Gary Smith wrote:
Most Jewish religions now see Christ as a
righteous man who taught good. They respect him as a teacher of
righteousness. They just do not accept him as Messiah.
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Grampa Bill asks:
How can this be? If Jesus was not the Christ, the Son of God, then
His
It is as far as the origin of mathematics is concerned, so far as I know.
John W. Redelfs wrote:
http://library.thinkquest.org/22584/emh1100.htm?tqskip1=1tqtime=1026
I found this statement while surging the web. Can anyone here tell me if
it is accurate?
In the Nile in Africa, the Tigris
At 07:09 AM, Sunday, 10/27/02, Ronn Blankenship wrote:
I think it's possible, because there are people who are not yet ready to
go all the way from wherever they are now to the Fullness of the Gospel in
one step. If they are honestly seeking the truth, I believe God will lead
them to it in
This is exactly how I see it and this is what the scriptures teach. I can
tell that John is quite familiar and in perfect touch with the style of
Bruce R McConkie's teachings and Mark E Peterson's too. All of the GA's
teach this but deliver it in their own style. Some are gentle like
President
This is a touching and, ironically, a from-the-heart answer. But where are the
counter-arguments from the head?
Gary Smith wrote:
This is the problem with many liberal writers-they make statements from
the heart, regardless of whether they back up their statements with
facts, or if those
Here's another example of where John and I would agree, although perhaps for
different reasons. I don't think it has anything to do with George II's and
Cheney's membership in any secret organization, but rather because Cheney is more
powerful than the president and better connected (and more of a
On Sun, 27 Oct 2002 09:31:28 -0500 (Easter Noel Bennion
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I have to assume that the 'value' gained from helping other churches
comes
from the missionary opportunities that result. It would be
interesting to
see if anyone involved in these types of donations ends
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
We have many sects in this area who are Messianic Jews. They DO believe
Christ is the Messiah. Unfortunately, there are those of traditional
Jewish belief who shun and bad mouth them. The Messianic Jews have even
had crosses burned in their yards--crosses the KKK says wasn't them. Go
figure.
I recently heard Mormonism referred to as American gnosticism. What does
that mean? Does it mean salvation through the acquiring of secret
knowledge? And if that is so, are we not modern gnostics? For we are
taught that gospel knowledge is the most important kind of knowledge and we
call
I recently heard Mormonism referred to as American gnosticism. What
does
that mean?
I'm not sure but it sounds like something that is associated with the
ideas and teachings of a progressive religion that has it's own tangents
outside of mainstream thinking. I can see how this term could be
Levantines from all walks of life have been settling in Egypt from very early times.
Their presence can be traced back to the Middle Kingdom about 2000 BC, and they came
in increasing waves from the New Kingdom, about 1567 BC, when Egypt commanded a vast
empire that included Syria and northern
Bollywood meets Hollywood...in T-town.
http://www.nationalpost.ca/search/site/story.asp?id=E6D0EF11-93AC-4CA6-9241-520BCDAB3080
Fact: Bollywood produces far more movies per year than Hollywood.
--
Marc A. Schindler
Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland
We do not think
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
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
I guess my point on this was a veiled question on how to rationalize John's
position regarding the quality and quantity of truth in other religions with
the donations sanctions by the Church to these non Christian groups. There
is the reference in DC 51:10 which states: And let that which
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
In praise of Iowa: (The Economist, 17/10/02)
American politics
In praise of Iowa Oct 17th 2002 From The Economist print edition
The only democratic part of the United States
THIS newspaper has doubts about Iowa. It is too empty. And every four
years presidential candidates file to its
This is the theme of Harold Bloom's book, The American Religion. He means that
we believe we have a body of knowledge not known to the body of Christians in
general. I'd suggest reading his book for more information.
John W. Redelfs wrote:
I recently heard Mormonism referred to as American
Remember when we were discussing how to pronounce John Tvedtnes's last
name (TWET-ness is the right way, incidentally), and we were talking
about how hard it is to pronounce some languages? Well, here's a real
tongue-twister, one of the so-called click languages that anyone who saw
The Gods Must
My friends,
I fervently pray that the Lord might generously bless all those who
suffer or are sorely afflicted. May their souls be salved with healing
and relief.
As for myself, I reiterate my own marvel--every Sunday, the doors of the
church do not of themselves swing shut, at my very
Check out Ivan D. Sanderson's magnificent Isaiah study site:
http://isaiah.1hwy.com/
--
Steven Montgomery
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. . . it is as much their [The Elders of Israel] duty to study correct
political principles as well as religion, and to seek and know and
comprehend the social and
We're thankful this evening that the Washington snipers have been caught, and
that the Chechen terrorists have been routed from the Moscow opera house with
minimal loss of life. As bad as it was, it could have been worse.
Jim Cobabe wrote:
My friends,
I fervently pray that the Lord might
Yes, but rational thought in US Foreign Policy is not necessary when fighting the war
on terror. The origins of the Taliban in Pakistan and Al Qaeda in Saudi Arabia, the
fundamentalist nature of the latter and the move towards fundamentalism in the North
of the other point to a threat from
Here is an example of how the apocalyptic Jews feel about the Temple and,
my opinion of course, they are very dangerous for peace and stability in
Jerusalem. They know all about the Temple and rehearse on a regular basis the
ordinances of the Temple, all of which can be found in the Torah.
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