And you believe in the Bible “as far as it is translated correctly”...
Not exactly a vote of Confidence in the word and abilities of God.
Of course from the LDS perspective God is only human...
Are you saying there is nothing conflicting in the New Testament?
For example: are you in agreement with Paul, who after 10 years as a Roman General slaughtering every Christian he could find - and was responsible for the stoning of Steven. It was a losing battle.
So He 'saw the light' up in Damascus - and declared himself now an Apostle - and without deigning to go to Jerusalem to meet and/or confer with the leaders there - particularly James, Peter and John, he set about to write his own interpretations of the Gospel. He had and expressed disdain of James, Peter and John, whom he referred to as "the so -called pillars of the church." and they thought of him as the false Apostle - etc - etc
Much Paul wrote is in conflict with what Jesus taught. And it's all there in black and white - and red.
I prefer the red letter Bible so I can skip on through and read what JESUS said and taught.
I believe Him when He said "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."
I am not alone in believing, as many have for 2,000 years, that Jesus, the Son of God, was capable of saying and teaching what we need to know, to learn and to do to follow the Way. Did He, does HE, need others to translate or interpret?
I use the red letter Bible and I have two other books I treasure. One is a book titled "His Words" and is JUST the red letter sections and beautifully illustrated in the old Bible 'Illuminations" style.
The other is what has been mis-titled "Jefferson's Bible" - a tiny volume. Jefferson was another one who had disdain for Paul. He took scissors and paste and cut out all the sayings, acts of Jesus and put them into a book by themselves.
Jesus spoke and taught in parables, for the most part, so that the pearls don't get trampled by the pigs. But for anyone who reads in the right spirit, His teachings are plain and beautiful - and would take our whole lives to fully learn and practice. I do not believe that because He was crucified, He wasn't able to finish His mission and teachings. That would be, to me, absurd. That would be to ascribe limitations to Him. And THAT would be ludicrous.
He , therefore, gave us all we need to follow Him to the Father - without the pomp and circumstance, the fancy robes and all the other trappings that He did not take up.
Peace...
Are you saying there is nothing conflicting in the New Testament?
For example: are you in agreement with Paul, who after 10 years as a Roman General slaughtering every Christian he could find - and was responsible for the stoning of Steven. It was a losing battle.
So He 'saw the light' up in Damascus - and declared himself now an Apostle - and without deigning to go to Jerusalem to meet and/or confer with the leaders there - particularly James, Peter and John, he set about to write his own interpretations of the Gospel. He had and expressed disdain of James, Peter and John, whom he referred to as "the so -called pillars of the church." and they thought of him as the false Apostle - etc - etc
Much Paul wrote is in conflict with what Jesus taught. And it's all there in black and white - and red.
I prefer the red letter Bible so I can skip on through and read what JESUS said and taught.
I believe Him when He said "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."
I am not alone in believing, as many have for 2,000 years, that Jesus, the Son of God, was capable of saying and teaching what we need to know, to learn and to do to follow the Way. Did He, does HE, need others to translate or interpret?
I use the red letter Bible and I have two other books I treasure. One is a book titled "His Words" and is JUST the red letter sections and beautifully illustrated in the old Bible 'Illuminations" style.
The other is what has been mis-titled "Jefferson's Bible" - a tiny volume. Jefferson was another one who had disdain for Paul. He took scissors and paste and cut out all the sayings, acts of Jesus and put them into a book by themselves.
Jesus spoke and taught in parables, for the most part, so that the pearls don't get trampled by the pigs. But for anyone who reads in the right spirit, His teachings are plain and beautiful - and would take our whole lives to fully learn and practice. I do not believe that because He was crucified, He wasn't able to finish His mission and teachings. That would be, to me, absurd. That would be to ascribe limitations to Him. And THAT would be ludicrous.
He , therefore, gave us all we need to follow Him to the Father - without the pomp and circumstance, the fancy robes and all the other trappings that He did not take up.
Peace...