Posted on 03/13/2013 9:45:40 AM PDT by Colofornian
placemarker
In this post of Elz'...he cites 1 Nephi 16...the opening book in the Book of Mormon...and how there are 31 "it came to pass" references in the first 35 verses of that chapter.
In fact, there are almost 1,500 "it came to pass" references in the original Book of Mormon...Joseph Smith himself realized it was overkill...and in 1837 took out 47 of these...but that was less than 4% of all the references!
(And btw, what gave Joseph Smith the right to edit out 47 references in the Book of Mormon in 1837...7 years after it was published...IF they were in the original mythical "gold plates"?)
Anyway, think about this: Why would a gold-etcher in ancient Book of Mormon take the time to etch out 31 "it came to pass" references in 35 verses?
And...when you hear what SOME of the alleged Book of Mormon etchers said about that process, ya wonder all the more:
* "I cannot write but a little of my words, because of the difficulty of engraving our words upon plates" (Jacob 4:1, Book of Mormon)
* if our plates had been sufficiently large we should have written in Hebrew (Mormon 9:33)... [this was the "explanation" gave as to why a Hebrew people would write in the language of their enemies...actually not really a "language"...as nobody has ever heard of "reformed Egyptian."]
For more on this, please see especially the end of first post if you want to find out more about Joseph Smith the fanciful story-teller
Very Greek and Roman empire...
Oh wow...
Now that is classic Mormon projection.
Tertullians was a convert, like Constatine, you sure you want to go there...
If so there will be other issues for you, like with all LDSers trying to make things fit for their fiction out of the work of the early fathers...
So then is Christ just a nam or is he devine too?
Well...
...the presidential campaign of Mormon Church founder Joseph Smith in 1844: Challenging Democrat James Polk and Whig Henry Clay, Smith prophesied that if the U.S. Congress did not accede to his demands that they shall be broken up as a government and God shall damn them.
Smith viewed capturing the presidency as part of the mission of the church.
Well...
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But JS did happen to PROPHECY the computer mouse!
3rd row; 3rd caractor
Polynesian...
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Don’t some of them have problems discerning an imaginary friend?
DANG!!!!!!!! I didn’t know that.
God does make His wonders to perform, don't He?
Very good point.
One of those ‘Caractor’ looks like a birthday cake.
Amen, and Christ’s blessing upon him and all our Christian Brothers and Sisters in the Catholic Church.
Amen and amen.
Discuss the issues all you want, but do not make it personal.
teppe wrote:
Im a Momon, and I pay very little attention to the Easter Bunny!
My devotion is to the living Jesus Christ, my Lord and my Savior, the son of the living God the Father. And my goal is to merit and maintain the Holy Ghost in my heart in worship my Father in Heaven. If thats not enough for you .... so be it, it is enough for my Savior Jesus Christ.
Why would I want to attend another church service and worship a medieval definition of Christ who is ....
....three in one and one in three but never really one but never really three, whos circumference is everywhere, center is nowhere, so large he fills the universe, so small he dwells in hearts and all the while without body, parts or passions..... (need I go on?)
Sorry guys, but the truth and work of our Lord Jesus Christ will continue either with or without your support.
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