Comments on: Sun Inhabitants

By: ltbugaf

ltbugaf — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 02:02:37 +0000

ltbugaf’s Most Sensible Comment of the Thread Award goes to…

Ian Cook, for #2.

By: Kim Siever

Kim Siever — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 20:09:42 +0000

My mistake, I thought we were repeating ourselves.

By: ltbugaf

ltbugaf — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 20:06:01 +0000

We already discussed that, remember?

By: Kim Siever

Kim Siever — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 20:01:47 +0000

And what if he says something that does not require an action? For example, when he is expressing a principle or idea.

By: ltbugaf

ltbugaf — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 19:48:35 +0000

But when I say I should just do what the Prophet says, the responses come in fast and furious: “But how do you know…how do you know…how do you know…”

I just do it. Or rather, when I’m righteous I do it. There’s only one alternative. If you’re not in favor of doing what he says, then you’re in favor of not doing what he says.

By: Mary Siever

Mary Siever — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 01:03:29 +0000

right…you have a tendency to read people wrongly ltbugaf..why are you assuming anyone here is suggesting you “turn your back on the prophet”. no one is. but i do think you read what you want and interpret it the way you want, rather than reading what is said.

By: ltbugaf

ltbugaf — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 00:40:28 +0000

When the Prophet says you should do something, you really have two choices. You can either follow or turn your back. I stand for the side that says it’s better to follow. You can turn your back if you want. I think you’ll regret it.

By: Kim Siever

Kim Siever — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 22:24:40 +0000

Or to further that thought, there may also be a chance that all of the superior information he knows has nothing at all to do with what he just said.

By: rick

rick — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 21:40:46 +0000

Ah, I think ltbugaf has touched on a good point here.

The scriptures tell us that prophets have an augmented, i.e. superiour view of the facts.

Given that assumption, it is still not out of the question for the prophet to speak something that is not the word of God.

Although he may be privy to more context, he is still only a man and therefore may be on the wrong side of an issue.

People can have very, VERY good information at hand and make the wrong decisions.

The question should really be:

Are the prophets infallible due to their greater access to information, or should the membership look for their own perspective before following the prophet’s council because there’s a chance that he may be mis-reading his superior information?

By: Mary Siever

Mary Siever — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 20:28:56 +0000

ltbugaf

why do you assume he is disregarding the prophet? boy you think you have everyone pegged.