Subject:
|
Re: Latter Day Saints (was:Re: God and the Devil and forgiveness (was Re: POV-RAY orange color))
|
Newsgroups:
|
lugnet.off-topic.debate
|
Date:
|
Mon, 6 Sep 1999 13:15:09 GMT
|
Viewed:
|
1594 times
|
| |
|
|
<37D2CBB6.6257BB22@voyager.net> <FHLt83.Avr@lugnet.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Sproaticus wrote:
>
> Consider that these books are not offered as proof of the Lord Jesus Christ,
> but rather as a testimony of Him. It is left up to the reader to investigate
> and to pray so that he or she may find answers through inspiration from the
> Holy Ghost.
According to _The Refiner's Fire_ Mormonism only exists because Joseph
Smith, in New York state, was trying to figure out which of the several
confusing, competing factions in that area to 'go' with and ran off into
the woods to pray on it as some biblical passage suggests. And either
he started making that stuff up then, or it was revealed, depending on
your beliefs.
> However, you speak of a web of trust. The prophet Joseph Smith, as well as
> members of the three witnesses and later the eight witnesses of the
> golden plates, are within my web of trust. I personally believe their
> testimonies to be good enough to add to my own.
But would they believe you if you were visited by an agent of the Lord
and told to reveal new testament?
> Wow, I never thought I'd get the courage to say *that* on LUGNET. :-,
Why?
--Chris
|
|
Message has 1 Reply:
Message is in Reply To:
277 Messages in This Thread:
(Inline display suppressed due to large size. Click Dots below to view.)
- Entire Thread on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
This Message and its Replies on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
|
|
|
|
