Re: [ZION] Who is the House of Israel?
FWIW, this is exactly how I remember it, too. She also made a public snit about
how her 12-year old daughter wasn't allowed to pass the sacrament. As I recall,
her marriage broke up again and she declared she'd been a lesbian all along. Bit
of a wacko. Wonder whatever happened to her?
As Elvis might have sung, since everyone knows he was a secret Mormon, "You can
step on my triple, you can stamp on my food storage, but honey lay offa them
white-shirted missionaries."
Gary Smith wrote:
> Sonia Johnson was excommunicated in the late 1970s for teaching people
> not to let missionaries into their homes. She was pushing the Equal
> Rights Amendment, which the Church opposed. She wanted to put political
> pressure on the Church by having people not allow missionaries into their
> homes. She refused to back down, and her bishop had no choice but to
> excommunicate her for teaching a doctrine that opposed a fundamental
> teaching of the Church.
> Normally, this would not have been made public, but she made a big to-do
> of it in the press, and the Church had no choice but to defend itself in
> the media.
> K'aya K'ama,
> Gerald/gary Smithgszion1 @juno.comhttp://www
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> "No one is as hopelessly enslaved as the person who thinks he's free." -
> Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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> Paul:
> No one in this church can be excommunicated for simply teaching false
> doctrine.
>
> Paul O
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[ZION] Who is the House of Israel?
Sonia Johnson was excommunicated in the late 1970s for teaching people not to let missionaries into their homes. She was pushing the Equal Rights Amendment, which the Church opposed. She wanted to put political pressure on the Church by having people not allow missionaries into their homes. She refused to back down, and her bishop had no choice but to excommunicate her for teaching a doctrine that opposed a fundamental teaching of the Church. Normally, this would not have been made public, but she made a big to-do of it in the press, and the Church had no choice but to defend itself in the media. K'aya K'ama, Gerald/gary Smithgszion1 @juno.comhttp://www .geocities.com/rameumptom/index.html "No one is as hopelessly enslaved as the person who thinks he's free." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Paul: No one in this church can be excommunicated for simply teaching false doctrine. Paul O [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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: archive@jab.org 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 ==^
Re: [ZION] Who is the House of Israel?
I wonder if you're talking about Tim. No need to answer that.
Valerie Nielsen Williams wrote:
> On Tue, 29 Oct 2002 20:31:22 + Jim Cobabe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> writes:
> >
> > Paul Osborne wrote:
> > ---
> > No one in this church can be excommunicated for simply teaching
> > false
> > doctrine.
> > ---
> >
> > Fortunate for me--I get it wrong nearly every time, and I wouldn't
> > have
> > lasted long in this church otherwise. Tolerance is the virtual
> > safety
> > belt that lets us live with each other in our imperfections.
>
> This is absolutely right, Jim.
>
> This reminds me of a young man we used to have in our ward. He was
> controversial to say the least. In fact, JWR will probably know about
> whom I am referring. Anyway, he and his wife lived here for about 4
> years while he got his PhD from ND. During this time, many times in
> Gospel Doctrine, he'd say something, or contend something that could
> easily be construed as "false doctrine". However, our elder HP brethren
> were always very gentle with this young man and would frequently pull him
> off to the side after class and instruct correct principle with him. It
> was really beautiful to watch.
>
> Their last Sunday here was a Fast Sunday. I was extremely sad to see
> them go. I love her like my own sister, but he was really special to
> me--like a rebellious younger brother. But our ward had embraced and
> loved this young man. (I'm getting choked up thinking about it now!). He
> got up that last Sunday and thanked the ward for the fellowshipping he
> and his family had received (they had two adorable little girls while
> they lived here). He said that this was the only ward where he had been
> truly accepted and loved and that this would always be home--and it was
> mutual.
>
> Then he said something that still makes me chuckle. He said, "I know
> I've stirred things up a lot here. I didn't mean to. You see, we are
> like the blind men, feeling their way around an elephant. The gospel is
> that elephant. We all "see" different things with our hands. Most all
> of you are at the front of the elephant, and "see" the elephant the same
> way. Me--I'm at the rear. It's the same elephant, but I have an
> entirely different perspective than the mainstream. Someday I hope I
> find the front too."
>
> It was really touching. He also said he was grateful for the love and
> patience he and his family felt while they were here. I cannot wait for
> the day when I will see them again.
>
> anyway
> val
>
> >
> > In fact I'm not sure we even take notice when false doctrine is
> > preached, unless it somehow offends the sense of one of our own
> > favorite
> > issues.
> >
> > ---
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Re: [ZION] Who is the House of Israel?
On Tue, 29 Oct 2002 20:31:22 + Jim Cobabe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes:
>
> Paul Osborne wrote:
> ---
> No one in this church can be excommunicated for simply teaching
> false
> doctrine.
> ---
>
> Fortunate for me--I get it wrong nearly every time, and I wouldn't
> have
> lasted long in this church otherwise. Tolerance is the virtual
> safety
> belt that lets us live with each other in our imperfections.
This is absolutely right, Jim.
This reminds me of a young man we used to have in our ward. He was
controversial to say the least. In fact, JWR will probably know about
whom I am referring. Anyway, he and his wife lived here for about 4
years while he got his PhD from ND. During this time, many times in
Gospel Doctrine, he'd say something, or contend something that could
easily be construed as "false doctrine". However, our elder HP brethren
were always very gentle with this young man and would frequently pull him
off to the side after class and instruct correct principle with him. It
was really beautiful to watch.
Their last Sunday here was a Fast Sunday. I was extremely sad to see
them go. I love her like my own sister, but he was really special to
me--like a rebellious younger brother. But our ward had embraced and
loved this young man. (I'm getting choked up thinking about it now!). He
got up that last Sunday and thanked the ward for the fellowshipping he
and his family had received (they had two adorable little girls while
they lived here). He said that this was the only ward where he had been
truly accepted and loved and that this would always be home--and it was
mutual.
Then he said something that still makes me chuckle. He said, "I know
I've stirred things up a lot here. I didn't mean to. You see, we are
like the blind men, feeling their way around an elephant. The gospel is
that elephant. We all "see" different things with our hands. Most all
of you are at the front of the elephant, and "see" the elephant the same
way. Me--I'm at the rear. It's the same elephant, but I have an
entirely different perspective than the mainstream. Someday I hope I
find the front too."
It was really touching. He also said he was grateful for the love and
patience he and his family felt while they were here. I cannot wait for
the day when I will see them again.
anyway
val
>
> In fact I'm not sure we even take notice when false doctrine is
> preached, unless it somehow offends the sense of one of our own
> favorite
> issues.
>
> ---
> Mij Ebaboc
>
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Re: [ZION] Who is the House of Israel?
I agree. You're an excellent reader and thanks for pointing out the difference. Paul O On Tue, 29 Oct 2002 13:40:33 -0900 "John W. Redelfs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > At 12:30 PM, Tuesday, 10/29/02, Paul Osborne wrote: > >No one in this church can be excommunicated for simply teaching > false > >doctrine. > > He can if he tries to convince others that it is Church doctrine. > Also, if > he is teaching false doctrine, his priesthood leaders will ask him > to > stop. And if he defiantly continues to expound the false teaching, > he will > be excommunicated. > > We always need to keep in mind the difference between false doctrine > and > "not doctrine." 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: archive@jab.org 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 ==^
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>It depends on what's meant by "teaching". If you are GD teacher and you let slip >a whopper in all innocence, no one's going to care, although you may be >corrected. But if you start doing it purposely, knowing it's against the core >doctrine of the Church (like, say, we should all go back to polygamy), you'll be >hauled up on your SP's carpet rate* some smartly, as my Nova Scotia family >members say. I don't care what the person taught--he or she cannot be excommunicated for simply teaching false doctrine. But, if they continue in their *disobedience* after having been admonished not to to teach false doctrine they will undoubtedly find themselves under some sort of church discipline which could lead to excommunication depending on the nature and extent of their sin. Polygamy? No thanks. I'm not going to get involved. ;-) Paul O [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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: archive@jab.org 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 ==^
Re: [ZION] Who is the House of Israel?
It depends on what's meant by "teaching". If you are GD teacher and you let slip a whopper in all innocence, no one's going to care, although you may be corrected. But if you start doing it purposely, knowing it's against the core doctrine of the Church (like, say, we should all go back to polygamy), you'll be hauled up on your SP's carpet rate* some smartly, as my Nova Scotia family members say. *rate is really right, but that's how many Canadians pronounce it. Mark, Bonnie, et. al., try saying "right away" quickly and see how it comes out. Paul Osborne wrote: > >Ok, question time. If a person is excomunicated due to them having > taught > >false doctrine > > No one in this church can be excommunicated for simply teaching false > doctrine. > > Paul O > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > 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 /// > / > -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland Guns dont kill people; people with guns kill people Note: This communication represents the informal personal views of the author solely; its contents do not necessarily reflect those of the authors employer, nor those of any organization with which the author may be associated. / /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// / ==^^=== This email was sent to: archive@jab.org 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 ==^^===
Re: [ZION] Who is the House of Israel?
At 12:30 PM, Tuesday, 10/29/02, Paul Osborne wrote: No one in this church can be excommunicated for simply teaching false doctrine. He can if he tries to convince others that it is Church doctrine. Also, if he is teaching false doctrine, his priesthood leaders will ask him to stop. And if he defiantly continues to expound the false teaching, he will be excommunicated. We always need to keep in mind the difference between false doctrine and "not doctrine." John W. Redelfs [EMAIL PROTECTED] === "It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man." --Jack Handy === All my opinions are tentative pending further data. --JWR / /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// / ==^ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org 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 ==^
RE: [ZION] Who is the House of Israel?
Paul Osborne wrote: --- No one in this church can be excommunicated for simply teaching false doctrine. --- Fortunate for me--I get it wrong nearly every time, and I wouldn't have lasted long in this church otherwise. Tolerance is the virtual safety belt that lets us live with each other in our imperfections. In fact I'm not sure we even take notice when false doctrine is preached, unless it somehow offends the sense of one of our own favorite issues. --- Mij Ebaboc / /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// / ==^ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org 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 ==^
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>In fact it would seem that the opposite approach is >generally followed--excommunicated members are usually discouraged from >publically discussing their problems or mistakes My last Stake President was excommunicated. Shortly after his excommunication he being accompanied by the new Stake President visited the priesthood quorums and the Relief Society to express his apologies. I seem to remember he visited the youth too. He appeared to be very sorry but no longer towered with a spiritual aura but appeared shrunken. It was evident that he did not have the Holy Ghost. It was really strange. Take heed brothers and sisters, any of us including the sanctified can fall. And that means you! Watch and be on guard. Pray always and don't give up. Satan has your number and he will work on you relentlessly. He does with me and I'm having a hard time holding on as I'm going through the fire of testing. Gadzooks, I will be glad when it's over--someday. Paul O [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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: archive@jab.org 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 ==^
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>Ok, question time. If a person is excomunicated due to them having taught >false doctrine No one in this church can be excommunicated for simply teaching false doctrine. Paul O [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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: archive@jab.org 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 ==^
RE: [ZION] Who is the House of Israel?
Scott McGee wrote: --- Ok, question time. If a person is excomunicated due to them having taught false doctrine, is a statement from them renouncing the false doctrine required for their repentance? --- If there is such a policy, I have not heard of it. In my experience, the specific information relating to most disciplinary courts is never disclosed by the church, notwithstanding circumstances where you might think that some public straightening-out would be in order. At the most, I have on occasion heard brief statements read in a local priesthood meeting, generally to the effect that so-and-so is no longer in fellowship with the church. I have never heard of an excommunicated member being encouraged to make public statements, either to renounce the false teaching he might have been promoting or for any other reason. In fact it would seem that the opposite approach is generally followed--excommunicated members are usually discouraged from publically discussing their problems or mistakes. Those that air their dirty laundry seemingly tend to be continuing in open defiance against the counsel of local leaders, some going to extremes like holding press conferences or publishing books or articles "exposing" their supposedly unfair handling by ecclesiastical authorities. Those who would repent and seek to have their membership restored seem to see this as a private matter, of which they have little desire to discuss publically. --- Mij Ebaboc / /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// / ==^ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org 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 ==^
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Ok, question time. If a person is excomunicated due to them having taught false doctrine, is a statement from them renouncing the false doctrine required for their repentance? It would seem like it should be. If so, the fact that no such announcement was made regarding the views of a given person who was excomunicated would be indicative that those veiws were _not_ the cause of their excomunication. It would _NOT_ indicate that they were correct, just that they were not the cause of the excomunication. Scott On Sun, 27 Oct 2002 23:22:46 +, "Jim Cobabe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > "Great consideration is given regarding the confidentiality of the > decisions of a Church disciplinary council. No announcement is ever made > when a member is placed on formal probation. Decisions to disfellowship > or excommunicate are generally not announced publicly unless the > transgression is widely known, the transgressor's behavior constitutes a > threat to the Church or the community, or an announcement is necessary > to dispel rumors. Even when an announcement is made, it is limited to a > general statement of the outcome." (M. Russell Ballard, Counseling with > Our Councils: Learning to Minister Together in the Church and in the > Family [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1997], 141 - 142.) -- Buttered bread always lands butter side * Would YOU mistake these as down (Unless it sticks to the ceiling!) * anyone`s opinions but my own? Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Scott McGee) Web: http://scott.themcgees.org/ -- http://fastmail.fm - Email service worth paying for. Try it for free / /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// / ==^ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org 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 ==^
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"Great consideration is given regarding the confidentiality of the decisions of a Church disciplinary council. No announcement is ever made when a member is placed on formal probation. Decisions to disfellowship or excommunicate are generally not announced publicly unless the transgression is widely known, the transgressor's behavior constitutes a threat to the Church or the community, or an announcement is necessary to dispel rumors. Even when an announcement is made, it is limited to a general statement of the outcome." (M. Russell Ballard, Counseling with Our Councils: Learning to Minister Together in the Church and in the Family [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1997], 141 - 142.) / /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// / ==^ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org 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 ==^
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Israel is covenant-founded, temple-based, and Christ-centered. The work of Jesus Christ is the reason the covenant of Abraham exists. The Abrahamic covenant, which is the covenant of Israel, is in every way as significant in the last days as it was in any age of the past. Jesus Christ is the Savior of all nations, yet by heavenly design and divine intent, he was born into the of through the house of David. Although he is God of the whole earth, he is precisely the Holy One of Israel. The arrangement of nations and races is the work of the Lord, according to his foreknowledge and our own premortal existence. Thus God has a hand in the development of history. The Abrahamic covenant is a prototype or manifestation of the work and mission of Jesus Christ. Just as Jesus was an Israelite but extends his Atonement to all nations, so also the Abrahamic covenant is centered in Israel but has provisions for reaching out to all nations. The covenant incorporates priesthood, the Holy Ghost, baptism, eternal marriage, posterity, land, and a blessing for all nations. The literal, biological descendants of Abraham have a natural right to the priesthood and the fullness of the gospel of Christ. Ephraim holds the birthright, or keys of presidency, in the last days. Jesus deliberately limited his personal ministry, both before and after his Resurrection, to those nations biologically of Israel. Jesus manifests himself to the Gentiles through the Holy Ghost, as they are taught the gospel by prophets who are of the house of Israel. The Gentile nations can obtain the blessings of the gospel through the preaching of the prophets of Israel. Whether one is Gentile or Israelite, the only way to obtain the blessings of the Abrahamic covenant is by faith in Jesus Christ, repentance, baptism, receiving the Holy Ghost, priesthood, and so forth. The house of Israel has been scattered over all the world, among all nations; therefore, most nations today have the blood of Israel in their veins to some extent or another. Latter-day Saints are for the most part biologically descended from Joseph through Ephraim and Manasseh. As descendants of Joseph, the members of the Church have a responsibility in the last days to feed the world the bread of life, that is, the gospel of Jesus Christ. Joseph Smith was a legal heir to the priesthood and the keys of presidency through his lineage of Ephraim. As far as individual salvation is concerned, a Gentile can be saved in the celestial kingdom as an Israelite can, but the process for the Gentile is to obtain the gospel through the agency of Israelite prophets and teachers. A primary purpose of the gathering is for building temples so that sacred ordinances essential for salvation may be administered. The building of temples is an indication that the blood of Israel is present in the land. That truth is especially noteworthy in view of the temples being built in Asia (Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Hong Kong, the Philippines, and so forth). The holy scriptures are Israel's witness for Jesus Christ and will eventually consist of records of the Jews, the Nephites, and the ten tribes. The tribes of Judah, Joseph, and Levi were each given special responsibilities of long-lasting significance, which will be fulfilled when Israel is restored to the lands of their inheritance. The restoration of Israel in the last days is much more extensive than a mere gathering and is a work many times larger than the exodus from Egypt in Moses' time. The promises of restoration are beginning to be fulfilled even now but will not be fully accomplished until well into the Millennium. The gathering progresses through various phases. The first phase was to midwestern America and then to the Rocky Mountains. Currently the gathering is to the stakes of Zion wherever they may be. Other phases will come in their time. To be engaged in the gathering and restoration of Israel was described by the Prophet Joseph Smith as being on the "pathway to eternal fame and immortal glory." (Robert J. Matthews, Selected Writings of Robert J. Matthews: Gospel Scholars Series [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1999], 581.) / /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// / ==^ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org 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 ==^
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Val, You hit the issue on the head. In one context, a word has a particular meaning, in another something different. But, after the first scratch of the surface, I can see that there are definite patterns. For example, in 1st Nephi chapters 13-15, one can see a pattern of pre-restoration (1st Nephi 13:1-33), restoration ( 1st Nephi 13:34-42) and post restoration (1st Nephi 14) designations of gentiles. As can be expected, the restoration and post-restoration are, I believe, inclusive of the members of the church. That approach makes sense to me based of the blessings bestowed in the last two sections relative to the Gentiles. It is also appropriate to consider the warnings in those sections to be applicable to the members of the church Hope that helps. Noel ---Original Message--- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sunday, October 27, 2002 3:39:50 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ZION] Who is the House of Israel? Noel: After reading your response to John, I had a thought (I know, scary thing). Sometimes--in fact many times--in the scriptures and doctrines of the church, one word does mean many different things. For example--salvation and exaltation. Are they the same?? Sometimes "Salvation" is used in a context to mean "Exaltation" but generally speaking, and standing alone, they are not. I think context is important as you make your list of relevant scriptures. For instance, we are gentiles. Most of us have earth origins that go back to Europe--or that is predominant in our genealogy. However, we are adopted into the tribes of Israel by our righteousness. That is what my patriarchal blessing tells me. I am of the tribe of Ephraim. Am I a direct descendent of Ephraim? I doubt it. It's an adoption thing. In another context, the term gentile is meant to refer to the worldly world--those who do not have the light of Christ. end of thoughts FWIW val / /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// / ==^^=== This email was sent to: archive@jab.org 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 ==^^===
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I agree that there can be multiple meanings across the realm of sacred literature. I am not as interested in the dictionary meaning as I am in the meaning of its particular use in scripture. I would be very easy to simply say that, since gentile, for example, as multiple meanings, I can ignore the message relating to that group in the scripture. There are specific promises and warnings to the Jews, gentiles and to the house of Israel in the scriptures. There are also messages about timing relative to the reception of the gospel. Each of us must choose where we want to spend our time. Right now, my original questions have particular interest to me. Given the well-seasoned gospel veterans on this list, I probably sound quite elementary. Sorry, sometimes for a slow learner like myself, I must take slow deliberate steps and build 'line upon line' Thanks for your insights, Noel Larry Jackson wrote: Gentile has several meanings. The dictionary meaning is anyone who is not a Jew. So when Jew and Gentile are spoken of, many members fall into the Gentile group. Gentile also is sometimes used to refer to those who are not members of the Church. So when Saint and Gentile are spoken of, members do not fall into the Gentile group. So sometimes members are gentiles, and sometimes they are not. Larry Jackson [EMAIL PROTECTED] / /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// / ==^^=== This email was sent to: archive@jab.org 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 ==^^===
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Noel: After reading your response to John, I had a thought (I know, scary thing). Sometimes--in fact many times--in the scriptures and doctrines of the church, one word does mean many different things. For example--salvation and exaltation. Are they the same?? Sometimes "Salvation" is used in a context to mean "Exaltation" but generally speaking, and standing alone, they are not. I think context is important as you make your list of relevant scriptures. For instance, we are gentiles. Most of us have earth origins that go back to Europe--or that is predominant in our genealogy. However, we are adopted into the tribes of Israel by our righteousness. That is what my patriarchal blessing tells me. I am of the tribe of Ephraim. Am I a direct descendent of Ephraim? I doubt it. It's an adoption thing. In another context, the term gentile is meant to refer to the worldly world--those who do not have the light of Christ. end of thoughts FWIW val .:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:. «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤ 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: archive@jab.org 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 ==^^===
RE: [ZION] Who is the House of Israel?
Noel Bennion: John, ... You mention that Gileadi said that the members of the church were gentiles. Was that the reason he was ex'ed? ___ No, it was not the reason. And he is again a member. Gentile has several meanings. The dictionary meaning is anyone who is not a Jew. So when Jew and Gentile are spoken of, many members fall into the Gentile group. Gentile also is sometimes used to refer to those who are not members of the Church. So when Saint and Gentile are spoken of, members do not fall into the Gentile group. So sometimes members are gentiles, and sometimes they are not. Larry Jackson [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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: archive@jab.org 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 ==^
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John, Thank you for the response. It doesn't appear that this is a topic of general interest to this group so I won't belabor any points. I find it somewhat humbling that after many years in the church, I find myself asking such simple questions. I have been searching the scriptures in an attempt to understand the answers to these and other questions. These are not the type of questions you can ask in Sunday School without getting the 'look' from the instructor and receiving the pat seminary answer. I have begun cataloging each scriptural reference for these terms and will attempt to prayerfully extract the meanings for these: gentile, house of Israel, Jew, remnant of Jacob, children of men, and others. Hopefully that will help me understand how this all fits together. You mention that Gileadi said that the members of the church were gentiles. Was that the reason he was ex'ed? If so, that is not a safe area to tread (which is a question in itself). I recently found a quote by BY stating emphatically that we are of the house of Israel and a similar strong statement by WW that we are the gentiles. For that reason, I am focusing on the scriptures for a clarification. Timing is another consideration in this whole thing. That is why I asked the question regarding the fulness of the the gentiles. There are several scriptural references that allude to the times of the gentiles and the fulness of the gentiles. These seem to mean that there is a time when the Lord will remember his covenant with the house of Israel and 'defocus' the gentiles. Your response certainly helps me to understand that I am not 'up in the night' for asking these questions. There are some difficulties that come from a lack of understanding of these topics. I feel a strong need to get to an answer so that I may better understand the messages in the scriptures for whatever label is applicable to me. Noel ---Original Message--- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Saturday, October 26, 2002 5:27:11 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ZION] Who is the House of Israel? At 08:29 AM, Saturday, 10/26/02, Noel Bennion wrote: >Perhaps you could help me out a little here with the answers to several >questions: > >1) Who are the Gentiles? > >2) Who is the house of Israel? > >3) What does the fulness of the Gentiles mean? Well, that is really the problem. Each of these terms has more than one meaning depending on how it is used. For an example, a Gentile could be anyone who isn't descended from Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Or it could be anyone who lives in one of the Gentile nations. The Gentile nations are the Christian nations of Europe. The Book of Mormon uses this last meaning for the most part. It says that the gospel will go first to the Gentiles and then to the Jews. Well, it came first to Joseph Smith and other white, Anglo-Saxon Mormons. So they must be the Gentiles referred to the in the Book of Mormon. But Joseph Smith said that he was a pure Ephraimite, and most Church members are of the half tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh. So in one sense they are the children of Israel, and in another they are Gentile because they can trace their lineages back to the Gentile nations of Christian Europe. The House of Israel today means one thing to Mormons, and another thing to non-Mormons who consider our Bible the Word of God. Mormons generally believe that anyone descended from Jacob whose name was changed to Israel is the House of Israel. But in the rest of the world, the term House of Israel is synonymous with the term Jew. While not all Jews are of the tribe of Judah, only the Jewish people have kept their tribal affiliation since ancient times. The the only House of Israel they know of are the Jews. We Mormon believe that we are of the House of Israel and the Jews are too. The rest of the world believes that Jews are the House of Israel. Complicating this further, the Book of Mormon refers to the descendents of Lehi as "Jews." And they were of the tribes of Ephraim (Lehi) and Manasseh (Ishmael). And since the descendents of Lehi are Jews, and the modern day Lamanites are descendent of Lehi, they must be Jews also. So perhaps that prophecy is fulfilled that the gospel will be taken first to the Gentiles (European-Americans) and then to the Jews (Lamanites). A few years back there was a controversy over all of this. An article in the Ensign written by Daniel Ludlow said that Church members were House of Israel and not Gentiles. Avraham Gileadi, on the other hand, said that by the usage in the Book of Mormon, members of the Church descended from European ancestors were Gentiles. Who was right? Well, as I have studied it out in my mind, Church members are either House of Israel or Gentiles depending on the usage. In other words, I lean toward Gileadi and away from Ludlow. For what it is
[ZION] Who is the House of Israel?
At 08:29 AM, Saturday, 10/26/02, Noel Bennion wrote: Perhaps you could help me out a little here with the answers to several questions: 1) Who are the Gentiles? 2) Who is the house of Israel? 3) What does the fulness of the Gentiles mean? Well, that is really the problem. Each of these terms has more than one meaning depending on how it is used. For an example, a Gentile could be anyone who isn't descended from Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Or it could be anyone who lives in one of the Gentile nations. The Gentile nations are the Christian nations of Europe. The Book of Mormon uses this last meaning for the most part. It says that the gospel will go first to the Gentiles and then to the Jews. Well, it came first to Joseph Smith and other white, Anglo-Saxon Mormons. So they must be the Gentiles referred to the in the Book of Mormon. But Joseph Smith said that he was a pure Ephraimite, and most Church members are of the half tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh. So in one sense they are the children of Israel, and in another they are Gentile because they can trace their lineages back to the Gentile nations of Christian Europe. The House of Israel today means one thing to Mormons, and another thing to non-Mormons who consider our Bible the Word of God. Mormons generally believe that anyone descended from Jacob whose name was changed to Israel is the House of Israel. But in the rest of the world, the term House of Israel is synonymous with the term Jew. While not all Jews are of the tribe of Judah, only the Jewish people have kept their tribal affiliation since ancient times. The the only House of Israel they know of are the Jews. We Mormon believe that we are of the House of Israel and the Jews are too. The rest of the world believes that Jews are the House of Israel. Complicating this further, the Book of Mormon refers to the descendents of Lehi as "Jews." And they were of the tribes of Ephraim (Lehi) and Manasseh (Ishmael). And since the descendents of Lehi are Jews, and the modern day Lamanites are descendent of Lehi, they must be Jews also. So perhaps that prophecy is fulfilled that the gospel will be taken first to the Gentiles (European-Americans) and then to the Jews (Lamanites). A few years back there was a controversy over all of this. An article in the Ensign written by Daniel Ludlow said that Church members were House of Israel and not Gentiles. Avraham Gileadi, on the other hand, said that by the usage in the Book of Mormon, members of the Church descended from European ancestors were Gentiles. Who was right? Well, as I have studied it out in my mind, Church members are either House of Israel or Gentiles depending on the usage. In other words, I lean toward Gileadi and away from Ludlow. For what it is worth, because I am descended from Ephraim according to my Patriarchal Blessing, I am House of Israel and therefore a Jew. The term Jew does not refer only to those descended from the tribe of Judah, but all those descended from Jerusalem, or the Kingdom of Judah, or those who practice Judaism or the Law of Moses. I consider all those members who are descended from Ephraim or Mannaseh to be Jews. Of course this is really distressing to those few Mormons who are anti-Semites, ooops, I mean anti-Jewish. You got that now? It is as clear as mud. You have to know how the word is used to determine which meaning to attach to it. John W. Redelfs [EMAIL PROTECTED] === "I don't think I'm alone when I say I'd like to see more and more planets fall under the ruthless domination of our solar system." --Jack Handy === All my opinions are tentative pending further data. --JWR / /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// / ==^ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org 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 ==^
