Jeff
An hurtful and unloving act towards another child of God does not come from a true follower of Jesus Christ.
John 14
30 Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.
those who are so tonally contained with darkness leave no place for the Light of Christ to shine within them.
If The Savior Stood Beside Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0Z-M6EOzmY
...how sad that some can not truly receive him!
Which Savior are you referencing?
Jesus, or the "savior" Joseph Smith as referenced by Lds "apostle" Erastus Snow:
"Nor need we wait in our faith and in our expectations till all these great and glorious things shall have been accomplished on the earth before the Prophet Joseph Smith shall come unto us again. He has merely taken another mission in advance of us. He fulfilled the mission given unto him on earth. The Lord was satisfied with his labors here. He lived long enough to endow his brethren with full authority to carry on the work that he had begun on the earth. He took his departure behind the veil. The Lord suffered his enemies to destroy him in the flesh, to take away his life, and he was made an offeringwhat shall I say? an offering for sin...."
Source: Near Coming of Christ...Joseph Smith's Mission...Another Mission to Be Undertaken...
There ya go: An Lds "apostle" -- speaking in The Tabernacle in Logan, Utah in February 1884...claiming that Smith "was made an...offering for sin"!
And then tell us, Lds, how often have you sung the Mormon hymns "Praise to the Man" -- and "The Seer, the Seer, Joseph the Seer?"
Praise to the Man:
The true Gospel |
The false bad news 'gospel' of Joseph Smith-Centricism as found in 'Praise to the Man' |
Jesus atoning for the sins of mankind by shedding his blood | All mankind will need to atone for the sin of shedding Joseph's blood -- as if all the earth was guilty of such an act! |
And then look @ the Messianic overtones of the quotes included by Reaganaut in post #122...Here's two of those citations:
"He died for those he loved. He reigns in the realms above." (3rd President John Taylor, Hymns #296, "The Seer, Joseph, The Seer." While this hymn was written in the 18th century, it is still in use as evidenced by its performance by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir during the 175th Semi-Annual General Conference of the LDS Church in October, 2005.)
...He was "a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief." (BYU Professor Robert Millet, Ensign, 9/1994, p.19.)
Why you'd think that Lds proph John Taylor & BYU prof Rbt Millet would be speaking of THE Savior, Jesus Christ. But they weren't: They were inserting Joseph Smith there!
So, far, I've seen SEVEN -- count them SEVEN -- different Mormon hymnals/praise books by 1948 which have had John Taylor's The Seer, the Seer, Joseph the Seer! in them. Depending upon which Mormon hymnbook/praise song book you had --
1948 - Hymn #238
1927 - Hymn #303
1912 - Hymn #286
1908 - Hymn #187
1891 and before - Hymn #290...
...And it looks like it was Hymn #290 in the original Mormon hymnbook -- at least its in the 1851 version:
1851 | Sacred Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints By Brigham YOUNG, Parley Parker PRATT, Franklin D. Richards, pp. 337-338 |
And this hymnbook was revised about every couple of years ...at least I know that by 1891, they had its 20th edition out on it.
1891 | Hymn 290: The Seer, The Seer, Joseph the Seer! |
All: Here are the actual lyrics from John Taylor's "The Seer, the Seer. Joseph the Seer!"
I've placed the most open idolatrous lyrics in the largest type below:
Meant to be sung to the tune: The Sea. Times and Seasons, 1 January 1845
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Boo Hoo!
How sad that only about 15% or so of ALL Mormons will be with their 'families Forever'.
Are you gonna be one of the few?