-Marc- > Are there people here who defend apostate sects? Or is this a > high council talk ;-)
Actually, I agree with John in this. It's one thing to say that some/many/most/all religions contain truths. It's quite another to say that God directed that they be established as a sort of "halfway house" for sinners in their journey to him. The former seems obvious; the latter is directly contrary to my understanding of God's dealings with us. Yes, good and honest men and women, working through the light of Christ, can bring to pass good works. That does not mean that those works, be they social contributions or religious organizations, are inspired by God, approved of him, or granted any special status outside what the Lord told Joseph Smith about the creeds of his (and our) day. I would not choose to lead into a conversation with a non-member by citing this fact, however. In some instances, our similarities are much more important than our differences. But let's not be deceived into believing that Such-and-such Church or sect or religion has been set up under the inspiration of God for the edification of his children. I disbelieve that, and in fact believe it to be in direct contradiction to our teachings, as I mentioned above. Stephen ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
