bcspace wrote:The Church clearly defines what is and is not doctrine as per the link in my siggy. Thus, the resources (Church publications) that establish doctrine are known as well as those that don't. Hence, one can easily determine what the doctrine is regarding a specific question or even if there is a doctrine at all.
- The Church clearly defines what is and is not doctrine as per the link in my siggy.The Church
(not too) clearly defines where to found some elements of doctrine as per the link in Your siggy.
Please show us any document/link/publication which writes:
* The chuch doctrine is: list of 5 (50, 5000, 5 million) item.
* The others are not doctrine: list of another 5 (50, 5000, 5 million) item.
This were a definition.Your first bullet - which You never read - wrote:Not every statement made by a Church leader, past or present, necessarily constitutes doctrine. A single statement made by a single leader on a single occasion often represents a personal, though well-considered, opinion, but is not meant to be officially binding for the whole Church. With divine inspiration, the First Presidency (the prophet and his two counselors) and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (the second-highest governing body of the Church) counsel together to establish doctrine that is consistently proclaimed in official Church publications. This doctrine resides in the four “standard works” of scripture (the Holy Bible, the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants and the Pearl of Great Price), official declarations and proclamations, and the Articles of Faith. Isolated statements are often taken out of context, leaving their original meaning distorted.
Is something of "temple activity" doctrine?
Is something of "temple activity" resides in the four “standard works” of scripture? In official declarations?
Did You read ever the texts You refer?
Do You know what a
definition is?
by the way the link You refer is not doctrine. Or is it? In that case, everything under the same subtitle is doctrine.
- if there is a doctrine at allThere is no doctrine at all.
I've written these thoughts many time. I am soooooo tired.
The Easter Bunny, the Santa and You have answered the same amount.
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