His word IS straightforward and it's sad that you don't care to hear them.
Honey, not that it is any concern of yours, but I DO read my Bible, every single day. I also have a college degree in it.
And sorry, but you are the one with foolish replies. But we love you anyway.
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How condesending and haughty of you oh well small god!:)
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Your degree from the “Tradition of Men” is the very thing the Lord called an abomination as spoken in
Isa 29
13 ¶ Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:
14 Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.
15 Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the Lord, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?
16 Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter’s clay: for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me not? or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no understanding?
Matt. 15:
8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
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But the gods of which I speak of are children of the Most High
Ps. 82:
6 I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.
Luke 6:
35 But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
Doc & Cov 121
28 A time to come in the which nothing shall be withheld, whether there be one God or many gods, they shall be manifest.
29 All thrones and dominions, principalities and powers, shall be revealed and set forth upon all who have endured valiantly for the gospel of Jesus Christ.
30 And also, if there be bounds set to the heavens or to the seas, or to the dry land, or to the sun, moon, or stars—
31 All the times of their revolutions, all the appointed days, months, and years, and all the days of their days, months, and years, and all their glories, laws, and set times, shall be revealed in the days of the dispensation of the fulness of times—
32 According to that which was ordained in the midst of the Council of the Eternal God of all other gods before this world was, that should be reserved unto the finishing and the end thereof, when every man shall enter into his eternal presence and into his immortal rest.
Romans 8
14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.
20 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,
21 Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
22 For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.
23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
24 For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?
25 But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
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BTW my knowledge and counsel comes from the Lord Comforter
John 14
11 Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works’ sake.
12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.
13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
15 ¶ If ye love me, keep my commandments.
16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
John 15
26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
27 And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.
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I know these things are hard for many of you that is why many try to marginalized even though His word is Straightforward.
The PROPHETS of LDSism need NO training at ALL to speak with AUTHORITY on ANY subject.
His word IS straightforward and it's sad that you don't care to hear them.
Lol. you are just so cute. My degree is not the “traditons of men” but that is neither here nor there. It doesn’t affect my faith one way or the other, I only mentioned it to show that I have academic as well as personal knowledge. My spiritual knowledge comes only from the Holy Ghost.
And if you had read my previous post, you would see that gods in PS 82 as well as when Christ quotes that are not “gods” at all. They refer to the Judges of Israel.
However, I am familiar with the misinterpretations that the LDS use to support their blasphemous theology.
The Children of God (by adoption not birth) are NOT and NEVER will be ‘gods’. Your theology is of the “traditions of men” and far from God.
Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:
This verse above perfectly describes the LDS mindset. They claim to be Christians, yet have ABSOLUTELY no idea who Jesus really is. They know ABOUT Him, but they do not KNOW Him. Their works are designed to gain glory for themselves, whereas Christians strive only for the glory of God.
I know this is difficult for you to understand, given the brainwashing you have been subject to, but please pray to truly understand the Word of God (Bible) and quit listening to the LDS leaders.