Don't get too excited, DH. Miller is just having another one of his "wherefore art thou" moments. He actually believes in the very same scriptures the rest of do. He just wants to be differenct from me.
Where you see the myopic, I see the the ability of God to get things done and the power to sustain what He has given to us. Where you make the argument for God re-establishing the church, I see the Mormon doctrine as saying that He didn't get it right the first time. I say that because the Mormon Church is so very different from the first and pre-apostate church found in the First and PreApostate Scriptures. In short, I think you have apostrate trouble. And, boy do I have a supposi ------------------ sorry, I will move on.
What if we dug up some document that made it clear the Mormon church was no longer in the good graces of God. How would you respond? Upon what authority would you reject such a document? I am curious to see if your answers are different from the ones we (editorially speaking, of course) might give to you.
jd
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From: Dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>It is perhaps perplexing to them why you would so adamantly argue that the Scriptures have been closed.
DAVEH: Yes DavidM, that is correct.....Such does perplex us. I'm suspect there may be other reasons as well, but it almost seems that the argument for closure is just a knee jerk reaction because of JS's contribution of post Biblical revelations. From our perspective, it appears that Protestants have truly put the blinders on in an effort to avoid hearing anything God might want them to know that is not included in the Bible.
Apparently, the only thing that is going to be accepted in a post Biblical sense, will be Jesus.....and that only after he shows the nail prints in his hands.
If God felt the need to reveal his will through the apostles and prophets of Bible times, it truly does seem strange to us (LDS) that many Christians in this era would reject the idea that God could/would do the same today. To think that God revealed everything we need to know several thousand year s ago, and that it has been 100% recorded in what we know as the Bible.....seems a bit more than myopic.....it might even be insulting to a Lord whose methods are claimed not to change.It appears that such dogma comes out of convenience rather than conviction.
DAVEH: To me, it seems more a matter of stubbornness, rather than convenience. To allow God to reveal more than he has currently revealed would simply upset the applecart, so to speak. Protestantism has invested heavily in both time and effort building a framework of theology that stands apart from Catholicism, and has adopted a no change policy that would prevent anybody from making waves. IOW.....Why would they (Protestants) want to take a chance on finding out that some of their basic premises are wrong! It is much easier to assume correctness of theology, and refuse to hear anything that might be contrary. Hence, they stubbornly reject anything God might reveal outside the Bible.
David Miller wrote:As for the Scritpures being closed.... I have expressed in this forum many times in the past that my perspective is that I do not expect more Scriptures to be forthcoming. Nevertheless, there is no mandate or decree that closes the Canon. It is only an assumption we have that there will not be any more Scriptures written until Christ himself returns. I suspect those just before Christ came the first time thought the same thing. Nevertheless, Christ did come, and soon more Scriptures were written. The only reason such a point is necessary is honesty in approaching the subject. I'm sure to the Mormons, who believe that other Scriptures have been written, you appear unable to think outside your little theological box. It is perhaps perplexing to them why you would so adamantly argue that the Scriptures have been closed. It appears that such dogma comes out of convenience rather than conviction.-- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dave Hansen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.langlitz.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you wish to receive things I find interesting, I maintain six email lists... JOKESTER, OPINIONS, LDS, STUFF, MOTORCYCLE and CLIPS.
