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Amonhi
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iWitness, welcome to Elliaison's forum. Great initial post. I have been extremely busy lately, (The story of my life), but I came on to approve your post and saw that Jules had already done so. (First post must always be approved, forum rules.)
Any way, Here are my brief thoughts on these points:
Eating meat and/or unhealthy food - The Millennium will not begin for the earth at large until the greater majority stops eating meat. Meat is ONLY for when there is not enough vegetation to sustain life, ie. To cold to grow food or famine.
Judging people - I agree with Dragon for the most part. I used to tell people that if you want a certain and free ticket to heaven, judge everyone else worthy of heaven and with that same judgement you will be judged and found worthy of heaven.
Watching television - I don't have a TV, but I stayed at a hotel not long ago and was amazed at some of the shows! I seriously told my wife, "If all shows were this good, I might waste my entire life!" Very educational! Follow the spirit. Just as every G movie is not worth seeing because it doesn't invite the spirit, so too not every R rated movie chases the spirit away. (Although I don't recommend searching for an R movie that agrees with the spirit.) I remember people talking about Mel Gibson's "The Passion" saying, I won't watch it until the prophet says it is ok. I thought, are you kidding, even if the Prophet approved that movie, You won't catch me seeing it! But, it may be right for where you are in your progression. It could bring you to a better understanding of Christ and the atonement. I understand it far too well and couldn't take the emotional abuse. If people are in a place where watching those types of movies makes them feel uplifted and spiritually aware, then good for them. That is just were they are. Maybe they are part of a gang and everyday life is so much worse that they see compassion and feel uplifted by watching SAW 18...
Wearing makeup - The spirit told me to give that up years ago and I have been blessed for it! LOL, Making blanket rules for or against a thing is part of the law of Moses and can never cover ever circumstance. I personally find a great deal of vale in the real. Makeup hides the real.
Watching sports - Rolling eyes... I hear ya! Knowing your intent, I agree, but once again, there ae always exceptions: watching your children playing sports can be great fun and family building. I personally like playing rather than watching.
Looking at fashion magazines/websites - Again, I agree it shouldn't be the multi billion dollar industry that it is, but I am certain that if I thought long and hard enough I could find a useful time and place...
Movies with foul material(including R, PG-13, PG, and G ratings - I addressed this above...
Gossiping - My best definition on the spot of gossiping is: talking about another person in a negative way with the intent to dramatize and or cause reactions which create negative feelings and thoughts about a person. I can't presently think of a reason to do this, but I have seen in scripture God speaking of various people and telling his people to stay away from them or worse.
In my opinion, everything comes down to intent. What are you trying to accomplish? Are you getting what you want? There is a time and a place for almost everything, But in most cases, the black and white lines are correct.
I know of a Mormon lady who was instructed by the spirit to purchase a pack of cigarettes. She had never done so and it was quiet unusual and uncomfortable to do so. But the spirit insisted and she did.
She was going to the middle east. Ended up using the cigarettes to negotiate her way out of a very bad situation. Sometimes we are only able to justify someones actions when we have all the details including hind-sight from after the fact...
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Right and Wrong
By: iWitness on Fri, 09 November 2012 22:13 |
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Re: Right and Wrong
By: Dragon on Sat, 10 November 2012 10:43 |
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Re: Right and Wrong
By: Ashleyd on Sat, 10 November 2012 15:02 |
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Re: Right and Wrong
By: Amonhi on Sat, 10 November 2012 18:26 |
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By: iWitness on Sat, 10 November 2012 21:10 |
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By: Amonhi on Sun, 11 November 2012 17:34 |
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By: JulesGP on Sun, 11 November 2012 20:04 |
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