Re: Heavenly Father's salvation
- From: David Bowie <db.news@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 19:14:57 -0000
John S. Colton wrote:
> On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 12:32:04 -0000, j_shirton@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
<snip>
>>But the teaching seems to still remain, quoted and embraced
>>generation after generation:
>> "As man is, God once was."
>> -- Lorenzo Snow.
>>If it's not true, why is it continued to be believed and taught?
> Now that's a reasonable question. First of all, I don't think we know
> that it's not true. It's not *canonized*, but certainly some members
> think it is an accurate statement. So the question may be resting on
> a false supposition.
> But then again, seeing as how it's not canonical, I think there is a
> chance that it inaccurately reflects the nature of God...
Not to mention that <pause to gather breath> *it's* *a* *couplet*!
A short couplet, at that.
That is, it's not an exposition of doctrine at any length--it's a
six-word summary of something. As a result, it's got a lot of ambiguity
issues, and nearly certainly oversimplifies things terribly.
It seems as dumb to try to attack Mormons based on the simplifications
of the Snow couplet as it does to attack mainstream Xians based on the
simplifications 12yos are taught in catechism (or the equivalent) classes.
<snip>
David, bringing up ice-water-steam for one
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