You’d think some of them might put two and two together? Connect the dots, etc... Maybe some of apostle’s warnings might have sunk in?!?
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The ungodly side of man for some reason take delight in trashing another by distorting, and spinning, take things out of context, and before anyone knows, it has become what of many become to believes, and no matter how much one tries the water has been poison.
Sometimes I wonder if any among us have been given the commission which Joseph Smith and had to endure, how many think they would have come through this like a perfect being.
We always set up these bigger than life ideal and if someone does not meet those man made ideals he scorch earth!
Many even try to make the Lord's scriptures to agree with their wicked behavior.
Thank God the Lord was willing take an imperfect flawed being, who is willing to try to learn and understand the ways of the Creator. While others around him is scoffing, mocking and jeering and some have gotten physical, with tar and feather also tried to force Joseph to take poison, on and on until the Lord's prophet was killed etc. Sounds like a life of fun!
Many are still cheering today you can read it on many of these threads! even Jesus would not condone such behavior towards another of his creation.
Some things Jesus told his followers
1. Romans 12
19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
20 Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
2.John 13
34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
3- Gal 5
13 For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
15 But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.
16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
24 And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
26 Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.
I think after reading Paul’s warning, I couldn’t trust anything other than the Bible. And for the sake of my soul, would I not put my faith in any Church that adds to that, whether it’s coming from the Catholic Church, Episcopal, and so on.