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Date Posted: 22:14:38 03/20/11 Sun
Author: George
Subject: Re: The serpent on the pole
In reply to: Mamusz 's message, "Re: The serpent on the pole" on 10:48:38 03/20/11 Sun

>>
>>�. . . But the people grew impatient on the way; they
>>spoke against God and against Moses, and said, "Why
>>have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the
>>desert? There is no bread! There is no water! And we
>>detest this miserable food!"
>>
>>Then the LORD sent venomous snakes among them; they
>>bit the people and many Israelites died. The people
>>came to Moses and said, "We sinned when we spoke
>>against the LORD and against you. Pray that the LORD
>>will take the snakes away from us." So Moses prayed
>>for the people.
>>
>>The LORD said to Moses, "Make a snake and put it up on
>>a pole; anyone who is bitten can look at it and live."
>> So Moses made a bronze snake and put it up on a pole.
>>Then when anyone was bitten by a snake and looked at
>>the bronze snake, he lived.�
>>
>>[Hel 3:47] Yea, did he not bear record, that the Son
>>of God should come? And as he lifted up the brazen
>>serpent in the wilderness, even so shall he be lifted
>>up who should come.
>>[Hel 3:48] And as many as should look upon that
>>serpent should live, even so as many as should look
>>upon the Son of God, with faith, having a contrite
>>spirit, might live, even unto that life which is
>>eternal.
>>
>>[Alma 16:191] Behold, he was spoken of by Moses; yea,
>>and behold, a type was raised up in the wilderness,
>>that whosoever would look upon it might live. And many
>>did look and live.
>>[Alma 16:192] But few understood the meaning of those
>>things, and this because of the hardness of their
>>hearts.
>>[Alma 16:193] But there were many who were so hardened
>>that they would not look; therefore they perished.
>>[Alma 16:194] Now the reason they would not look, was
>>because they did not believe that it would heal them.
>>[Alma 16:195] O my brethren, if ye could be healed by
>>merely casting about your eyes, that ye might be
>>healed, would ye not behold quickly, or would ye
>>rather harden your hearts in unbelief, and be
>>slothful, that ye would not cast about your eyes, that
>>ye might perish?
>>
>>Mamusz
>
>It
>looks like the people were so stubborn that they would
>not even look no matter what. Not only that, they did
>not believe looking at the serpent on the pole would
>heal them. It was a similitude to Jesus Christ.
>Today the COC believes that looking to Jesus is only
>ONE way to salvation. They believe there are
>many ways.
>
>Mamusz
>

Yes, Mamusz. The Biblical Jesus Christ stated emphatically, without any hesitation or hemming and hawing that he was The Way, the Truth, and the Light. He also said, "No man cometh to the Father but by me."

In elections in Texas, unknown candidates running for county and state offices will sometimes change their name to Crockett, Hamilton, Travis, Bonham, etc. These names are all people prominent in Texas history. It works, too. It gets them votes, even though they are actually NOT these men, nor any of their relatives, or descendants.

Someone other than Jesus who is selected to be made a "christ" usually has his name changed to "Jesus" so that he can get followers. Note that some of the people picked for this job are people who are already dead (such as the previously mentioned, in another post, Judas or Gehazi.) If someone admires the dead person's attributes and wants to set him up as a christ to be followed by Christians, that someone can change the dead person's name to "Jesus" in order to pull it off. It's very like politics. A dead voter will vote for whomever you want him to vote for, and a dead christ will tell you whatever you want to hear.

George

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