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+ | :''...35 For behold, if ye have procrastinated the day of your repentance even until death, behold, ye have become subjected to the spirit of the devil, and he doth seal you his; therefore, the Spirit of the Lord hath withdrawn from you, and hath no place in you, and the devil hath all power over you; and this is the final state of the wicked. 36 And this I know, because the Lord hath said he dwelleth not in unholy temples, but in the hearts of the righteous doth he dwell....'' | ||
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+ | '''God does not dwell in the heart''' | ||
+ | *{{s||DC|130|3}} | ||
+ | :''The appearing of the Father and the Son, in that verse [{{b||John|14|23}}], is a personal appearance; the idea that the Father and the Son dwell in a man's heart is an old sectarian notion, and is false." | ||
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+ | * Column B explains that when Jesus says that He and the Father will "make our abode" with those who "keep my words," this means that the righteous may physically behold them. It targets the false idea that God does not have any physicality, and cannot be seen. | ||
+ | * Column A describes the fact that the spirit of Satan or the Spirit of the Lord (i.e., the Holy Ghost) will "possess" or influence mortals depending upon their choices. The Holy Ghost ''can'' dwell in the heart of man, since he is a spirit (see {{b|2|Timothy|1|14}} and {{s||DC|130|22}}). | ||
+ | * It is telling that the supposed "contradiction" is explained later in section 130, but the critics ignore it. | ||
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Revision as of 19:33, 22 May 2009
Many conservative Protestant critics have reproduced a table which purports to show how LDS scripture contradicts itself.
This table examines the supposed contradictions, presents the scriptures cited in context, and demonstrates that claims on contradiction rest on:
- a misinterpretation of LDS scripture
- comparing two verses which are speaking about different things
- reading Protestant meanings into scriptural terminology
Number | Column A: Book of Mormon... | Column B: "Contrasting" scripture... | Response and Comments |
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One God | Plural Gods |
To learn more: |
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God is a Spirit | God Has A Body |
To learn more |
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God dwells in the heart
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God does not dwell in the heart
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BoM | OTHER | Comments 4 |
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BoM | OTHER | Comments 5 |
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BoM | OTHER | Comments 6 |
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BoM | OTHER | Comments 7 |
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BoM | OTHER | Comments 8 |
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BoM | OTHER | Comments 9 |
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BoM | OTHER | Comments 10 |
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BoM | OTHER | Comments 11 |
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BoM | OTHER | Comments 12 |
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BoM | OTHER | Comments 13 |
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BoM | OTHER | Comments 14 |
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BoM | OTHER | Comments 15 |