Posted on 11/30/2013 2:52:50 PM PST by Ripliancum
The Bible is not God, therefore no one worships it as God. However, it IS the WORD of God and we are commanded to heed His word, remember it, meditate upon in, teach it to our children and honor it. Many, many times in Scripture God commands His prophets to WRITE down the words He gave to them so that there would be no denial of them, confusion over what He spoke and that they would be preserved for all time. Heaven and earth will pass away, the word of God will NEVER pass away. Here are a few of those times where Almighty God commanded that His words be WRITTEN:
Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever(Isa. 30:8)
The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, Thus speaketh the Lord God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book. (Jeremiah 30:1,2)
Take thee a roll of a book, and write therein all the words that I have spoken unto thee against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spake unto thee, from the days of Josiah, even unto this day. (Jer. 36:2)
And if they be ashamed of all that they have done, shew them the form of the house, and the fashion thereof, and the goings out thereof, and the comings in thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the laws thereof: and write it in their sight, that they may keep the whole form thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and do them. (Ezek. 43:11)
And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. (Hab. 2:2)
The Holy Bible has been given to us BY God so that we may have a "rule of faith" by which to know truth from error. You disparage those you claim make too much of the Bible. I think your religion's problem is you make too little of it.
Alright, if you're going to waffle about on the # of prophets belonging to the church ya wanna join, let's go back to your comment in post #260: Rev 11 clearly says there will be TWO prophets in the last days, I want to join the Church they belong to, can you point it out? Thanks!
So, here ya boast about your 15-prophesy-member "church" and you wanna suddenly join in the last of the latter days a "2-prophesy-member" church eh? Why don't ya wanna join that 15-prophesy-member church? (Could it be because it's "missing in action" in Revelation?)
How curious! I was just told by SP that:
Baptism for the dead is in the top three works God has given us. As it is shown in Titus, a pattern of good works must be shown. When the books are opened and your life is judged, can you say you did the work for your dead that the Lord has commanded you to do?
How do you rectify this contradiction Storm Prepper? Are you in the position to nullify the Mormon scripture like y'all do for the Divine Bible?
So, these "Twelve" are "prophets" , who can "prophesy" as the Lord wants them to and the one "Prophet/President of the Church" can also prophesy as the Lord wants him to. The difference you say is like "comparing apples to bowling balls" is that the President can receive for the whole church and the others can prophesy as the Lord wants them to just that it won't ever be for the "whole church" cuz that's the President's job? What happens when one of the Twelve gets something that IS relevant for the whole church, does he have to tell the Lord he got a wrong number and go tell it to the prez instead? And why would a "prophecy" be only for a select group or individual and it not be something the whole church also needs to hear or know about?
Sounds more like apples and apples to me.
The Bible is a collection of the writings of those "Holy men of God who spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit". That is what sets them apart from other so-called scripture. Most every religion has some form of sacred writings or scripture through which they know the tenets of their faith. What sets the Bible apart from the Quran or the Tibetan Book of the Dead or the Vedas or The Diamond Sutra? Isn't it logical that Almighty God would have had some way of differentiating His truth from the all the false religions invented by man through the ages? They can't ALL be true seeing as they contradict each other in many ways and they define God inconsistently, too.
We can have assurance that the truths God revealed in the Bible ARE true no matter who accepts it and it was true BEFORE there even was a collection of these writings called "the Bible". Putting them together under a single cover was by the leading of the Holy Spirit because the people of God were given the wisdom to recognize His word and to obey and follow what He said. John, the Apostle, said that there were many other things Jesus DID while he was here on earth but that what was written was so that we would believe in him and that by believing we would have eternal life through Christ (Jn. 20:21).
The "other sheep" Jesus spoke about were the Gentiles because Jesus came for the "lost sheep of the house of Israel". Jesus came as the light of the world, as the Lamb of God who would take away the sins of the world. This gospel is true for ALL people for ALL time - it never changes. That's why we can know that the truth can and will be found by anyone who diligently seeks Him.
I stand ready to receive any word God sends to me.
But how will you KNOW what is coming from God? You cannot depend on a feeling, not even if something "sounds" right - many people are fooled every day by false religions. The Holy Spirit is in the world to convict the world of sin, righteousness and judgment. We can trust the Bible because we KNOW who it came from. If any religion tries to convince you to not trust in the Bible or to hold some organization above the word of God, then you can know they are NOT from Him. That was the very first lie Satan told man - "Did God really say...?"
The book of mormon is a combination of plagiarism of works by other MEN and the fertile imagination of a man whose life work was inventing stories in order to con other men out of their money and women out of their virginity.
Bears repeating.
To whom are these "prayers" directed? The mormon "god" who was once a man? What a waste of time for you.
We pray that you, and all the others who embrace the false mormon god will be saved by the true everlasting God before death, because the "after death" baptism rituals in mormon temples will have no effect for those living who reject the saving grace of the true Son of the true God.
THX 1138 and the shuffle continues
One that hasn't any record of believing in such blatant LIES!
Then you'll need to leave the one that has deceived.
No problem, for a church that Thanks GOD for a Prophet has a book,written by a Living Prophet©, that CORRECTS all errors found in the KJV of the bible.
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Color coding explanation:
Added stuff... Changed stuff... Rearranged stuff... Removed stuff...
*(UNDERLINED stuff is the DISTRACTING reference on every tenth word or so that infuses LDS 'scripture' online.)
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But; strangely, that church does NOT consider that book to be SCRIPTURE!
Well (you HATER!!!) that's because WITNESSES might be translated wrongly; just like the Articles of Faith of The Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-day Saints implies.
Let's look and see...
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JOSEPH SMITH TRANSLATION - REVELATION
Revelation 1:1–81 The Revelation of John, a servant of God, which was given unto him of Jesus Christ, to show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass, that he sent and signified by his angel unto his servant John, 2 Who bore record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. 3 Blessed are they who read, and they who hear and understand the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein, for the time of the coming of the Lord draweth nigh. 4 Now this is the testimony of John to the seven servants who are over the seven churches in Asia. Grace unto you, and peace from him who is, and who was, and who is to come; who hath sent forth his angel from before his throne, to testify unto those who are the seven servants over the seven churches. 5 Therefore, I, John, the faithful witness, bear record of the things which were delivered me of the angel, and from Jesus Christ the first begotten of the dead, and the Prince of the kings of the earth. 6 And unto him who loved us, be glory; who washed us from our sins in his own blood, and hath made us kings and priests unto God, his Father. To him be glory and dominion, forever and ever. Amen. 7 For behold, he cometh in the clouds with ten thousands of his saints in the kingdom, clothed with the glory of his Father. And every eye shall see him; and they who pierced him, and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. 8 For he saith, I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, the Lord, who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty. Revelation 2:26–2726 And to him who overcometh, and keepeth my commandments unto the end, will I give power over many kingdoms; 27 And he shall rule them with the word of God; and they shall be in his hands as the vessels of clay in the hands of a potter; and he shall govern them by faith, with equity and justice, even as I received of my Father. Revelation 12:1–171 And there appeared a great sign in heaven, in the likeness of things on the earth; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars. 2 And the woman being with child, cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. 3 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron; and her child was caught up unto God and his throne. 4 And there appeared another sign in heaven; and behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman which was delivered, ready to devour her child after it was born. 5 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she had a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore years. 6 And there was war in heaven; Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought against Michael; 7 And the dragon prevailed not against Michael, neither the child, nor the woman which was the church of God, who had been delivered of her pains, and brought forth the kingdom of our God and his Christ. 8 Neither was there place found in heaven for the great dragon, who was cast out; that old serpent called the devil, and also called Satan, which deceiveth the whole world; he was cast out into the earth; and his angels were cast out with him. 9 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ; 10 For the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. 11 For they have overcome him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; for they loved not their own lives, but kept the testimony even unto death. Therefore, rejoice O heavens, and ye that dwell in them. 12 And after these things I heard another voice saying, Woe to the inhabiters of the earth, yea, and they who dwell upon the islands of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time. 13 For when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child. 14 Therefore, to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might flee into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. 15 And the serpent casteth out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood. 16 And the earth helpeth the woman, and the earth openeth her mouth, and swalloweth up the flood which the dragon casteth out of his mouth. 17 Therefore, the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
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KJV – REVELATION
Revelation 1:1–8
1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: 2 Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. 3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.
4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne; 5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, 6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. 7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
Revelation 2:26–27 26 And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: 27 And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father. Revelation 12:1–171 And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: 2 And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. 3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. 4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born. 5 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne. 6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days. 7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, 8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. 10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. 11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. 12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time. 13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child. 14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. 15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood. 16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth. 17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. King James Version of the Holy Bible
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Thst's funny.
I did not see it listed in the changes...
--MormonDupe(It mattereth not; as I STILL believe whatever our Prophet says!!)
I'm sorry; I left out "until he dies and then we can toss what he has said under the bus."
--MormonBoob(CTR!)
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