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To: Some hope remaining.; xzins; winstonchurchill; rdb3; Jean Chauvin; Wrigley; zadok; RnMomof7; ...

Interesting. Am I to infer from this that Calvinists don't put much stock in prayer, even to the point of mocking those who believe in prayer as a source of answers?

Tell you what. You find for me in the scriptures (Bible only) where it says that I should pray about the words of another man to see if they are true or not. Meanwhile, while you are vainly struggling to find that, I'll quote to directly from the word of God:

Now, I am well aware that you Mormons teach that one should mock God and call into question his Word by asking that we pray about it to see if it is true. But, when John was in prison and doubting the words concerning Christ that he had so boldly declared when he saw Him, Jesus did not tell John's disciples to believe His words; Jesus told John to believe the Scriptures:
Now, did Jesus tell John to believe his words or did He even tell him to pray? He said tell him what you see and John will know the answer because he knows the TRUE scriptures. Jesus said essentially to John, "Does what is happening agree with the prophecies in Isa 61:1 and many others."

Unfortunately, you Mormons have replaced the true source of knowledge and truth in the Bible with secret wispers from your "prophets" and "heart burn".
34 posted on 07/24/2002 6:56:28 AM PDT by CCWoody
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To: CCWoody
Tell you what. You find for me in the scriptures (Bible only) where it says that I should pray about the words of another man to see if they are true or not.

Glad to. He asked you to pray about some scriptures and you mock that. Here's my answer:

James 1:5-7
5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.

Wisdom to understand the scriptures is something well worth praying for.

42 posted on 07/24/2002 8:38:56 AM PDT by Some hope remaining.
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To: CCWoody; Some hope remaining.; xzins; winstonchurchill; rdb3; Jean Chauvin; Wrigley; zadok; ...
Tell you what. You find for me in the scriptures (Bible only) where it says that I should pray about the words of another man to see if they are true or not. Meanwhile, while you are vainly struggling to find that, I'll quote to directly from the word of God:

Attack, attack...misrepresent, misrepresent.

You were asked to pray about scripture not about my words.

Do you have problems praying about the correct interpretation of scripture?

45 posted on 07/24/2002 9:42:05 AM PDT by xzins
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