God
and His Messengers
In Bahá'í teachings
God is, and always has been, the Creator.
Man was
created through God's love: "Veiled in My immemorial being and
in the ancient eternity of My essence, I knew My love for thee;
therefore I created thee." The purpose of man's existence as
taught by Bahá'u'lláh is
to know and to worship God, and "to carry forward an ever-advancing
civilization."
 God
has always watched over mankind. Throughout history, He has sent
us blessed souls, perfect mirrors which manifest and reflect
the glory and perfection of the heavenly kingdom. Each of these
Messengers or Prophets renews the Word of God and lifts humanity
to new heights of spiritual development. The laws and social
teaching of each religion change depending on the time and place
the Messenger appears.
Bahá'u'lláh
taught that there is one God, Who progressively reveals His will
to humanity. Each of the great religions brought by the Messengers
of God - Krishna, Moses, Zoroaster, Buddha, Jesus, Muhammad --
represents a successive stage in the spiritual development of
civilization.
Bahá'u'lláh,
the most recent Messenger in this line, has brought teachings
that address the moral and spiritual challenges of the modern
world.
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