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Date Posted: 14:52:07 12/10/01 Mon
Author: Glen
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Re: Quoting From Something You Don't Believe In
In reply to: cezoram 's message, "Re: Quoting From Something You Don't Believe In" on 13:19:42 12/10/01 Mon

>>
>>No, Cezoram. I quote from them because you say
>>that they are authoritative! Practice what you preach
>>and stop attacking people.
>>
>>Love,
>>Glen
>
>
>Glen,
>
>I can quote from the scriptures, because I believe
>that they are authoritative. You, on the other hand,
>should quote from books and sources that YOU find to
>be authoritative. You should not be quoting from
>books that you feel are not authoritative.
>
>You cannot just pick and choose. If the passages that
>you quote are true, then all the passages of scripture
>must be true. In this case, you are guilty of
>rejecting the truth. On the other hand, if the
>scriptures are false, anytime you quote from those
>scripture, you will be spreading falsehoods.
>
>Either the scriptures are completely authoritative, or
>they are not. You are trying to have your cake and
>eat it, too. It just will not work.
>
>Cezoram
>

I don't waste my faith on things that people have written. There is no magic in the written word. That doesn't mean that I don't appreciate what the Bible says, or that I don't understand what the D&C says.

You said, "If the passages that
>you quote are true, then all the passages of scripture
>must be true." Who told you that? Whoever it was has lied to you. Passages have been added and others have been deleted. Not all of them are true, and not all of them are false.

Then you said, "On the other hand, if the
>scriptures are false, anytime you quote from those
>scripture, you will be spreading falsehoods." Not at all! The scriptures contain the wisdom of thousands of years of Hebrew, Greek, Roman, and 19th century American theology. Just because it is not all true does not mean that it's all false. Just because God didn't write the books doesn't make them bad books.

Have some cake. Go ahead and eat it. The whole cake will still be there when you're through.

Love,
Glen

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Re: Quoting From Something You Don't Believe In -- cezoram, 17:31:43 12/10/01 Mon