charity wrote:You evidenlty don't understand the process. When the Prophet declares the word of the Lord, the Lord expects us to have Him confirm it to us. If the Lord tells me that what the Prophet said was His will, then, yes, I would obey it.
The scary thing is that women in Colorado City have obeyed the will of the Lord through their prophet and have had the spirit confirm it to them.
charity wrote:You evidenlty don't understand the process. When the Prophet declares the word of the Lord, the Lord expects us to have Him confirm it to us. If the Lord tells me that what the Prophet said was His will, then, yes, I would obey it.
The scary thing is that women in Colorado City have obeyed the will of the Lord through their prophet and have had the spirit confirm it to them.
Yep. People have to be careful about which spirit they listen to.
More importantly, how would you know if the Spirit you were listening to were the wrong one?
That's the big problem, it seems. You can't just retreat back to "the Spirit will tell me", because we've already allowed for that same Spirit to actually be the wrong one.
Mormonism ceased being a compelling topic for me when I finally came to terms with its transformation from a personality cult into a combination of a real estate company, a SuperPac, and Westboro Baptist Church. - Kishkumen
Sethbag wrote:More importantly, how would you know if the Spirit you were listening to were the wrong one?
That's the big problem, it seems. You can't just retreat back to "the Spirit will tell me", because we've already allowed for that same Spirit to actually be the wrong one.
Yes, you hear polygamist testimonies, and they sound just like regular old Mormon testimonies. They say that the spirit told them that the prophet and teachings they follow are of God. Some of them used to be LDS with LDS testimonies. Surely they would know the difference between the right and wrong spirits.
Sethbag wrote:More importantly, how would you know if the Spirit you were listening to were the wrong one?
That's the big problem, it seems. You can't just retreat back to "the Spirit will tell me", because we've already allowed for that same Spirit to actually be the wrong one.
No, it isn't the same Spirit. If you have experience with both, you know.
charity wrote:You evidenlty don't understand the process. When the Prophet declares the word of the Lord, the Lord expects us to have Him confirm it to us. If the Lord tells me that what the Prophet said was His will, then, yes, I would obey it.
What if what the Prophet says doesn't seem right to you? You pray to the Lord about it, and it still doesn't feel right? What then? Do you apostatize? Or do you just accept it, and not say anything. It seems the latter option forces you to blindly follow the prophet even when you don't agree with him. The first option of course is not really an option at all for a TBM. Maybe there's a middle ground that many TBMs try to walk.
"We of this Church do not rely on any man-made statement concerning the nature of Deity. Our knowledge comes directly from the personal experience of Joseph Smith." - Gordon B. Hinckley
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