In my opinion, there are many Latter-day Saints who do not understand how unloving and even cruel it is to teach false doctrine.
John W. Redelfs [EMAIL PROTECTED] John, it is equally cruel to teach that the only true doctrine is the one and the way you understand it. There are very few, I mean very few, beleifs that are truly doctine. Even many of the beliefs accepted by the majority of the members are not true. It is unwise to set up a standard built on the understanding of anything but the reveleation of the truth, and much of that is not to be shared as absolute doctrine by the individual who has received it. Simply stating the belief or quoting someone else that also believes that way does not establish the truth of the doctrine. George ----- Original Message ----- From: "John W. Redelfs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 5:02 PM Subject: [ZION] Is God's Love Unconditional? > In the February ENSIGN, Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve > wrote an article in which he stated unequivocally that God's love is NOT > unconditional. It is divine, and it is infinite, but it is very much > conditional upon repentance and obedience to divine law. In the article, > Elder Nelson says: > > --- > Understanding that divine love and blessings are not truly unconditional > can defend us against common fallacies such as these: Since God's love is > unconditional, He will love me regardless...; or Since God is love, He will > love me unconditionally, regardless... > > These arguments are used by anti-Christs to woo people with deception. > Nehor, for example, promoted himself by teaching falsehoods: He testified > unto the people that all mankind should be saved at the last day, for the > Lord had created all men, and, in the end, all men should have eternal > life. Sadly, some of the people believed Nehor's fallacious and > unconditional concepts. > --- > > The whole article, explaining from the scriptures the highly conditional > quality of God's love may be read at > http://library.lds.org/nxt/gateway.dll/Magazines/Ensign/2003.htm/ensign%20february%202003.htm/divine%20love.htm?fn=document-frameset.htm$f=templates$3.0 > > Which leads me to ask another question? Is a loving parent strict or > permissive? And is Heavenly Father a strict or permissive > parent? Finally, how loving is it to teach false doctrine that will > certainly motivate some to procrastinate their repentance until it is too > late to repent? Or is it ever too late to repent? > > In my opinion, there are many Latter-day Saints who do not understand how > unloving and even cruel it is to teach false doctrine. > > John W. Redelfs [EMAIL PROTECTED] > =========================================== > "The study of the doctrines of the Gospel will improve > behavior quicker than a study of behavior will improve > behavior." --Boyd K. Packer > =========================================== > All my opinions are tentative pending further data. --JWR > > //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // > /// 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 --^----------------------------------------------------------------
