David,
Hmm, I see your point, but yours is a special case, wouldn't you say?
I have to say your point is actually weak. Associatiing JS with
other false priests, is a bad association no matter how you look at
it. JS gave dates, descriptions of what took place, etc,
which none of these people did. Besides, how do we know they were
not inspired, anyway? Surely God gives direction to all liberally, who
ask in faith. I'd hate to judge these people as being falsely
motivated.
Considering that in the last days, there is to be
1. An angel appearing on the horizon with the everlasting gospel to
preach to all nations, kindreds, etc.,
2. There are to be 140,000 missionary l;eaders called to
assist in this great work,
3. Israel is to be gathered out of the caves and other such remote
places,
4. According to Daniel, a great kingdom, the Kingdom of God,
is to be set up without hands, meaning by God, and not by men,
I would say that for these great fetes to be accomplished, a well
organized effort would beat the lazziz faire arrangement you seem to
favor. The LDS Church has (as of December,
2004) 51,067 full time missionaries out; 241,239 converts for
the year 2004, a total membership of 12,275, 822; with 26,670 wards and
branches. Not to knock what you do, I am convinced you do a lot of good
with your approach, so hang in there, but for the final mop-up, I am afraid it
is going to take more than individuals working under their own auspices.
Blaine
In a message dated 6/4/2005 6:39:46 AM Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Blaine
wrote:
> You are using the "guilt by association" approach
> to
reasoning, which is false reasoning, and shameful
> for anyone to have
to resort to it.
Are you sure that "guilt by association" is false
reasoning? Don't you use
the same reasoning in the very next
sentence?
Blaine wrote:
> By the way, the Mormon Church is now
the 4th largest
> denomination in America. Just two years ago,
it was the
> 5th largest.
By saying that you are the 4th
largest denomination, you are using
association to make your case.
Isn't that the same thing as "guilt by
association" only in
reverse?
Now I realize to you, being a large denomination is a good
thing, but to me,
being a large denomination is a bad thing. So
what I hear from you is guilt
by association. Is this faulty
reasoning that you are using? Does being
the 4th largest
denomination mean anything?
Peace be with you.
David Miller.
