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Date Posted: 15:50:47 12/31/01 Mon
Author: Joanne
Subject: Re: Hearken
In reply to: Lurker 's message, "Hearken" on 22:09:38 12/30/01 Sun

>Helaman 5:34 - Helaman 5:44
>
>34 And now when ye talk, ye say, If our days had been
>in the days of our fathers of old, we would not have
>slain the prophets; we would not have stoned them and
>cast them out.
>35 Behold ye are worse than they; for as the Lord
>liveth, if a prophet come among you, and declareth
>unto you the word of the Lord, which testifieth of
>your sins and iniquities, ye are angry with him, and
>cast him out, and seek all manner of ways to destroy
>him;
>36 Yea, you will say that he is a false prophet, and
>that he is a sinner, and of the devil, because he
>testifieth that your deeds are evil.
>37 But behold, if a man shall come among you, and
>shall say, Do this, and there is no iniquity; do that,
>and ye shall not suffer; yea, he will say, Walk after
>the pride of your own hearts; yea, walk after the
>pride of your eyes, and do whatsoever your hearts
>desireth; and if a man shall come among you and say
>this, ye will receive him, and ye will say that he is
>a prophet;
>38 Yea, ye will lift him up, and ye will give unto him
>of your substance; ye will give unto him of your gold,
>and of your silver, and ye will clothe him with costly
>apparel;
>39 And because he speaketh flattering words unto you,
>and he saith that all is well, then ye will not find
>fault with him.
>40 O ye wicked and ye perverse generation; ye hardened
>and ye stiff-necked people, how long will ye suppose
>that the Lord will suffer you; yea, how long will ye
>suffer yourselves to be led by foolish and blind
>guides; yea, how long will ye choose darkness rather
>than light;

Lurker/David,

That is a perfectly lovely scripture. If I were to post it on the COC webboard, how long would it last? I would be told that it was a condemnatory scripture. Hey, if the shoe fits...

Joanne

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