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reno,

“I too, match those things that I learn w/ the scriptures & find no disparities whatsoever. The Godhhead for example, there are many scriptures such as John 17:22-23 that match up very well w/ my beliefs. “

Therein is where you go off the cliff friend.

You take what you know of Mormonism and go to the Bible
to try to find verses that support it. Exactly backwards...
Even Rev. Sun Myung Moon goes to the Bible with his belief
that he is the reincarnation of Christ and finds
scriptural support. He prays too, btw.

Telescopes have a correct end to view through. There is also
a correct way to approach scripture. It is the difference
between Isogesis and Exogesis.

The Godhead is not what Mormonism teaches Reno.

I’ve spoken in generalities to you Reno because of the
questions you’ve asked. I’ve waited to see what you would
do with what you were given here on these threads. So far,
it appears to me the answer is, “not a lot”.

Actually, I study the bible in it’s entirety & do so often. Not just certain verses. I also practice the theory of systematic theology perhaps more than you think & perhaps more than you do in that I take all available works into account & then work the process.

IMHO you do exactly what you accuse me of doing, not looking at all the available works & then working the process to find truth. Can I conclude that your feeling is that the bible is the word of God & that’s it? What if there really is more, would you know, would you look into it?

I can only conclude that you fail to answer my questions b/c you realize there are contradictions in your argument such as w/ John 17:22-23. Could that be kind of like trying to find verses in the bible that support your argument to the exclusion of all others?

I’ve asked you to cite specifics where my posts contradict the bible & all you can come up w/ is that you wanted to see what I would do? To each his own. Is that how you go about systematic theology? I don’t think that’s what it teaches. Systematic theology is not the focus on one theory to the exclusion of all others in the deliberative process.

At this point it would seem we’ve reached a point where this will be a one sided conversation w/ me answering all & you answering nothing. Not quite what I was looking for. Thanks anyway.