Posted on 08/16/2023 6:39:10 AM PDT by zucchini bob
(2 Peter 1:20) Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. (Isaiah 28:10) For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little: (Isaiah 28:13) But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
Woman! I TOLD you I’m gonna fix it - you do NOT need to ask me about it every six months!!
You too?
It all ended for them, as a chosen people,
I disagree as does scripture. Israel remains the chosen despite the fact they were scattered. It isn’t over yet, as those who have re-inhabited the promised land have yet to experience the prophesied battle preparatory to Christ’s second coming.
How does your loving her necessitate her being perpetually virgin?
Do you think that people who think that she had sex with Joseph hate her?
Doesn’t that tell the world that you all think sex between a husband and wife is bad and sinful?
Then they admit Joseph got cheated out of a VERY important part of marriage.
Universality works; too.
Can't you read? She was 'given' to John - then evidently remains SILENT for the rest of her time on earth.
That's fine; but did you know that...
...a minority of MORMON prophets can translate the language known by some as Reformed Egyptian far better than any of us, and they do that without even LOOKING at it!
D&C 124:87-93
87 Therefore, let my servant William put his trust in me, and cease to fear concerning his family, because of the sickness of the land. If ye alove me, keep my commandments; and the sickness of the land shall bredound to your glory.
88 Let my servant William go and proclaim my everlasting gospel with a loud voice, and with great joy, as he shall be moved upon by my aSpirit, unto the inhabitants of Warsaw, and also unto the inhabitants of Carthage, and also unto the inhabitants of Burlington, and also unto the inhabitants of Madison, and await patiently and diligently for further instructions at my general conference, saith the Lord.
89 If he will do my awill let him from henceforth hearken to the counsel of my servant Joseph, and with his interest support the bcause of the poor, and publish cthe new translation of my holy word unto the inhabitants of the earth.
90 And if he will do this I will abless him with a multiplicity of blessings, that he shall not be forsaken, nor his seed be found bbegging bread.
91 And again, verily I say unto you, let my servant William be appointed, ordained, and anointed, as counselor unto my servant Joseph, in the room of my servant Hyrum, that my servant Hyrum may take the office of Priesthood and aPatriarch, which was appointed unto him by his father, by blessing and also by right;
92 That from henceforth he shall hold the keys of the apatriarchal blessings upon the heads of all my people,
93 That whoever he blesses shall be blessed, and whoever he acurses shall be cursed; that whatsoever he shall bbind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever he shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Please give this SCHOLARLY work a read:
The Catholic controversy : Saint Francis de Sales
https://archive.org/details/catholiccontrove00sain
God bless you!
Where are these mentioned in LDS scripture?
I do not find them in the bible.
It’s our lot in life...
444 pages?
My Catholic Teen bible has 1394.
Does one REALLY need a volume about 1/3 the bible to explain away Catholicism?
Hello Elsie. God loves you!
The Greek text of this Crucifixion passage
Is properly translated into English AS "Behold" or "Look"
- AND is never translated as your "given"
in 30+ occurrences of scripture as IT IS WRITTEN...
So yeah, your changing God-Breathed scripture there...
Whats really cool about the greek there- ( beyond the fact that it doesnt mean "given"
as you want some to believe)
But its the exact same word the Angel uses to calm the Shepherds,
And the same word Gabriel uses to tell Mary...
"Behold, you will conceive..."
(Neither of these usages imply "given" either).
That's pretty cool though- from the very Beginning...Behold...
to the Finish on the Cross... Behold.,,
This doesn't mean you are wrong in your opinion,
Im just saying you cant change the meaning of Holy text
to make it say what you want.
What kind of Tradition is that?
Now I answered your question.
Will you offer an answer to mine?
Why do you worship on Sunday?
If God- Breathed Scripture says you must honor
the seventh day Sabbath- why aren't you?
by what scriptural means was that changed to Sunday?
The Jerusalem Council changed some things-
but oddly left out the Sabbath requirement.
So why is Sunday Worship legit then?
Now I answered your question.
Her womb was filled with the Holy Spirit? Chapter and verse, please.
Do you honestly think the Holy Spirit is opposed to sex between a husband and wife?
And why would He be?
Sex was GOD'S idea and design for humanity. He blessed it and sanctified it.
Again, do you all think that sex is sinful that a husband and wife having sex is somehow unworthy of the God whose idea and design it was?
You are aware, aren't you, that believers are the temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in us? Does that preclude sex between husband and wife for believers?
Because by our reasoning, since believers are sealed by the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit, their bodies would be holy and then they wouldn't want sex. Or shouldn't have it. Or it would be wrong if they did.
Or they didn't really love each other.
Or something.
Now I answered your question.
Or that having sex would somehow defile Mary, right?
Nope. Because it is NOT relevant to the discussion about Mary and Joseph. At all. In the least.
It's a deflection to change the subject and I won't follow that rabbit trail.
He must have. Didn’t I read in the book of 2nd Matthew, that Joseph snuggled up to Mary, and asked, Mary, are you awake? To which Mary said, roll over and go back to sleep, you horny old goat. I already told you, that you are not getting any of my charms. 😊😆😄😁😂🤔
If they believe Mary was an ever virgin, wouldn’t it be easier to say, the stork brought all their other children? That would make more sense than this no sex thing they perpetually try to push.
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