Posted by rayww on September 5, 2004, at 10:41:15
In reply to Re: please rephrase or clarify that » rayww, posted by Dr. Bob on September 5, 2004, at 2:14:25
In response to the question, "Why are people offended by God?
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> Most associate God with the Judeo-Christian beliefs, as in God in the Bible. In the Bible God is pretty clear that He is God, and the rest of us aren't. He lets us know that He's in charge, and that if we want eternal life, as well as blessings in this life, we need to do things His way. That becomes a problem when His way is not our way.
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> Political correctness insists that ALL ways lead to God and that all ways are equally "right", but (in the Bible) God says only His way is right.Dr Bob, I was referring to the beginning of the first paragraph which stated "most associate God with the Judeo/Christian beliefs, as in God in the Bible. In the "Bible" God is pretty clear that only His way is right.
http://scriptures.lds.org/lev/26/3#3
To further document God has the authority, power of creation, and control over the elements:http://scriptures.lds.org/query?words=%22peace+be+still%22&search.x=32&search.y=10So, according to the "Bible", we should worship He, whose creation this is. Christians, including Mormons believe Jesus Christ is also God. Mormons believe it was Christ who communicated to Noah, Moses, and the other prophets in the Old Testament. There are many different beliefs, even stemming from the Bible, yet all agree that God (whomever He is), through recorded history, both religious and otherwise in the "Bible", states His way.
http://scriptures.lds.org/matt/16/13#13
Whom do "you" say He is?
http://scriptures.lds.org/matt/17/3#3
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