Thanks to this thread being brought back up I got a chance to review it again. (Yes I know, it’s 2 AM, still can’t break the 3rd shift routine!)
Few things though:
“And that may be a difference between viewing the Bible as the only scripture and viewing the Book of Mormon as a scriptural supplement, or final revelation, to the Bible.”
YIKES! NO! NO! NO! I’m not sure if you’re asserting that we believe the BoM to be superior to the Bible or not. We don’t. And we have a living prophet and twelve apostles so no final revelation, we have continuing revelation.
I didn’t do a good job on the necessity of marriage with the church so I’ll try again:
I’m gonna have to use some exclusive doctrine here, because I can’t make my point without doing so. As you know Norb, we have what we call priesthood, the power and authority of God delegated to man on earth to act in all things for the salvation of men. It is the power by which the gospel is preached;[b:f1d2690a3a] [i:f1d2690a3a][u:f1d2690a3a]by which the ordinances of salvation are performed so that they will be binding on earth and in heaven[/u:f1d2690a3a][/i:f1d2690a3a][/b:f1d2690a3a]. Two kinds, the Aronic and Melchizedek, but that’s another topic. Anyway, whenever the fullness of the gospel is on the earth, the Lord has agents to whom he gives power to bind on earth and seal eternally in the heavens. (Matt. 16:19; 18:18) This sealing power, restored in this dispensation by Elijah the prophet (D&C 2:1-3; 110:13-16 in case you’re curious) is the means whereby “All covenants, contracts bonds, obligations, oaths, vows, performances, connections, associations, or expectations” attain “efficacy, virtue, or force in and after the resurrection from the dead.” (D&C 132:7)
Get how important the church is in marriage? At least to me?
Stnwall64
Jun 16 2005
04:04 am
Thanks to this thread being brought back up I got a chance to review it again. (Yes I know, it’s 2 AM, still can’t break the 3rd shift routine!)
Few things though:
“And that may be a difference between viewing the Bible as the only scripture and viewing the Book of Mormon as a scriptural supplement, or final revelation, to the Bible.”
YIKES! NO! NO! NO! I’m not sure if you’re asserting that we believe the BoM to be superior to the Bible or not. We don’t. And we have a living prophet and twelve apostles so no final revelation, we have continuing revelation.
I didn’t do a good job on the necessity of marriage with the church so I’ll try again:
I’m gonna have to use some exclusive doctrine here, because I can’t make my point without doing so. As you know Norb, we have what we call priesthood, the power and authority of God delegated to man on earth to act in all things for the salvation of men. It is the power by which the gospel is preached;[b:f1d2690a3a] [i:f1d2690a3a][u:f1d2690a3a]by which the ordinances of salvation are performed so that they will be binding on earth and in heaven[/u:f1d2690a3a][/i:f1d2690a3a][/b:f1d2690a3a]. Two kinds, the Aronic and Melchizedek, but that’s another topic. Anyway, whenever the fullness of the gospel is on the earth, the Lord has agents to whom he gives power to bind on earth and seal eternally in the heavens. (Matt. 16:19; 18:18) This sealing power, restored in this dispensation by Elijah the prophet (D&C 2:1-3; 110:13-16 in case you’re curious) is the means whereby “All covenants, contracts bonds, obligations, oaths, vows, performances, connections, associations, or expectations” attain “efficacy, virtue, or force in and after the resurrection from the dead.” (D&C 132:7)
Get how important the church is in marriage? At least to me?