| Re: Receiving the Holy Ghost [message #55 is a reply to message #31] |
Thu, 24 June 2010 20:33   |
fairy
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Registered: June 2010
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There is a benefit to 'having the gift on the shelf'. While this certainly does not give nearly the same benefit as constantly using it, discussions with excommunicated members or former members can demonstrate what happens when the gift is taken away. Often when someone is being excommunicated, it is partly because they have been ignoring the gift. Once it is completely taken away, they still notice a difference.
There is an implication here that ministers of other religions are also prophets, or charlatans. If they truly teach what they know through the Spirit, they are prophets. If they preach more than what the Spirit has taught them, they are deceiving themselves and those who believe in them.
We shouldn't follow blindly what others have revealed. We must get our own revelations. Too often we rely on our Bishop, Stake President, or even our spouse for guidance in spiritual things. It is often said the woman brings religion into the home. If that is the case, then religion doesn't make it into the heart.
Fairy and Dragon
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