> > Blaine: The History of the Mormon Church explains this. Briefly, the > Church was at first commanded to live the United Order--having all things in > common--but as time went by, apparently this was too difficult for many to > do. The Lord then relented, and told them they could live a lesser > law--that of the tithe. Not so strange after all, considering this is > essentially what happened in the early church ===================================== I believe Blaine, if I remember correctly, that the church in Jerusalem was the only one of all the new testament churches to have all things in common. It was not a pattern for us to follow. Terry
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