prophets in the Evolution of Humanity

    1. Nature Is Governed by One Universal Law
    2. Proofs and Evidences of the Existence of God
    3. The Need of an Educator
    4. Abraham
    5. Moses
    6. Christ
    7. Muhammad
    8. The Báb
    9. Bahá'u'lláh
    10. Traditional Proofs Exemplified from the Book of Daniel
    11. Commentary on the Eleventh Chapter of the Revelation of St. John
    12. Commentary on the Eleventh Chapter of Isaiah
    13. Commentary on the Twelfth Chapter of the Revelation of St. John
    14. Spiritual Proofs
    15. True Wealth

  2. Part Two -- Some Christian Subjects

    1. Outward Forms and Symbols Must Be Used to Convey Intellectual Conceptions
    2. The Birth of Christ
    3. The Greatness of Christ Is Due to His Perfections
    4. The Baptism of Christ
    5. The Necessity of Baptism
    6. The Symbolism of the Bread and the Wine
    7. Miracles
    8. The Resurrection of Christ
    9. The Descent of the Holy Spirit Upon the Apostles
    10. The Holy Spirit
    11. The Second Coming of Christ and the Day of Judgment
    12. The Trinity
    13. Explanation of Verse Five, Chapter Seventeen, of the Gospel
    14. Explanation of Verse Twenty-Two, Chapter Fifteen, of The First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians
    15. Adam and Eve
    16. Explanation of Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit
    17. Explanation of the Verse "For Many Are Called but Few Are Chosen"
    18. The "Return" Spoken of by the Prophets
    19. Peter's Confession of Faith
    20. Predestination

  3. Part Three -- on the Powers and Conditions of the Manifestations of God

    1. The Five Aspects of Spirit
    2. The Divinity Can Only Be Comprehended Through the Divine Manifestations
    3. The Three Stations of the Divine Manifestations
    4. The Human Condition and the Spiritual Condition of the Divine Manifestations
    5. The Knowledge of the Divine Manifestations
    6. The Universal Cycles
    7. The Power and Influence of the Divine Manifestations
    8. The Two Classes of Prophets
    9. Explanation of the Rebukes Addressed by God to the Prophets
    10. Explanation of the Verse of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, "There Is No Partner For Him Who Is the Dayspring of Revelation in His Most Great Infallibility"

  4. Part Four -- on the Origin, Powers and Conditions of Man

    1. Modification of Species
    2. The Universe Is Without Beginning the Origin of Man
    3. The Difference Existing Between Man and Animal
    4. The Growth and Development of the Human Race
    5. Spiritual Proofs of the Origin of Man
    6. The Spirit and Mind of Man Have Existed From the Beginning
    7. The Appearing of the Spirit in the Body
    8. The Relation Between God and the Creature
    9. On the Proceeding of the Human Spirit From God
    10. Soul, Spirit and Mind
    11. The Physical Powers and the Intellectual Powers
    12. The Causes of the Differences in the Characters of Men
    13. The Degree of Knowledge Possessed by Man and the Divine Manifestations
    14. Man's Knowledge of God
    15. The Immortality of the Spirit (1)
    16. The Immortality of the Spirit (2)
    17. Perfections Are Without Limit
    18. The Progress of Man in the Other World
    19. The State of Man and His Progress After Death
    20. Explanation of a Verse in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas
    21. The Existence of the Rational Soul After the Death of the Body
    22. Eternal Life and Entrance Into the Kingdom of God
    23. Fate
    24. The Influence of the Stars
    25. Free Will
    26. Visions and Communication With Spirits
    27. Healing by Spiritual Means
    28. Healing by Material Means

  5. Part Five -- Miscellaneous Subjects

    1. The Nonexistence of Evil
    2. Two Kinds of Torment
    3. The Justice and Mercy of God
    4. The Right Method of Treating Criminals
    5. Strikes
    6. The Reality of the Exterior World
    7. Real Preexistence
    8. Reincarnation
    9. Pantheism
    10. The Four Methods of Acquiring Knowledge
    11. The Necessity of Following the Teachings of the Divine Manifestations

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