Posted on 02/23/2010 9:54:36 AM PST by greyfoxx39
I was obviously referring to Jesus Christ. There is no salvation in the Bible, only in Jesus Christ. I'm sure you would agree. Now that's 3 points of agreement. :-)
1917?
My friend is 99years and 8 months, born in 1910.
How old are you?
Are you positive of your salvation? Because I am of mine. And not “if so-and-so, then yes”..
Just yes or no?
Well, now......
The current mormon apologist answer is that because the population of the Lehi/Nephi was sooooooooo small - their genetic markers were absorbed into the Amerindians. BIG problem with this is that the bom as well as the teaching and actions of the founders ALL point to the mormon fact that ALL Amerindians were descendents of Lehi et al, and that the western hemisphere was unpopulated when they arrived. The DNA studies when they first started hitting hot and heavy caused a number of mormons to leave.
For further reading
http://www.mormoncurtain.com/topic_simonsoutherton.html#pub_-1168088121
Very cool! I’ll watch for the story.
I’ll answer for me - YES!
Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die...(rinse, repeat)
Define YOUR Jesus Christ, you former prophet is already on record stating it is not the same as the one I worship.
Here, let’s compound the trope even more. As I understand it, the people of Tonga are now considered to the lost tribe of Lamenites.
So is the BoM a story of the uniqueness of the America’s or can a new revelation just as easily be conjured up to fulfill a required expediency?
OUCH
Ouch!
STOP SAYING THAT!
:-)
Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die...(now you say the next line. Unfortunately, I have watched it so many times I believe I have the script memorized. Either that or I am lying and using IMBD, LOLOLOL)
All western hemisphere
North America
Greater Central America
Tiny area of Central America
Baja Peninsula
Malysian Peninsula
Africa
Polynesia (incl Tonga)
Yep, big on theories, non-existant on real facts. The most probable is smith's use of the geography of NY and the great lakes for his 'geography'. My first bom had pictures of the great lakes and how they were the various 'seas' found in the bom.
The bom is a poorly written spinoff of popular conversation of the era - the origins of the native americans - made popular by a book called "A View to the Hebrews" as well as others. AVTTH is almost point for point parallel with the bom.
Allow me to introduce you to the opening verses of what may be the most beautiful book ever written, the Gospel of John:
In the beginning the Word already existed.
The Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
2 He existed in the beginning with God.
3 God created everything through him,
and nothing was created except through him.
4 The Word gave life to everything that was created,
and his life brought light to everyone.
5 The light shines in the darkness,
and the darkness can never extinguish it.
6 God sent a man, John the Baptist, 7 to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony.
8 John himself was not the light; he was simply a witness to tell about the light.
9 The one who is the true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.
Don't you get it? JESUS IS THE WORD OF GOD. The bible is the Word of God.
Yes.
Oh rats, I haven’t seen it for ages. And I was likely falling asleep most of the way through. What’s my line? (and what’s IMBD?)
Fascinating. The Bible = Jesus Christ?
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