“I’m gonna live so God can use me”

[I Have Questions]

How can they not be? Stop belittling your leaders special powers. They’re Prophets, Seers, and Revelators. Those attributes remove them as “men of their time” and make them “men of the future”. Unless you’re saying they don’t really get special insight, in which case they aren’t Prophets, Seers, and Revelators.

You have made a conscious decision to disallow for prophets and apostles of the LDS Church to act as stewards of the Keys of the Kingdom and all that this would entail. I would expect that you would have a certain view of what apostles and prophets should do in order to protect your worldview and disbelief.

Not at all. You are the one disallowing their divine and supernatural abilities. You’re the one that doesn’t really believe in their Seership.

[I Have Questions]

Why?

Cultural background and forms of worship.

Regards,
MG

So you are saying that hymn doesn’t suit your Utah ‘culture’(whatever that means), and that Mormon’s in Africa worship differently to Mormon’s in Utah? Really?

[MG 2.0]

You have made a conscious decision to disallow for prophets and apostles of the LDS Church to act as stewards of the Keys of the Kingdom and all that this would entail. I would expect that you would have a certain view of what apostles and prophets should do in order to protect your worldview and disbelief.

Not at all. You are the one disallowing their divine and supernatural abilities. You’re the one that doesn’t really believe in their Seership.

And what I've saying, again, is that you are not the judge.

Are you a Christian? If you are, I think that is important to know. Why? Because I think that if you are you might come at this from a different perspective than if say, you are a secular humanist or an atheist.

In other words, why is your opinion to be valued as being 'the truth' or to supersede someone else's? You seem to think you are coming from a place of authority. What authority?

Regards,
MG

[I Have Questions]

Not at all. You are the one disallowing their divine and supernatural abilities. You’re the one that doesn’t really believe in their Seership.

And what I've saying, again, is that you are not the judge.

I think you mean “I’m” not “I’ve”. And I’m pointing out the meaning of what you’re saying, I’m not judging you for it.

[MG 2.0]

Cultural background and forms of worship.

Regards,
MG

So you are saying that hymn doesn’t suit your Utah ‘culture’(whatever that means), and that Mormon’s in Africa worship differently to Mormon’s in Utah? Really?

I think that this hymn doesn't naturally fit within the culture of Saints in what has been the traditional make up of the church in North America. Not that it couldn't. In fact, as I've said, I think it would be pretty cool of we could sing this hymn and get behind it and enjoy singing it. Amazing Grace has caught on even though it comes from a different 'religious culture' of early America. What I'm saying is that I think it is great that the hymnal is becoming more international and ecumenical in the songs that we now have the opportunity and sing.

This particular hymn is originally a product/outgrowth of a culture that hasn't been 'the norm' within LDS culture in Utah. I think it will catch on.

You go into the typical Southern Baptist Church and you'll hear 'praise music', a different kind of worship that Latter-day Saints are not used to. Just as if you went into the same service at the Baptist church you may not hear some of the hymns that are included in the LDS hymnal.

Both Christian, both different. Remember the Arby's commercial from years back? Different is GOOD!

If you are a Christian, what types/kinds of music to you use/have in your worship services?

Regards,
MG

[MG 2.0]

And what I've saying, again, is that you are not the judge.

I think you mean “I’m” not “I’ve”. And I’m pointing out the meaning of what you’re saying, I’m not judging you for it.

Thank you for that small correction. Sometimes I don't fully proofread everything.

Regards,
MG

[MG 2.0]

And what I've saying, again, is that you are not the judge.

I think you mean “I’m” not “I’ve”. And I’m pointing out the meaning of what you’re saying, I’m not judging you for it.

Gotta say, you're doing a darn good job of asking questions but not so good at answering. Correcting grammar and ignoring questions.

Why is that? (another question)

Regards,
MG

[Marcus]

It may well be that this particular hymn will be sung more often in the African congregations than here in the states.

Regards,
MG

Why?

Cultural background and forms of worship.

Regards,
MG

So you are saying that hymn doesn’t suit your Utah ‘culture’(whatever that means), and that Mormon’s in Africa worship differently to Mormon’s in Utah? Really?

It sounds like what he's saying is quite a bit worse. He's apparently defining "cultural background and forms of worship" by something distinctly different from "background" and "forms". But, he surely knows that is what he's doing, which means he is just doing it to provoke.

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Has this blogger been reading here???!!!!

Anyway, back to the song. I used to sing in a Catholic choir, we regularly sang spirituals, but our choir director was a pro. He sought out arrangements that captured the original as closely as possible, and then he spent considerable time training us to sing them in the way they were intended. It was like taking a college course in music theory--for free!

[I Have Questions]

So you are saying that hymn doesn’t suit your Utah ‘culture’(whatever that means), and that Mormon’s in Africa worship differently to Mormon’s in Utah? Really?

I think that this hymn doesn't naturally fit within the culture of Saints in what has been the traditional make up of the church in North America. Not that it couldn't. In fact, as I've said, I think it would be pretty cool of we could sing this hymn and get behind it and enjoy singing it. Amazing Grace has caught on even though it comes from a different 'religious culture' of early America. What I'm saying is that I think it is great that the hymnal is becoming more international and ecumenical in the songs that we now have the opportunity and sing.

This particular hymn is originally a product/outgrowth of a culture that hasn't been 'the norm' within LDS culture in Utah. I think it will catch on.

You go into the typical Southern Baptist Church and you'll hear 'praise music', a different kind of worship that Latter-day Saints are not used to. Just as if you went into the same service at the Baptist church you may not hear some of the hymns that are included in the LDS hymnal.

Both Christian, both different. Remember the Arby's commercial from years back? Different is GOOD!

If you are a Christian, what types/kinds of music to you use/have in your worship services?

Regards,
MG

Do you agree with the lyrics? Do you live so that God can use you?

[MG 2.0]

I think that this hymn doesn't naturally fit within the culture of Saints in what has been the traditional make up of the church in North America. Not that it couldn't. In fact, as I've said, I think it would be pretty cool of we could sing this hymn and get behind it and enjoy singing it. Amazing Grace has caught on even though it comes from a different 'religious culture' of early America. What I'm saying is that I think it is great that the hymnal is becoming more international and ecumenical in the songs that we now have the opportunity and sing.

This particular hymn is originally a product/outgrowth of a culture that hasn't been 'the norm' within LDS culture in Utah. I think it will catch on.

You go into the typical Southern Baptist Church and you'll hear 'praise music', a different kind of worship that Latter-day Saints are not used to. Just as if you went into the same service at the Baptist church you may not hear some of the hymns that are included in the LDS hymnal.

Both Christian, both different. Remember the Arby's commercial from years back? Different is GOOD!

If you are a Christian, what types/kinds of music to you use/have in your worship services?

Regards,
MG

Do you agree with the lyrics? Do you live so that God can use you?

Yep. Do you? (another question...)

Regards,
Mg