Re: Fw: RE: [TruthTalk] I found it Blaine...but you lost it

[Blaine R Borrowman]

DaveM wrote:   It is a shame because they are teaching them that authority comes from man instead of from God.    ** Blaine:  Dave, you should know better than to say this.  You know that  "they" (LDS) teach that all authority to act in God's name comes from God--It is called priesthood authority.  It was restored to the earth by several former holders of this authority--in the case of the Aaronic PH which Aaron and his descendants held, it was restored by the last one on the earth to hold this authority, none other than John the Baptist, and was restored to TWO men:  Oliver Cowdery and Joseph Smith.   This happened on May 15, 1839.  John appeared as an angel of light, and spoke these words:    "Upon you my fellow servants, in the name of Messiah, I confer the Priesthood of Aaron, which holds the KEYS to the ministering of angels, and of the gospel of repentance, and of baptism by immersion for the remission of sins:  and this shall never be taken again from the earth, until the sons of Levi do offer again an offering unto the Lord in righteousness."   These two men in turn conferred this same priesthood upon other men as they were inspired to do so, who in turn have conferred it upon others to the latest generation.  That PH has not been taken from the earth, but is held by millions of worthy males today.  According to this, street preachers have no authority at all. See below:    "And no man taketh this honor unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron."  Hebrews 5:4   "And take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the Priest's office,  .  .  ."  Exodus  28:1