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- Tue Oct 30, 2018 4:29 pm
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: What would you expect if the church was true?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 12445
Re: What would you expect if the church was true?
Have the prophet do an Elijah challenge. He can make an alter and call down fire and say, "there is a God in SLC!" 36 And at the time of the offering of the oblation, Elijah the prophet came near and said, “O Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that you are God in I ...
- Sat Oct 20, 2018 8:33 am
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: Hierarchy and the Amazing Shrinking Gospel
- Replies: 14
- Views: 11856
Re: Hierarchy and the Amazing Shrinking Gospel
After joyfully missing the last few conferences i listened to about half of this conference. One thing that glaringly stood out to me, as a now outside looking in member, was how incredibly insular the “gospel” is. We all know it’s a cultural bubble, but I’m starting to appreciate the theological bu ...
- Sat Apr 07, 2018 6:30 am
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: Why the Emphasis on New Revelation in GC?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 24528
Re: Why the Emphasis on New Revelation in GC?
However, LDS leadership wants to keep obedience to leadership held high while not holding prophets, seers, and revelators held to high standards of divine knowledge or inspiration. GC has always tried to show how these aged, dignified men are calmly looking at you and speaking the will of the Lord ...
- Sun Mar 18, 2018 6:24 pm
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: What if Christianity didn't exist?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4741
Re: What if Christianity didn't exist?
Since just about every ancient civilization had some kind of religion you probably would have had religion. The question is whether that religion would have been monotheistic or polytheistic. IMO, taking Christianity out of the picture would not have changed man's basic need to create religion. If ...
- Sun Mar 18, 2018 6:58 am
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: Big changes coming in April GC!
- Replies: 51
- Views: 28765
Re: Big changes coming in April GC!
Only the LDS church can present a name change and call it revelation. Now standing up in GC and stating that Sunday hymns will no longer be played & sung as if at a funeral - now that would be inspiration!Big changes just mean restructuring things like a business.
- Fri Mar 16, 2018 5:57 am
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: Big changes coming in April GC!
- Replies: 51
- Views: 28765
Re: Big changes coming in April GC!
Try this - google a GC talk from 70's, 80's or 90's. I did it awhile back and I almost laughed out loud as I listened. It's all the same stuff over and over. I will be prophetic and say they will for sure talk about. Service Temples Obedience Adversity Tithing If the speaker is not in the quorum of ...