Re: [TruthTalk] A 'prooftexter' vs a 'contexter'

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Blainerb:  "I asked the Personages who stood above me in the light , which of all the sects was right  . . . the Personage who addressed me said that all their creeds were an abomination in His sight; that those professors were all corrupt;  that they: draw near to me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me, they teach for doctrine the commandments of men, having a form of godliness, but they deny the power thereof."  Joseph Smith     In a message dated 7/23/2005 12:00:36 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: DAVEH:  As I see it, the big problem was not the heresy as much as it was the lack of authority. Judy Taylor wrote: From my perspective the Mormon boys are being shown by those of you who adhere to Orthodoxy to a Tee that Joseph Smith was right - His big problem was with the heresy of all the sects.  It's not difficult to see as it's even worse today than it was then - he was right on that point -