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I suspect peace would come from BELIEVING (possibly mistakenly believing) that everything is as it should be. If your newborn dies unexpectedly, you can have peace if you truly believe that this apparent tragedy was somehow necessary in God's plan.
I'm reminded of what the medieval mystic Marguerite Porete wrote when she distinguished between two kinds of churches. The first is the Great Holy Church, which preaches Love. The second is the Little Holy Church, which preaches rules and law and order.
Regarding Canaanite beliefs and Israelite beliefs, I think you are using a text critical method which employs the idea of an evolution in the passing on of information from a single source to a multitude of sources. The problem with this method is that it is employed under the presumption that the information is false or local to begin with. Under the belief that it is false or local it must have an originating account, which then must be passed down. However if the belief is true and broad, then the account itself is the explanation for why it is multiply reported. Everyone in the entire ancient near east had the same core beliefs but they structured those beliefs differently. Both the Israelites and the Canaanites structured the adversary as leviathan/Lotan but the Babylonians had the same creature under Mushussu. Same with the angels, Watchers, Apkallu, Igigi. They all shared the same core system, but expressed them with minor variations. Imagine a mountain which is encompassed by 4 countries. If the mountain explodes, or some other event happens at it's peak we will find 4 different accounts of that event without requiring a progressively transmitted narrative.
Sadly many have died that did not deserve to die, and many have been misjudged and tormented by others who did not deserve to be treated thus. God is LOVE.
Not exactly. According to Jewish and Christian claims, their religions result from great revelations at key moments in time. I would expect to see historical evidence for great changes in their religions at key moments followed by periods of stability. Instead, I see something more like one of those online collective stories where one person writes a paragraph and then another person writes a paragraph so that the story has no direction. If God is inspiring a religion then I expect to see a consistent direction and theme and a rate of progress that contrasts that religion with the bumbling uninspired competing religions. Instead Judaism and Christianity seem to bumble along like all the other religions.
My understanding is that Baha'i believes in the Manifestations and the initial forms of their Revelations that formed the preceding religions, but Baha'i believes these Revelations have been garbled. So the contradictions between these religions are a result of the garbling rather than fundamental differences in the Revelations. Of course @Tony Bristow-Stagg can correct me if I am misunderstanding their view.
Bahai will never say it as clearly or openly as you say it. Though I agree, this is what they believe. Hence I doubt the Bahai will actually say what it would take to make them a Christian and answer your question. Though I suppose if it could be substantially demonstrate that the Church and later Christians have not distorted the Gospel they would have to concede that as legitimate grounds for considering Christianity true.
