{"id":2641,"date":"2011-11-29T06:27:58","date_gmt":"2011-11-29T13:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/?p=2641"},"modified":"2011-11-29T06:27:58","modified_gmt":"2011-11-29T13:27:58","slug":"defining-doctrine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/2011\/11\/29\/defining-doctrine\/","title":{"rendered":"Defining doctrine"},"content":{"rendered":"

The LDS Church recently released a statement<\/a> about what constitutes doctrine. The following is an excerpt:<\/p>\n

With divine inspiration, the\u00c2\u00a0First Presidency\u00c2\u00a0(the prophet and his two counselors) and the\u00c2\u00a0Quorum of the Twelve Apostles\u00c2\u00a0(the second-highest governing body of the Church) counsel together to establish doctrine that is consistently proclaimed in official Church publications. This doctrine resides in the four \u00e2\u20ac\u0153standard works\u00e2\u20ac\u009d of scripture (the\u00c2\u00a0Holy Bible, the\u00c2\u00a0Book of Mormon, the\u00c2\u00a0Doctrine and Covenants\u00c2\u00a0and the\u00c2\u00a0Pearl of Great Price), official declarations and proclamations, and the\u00c2\u00a0Articles of Faith. Isolated statements are often taken out of context, leaving their original meaning distorted.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What I find interesting is that they include proclamations as doctrine. Official declarations have been presented to the general body of church membership for an acceptance vote. Proclamations have not.<\/p>\n

What do you think? Are proclamations doctrine, particularly when they contain tenets not\u00c2\u00a0found\u00c2\u00a0anywhere else? Is doctrine the same as canon?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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