Did we have a pre-premortal existence?

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Re: Did we have a pre-premortal existence?

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Madelene, you remind me of Albion. You people clam to hold to the sacred scriptures, at least as long as it agrees with your man made dogmas. Can you understand this English translation?

"YOU ARE GODS AND ALL OF YOU ARE THE CHILDREN OF THE MOST HIGH."
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gdemetz wrote:Madelene, you remind me of Albion. You people clam to hold to the sacred scriptures, at least as long as it agrees with your man made dogmas. Can you understand this English translation?

"YOU ARE GODS AND ALL OF YOU ARE THE CHILDREN OF THE MOST HIGH."


I agree gdemetz, it's amazing how man can interpret the scriptures to serve our own selfish purposes. For example:
24 Behold, David and Solomon truly had many wives and concubines, which thing was abominable before me, saith the Lord.

Which Joseph interpreted as "go and get yourself many wives and concubines".
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Drifting wrote:Which Joseph interpreted as "go and get yourself many wives and concubines".


Yet the wives of Jacob were fine. You might want to rethink that thinking of yours.
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Franktalk wrote:
Drifting wrote:Which Joseph interpreted as "go and get yourself many wives and concubines".


Yet the wives of Jacob were fine. You might want to rethink that thinking of yours.


See the thread about polygamy.
You may find that God of yours is a bit inconsistent in tems of giving instructions out...
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Drifting wrote:You may find that God of yours is a bit inconsistent in tems of giving instructions out...


God is very consistent. It is man that is all over the map. If God tells you to marry a few wives then do so. If God says don't marry then don't marry. What we should be doing is listening to Him. It is when we do our own thing that we get into trouble.
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Amen again, FrankTalk! Too bad many here think they are smarter than God, or want to listen to others who think are smarter than God!
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Franktalk wrote:
Drifting wrote:You may find that God of yours is a bit inconsistent in tems of giving instructions out...


God is very consistent. It is man that is all over the map. If God tells you to marry a few wives then do so. If God says don't marry then don't marry. What we should be doing is listening to Him. It is when we do our own thing that we get into trouble.


Okay, but Prophets listened to him and heard two different, contradictory things.
1. Polygamy is a commandment
2. Polygamy is abonimable

Wish He'd make His mind up...
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Drifting wrote:Okay, but Prophets listened to him and heard two different, contradictory things.
1. Polygamy is a commandment
2. Polygamy is abonimable

Wish He'd make His mind up...

The idea of a confused God ruling the universe worries me a little. What if he/ she decided to changes the rules of physics? Nothing would work.
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Drifting wrote:Okay, but Prophets listened to him and heard two different, contradictory things.
1. Polygamy is a commandment
2. Polygamy is abonimable

Wish He'd make His mind up...


Why is it that man needs to place God in a box? We all say we are individuals and want to be treated as an individuals. Yet when it comes to God all of that goes away. You change your position and state we must all be treated the same. But there is nothing in scripture that tells us that everyone will be treated the same. Scripture does just the opposite. The gifts from God vary from person to person. We are all born into a wide range of environments. The testing of us is chosen based on what we as an individual can handle. Our souls are all unique. Our bodies are vastly different from each other. Wake up. Read what is there.
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Franktalk wrote:
Drifting wrote:You may find that God of yours is a bit inconsistent in tems of giving instructions out...


God is very consistent. It is man that is all over the map. If God tells you to marry a few wives then do so. If God says don't marry then don't marry. What we should be doing is listening to Him. It is when we do our own thing that we get into trouble.



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