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QUOTE (JB @ 9-Jun 03, 2:15 PM) "We may - Page 2 - Mormon Doctrine Studies - Posted: 12th Apr, 2010 - 7:12pm
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Just curious dbackers why do you differentiate the two? dont you believe local leaders were called by G-d? WHat is the difference for you about listening to the counsel of a GA from one of a local leader at your stake?
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QUOTE (JB @ 9-Jun 03, 2:15 PM) "We may not always like what comes from the Authorities of the Church . . .
[but] if we will listen to and do these things as if from the mouth of the
Lord Himself, we will not be deceived and great blessings will be ours."
(R. Conrad Schultz, “Faith Obedience,” Ensign, May 2002, 31)
[but] if we will listen to and do these things as if from the mouth of the
Lord Himself, we will not be deceived and great blessings will be ours."
(R. Conrad Schultz, “Faith Obedience,” Ensign, May 2002, 31)
I was reading this talk today and there are other couple of interesting stuff:
QUOTE One of the sneaky ploys of the adversary is to have us believe that unquestioning obedience to the principles and commandments of God is blind obedience. His goal is to have us believe that we should be following our own worldly ways and selfish ambitions. This he does by persuading us that "blindly" following the prophets and obeying the commandments is not thinking for ourselves. He teaches that it is not intelligent to do something just because we are told to do so by a living prophet or by prophets who speak to us from the scriptures.
Our unquestioning obedience to the Lord's commandments is not blind obedience. President Boyd K. Packer in the April conference of 1983 taught us about this: "Latter-day Saints are not obedient because they are compelled to be obedient. They are obedient because they know certain spiritual truths and have decided, as an expression of their own individual agency, to obey the commandments of God. "¦ We are not obedient because we are blind, we are obedient because we can see" ("Agency and Control," Ensign, May 1983, 66).
Our unquestioning obedience to the Lord's commandments is not blind obedience. President Boyd K. Packer in the April conference of 1983 taught us about this: "Latter-day Saints are not obedient because they are compelled to be obedient. They are obedient because they know certain spiritual truths and have decided, as an expression of their own individual agency, to obey the commandments of God. "¦ We are not obedient because we are blind, we are obedient because we can see" ("Agency and Control," Ensign, May 1983, 66).
I have trouble understanding this but some of ya can help? Isn't unquestionable obedience actually blind obedience? I mean if you do not "question" the commandment/counsel and you just do what you're told, isnt that blind obedience? You know what am I am saying?
Then it says that we know certain spiritual truth and have decided to obey but then again, every counsel is different hence we need to pray about each. Plus how all this matches with early prophets who have said the opposite? Any takers?
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