#christiantiy

[straziart]

O clemens, o pia, o dulcis Maria.

[askamemberofthechurch]

FAQs about the Book of Mormon

What is the Book of Mormon?

The Book of Mormon is another testament of Jesus Christ! It is a record of a people who were told by God to flee Jerusalem before it was besieged by the Babylonians (the same event that brought Daniel to the court of Nebuchadnezzer), and who eventually ended up on the American continent. I know, it sounds kind of miraculous, but as we know, "...with God, all things are possible" (Matthew 19:26). The Book of Mormon talks about their lives, the doctrine and prophecies of Christ, and records the visit of the resurrected Christ to these people. In short, the Book of Mormon "...is to the convincing...that Jesus is the Christ, the Eternal God, manifesting himself unto all nations..." (Title Page of the Book of Mormon).

So does the Book of Mormon replace the Bible?

Definitely not- the books of the Bible and the books of the Book of Mormon are meant to be used together- they are both testaments of Jesus Christ! In fact, there's a scripture in the Old Testament that is a prophecy of the Book of Mormon being used to teach Christ's Doctrine- Ezekiel 37:16-17

16 Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions: 17 And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thine hand.

The stick of Judah in verse 16 is the Bible- the Old Testament and New Testament- which was written for and by the descendants of Judah (aka the Jewish peoples) and the Book of Mormon, which was written by the descendants of Joseph (aka the Nephites- the people who left Jerusalem). But don't forget verse 17- which says that both sticks shall become one- they are meant to be used as one and have the same purpose, which is to bring everyone to Christ.

Can you prove the Book of Mormon is really scripture?

I can't, no. But you can find out for yourself- just like you know the Bible is true scripture. When you read the Bible, you do so prayerfully and thoughtfully, trying to learn what God wants you to do. Remember how you came to know the Bible is true, and apply that same process to the Book of Mormon. In fact, there is a "how to" in the last chapter of the entire book (Moroni 10: 4-6)

4 And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost. 5 And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things. 6 And whatsoever thing is good is just and true; wherefore, nothing that is good denieth the Christ, but acknowledgeth that he is.

In other words, just because a person says the Book of Mormon is true doesn't mean it is... which also means just because a person says the Book of Mormon isn't true doesn't mean it isn't. There is nothing that makes one person a better authority on it than the other. That is why you need to ask God- He knows all things, wants the best for you, and will not lie to you!

So remember- nothing that is good denies Christ, and the Book of Mormon acknowledges and testifies of Christ- give it a shot!

What other FAQs about the Book of Mormon do you want addressed? (Just a reminder from my pinned post: only good faith questions- I'm not here to argue or debate with anyone, but here to explain where we're coming from!)

[eternal-echoes]

“Sin make a man a coward. A life in the truth of Christ makes him bold.”

- St. John Chrysostom

[thiscreepylittlepunk]

Evangelion unintentionally reading like a critique of Christianity is very fun, but to complete the metaphor Shinji/Kaworu should be canon.

[sjmattson]

How did Jesus grow the faith of the disciples? Through deconstruction.

Jesus spent most of his time deconstructing their previous assumptions and beliefs about religion, politics, people, and salvation. Christ was constantly correcting their previous way of thinking and opening their hearts and minds to a new way of thinking.

Women were valued instead of condemned. Children were accepted instead of rejected. Gentiles were welcomed instead of scorned. Samaritans were celebrated instead of hated. The sick, poor, and outcast were loved instead of oppressed.

Jesus, deconstructing their old worldviews, built up the disciples' so that their new faith would allow them to see God more clearly. To recognize that God was a God of love--not an old covenant, or Zealot political movement, or system of religious power-- who wanted them to love their neighbors as they would themselves.

[13thpythagoras]

debunked fact yet not in lore?

- the idea that the “snakes” that St. Patrick’s drove out of Ireland are a metaphor for eliminating pagan beliefs and converting the island to catholicism.

“Pagan author P. Sufenas Virius Lupus says,

’St. Patrick’s reputation as the one who Christianized Ireland is seriously over-rated and overstated, as there were others that came before him (and after him), and the process seemed to be well on its way at least a century before the ‘traditional’ date given as his arrival, 432 CE.’“ [source]

This St. Patrick’s day I’m gonna drink to diversity, tolerance, and the snakes that St. Patrick couldn’t drive out of Ireland.

[weil-weil-lautre]

Love, however, grows in its action. And there are no longer any rational principles, any rules or justice, higher than love, independent of it and preceding it, which should guide its action and its distribution among men according to their value. All are worthy of love - friends and enemies, the good and the evil, the noble and the common. Whenever I see badness in another, I must feel partly guilty, for I must say to myself: 'Would that man be bad if you had loved him enough?' In the Christian view, sensuous sympathy - together with its roots in our most powerful impulse - is not the source, bu the partial blockage of love. Therefore not only positive wrongdoing, but even the failure to love is 'guilt.' Indeed, it is the fault at the bottom of all guiltiness.

Max Scheler, Ressentiment, 58

[the-miskatonics]

to all of the christian people who see this i wish you a merry christmas

to everyone else: i’ve printed the NKJV translation of the birth of christ on rolling paper who wants to meet at the abandoned mall and commit high blasphemy