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1 | Lehi Part 1 | Ezek 14:22 | gbennett76 | 95506 | ||
actually evangelical protestants deny the power.. the power of revelation, visions, prophecy, healings...So you are the one with only the form of godliness but the substance is nonexistant | ||||||
2 | Lehi Part 1 | Ezek 14:22 | gbennett76 | 95504 | ||
Why do I have to have an agenda? I am here to discuss scripture just as you are. I am not a "member" of any church. I seek knowlegde. I have no motive but that of meditation. | ||||||
3 | Lehi Part 1 | Ezek 14:22 | gbennett76 | 95498 | ||
ok: John 8:45 "And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not" LOL |
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4 | Lehi Part 1 | Ezek 14:22 | gbennett76 | 95497 | ||
"conforming to established doctrine especially in religion." Considering the above definition of orthodox let's consider the following: 1)No group of Protestants or evangelicals agree to any "established doctrine" amongst themselves therefore thay cannot be orthodox.... 2)The Reformation is the result of protesting the only "established doctrine" of the Christian church( The Holy Roman Catholic Church) and its official councils . So yet again the historical record would suggest that proestantism is the opposite of orthodox which is "established". 3) It could be argued that Mormonism is orthodox in that it protests nothing yet restores everything. Restoration is orthodox! |
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5 | Lehi Part 1 | Ezek 14:22 | gbennett76 | 95491 | ||
"Reject hatred without hating." | ||||||
6 | Lehi Part 1 | Ezek 14:22 | gbennett76 | 95490 | ||
Error is only error when you perceive it to be. The fact is that error is not reality. The only truth that exist is that which is not in error.In the words of Mary Baker Eddy: "Error is unreal because untrue. It is that which seemeth to be and is not. If error were true, its truth would be error, and we should have a self-evident absurdity-namely, erroneous truth. Thus we should continue to lose the standard of Truth." Basicaly what I am saying is this: "I would no more quarrel with a man because of his religion than I would because of his art." |
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7 | Lehi Part 1 | Ezek 14:22 | gbennett76 | 95485 | ||
orthodox would mean only roman catholic commentaries and since u dont use catholic scripture translations than I guess you are not using orthodox material either. | ||||||
8 | Lehi Part 1 | Ezek 14:22 | gbennett76 | 95473 | ||
I am sticking with "canonical scripture"... however if you are saying that I should not use references than perhaps your sermon woould benefit most of those who post here whom use commentaries, quotes, websites, scholarly works and 'study bibles'. The fact that I refer to other works that are not within your scope of theological sources is not a legitimate basis for dismissing my posts as unbiblical. | ||||||
9 | Lehi Part 1 | Ezek 14:22 | gbennett76 | 95466 | ||
The following is a quote from THE LOCKMAN FOUNDATION: "It's not a discussion group or topical survey, but an ever growing "expository repository" that gives the layman and scholar an opportunity to share truth and contribute wisdom." I believe this is what I HAVE BEEN DOING! You however and many of your consorts have continued to tear down and "discuss" the truths and wisdom which I have posted. |
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10 | Lehi Part 1 | Ezek 14:22 | gbennett76 | 95465 | ||
First of all there is no book of lehi, secondly I have supported my posts with biblical references. The fact that you disagree with the interpretation that I give is still within the stated guidelines. If you are stating that your view is "biblical" and mine is not than again this is your personal viewpoint. As we both know the interpretations for any given scripture are numerous as there are people. This forum does not state or espouse a specific creed; it merely asks that the bible be used as the reference for which a post is posted. That is as I have done. Just due to the fact that the majority of opinions here reflect an evangelical slant does not infer that this forum is solely for evangelicals. | ||||||
11 | Lehi Part 1 | Ezek 14:22 | gbennett76 | 95443 | ||
Lehi part 2 Who are these people who escaped the sword, were scattered among the nations and dispersed in various countries? Who is this remnant that shall come forth so that we can "see their ways and their doings" declared the abominations of the Jews and help us know that the Lord has not done these things without a cause? According to the story found in the Book of Mormon, a man named Lehi, who was a prophet, lived in Jerusalem shortly before its destruction. Like Ezekiel and Jeremiah, Lehi warned the city's inhabitants of the desolation that would be pour out upon them if they didn't repent of their wickedness. In time there were some who sought to silence his message as others before him had been silence. They plotted to take his life. However, Lehi was warned in a dream to leave Jerusalem. Therefore, Lehi, along with his family, quietly carried some of their "stuff" through the walls of the city and "brought it forth in the twilight" hours of the night where they finally camped out about a three day's journey away in the wilderness. While there, Lehi was shown in a dream a land that the Lord promised to take him to. Shortly thereafter, Lehi and his family packed up all of their belongings and traveled for over eight years, first in a southwesterly direction, and then in a more easterly direction until they came to a large body of water. There, the Lord commanded one of Lehi's sons to build a ship. When the work was completed, they set sail, and after the space of many days they arrived at the land which the Lord had promised to Lehi. That land was here upon the American continent. Lehi and his family were part of the remnant spoken of by Ezekiel. They were taken from Jerusalem before its destruction, thereby literally being saved "from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence." But how shall we see their ways and their doings and therefore know that the Lord has not done these things without a cause? How would they declare the abominations which the Hebrews had done? To answer this question, let's ask another one. How do we know what things the Lord has done to the Jews? If it wasn't for the Bible - God's record of His dealings with the Hebrews - only a few scholars would even be interested enough to find out through archeological evidence. It is mostly because of the Bible that we know what God has done. Then how do we know about the remnant that were scattered among other countries?. Because of the books they wrote. Today, we know about at least one of those remnants of the house of Israel because of the books they wrote. The Book of Mormon is a record of those people. Like the Bible, it is a record of God's dealing with a remnant of the Hebrews who were saved from the sword and from famine and from pestilence. Because of this book, we now have a better understanding of why God brought this evil upon the house of Israel and that He didn't do it without a just cause. But this record wouldn't have been written if it hadn't been for Lehi being faithful and obedient to the commandments of the Lord. I'm sure it wasn't easy for him to leave his beloved country and just about everything he owned. I'm sure it wasn't easy for him to travel through wilderness and treacherous mountains for more than eight years. I'm sure it wasn't easy for him to settle in a new land that was completely foreign to what he once knew. But, because of his faith and courage, he did as the Lord required of him. As such, he is an example for us to follow. Like the Jews of old, there are many today who don't want to listen to what the voice of the Lord has to say. Instead, they only want to follow their own ideas. But, if we follow Lehi's example of being humble and willing to do whatsoever things the Lord commands, we too can often be saved from problems, both large and small, minor or severe. Without his faithfulness, the Book of Mormon would not have been written. For this I am grateful to him. |
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12 | Lehi Part 1 | Ezek 14:22 | gbennett76 | 95442 | ||
Lehi Part 1 The greatest and clearest prophesies regarding the Book of Mormon are found in the books of Isaiah and Ezekiel. Ezekiel, who was a priest of the family of Zadok, was taken captive by Nebuchadnezzar along with Israel's king, Jehoiachim in 598 B.C. According to Biblical scholars he prophesied to the Jews for 22 years (592-570 B.C.) during his time in captivity. This would have made him a contemporary of not only the prophet Jeremiah but also of Lehi. As such, it is possible that Lehi, Ezekiel and Jeremiah either knew each other or knew of one another. Because of this possibility, let's take a closer look at what Ezekiel prophesied. In Ezekiel 12:1-6-we see that the Lord commanded Ezekiel to perform some unusual tasks. But before we examine why God had him do these things, we need to keep in mind that during all this time Ezekiel was already living in captivity in Babylon. (According to Biblical scholars, he lived in the city of Tel Abib.) If that is true, then what was the purpose of him performing these strange acts? Ezekiel was a prophet, and as such, his responsibility was to PROPHECY to the Jews. Therefore, all of these acts which the Lord asked him to perform were symbolic of events that related to the house of Israel. With that in mind, let's continue reading about this prophecy. In verses 7-11 we have to first realize that Ezekiel is talking about two different things in this prophecy. He is talking about both those in captivity and those who are in exile. There are some who might think that Ekekiel is only referring to captivity but verses 12 through 16 shows us that this isn't the case. It states, "And the prince that is among them shall bear upon his shoulder in the twilight, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby: he shall cover his face, that he see not the ground with his eyes. My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare: and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there. And I will scatter toward every wind all that are about him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them. And they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall scatter them among the nations, and disperse them in the countries. But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations among the heathen whither they come; and they shall know that I am the LORD." The prophecy concerning the prince and those that were with him was fulfilled almost immediately. This was the part concerning their captivity. But notice there is another part of this prophecy that talks about a few who would be saved "from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence." These people the Lord would "scatter them among the nations, and disperse them in the countries." And these would "declare all their abominations among the heathen whither they come; and they shall know that I am the LORD." In other words, this is a prophecy of people who would go into exile, rather than into captivity. In another prophecy, Ezekiel again made mention of these people . In chapter14:22-23 he wrote, "Yet, behold, therein shall be left a remnant that shall be brought forth, both sons and daughters: behold, they shall come forth unto you, and ye shall see their way and their doings: and ye shall be comforted concerning the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, even concerning all that I have brought upon it. And they shall comfort you, when ye see their ways and their doings: and ye shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, saith the Lord GOD." In still yet another prophecy found in the sixth chapter, verses 8-9, Ezekiel wrote, "Yet will I leave a remnant, that ye may have some that shall escape the sword among the nations, when ye shall be scattered through the countries. And they that escape of you shall remember me among the nations whither they shall be carried captives." |
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13 | The "other" gospel -the dead prophets | Gal 1:6 | gbennett76 | 95439 | ||
Galatians chapter 1 – "another gospel." Modern day critics sometimes quote one part of this chapter – "though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed." But they never quote the rest of the chapter. Why? Read the whole chapter and you will see why. Then read it again. Paul is contrasting the gospel of man made churches with the gospel of Christ. The true and original gospel begins with new and life-changing revelation – a literal vision of Jesus Christ. The "other" gospel is the one taught by the established churches, based on centuries of studying the dead prophets. |
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14 | spoken by the mouth of all | Acts 3:21 | gbennett76 | 95438 | ||
Speaking of the last days before the Second Coming of Christ, Peter referred to "the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began." It must be pretty important if every prophet has spoken of it. Yet the Bible we have only refers to it a few times, so someone must have tried hard to keep the rest of those prophecies out of the Bible that has come down to us. That restitution, or restoration, began in 1830, and is called the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but other people call it "Mormonism." |
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15 | prophecies of a prophet to come | John 1:21 | gbennett76 | 95437 | ||
"that prophet." The Jews evidently had prophecies of a prophet to come, apart from Christ, and apart from Elias (Christ, Elias, and "that prophet" are three distinct figures in prophecy – verse 25). He cannot have been any of the famous Old Testament prophets, or they would have used the name. What do we know about "that prophet?" The people confused him with John the Baptist, so presumably "that prophet" was expected to be some kind of forerunner. "That prophet" was expected in the future, just as the Christ was expected (though Christ is more important than any prophet). Many people assume that "that prophet" referred to Christ, since Jesus once noted that Moses saw his day. Moses did indeed make a bold statement about a prophet being raised up, in Deuteronomy 18:15. But we must always look at scripture in context. In that chapter, Moses was talking in general terms only. He mentions "a prophet" who is raised up by God, and also "the prophet" who speaks falsely (Deuteronomy 8:18-20). Clearly these are general truths about any prophet. Jesus fulfilled the tests of a true prophet, just as Moses and Peter and Joseph Smith did. (Although there are always those who claim to follow God, the Dathans and Abirams, the Pharisees, and even some self-righteous people today who call themselves Christian, who will claim that true prophets are false prophets.) So Moses was simply referring to the obvious fact that God uses prophets – a fact that most modern day churches seem to have forgotten. It is possible that Christ was referring to that exact prophecy when he spoke about Moses' prophecy – after all, Moses said there would be true prophets, and Jesus, besides being the son of God, was also a messenger from God – a prophet. It is also possible of course that Jesus was referring to some other statement of Moses (now lost), or simply indicating that the entire Mosaic law was a schoolmaster to bring people to Christ, as Paul said. Either way, Moses confirmed that God uses prophets, and the Jews were looking forward to "that prophet", someone quite separate from the expected Messiah. Presumably than "that prophet" is another reference to the prophet mentioned earlier, whose name would be Joseph. |
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16 | Some things are withheld | Mark 4:11 | gbennett76 | 95436 | ||
The Bible Does Not Contain All of Jesus' Teachings Mark 4:11-12 and 16:12-20 – Some things are withheld. Was it only the meaning of parables that were hidden from the ordinary people (see also Luke 9:21 – how can we be sure the apostles wrote everything down?). The earliest Bibles (such as the Codex Sinaiticus) do not contain the last verses of Mark. This is important, since Mark is apparently the oldest gospel, and was used a source by the other gospel writers. Were these last twelve verses invented hundreds of years after Mark died? If these twelve verses are true, then they must have been written down in the first century, but kept separate for hundreds of years until it was decided to add them to the public version of Mark. So the early church kept some parts of scripture secret! Then we cannot assume, just because we have the Bible, that we have everything the early church ever taught. That is what the Mormons have said all along. N.B. the controversial scholar Morton Smith claims to have found evidence for the secret portions of Mark. His theory is based on a reference in a letter of the respected church father, Clement. Smith describes the evidence in his book The Secret Gospel. The very next verse after the last verse of Mark is Luke 1:1. This plainly states that "many" have written about Jesus before Luke did. Where are these "many" gospels? The good news is, while many of the ancient texts are lost forever, the lost teachings have been restored again from heaven through modern prophets and can be found in the Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and the book The Pearl of Great Price. Hidden Teachings: Naturally, the traditional churches fight against the evidence for hidden teachings. Their whole theology is based on the Bible being the final and complete word, so all other evidence must be denied. What is the other evidence? Of Course There Are Hidden Teachings! Every field of truth has different layers of understanding. Hence we have basic mathematics, and advanced mathematics. Basic history and advanced studies in history. Basic childcare and advanced courses in childcare. Basic haircutting and advanced haircutting. The only types of knowledge that do not have advanced versions are simple stories that are not true. If the gospel is true, than obviously the basics will be taught first, and the whole grand scheme will not be included in the initial books. It would not make sense to include a chapter on superstring theory or quantum mechanics in an introduction to physics! The fact that some teachings are hidden does not mean that they are shameful or that they contradict the basics, but simply that they are inappropriate for new students. The scriptures we have are the public scriptures – those that were given to non-members and new members. If there was nothing else, if there were no additional teachings, then by analogy with every other field of truth we could conclude that this was a false gospel. Finally, if a teaching was secret, obviously it would not be contained in the Bible. So to say that "all secret teachings must be referred to in the Bible" is clearly nonsense. Scriptures About Hidden Teachings: Matthew 13:11 – Only the apostles (not the general public) are to understand the mysteries. 1 Corinthians 3:1-2 – Milk before meat. Note that 1 Corinthians contains very deep doctrine, yet this is referred to as just "milk" (1 Cor. 3:2 – the saints were STILL not able to cope with the meat). Examples of Hidden Teachings: 1 Corinthian 12:1-4 – Paul talks of the third heaven – without explaining what he means – and says that some things he heard were not to be repeated. 2 Thessalonians 2 – Paul refers to "that which withholdeth," a force that was keeping the apostasy at bay. He told the people in person, but would not write it down. The book of Revelation – Plenty of mysteries here! |
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17 | a kingdom,restitution ,angel fly | Dan 2:44 | gbennett76 | 95435 | ||
Daniel 2:44 "And in the days of these kings [the kingdoms that appeared after Rome broke up] shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever." Acts 3:20-21 "And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you: Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began." Revelation 14:6 "And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people." |
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18 | preached to them that are dead | 1 Pet 3:18 | gbennett76 | 95434 | ||
Have you ever wondered what happened to people who die without ever knowing of Christ? 1 Peter 3:18-19 "For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison." 1 Peter 4:6 "For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit." 1 Corinthians 15:29 "Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?" |
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19 | of them which killed the prophets | Matt 23:29 | gbennett76 | 95433 | ||
Look in your Bible. Can you find any time in the entire history of Israel (or the church) when Israel (or the church) did not create new scriptures? Moses wrote new scripture. Isaiah did. Malachi did Peter and Paul and John did. All the time when the true church existed, it created new scriptures! The only time when new scripture was not produced was times when Israel was in apostasy, such as the time between the Old and New Testaments. Whenever the church thinks it needs no more prophets, it is because it prefers to kill the prophets. Matthew 23:29-32 "Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous, And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets. Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets. Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers." The true church is easy to spot. It is the one that produces new scriptures. Amos 3:7 "Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets." |
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20 | whose branches run over the wall | Gen 49:22 | gbennett76 | 95432 | ||
Read Genesis 49 and Deuteronomy 33. This is where great blessings were promised to the twelve tribes of Israel. Count the blessings. Or just count the words used! Whichever way you look at it, Joseph had the biggest inheritance. Genesis 49:22 "Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; who's branches run over the wall ..." Genesis 49:26 "The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be one." Where are these promises fulfilled? They are not fulfilled in Bible lands. They couldn't be! Joseph's inheritance was to be bigger than all the other tribes combined. The promises were fulfilled by branches of his family that travelled "over the wall of the well", across the seas to the land of the everlasting hills. The Book of Mormon records the fulfilment of these promises. Deuteronomy 33:17 "His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh." These are not promises that can be forgotten or ignored. They were not fulfilled in Bible times. They are being fulfilled now as the Book of Mormon, the record of Ephraim, is bringing millions of people to Christ. The Book of Mormon - the record of Ephraim - is one of the great signs of the gathering of Israel. Ezekiel 37:16-17 "Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions: And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thine hand." |
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