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Can imperfect scriptures lead to God?
Mormon Times ^ | Sept. 21, 2009 | Michael R. Ash

Posted on 09/21/2009 5:51:47 AM PDT by Colofornian

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To: Diamond
Your implicit claim of omniscience should probably been taken with a grain of salt.

True, I am certainly not omniscient. Not even God could be omniscient, just look at Heisenberg's uncertainty principle.

21 posted on 09/21/2009 7:41:40 AM PDT by LeGrande (“Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under” H.L. Mencken)
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To: svcw
Cute but no cigar. Try again.

I tried, but I knew you weren't man enough to step up to the plate. Heh! Does that make me a prophet?

22 posted on 09/21/2009 7:43:54 AM PDT by LeGrande (“Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under” H.L. Mencken)
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To: LeGrande

I have never been man enough to do anything.


23 posted on 09/21/2009 7:54:41 AM PDT by svcw (Legalism reinforces self-righteousness - it communicates to you the good news of your own goodness)
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To: LeGrande
True, I am certainly not omniscient.

Then your claim that there are no fulfilled prophecies anywhere is nothing but emptty, uncertain bluster. You cannot have searched everywhere so you cannot be certain that your claim that there are no fulfilled prophecies anywhere is actually true.

Cordially,

24 posted on 09/21/2009 8:01:31 AM PDT by Diamond ("No one's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session.")
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To: mdmathis6

Glenn Beck is influenced by Mormonism and while I agree with a lot of the work he is doing regarding Acorn and the whole mess in DC, I still have a nagging of doubt about him.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I heard Beck explain how he became a Mormon on his show a while ago. It was interesting. To sum it up, he said:

1. Neither he or his fiancee had any real religious beliefs.
2. His fiancee was refusing to marry him, because she felt children needed a religious framework to be raised in, and Beck couldn’t provide that.
3. They decided to pick a religion to raise their kids in, looked around and chose Mormonism because of the family values it imparted.
4. They both became Mormons, got married, and the rest is history.

I got the impression it wasn’t that he believe Mormonism (or any other religion) was true, he just felt Mormonism provided a lot of benefits for raising a family.

His opinion about the existance of God and the truth of Mormonism (or some other religion) may have changed since then, I don’t know, but that is how he came to be a Mormon in the first place.

And it isn’t an unreasonable move. He wouldn’t be the first person that didn’t believe, but started attending a church because they felt the church would be a good influence on their kids.


25 posted on 09/21/2009 8:09:21 AM PDT by Brookhaven (http://theconservativehand.blogspot.com/)
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To: Colofornian
All language is inherently ambiguous -- all have words or phrases that can mean different things to different readers. Take the word "cleave" for example. It can mean to cut something apart -- as in "to cleave a diamond into two smaller stones" -- but it can also mean to cause two things to adhere together, as in "therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh" (Genesis 2:24).

From the article above - it is a continuation with the mormon LACK of dealing things within CONTEXT. Stand alone verses, like the stand alone words, can have multiple meanings (look in any dictionary). It is the context which provides the meaning of the word (or verse).

26 posted on 09/21/2009 8:13:55 AM PDT by Godzilla (3-7-77)
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To: svcw
I have never been man enough to do anything.

Hmm, another false prophecy I guess. Even when I am wrong I am right : )

You cabal members are tricky. Elsie is a man and you are a women, who would have thunk it?

27 posted on 09/21/2009 8:16:45 AM PDT by LeGrande (“Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under” H.L. Mencken)
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To: LeGrande

Double huh??


28 posted on 09/21/2009 8:18:07 AM PDT by Buddygirl
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To: Diamond
You are absolutely correct Diamond. I can't prove that there are no accurate fulfilled prophecies.

Why don't you point out a clear, accurate, fulfilled prophecy? All it takes is one and you can prove me wrong : )

But we both know you can't, isn't that interesting? Why should it be so hard to find a single, accurate, verifiable prophecy amongst thousands and thousands written by God himself?

Could it be that the Bible isn't the word of GOD?

29 posted on 09/21/2009 8:25:08 AM PDT by LeGrande (“Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under” H.L. Mencken)
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To: Buddygirl
Double huh??

Confused? I think you are late to the party : )

30 posted on 09/21/2009 8:32:26 AM PDT by LeGrande (“Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under” H.L. Mencken)
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To: LeGrande

Of course as an ex-mormon atheist, I’m sure you will argue against every one of them.

Only those with ears, hear.

7. Zechariah 9:9: This was a prophecy spoken through the prophet Zechariah who lived about 500 years before the coming of Christ. It speaks of Christ’s entry into Jerusalem five days prior to His death on the cross as fulfilled in John 12:13-14: “Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See, you king comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”

8. Psalm 69:21: King David wrote the following words which were fulfilled when Christ was on the cross (John 19:29): “They put gall in My food and gave Me vinegar for My thirst.”

9. Psalm 22:18: On the cross we also see the following words fulfilled, “They divide My garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.” We read about this fulfillment in Mark 15:24 .

10. Psalm 34:20: “He protects all His bones, not one of them will be broken.” Fulfilled in John 19:33 when Christ was on the cross. .
11. Isaiah 53:9: “He was assigned a grave with the wicked and with the rich in His death, though He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouth.” We see these words fulfilled in Matthew 27:57-60 at the time of Christ’s burial.

12. Psalm 16:10: “Because You will not abandon Me to the grave, nor will you let your Holy One see decay.” These words are fulfilled in Matthew 28 at the time of Christ’s resurrection from the dead. His body did not see decay!

13. Psalm 68:18: “When You ascended on high, You led captives in Your train, You received gifts from men, even from the rebellious – that You, O LORD God, might dwell there.” These words are fulfilled when Christ ascended bodily into heaven. Read Luke 24:50-51 and Ephesians 4:7-9.


31 posted on 09/21/2009 8:37:10 AM PDT by colorcountry (A faith without truth is not true faith.)
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To: LeGrande

Oops, I left off the first six, but I think you get the drift.


32 posted on 09/21/2009 8:39:25 AM PDT by colorcountry (A faith without truth is not true faith.)
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To: LeGrande
You are absolutely correct Diamond. I can't prove that there are no accurate fulfilled prophecies. Why don't you point out a clear, accurate, fulfilled prophecy? All it takes is one and you can prove me wrong : )

What sense would it make to provide evidence to an evidentialist who makes claims but who feels no burden to provide evidence to back up his own claims? You have already showed a reckless disregard for truth by making a fantastic claim, implicit in which is the presumption that you literally know-it-all, and now here you explicitly deny the same. As these unresovable contradictions are internal to your claim, I see nothing yet that meets a threshold of obligation to provide an evidentiary response.

Cordially,

33 posted on 09/21/2009 9:00:06 AM PDT by Diamond (``)
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To: colorcountry
Of course as an ex-mormon atheist, I’m sure you will argue against every one of them.

Are these the best you can do? Of course I will argue with everyone of them. They are all false prophecies. To save some time I will pick one to tear apart : ) If you don't like the one I pick pick your best one and I will disprove it too : )

8. Psalm 69:21: King David wrote the following words which were fulfilled when Christ was on the cross (John 19:29): “They put gall in My food and gave Me vinegar for My thirst.”

According to John they gave him vinegar to drink, but where was the gall in his food? At best this prophecy is 50% wrong, but lets see the whole 'prophecy' : )

69:16 Hear me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.
69:17 And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily.
69:18 Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: deliver me because of mine enemies.
69:19 Thou hast known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all before thee.
69:20 Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.
69:21 They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
69:22 Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.

Where is the prophecy? This is someone pleading with GOD to do in his enemies for him. Is this really the best you can come up with for a prophecy? I can do a better job misquoting Tolkein : )

34 posted on 09/21/2009 9:10:18 AM PDT by LeGrande (“Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under” H.L. Mencken)
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To: LeGrande
Of course as an ex-mormon atheist, I’m sure you will argue against every one of them.

Are these the best you can do? Of course I will argue with everyone of them. They are all false prophecies.

Just as I prophesied. See I was 100% correct. :)

35 posted on 09/21/2009 9:22:52 AM PDT by colorcountry (A faith without truth is not true faith.)
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To: Diamond
What sense would it make to provide evidence to an evidentialist who makes claims but who feels no burden to provide evidence to back up his own claims?

No evidence is required to dispute claims devoid of any evidence.

You have already showed a reckless disregard for truth by making a fantastic claim, implicit in which is the presumption that you literally know-it-all, and now here you explicitly deny the same.

The burden of proof is on you to falsify my claim. Simply point out a clear, accurate, prophecy and you prove me wrong : )

As these unresovable contradictions are internal to your claim, I see nothing yet that meets a threshold of obligation to provide an evidentiary response.

'Unresolvable Contradictions'? That there are no accurate prophecies?

It is interesting watching you squirm, trying to avoid showing where the word of GOD is accurate and predictive : )

36 posted on 09/21/2009 9:23:13 AM PDT by LeGrande (“Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under” H.L. Mencken)
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To: colorcountry
Just as I prophesied. See I was 100% correct. :)

: ) Prophecies are easy when the events already happened aren't they?

37 posted on 09/21/2009 9:26:35 AM PDT by LeGrande (“Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under” H.L. Mencken)
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To: LeGrande

You didn’t even see it coming, did you? ;)


38 posted on 09/21/2009 9:29:02 AM PDT by colorcountry (A faith without truth is not true faith.)
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To: svcw

It’s easy. Some people think they can pick and choose what parts of the Bible to believe, so they use one part of the Bible that’s convenient to believe to disallow other parts of the Bible that they don’t want to believe.


39 posted on 09/21/2009 9:32:34 AM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: svcw

LOL.


40 posted on 09/21/2009 9:34:34 AM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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