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Terry Clifton wrote:
As I have studied and
tried to understand the current conversations (Mormonism and street preaching),
two things keep coming to the surface of the muddled puddle that I refer
to as my brain. The first is that Joseph Smith, like
Mohammed, stands alone as God's messenger.
DAVEH: Not at all.
Where did you get that idea, Terry?
In the case of both these alleged prophets, we have a
lone ranger, revealing what has been given only to him, and only for a
limited time. If you believe either of them, you place your complete
trust in the revelation (or ranting) of one man at one point in time.
Contrast that to the Bible, where we have about forty men and a couple
of women recording the revelation given to them over sixteen hundred years.
Most of them never lived at the same time or knew each other, yet the coming
of our Savior was predicted and documented by all of them, and when read
or studied, their testimonies all fit together like pieces of a puzzle.When
the Holy Bible was written, there were at least three warnings in it not
to add or take anything from that Book.
DAVEH: That is not true at
all. The first instance was in Dt 4:2. Logically, your comment
does not make any sense, as any books added after Deuteronomy would have
violated what God said in Dt 4:2. If you think it through, Terry,
it will make more sense if you consider the writers of those books were
told that nothing should be added or removed from those books alone, not
for the Bible as a whole.
Since both Mohammed and Joseph Smith came along
well after this Book was complete, and no reference was ever made to them
in the Book,
DAVEH: Not true again.
Previously I made reference to Is 29: 11-18, which IMO makes reference
to JS.
they must be considered whackos, and if they could return
from hell for one minute, they would repent loudly enough to drown out
the tabernacle choir. The second thing concerns the
evangelism methods being discussed. I notice that there are places
in the Bible where the prophets screamed threats, others where they begged
people to repent. There was "Thus saith the Lord" and there was "come,
let us reason together". John the Baptist was a name caller, a screamer,
and one who would jump on you about your sin. Paul tried to be all
things to all people. God used both of them effectively. I
find plenty of room in the Bible for teachers such as those Judy prefers,
and I also find plenty of room for the type of preacher that Dean sees
as a model for him to follow. There is a verse that says Jesus sat
and taught, and there is a verse that says He cried out. God
did not give all of us the same personality, and God never expected us
to conform ourselves to one mould. God can use anyone who wants to
be used with one possible exception. I do not see anywhere where
He used someone who simply stayed home and said,"Look at me. I am
a good example."Terry
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