tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post6298465427220444446..comments2024-03-29T04:31:15.219-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: Among other things. . . Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-83353949092325329102016-05-20T07:11:27.008-05:002016-05-20T07:11:27.008-05:00The LDS teaches a view of Jesus which is contrary ...The LDS teaches a view of Jesus which is contrary to scripture. But they can easily disregard what the Bible teaches by relying on "extra-Biblical" authority, as in the visions of Joseph Smith and the ideas stated in the Book of Mormon. The Roman Church similarly views scripture through 'extra-Biblical authority' and even while truths about Christ are taught, they fall back on false premises connected to the elevation of Mary as co-redemptress, ascribe supernatural powers, miracles and teachings to her which are contrary to the Bible. Prayers to dead saints, reverence and special powers to bones and relics. Papal discretion was and is used to direct or change theological positions....and so forth. These are the things which have caused the continuation of cults, and the manifestation of truth mixed with error. So many churches teach so many things and many depart from the Bible to invent new things. I suppose this will never change. <br />As I look at the history of Christianity, with all the centuries of conflict and bloodshed over doctrines, schisms, apostasy, and heresies, I wonder why we have wandered so far from the simplicity of what Our Lord taught, and why Man persists in reshaping and reinterpreting the Bible for a carnal end, for power, for exclusivity in the pursuit of truth. Tonight, as I do each night, I shall sit in my bed and read the book of John by the by warm light by my bedside. I thank God for His word. It is really not so complicated after all. . "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."John Joseph Flanaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06596324816480709495noreply@blogger.com