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Re: What Books Should be Studied as Scripture? [message #748 is a reply to message #746]

Sun, 29 July 2012 00:45

Dragon
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Amonhi,
This sounds like a wonderful reply. The only problem it creates is it destroys the image of what the Rod of Iron is supposed to be about. The Rod of Iron, as presented by the Church, is a relatively safe path through the mists of darkness and filthy river and leads safely to the Tree of Life. It is so envisioned because anyone can follow it, and it is thought everyone can take the same path. The idea is nice, and fits well into the Mormon Culture of 'The Thinking is Done for Us Already.'

If the Rod of Iron is the Word of God as ratified by the Spirit, then the rod is not as fixed in place as people imagine a rod of iron to be.

Well, I suppose we'll have to take a step back and watch the process of a new convert following the Iron Rod. First they gain a testimony of Jesus Christ, Joseph Smith, and the Book of Mormon. Right there we have a book of scripture which is accepted first as a whole, and later as individual chapters and verses. Can the Book of Mormon on its own get us to the Tree of Life? By Amonhi's answer I would say no. It will get us closer to God than any other book, but will not get us the whole way.

What does a convert gain a testimony of next? The Bible, insofar as it is translated correctly. Well, now we have built into the instructions a need for discernment. Some parts, verses, philosophies, or even whole books may not be inspired. By this statement, the whole Bible seems the same as the apocryphal writings.

So what does the convert have now? One book of scripture firmly fixed, and another less firmly fixed. From here on out, things get more and more fuzzy. We add in the D&C, the PoGP, Conference Talks, Hymns, Patriarchal Blessings, Talks in Church, Sunday School Lessons, The Testimony of Mary Magdalene, etc.

I am left to conclude then, that we should study all of the above at the time when we have enough discernment to know what in it is scripture. What books should be studied as scripture? Every book the Spirit leads us to study!

- Dragon

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		What Books Should be Studied as Scripture? By: Seeker on Mon, 25 April 2011 16:47
		Re: What Books Should be Studied as Scripture? By: Dragon on Mon, 25 April 2011 21:42
		Re: What Books Should be Studied as Scripture? By: Seeker on Wed, 27 April 2011 13:26
		Re: What Books Should be Studied as Scripture? By: Dragon on Fri, 29 April 2011 01:35
		Re: What Books Should be Studied as Scripture? By: Seeker on Fri, 29 April 2011 15:51
		Re: What Books Should be Studied as Scripture? By: zephyr on Sun, 20 May 2012 23:50
		Re: What Books Should be Studied as Scripture? By: Amonhi on Mon, 21 May 2012 12:51
		Re: What Books Should be Studied as Scripture? By: Dragon on Mon, 21 May 2012 14:46
		Re: What Books Should be Studied as Scripture? By: zephyr on Fri, 25 May 2012 21:02
		Re: What Books Should be Studied as Scripture? By: zephyr on Fri, 25 May 2012 21:45
		Re: What Books Should be Studied as Scripture? By: Dragon on Fri, 25 May 2012 22:51
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		Re: What Books Should be Studied as Scripture? By: Dragon on Tue, 29 May 2012 14:10
		Re: What Books Should be Studied as Scripture? By: JulesGP on Tue, 29 May 2012 14:40
		Re: What Books Should be Studied as Scripture? By: Seeker on Tue, 19 June 2012 17:45
		Re: What Books Should be Studied as Scripture? By: JulesGP on Tue, 19 June 2012 19:23
		Re: What Books Should be Studied as Scripture? By: JulesGP on Tue, 19 June 2012 19:31
		Re: What Books Should be Studied as Scripture? By: Dragon on Tue, 19 June 2012 22:03
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		Re: What Books Should be Studied as Scripture? By: Seeker on Tue, 19 June 2012 23:31
		Re: What Books Should be Studied as Scripture? By: JulesGP on Sun, 08 July 2012 00:56
		Re: What Books Should be Studied as Scripture? By: Dragon on Sun, 08 July 2012 01:35
		Re: What Books Should be Studied as Scripture? By: zephyr on Sat, 28 July 2012 14:08
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		Re: What Books Should be Studied as Scripture? By: zephyr on Sat, 04 August 2012 19:23
		Re: What Books Should be Studied as Scripture? By: Dragon on Sat, 28 July 2012 16:50
		Re: What Books Should be Studied as Scripture? By: Amonhi on Sat, 28 July 2012 22:27
		Re: What Books Should be Studied as Scripture? By: JulesGP on Sat, 28 July 2012 22:34
		Re: What Books Should be Studied as Scripture? By: Dragon on Sun, 29 July 2012 00:45
		Re: What Books Should be Studied as Scripture? By: Amonhi on Sun, 29 July 2012 11:28
		Re: What Books Should be Studied as Scripture? By: Dragon on Sun, 29 July 2012 13:23
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		Re: What Books Should be Studied as Scripture? By: Amonhi on Tue, 31 July 2012 11:15
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		Re: What Books Should be Studied as Scripture? By: Dragon on Thu, 02 August 2012 04:52
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