You know, I really like a lot of what Nibley says. However, he more often
points out the questions, without fleshing out the answers. He tells us
he has chosen consecration. Yet, he doesn't mention how he implements it.
Was he living consecration when he held off being married until he was in
his f
But it is possible. We may be sinners now, but the Lord has shown us that
we can become perfected through Him. There are perfect men living on the
earth right now. At one point, they were sinners and required the
atonement of Christ to atone for those sins. Since then, they have
achieved a level of
Here are a few uses of the statement:
"Church members today are not a geographically or politically separate
people; we are mingled among the people of the world—and for the Lord's
purposes. So the prophetic counsel given is often to be individually
applied, but it still requires the same obedienc
At 18:45 11/18/2002 +, Gib Mij wrote:
Yes, my friend, this is the exact passage that has prompted this
question. I read this a couple months ago and have been pondering it in my
heart. Now, I'm trying to track down where it started (was it, in fact,
Diogones, and what was the work and t
At 11:32 11/18/2002 -0700, M Marc wrote:
That's a darned good question. The Sufis use this saying (that's a
mystical branch
of Sunni Islam especially common in Egypt and Turkey), and it's also well
known in
Catholic and Mennonite traditions.
My guess is that it came into creedal Christianity as
Elmer L. Fairbank wrote:
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"In the world but not of it" or something of it's ilk. What's the
source of the saying?
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According to Nibley--
That is, when I find myself called upon to stand up and be counted, to
declare myself on one side or the other, which do I prefer—gin or rum,
cigare
>"It is possible to live in the world and not partake of the sins of the
world."
>Ezra Taft Benson--Apr 1991
>First Presidency Message "Keys to Successful Member-Missionary Work"
No. It is not possible for any of us. We are all sinners.
Paul O
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That's a darned good question. The Sufis use this saying (that's a mystical branch
of Sunni Islam especially common in Egypt and Turkey), and it's also well known in
Catholic and Mennonite traditions.
My guess is that it came into creedal Christianity as an aphorism via Augustine,
but that's a gue
quot;Elmer L. Fairbank" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: [ZION] In the World
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 11:50:04 -0500
OK, Zionisti, research time.
"In the world but not of it" or something of it'
OK, Zionisti, research time.
"In the world but not of it" or something of it's ilk. What's the source
of the saying?
Till the questioning
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