On Thu, 05 Dec 2002 08:11:16 -0900 "John W. Redelfs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > After much pondering, Gary Smith favored us with: > >So, until you get your eating habit under control, you aren't > following > >the D&C, and this means you aren't a true Christian because you > aren't > >following the prophets? I definitely wouldn't be considered one > under > >your definition, either, since there are many things I struggle > with and > >do not follow perfectly. > > > >JWR: > > > A Christian, by my definition, is one who follows Christ. And > since it > > is impossible to follow Christ without following those whom Christ > has > > sent to lead, namely President Hinckley, all nonmembers and many > members > > do not qualify as true Christians. --JWR > > Here you are committing two errors in your logic. First, you are > taking my > position to an extreme that I never intended. Second, you are > setting up a > straw man in doing so by assuming something that I never said. I > never > said that a person had to follow the prophets perfectly to be a true > Christian. > > When a person rejects the authorized messengers whom the Savior has > sent, > he is rejecting the Savior. It is the same. Who are these > authorize > messengers? I speak of our missionaries, prophets and apostles. > > John W. Redelfs [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ===========================================
Boy O boy, the Zion list is is just like them debate boards. Kind of fun too. :-) he he ;-) Paul O ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// 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 ==^================================================================
