Re: Gospel Fundamentals - building the New Jerusalem
- From: "Gene Fuller" <gfuller1930_not_@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 19:03:03 -0000
"Jeff" <jeff_x02@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I have purchased another teaching manual published by The Church of
> Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints called, "Gospel Fundamentals".
>
> It is copyrighted 2002, four years later than the latest edition of
> Gospel Principles.
You sure do like to waste your money on non-canonical material which merely
summarizes our beliefs, don't you? You may realize soon that this is all
they do. They are not written in a scholarly manner complete with
vouluminouus footnotes showing each source. I am caused to wonder whether
you do this in order to find things you do not understand or do not as yet
believe that you may pose what you consider to be "tough" questions here as
bait for us to answer.
> On page 187 it says, "Jesus said we will know He is coming soon when
> His Church has built a city called the New Jerusalem. Jesus said He
> will rule in that city, and righteous people will live there. He has
> told us where this city will be built. It will be in the state of
> Missouri, in the United States".
>
> Where in the LDS canon of scriptures did Jesus say this? Why does the
> city in Missouri have to be built first?
What do you think? Do you think it says this in so many words somewhere or
that this is even being claimed? I do not. If you get into the scriptures, I
have no doubt that you can find most of this in the Standard Works. Much of
it, at least in skeleton, is even in the Canon of the Holy Bible. Look for
it. Then see if the rest of it can possible fit onto that skeleton. Ponder
it. Then pray to Father in Heaven in the name of Jesus Christ to guide your
understanding, to guide you to find the information that shows where God has
said these things to His prophets. If He does not, you are not required to
believe it until and uless He does. My recommendation? Don't sweat the small
stuff. My appraisal? All you are questioning is very small stuff.
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