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To: restornu; Colofornian
Living What We Profess

As individuals, this is an admirable trait that I've observed many devout Mormons seeking to attain. However, like Colofornian observed, I would have expected an LDS hierarchy that professes to be led by Living Prophets, would likewise have received, announced, and canonized modern revelations on a more consistent basis. As an outsider, I observe a huge disconnect between their "living" and their "professing", and this is one of the reasons I disagree with those professions and doctrines they do make. Like the cop in the joke, I have reasons to believe the vehicle is stolen.

140 posted on 04/23/2004 3:42:49 PM PDT by Alex Murphy
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To: Alex Murphy; restornu
Like the cop in the joke, I have reasons to believe the vehicle is stolen.

What is stolen (and redefined, the same way a stolen car might be disguised to camouflage its plain interpretation of what it is) is the very language--the heritage of the body of faith delivered once for all to the saints (Jude 3):

eternal Hell is usurped to = a temporary spirit prison; salvation for "narrow is the way that leads to life" is redefined as "salvation" for almost all in 3 degrees; sin is co-opted to mean a "fall upward"--whatever that means (as if war, murder, abortion, rape, abuse, etc. were spiritual advances upward); "Jesus" is redefined as the elder spiritual brother of Lucipher who didn't create anything; Elohim is redefined in our image--body parts and all; Gospel is redefined as dos and don'ts, rules and ordinances; the atonement is redefined as to what Jesus did in Gethsemane vs. what He did on Calvary; etc. etc. etc.

141 posted on 04/23/2004 3:54:58 PM PDT by Colofornian
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