TextbookLDS

TEXTBOOK LDS I believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in his Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost. The goal of this account is to create a useful repository of scriptural knowledge, thought, and answers, for the use of Christians of all kinds, as well as others.

@WillMiller76581 @MeedoYasin @FreyaNorthnyot Direct communion with God is the central teaching of the Holy Ghost, which is the Divine Presence in one's life.

@TextbookLDS @MeedoYasin @FreyaNorthnyot The difference for me is that Islam provides direct communion with God; Mormonism and Christianity do not. Prophet Muhammad was able to preach a pure message of monotheism that connects creation with Creator directly, and implies that the Seal of the Prophets is the last Prophet.

John 17:3 — Jesus called God "the only true God" Jesus himself denied being God.

@WillMiller76581 @MeedoYasin @FreyaNorthnyot Seal means a prophet is tested against him, not "last", that is man-made.

@TextbookLDS @MeedoYasin @FreyaNorthnyot Quran 33:40 refers to Muhammad as the Seal of the Prophets. He is the last of the prophets. No one comes after him. Quran 5:3, understood contextually, is a return to Biblical Law and the perfection of faith. Worship God alone and live by His Law.

@WillMiller76581 @MeedoYasin @FreyaNorthnyot Joseph Smith was the second Muhammad - his revelations in the Doctrine and Covenants complete the Koran in expositing Biblical truths - the Book of Mormon comes from the Sabians, who are obscure east Africans mentioned in the Koran.

@TextbookLDS @MeedoYasin @FreyaNorthnyot Islam is the culmination of the teachings of Jesus as extolled in the Quran. Muhammad succeeded in preaching faith such that God wrote His law on people's hearts, leading to a deeper, more personal relationship with God. Faith was perfected in Islam. Nothing comes after it.

@WillMiller76581 @MeedoYasin @FreyaNorthnyot Try to wrap your head around the Bible's witness of Jesus as divine word in flesh, not the same person as God, but a temple God indwelt. Islam is only a section set up to entertain people who don't understand that yet, and they will be brought into the Biblical faith in due time.

@TextbookLDS @MeedoYasin @FreyaNorthnyot The more I read the Quran, the more I realise there are mysteries that require deeper inquiry. It provides the criteria to frame & interpret scripture, both OT & NT. The Quran is remarkable & I am convinced more than ever that Islam is the religion that God intended for humanity.

@RAZ0RFIST @jacelala The Bible is pure enough, and the Book of Mormon is from Africa. It is twice-sealed so that it is proven to the reader not to have been falseified. Read it to gain a testimony.

Because they consider the Bible, supported by thousands of manuscripts, to have "errors". While the Book of Mormon—supported by exactly one manuscript that can't even get King James English correct—is considered "inerrant".

Mormons never actually refute the trinity using the bible.

@Metadrene Jesus is "God" not in that he is the same person as God the father, but in that he is the incarnate divine Word.

Trinitarians say they’ve unlocked the mystery of God, yet they borrow Greek philosophy, wait for Roman councils, invent terms not found in Scripture, and then call it “clear biblical teaching.” Meanwhile, the Bible keeps it simple: God is the Father, and Jesus is the Messiah. Jesus Christ himself said, The Father, the only true God in Gospel of John 17:3. But apparently that’s too easy, so now we need essence, persons, co-equal, and co-eternal—because fishermen in the first century obviously needed Greek metaphysics to understand God. Or… hear me out… just open the Bible: God is the Father, and Jesus is His Messiah. Mystery solved.

@guicastilho10 This is a good demonstration of the fact that Biblical inerrancy is something one must discover through careful study.

Santo Agostinho e a autoridade das Escrituras "No entanto, quem não sabe que o cânon sagrado das Escrituras, tanto do Antigo quanto do Novo Testamento, está contido dentro de seus próprios limites estabelecidos, e que ele deve ser preferido a todas as cartas episcopais posteriores a tal ponto que não deveria ser possível duvidar ou colocar em discussão se algo estabelecido por escrito nele é verdade ou não é? Mas, por outro lado, as cartas de bispos que foram escritas ou estão sendo escritas, desde o fechamento do cânon, podem ser refutadas se houver qualquer coisa nelas que, por acaso, se desvia da verdade." 1 "Eu aprendi a atribuir àqueles livros que são de classificação canônica, e somente a eles tal reverência e honra, a firme crença de que em nenhum deles ocorre um único erro devido ao autor. E, quando sou confrontado nestes livros com qualquer coisa que pareça estar em desacordo com a verdade, não hesito em atribuir isso quer ao resultado da utilização de um texto incorreto, quer ao fracasso de um comentarista em explicar as palavras ou à minha própria compreensão equivocada da passagem."2 1- Referência: 4Agostinho, De Baptismo contra Donatistas Libri Septem, em CSEL 51:178, p. 11–21. 2- Referência: Agostinho, Epistulae 82.3, em CSEL 33:354.

@rstchristopher @economic_eth If you are a sinner, believe, that repentence is real, and if you ask of God that he help make you perfect as he is, believe and you will recieve!

@TextbookLDS @economic_eth You seem confused. I am a sinner, with no authority. Only God has authority to judge. Do you seriously not understand this?

Great questions for my Protestant friends: Was the reformation of the church done by man or by God? When does reforming the church end? At what point do you retrieve the full apostolic deposit of faith?

@sister_slay It is reasonably hard to visualize the divine translation process, and depict it realistically.

I do not blame artists for not painting Joseph with a rock in a hat. That would look a lot less inspiring than these pictures. It is still inspiring, and these pictures do show what he was doing to translate the Book of Mormon. But the message would not come across to everyone. I have also always known about the seer stone and hat story. This information was never hidden from me.

@rstchristopher @economic_eth What authority are you?

@TextbookLDS @economic_eth Perhaps spare the beam in your eyes And remember you are not God.

@rstchristopher @economic_eth I spare not the rod.

@TextbookLDS @economic_eth Did you really just ask me if I spoke for Christ while simultaneously trying to condemn me to hell? Literally doing what you just accused me of.. How about we pray for one another and ask Christ — the Word of God made flesh — to forgive us our trespasses.

@yorey55942 @PracticalTheolo You're seeing something I don't.

@TextbookLDS @PracticalTheolo dam u got cooked quick

'The Trinity' is a solution to a problem that doesn't exist in scripture. But it is a solution to a problem that *does* exist in 4th century imperial Christianity.

@rstchristopher @economic_eth Do you claim to speak for Christ? Blasphemers will be cursed - fair warning that you be given over to hell.

@TextbookLDS @economic_eth

@DavoustBaldPate @stackerco The Gospel is ignored outside of Christianity - some good things are reserved for the elect of God and confound the critics.

@TextbookLDS @stackerco It’s drivel. Which is why it’s ignored outside of Mormonism and is never referenced or cited as any sort of great work.

Some of 80’s Mormonism Jacob has obviously forgotten. Jacob has sat with apologetics too long and is like a lobster in hot water not realizing he’s boiling: Native Americans, Central Americans, South Americans, and Polynesians were all Lamanites We could become Gods and create worlds Less people leaving the church No magical worldview of the 19th century Joseph translated Book of Abraham from papyri (no long scroll of catalyst theory) Temple throat cutting penalties 3 hour church Scouting program Multiple first visions, seer stones, Joseph occult practice, polyandry, etc were all anti Mormon Gold plates translated by Urim and thummim, not stone Catholicism is the abominable church Homosexuality was an entire sin across the board Race curse with blacks was still doctrine despite priesthood ban lifted Church spoke against evolution Premortal valiance determined your state of life now, including race. You will be polygamous in the next life

@Salt_n_Smoke Calling Jesus a clown for saying "Ye are gods"?

Evolution

@PracticalTheolo BTW you should know the Book of Mormon is from Eastern Africa and is the Word of God.

@TextbookLDS No idea. 🤷‍♂️ God bless and have a good day, my dear man.

@PracticalTheolo I accept your concession.

@TextbookLDS And you apparently have nothing real to ask. I can only do so much.

@PracticalTheolo You are not a real teacher and you have nothing real to say - you are a LARP.

@TextbookLDS I'm asking you to clarify what you're talking about. What about it?

@PracticalTheolo A non-answer.

@TextbookLDS Are you referring to 1:14a?