Gadianton wrote: ↑Sat Nov 18, 2023 7:06 pm
I wasn’t aware that he was a believer in the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
You are aware, are you not, that a person can be a theist and NOT believe in Jesus?
Yes, but germane to Mormonism and the restoration narrative it all comes down to Jesus and His resurrection. If one does not believe in the resurrection of Jesus I think it would be almost impossible to give the restoration narrative any credit at all. It’s basically a non starter.
That seems to be the position of you and a number of others here.
I would imagine that at the end of the day you would also chuckle under your breath at those that believe Jesus died but then lives again in the heavens.
So again, as I’ve said multiple times now, “How wide the divide”.
But I think it’s important to get the positions of believers and non believers out in the open so that others can weigh things out in their own mind and hopefully give a good deal of thought and may I dare say prayer to those things that are before them.
At the same time realizing that it’s different strokes for different folks. I think God is BIG enough to allow people to take various paths based upon their own reasoning, life experiences, and capabilities to adhere to and obey certain principles and commandments and make certain commitments with long range ramifications.
I mean, look, even on this board there have been folks that have alluded to the fact that they would prefer to keep all their money without giving up ten percent or more. Those that would just as well not spend the time going to church on Sunday, obeying the WofW, etc.
The gospel isn’t for everyone. And that’s OK.
What I don’t fully understand, however, is why the Church seems to still be such a draw for them in discussions, etc. And yes, I’ve heard all the standard reasons…but I still don’t get it. Seems like you would rather be doing other stuff. I mean, Marcus is doing stuff here what almost seems 24/7 (a bit of exaggerating). You would think that she, you, and others would find time better well spent doing so many other things rather than dissing the church, its prophets, and its members to some extent.
There’s a lot of good fiction out there. Family activity and excursions and the like. Yeah, I know you probably do stuff unrelated to thinking and posting stuff against the church…but you could do so much more!
Just leave it all behind. Cold turkey. You might have some night sweats for a while, but they’ll go away.
Regards,
MG