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Re: Revelation, prophecy and the Fulness of the Gospel [message #57 is a reply to message #33]

Fri, 25 June 2010 14:24

fairy
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The list of levels of testimony and knowledge about Jesus Christ bothers me. The first part says all about the church and how you should have this before you get baptized, but then it goes down and says that you're a prophet and you prophesy.
The prerequisite to baptism is a testimony of Jesus. This is also a prerequisite to receiving the gift of the holy ghost. These steps seem to show these are one and the same. There is no talk here about the desire to receive the Holy Ghost or the progression from having it touch your life to having it with you always. Someone who has felt in their heart a witness of the truth of another person's words has a testimony of Jesus, but is far from prepared to prophesy about it. Hyrum was told to receive the word before he preached the word. The list here does not give a step where this growth can take place. We must have some level of testimony of Jesus BEFORE we can be a prophet and teacher, just as Hyrum was told he had progress to make after having a testimony of Christ.
It should be noted that as with all things in the gospel, there are various levels of sin. The unpardonable sin of denying the Holy Ghost is one in which you have had your calling and election made sure and lived your life according the Spirit, only to stop doing so and fight against its influence. This destroys your relationship with the Holy Ghost. Living your life every day according to that Spirit allows you to be tuned in. At that point the Holy Ghost seems so loud and clear as your life is filled with light. If you turn away from that, the light goes out. Feeling the Holy Ghost becomes difficult once again. And if you can turn away from it when it speaks so loudly, it is so much easier to ignore when it becomes nothing more than a whisper.

Fairy and Dragon

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		Revelation, prophecy and the Fulness of the Gospel By: Elliaison on Mon, 14 June 2010 12:20
		Re: Revelation, prophecy and the Fulness of the Gospel By: fairy on Fri, 25 June 2010 14:24
		Re: Revelation, prophecy and the Fulness of the Gospel By: Seeker on Sun, 27 June 2010 07:40
		Re: Revelation, prophecy and the Fulness of the Gospel By: Amonhi on Sun, 27 June 2010 11:08
		Re: Revelation, prophecy and the Fulness of the Gospel By: Amonhi on Sun, 27 June 2010 10:52
		Re: Revelation, prophecy and the Fulness of the Gospel By: fairy on Tue, 29 June 2010 20:11
		Re: Revelation, prophecy and the Fulness of the Gospel By: Amonhi on Tue, 06 July 2010 10:53
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