Are you suggesting the radical idea and true faith embodies good works performed joyfully? What a radical you are!
> -----Original Message----- > From: Gerald Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 9:29 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [ZION] A Question for George > > > And it goes beyond that, as well. Just doing what is right is not enough > to entitle us to eternal life. We must do what is right, with the right > intent. Christ, Paul and other prophets condemned the Jews and others for > good actions without the right intentions behind the actions. We can't > just say, "Lord, Lord" and do many good works. We must have the right > intentions, as described in Moroni 7. > In this manner, works must follow faith, the two together; otherwise they > are dead by themselves. > > K'aya K'ama, > > Gerald (Gary) Smith > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.geocities.com/rameumptom/index.html LDS Evidences, > Family History, Food Storage, etc. > > > > Ron: > Well, this could turn into an endless debate. So I'll try for some > shortcuts. Short of taking a crash course in Mormon doctrine, there are > many non-doctrinal ways one can *learn* what is right. For instance, > Jimmy > Carter learned correct *do good* principles in a Baptist Church in > Plains. > Richard Nixon was taught (apparently he didn't learn very well) similar > principles in a Quaker meetinghouse and so on and so forth. Presumably > they > both believed similar basic principles, even though each of them applied > what they'd learne very differently. To wit: DOING counts more than the > learning, which I will modify this way: good learning often leads to good > doing, but you never can be too sure. > > Ron > > > ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > //////////// > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > /////////// > ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// 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] TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html --^----------------------------------------------------------------
