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Article #14146Re: Does God need to prove He exists?
From: Smiler
Date: Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:37
Date: Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:37
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"rbwinn" <rbwinn3@juno.com> wrote in message news:d0006342-ae9e-4491-937f-762ecf238699@k13g2000hse.googlegroups.com... On Jul 2, 1:14 pm, "Steve O" <nospamh...@thanks.com> wrote: > "rbwinn" <rbwi...@juno.com> wrote in message > > news:b9c4c4a2-ed86-4b04-b8a8-96c31e5d0076@y21g2000hsf.googlegroups.com... > > > > > > > On Jul 1, 1:11 pm, "Steve O" <nospamh...@thanks.com> wrote: > >> "rbwinn" <rbwi...@juno.com> wrote in message > > >>news:348e1c43-660e-47e1-a05f-d01e45fed2c3@e53g2000hsa.googlegroups.com... > > >> > On Jul 1, 4:01?am, "Steve O" <nospamh...@thanks.com> wrote: > >> >> >> Anyway, while we are here, have you ever read the King Follet > >> >> >> Discourse? > >> >> >> Could you explain to me why you believe that God has always been > >> >> >> God > >> >> >> as > >> >> >> the > >> >> >> bible claims and why your main prophet believes otherwise as > >> >> >> outlined > >> >> >> in > >> >> >> the > >> >> >> discourses? > >> >> >> The only reason I ask this is that as I understand it, it's a > >> >> >> complete > >> >> >> mind-fuck for most Mormons like yourself. > > >> >> > Well, you seem to have really worked yourself up about it. ?Why > >> >> > don't > >> >> > you write to Salt Lake City and get an official answer from church > >> >> > authorities? > >> >> > Robert B. Winn > > >> >> What makes you imagine I'm worked up about it? > >> >> Are you projecting? > >> >> I already know what the Mormon Authorities have to say on the > >> >> subject. > >> >> So I'm asking you, but all you are doing is avoiding the question, > >> >> as > >> >> expected. > > >> >> -- > >> >> Steve O > > >> > Well, if you already have the official answer from the church, why > >> > are > >> > you asking me? > >> > Robert B. Winn > > >> Because I would be interested in knowing how you manage to reconcile > >> the > >> teachings of Joseph Smith with the teachings of the bible, which, when > >> it > >> comes to the basic characteristics of the Christian God, are completely > >> in > >> opposition. > >> Actually, to be truthful, I really highlighted this point because I am > >> aware > >> it is a source of embarrassment for Mormons like yourself who are > >> generally > >> instructed not to tell people about this kind of stuff while they are > >> out > >> on > >> missionary duties. > >> As a 60 yr old Mormon, I would expect you to know about the King Follet > >> Discourse, or am I wrong? > >> So, how about it? > >> So, anyway, has God always been God, or was God once a man who > >> progressed > >> to > >> a God, as Smith claims in the King Follet Discourse, and is it possible > >> for > >> Mormon men like yourself to become a God? > >> Once again, I expect you to run away from this question, as you have > >> already > >> shown. > > >> -- > >> Steve O > > > Well, the King Follet discourse was a funeral eulogy, not church > > doctrine. > > He was the founding prophet of your faith. > It's interesting to hear that Smith's doctrine does not align with the > doctrine of the church. > Must be a tremendous source of confusion for your elders > > >The teachings of Joseph Smith with regard to the basic > > characteristics of the Christian God are that God has a body of flesh > > and bones as tangible as man's, his Son Jesus Christ also, but the > > Holy Ghost has not a body of flesh and bones, but is a personage of > > spirit. These three consititute the Godhead. These teachings are > > different from the rest of Christianity who follow the Nicene creed as > > a description of God and Jesus Christ, which was the result of a > > council called by the Emperor Constantine to unite Christian leaders > > and eliminate differences in their teachings. > > Robert B. Winn > > So once again, if God has the body and flesh of a man, or at least once > did, > then why does the Christian bible claim that he has always been God, and > is > God , rather than a man? > I'd also be interested in hearing if you agree that Mormons (Mormon men > only) can also become a God, as Smith mentioned in his discourses. > > -- > Steve O Go ----------------------- Ho! <Whack> Smiler, The godless one a.a.# 2279
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X-Google-Thread: 10b271,d932fee6d9806ab9 X-Google-Thread: 102f53,dac8026861d35fee X-Google-Thread: f442a,d932fee6d9806ab9 X-Google-Thread: 116469,d932fee6d9806ab9 X-Google-Attributes: gid10b271,gid102f53,gidf442a,gid116469,domainid0,public,usenet X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!g2news1.google.com!news2.google.com!lightspeed.eweka.nl!213.239.142.9.MISMATCH!feed.xsnews.nl!border-3.ams.xsnews.nl!eweka.nl!hq-usenetpeers.eweka.nl!69.16.177.246.MISMATCH!cyclone03.ams!news.ams.newshosting.com!npeersf02.ams!newsfe30.ams2.POSTED!7564ea0f!not-for-mail From: "Smiler" <Smiler@Joe.King.com> Newsgroups: sci.physics,cam.misc,alt.sci.physics,alt.atheism References: <48581d68$1@clear.net.nz> <1214552129.1522.3@proxy01.news.clara.net> <8f11749d-10a2-4699-a908-4ba25880b413@r66g2000hsg.googlegroups.com> <1214772943.19557.0@proxy01.news.clara.net> <6c6dfae7-98a9-4167-8480-03070a15fe43@w8g2000prd.googlegroups.com> <48688dce$1@clear.net.nz> <deedcfe4-50c8-4aba-9a1f-2d00adb47c4b@z32g2000prh.googlegroups.com> <6ct363F3j04liU1@mid.individual.net> <e3d0ccee-439a-44db-a265-ba7b9783e15e@u6g2000prc.googlegroups.com> <6ctgpeF3i3djpU1@mid.individual.net> <c2a5e92f-3697-40de-ba73-7aa8b42d6e48@p25g2000hsf.googlegroups.com> <6cuh4dF3houn9U1@mid.individual.net> <348e1c43-660e-47e1-a05f-d01e45fed2c3@e53g2000hsa.googlegroups.com> <6cvhj7F3a89U1@mid.individual.net> <b9c4c4a2-ed86-4b04-b8a8-96c31e5d0076@y21g2000hsf.googlegroups.com> <6d25suFg1imU1@mid.individual.net> <d0006342-ae9e-4491-937f-762ecf238699@k13g2000hse.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Does God need to prove He exists? Lines: 125 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 080704-0, 04/07/2008), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean Message-ID: <02gbk.2840$7v1.2404@newsfe30.ams2> NNTP-Posting-Host: 82.20.115.204 X-Complaints-To: http://netreport.virginmedia.com X-Trace: newsfe30.ams2 1215139068 82.20.115.204 (Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:37:48 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:37:48 EDT Organization: virginmedia.com Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 03:37:43 +0100