Whew! Next time tell the makeup artist to tone down the foundation or at least use half as much! Look at Hinckley he looks like the mortician just finished his previewing makeup!
And why does Monson always have that look on his face, "Oh %&*%! another @#^%&^#! photograph!"
When will the marketeers of LDS inc realize young non members are not attracted to churches that had out fliers with senior citizens in the picture?
Well, I guess I have to give you that one, since the Song of Solomon is in the Bible, and we know that's not scripture.
But speaking of scripture in a general sence, where in all of scripture is the idea of Authority to act in the name of God not represented?
Acts chp.19
13 ¶ Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
14 And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so.
15 And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?
16 And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
17 And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
Why is it those who professed Christ and believed on his name were not able to command the spirit to depart? Becasue no hand had been laid on their head giving them authority.
Gaz
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We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light. - Plato
Gazelam wrote: [snip unnecessary bandwidth hogging picture] Bible DICTIONARY Prophet The work of a Hebrew prophet was to act as God’s messenger and make known God’s will. The message was usually prefaced with the words “Thus saith Jehovah.” He taught men about God’s character, showing the full meaning of his dealings with Israel in the past. It was therefore part of the prophetic office to preserve and edit the records of the nation’s history; and such historical books as Joshua, Judges, 1 and 2 Sam., 1 and 2 Kings were known by the Jews as the former Prophets. It was also the prophet’s duty to denounce sin and foretell its punishment, and to redress, so far as he could, both public and private wrongs. He was to be, above all, a preacher of righteousness. When the people had fallen away from a true faith in Jehovah, the prophets had to try to restore that faith and remove false views about the character of God and the nature of the Divine requirement. In certain cases prophets predicted future events, e.g., there are the very important prophecies announcing the coming of Messiah’s kingdom; but as a rule prophet was a forthteller rather than a foreteller. In a general sense a prophet is anyone who has a testimony of Jesus Christ by the Holy Ghost, as in Num. 11: 25-29; Rev. 19: 10.
I'm not sure how this helps your case, Gaz. It more closely matches up with the Protestant idea of the priesthood of believers.
Hey Gaz, thanks for "giving Mee one:-)" You say further:
I honestly wonder how it ever got into the Bible in the first place.
Now yer getting close to home-plate! THAT is da question i've been asking all through our dialogue! You don't have a closed mind! Praise be!!! Oh, oh...who gave you the "authority" to question?? Warmer regards, Roger :-)
Gazelam wrote:This is silly to think. Of coarce you can know. The Holy Ghosts sole purpose is to act as a revelator and to give you firm ground to stand upon to know your place in the universe. Just as the North Star and the Big Dipper guided seaman in ancient times, the Gospel as revealed through the Holy Ghost allows you to know how to return to your Father in Heaven.
Gaz
Sorry I've been away so long ... personal issues!
Anyway, How can you possibly "know" your place in the universe if you don't even know how big the universe is?
As far as the Holy Ghost, how is it that all the different western religions all say that the Holy Ghost tells them they are right? Surely God does not vary his message based on whom He's talking to!
You do know that the stars you mention have moved relative to the earth, don't you?
How many earth-like planets are there in the universe, or maybe just the local group of galaxies?
No, you don't really "know" where you're going to end up. It's what's been told to you in books and by other people just like you who tried to make some sense of it all.
Abr chp. 3
11 Thus I, Abraham, talked with the Lord, face to face, as one man talketh with another; and he told me of the works which his hands had made;
12 And he said unto me: My son, my son (and his hand was stretched out), behold I will show you all these. And he put his hand upon mine eyes, and I saw those things which his hands had made, which were many; and they multiplied before mine eyes, and I could not see the end thereof.
We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light. - Plato
Gazelam wrote:Abr chp. 3 11 Thus I, Abraham, talked with the Lord, face to face, as one man talketh with another; and he told me of the works which his hands had made; 12 And he said unto me: My son, my son (and his hand was stretched out), behold I will show you all these. And he put his hand upon mine eyes, and I saw those things which his hands had made, which were many; and they multiplied before mine eyes, and I could not see the end thereof.
The only problem here is that the Book of Abraham is an easily debunked fraud.
Easily debunked fraud? Why, because there are so amny other readings that tie into it? Because it offers such a clear insight into the gospel and enlightens and ties together so many other doctrines? And the Spirit testifies of it?
Gaz
We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light. - Plato
