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Date Posted: 08:37:33 03/21/11 Mon
Author: George
Subject: CofC lenten scripture reading: Tuesday, March 22, 2011

And the Lord called his people Zion, because they were were of one heart and one mind, and dwelt in righteousness; and there were no poor among them. And Enoch continued his preaching in righteousness unto the people of God.

And it came to pass in his days, that he built a city that was called the city of Holiness, even Zion. And it came to pass that Enoch talked with the Lord, and he said unto the Lord, "Surely, Zion shall dwell in safety forever." But the Lord said unto Enoch, "Zion have I blessed, but the residue of the people I have cursed."

And it came to pass that the Lord showed unto Enoch all the inhabitants of the earth, and he beheld, and lo! Zion in the process of time was taken up into heaven. And the Lord said unto Enoch, "Behold mine abode forever." And Enoch also beheld the residue of the people which were the sons of Adam, and they were a mixture of all the seed of Adam, save it were the seed of Cain; for the seed of Cain were black and had not place among them.

Genesis 7:23-29

N.B. Don't look for this in the NIV, NRSV, or NLT that John quotes. This scripture only exists in the official bible of the Community of Christ, and (with different versification) in the Mormon "Pearl of Great Price." It was written by Joseph Smith, Jr., who the CofC leadership told the World Council of Churches was not the founder of the CofC, but was the founder of the Mormon church. If you can figure how that can be, let me know.

It's odd that John, who is an ordained minister in the Community of Christ, never quotes for public consumption the official, authoritative scripture of the Community of Christ, but instead supplies us with scripture quotes from Bibles that his own church does not recognize as authoritative. What is so offensive about the scriptures that the CofC actually recognizes as the word of God?

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Re: CofC lenten scripture reading: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 -- Lois, 09:54:09 03/21/11 Mon
- Re: CofC lenten scripture reading: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 -- George, 20:41:38 03/21/11 Mon