As w/ the early saints, are we proud to do so, absolutely! We stand tall in our proclamation. We fear not what man has to say but rather respect what the Lord would have us testify to.
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Proverbs 11:2
When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
Proverbs 16:18
Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.
Romans 3:27
Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of observing the law? No, but on that of faith.
Romans 4:2
If, in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about--but not before God.
1 Corinthians 1:31
Therefore, as it is written: "Let him who boasts boast in the Lord."
In 1976, Mormon Prophet Spencer W. Kimball who was the LDS Church's twelfth president from 1973 to 1985 stated:
"We hope that you who teach in the various organizations, whether on the campuses or in our chapels, will always teach the orthodox truth. We warn you against the dissemination of doctrines which are not according to the scriptures and which are alleged to have been taught by some of the General Authorities of past generations. Such, for instance, is the Adam-God theory. We denounce that theory and hope that everyone will be cautioned against this and other kinds of false doctrine."
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The Temple Rites® are NOT part of your SCRIPTURES!
Obviously, most of those scriptures cited have nothing to do w/ the present discussion although they are great verses. The last one, 1 Corinthians 1:31 is very a propos however. I was very much boasting in the Lord. Thanks for noticing.