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I have rarely seen you express yourself uniquely with your own words. It's almost as if you do a topical guide search to see how you're supposed to feel and insert those words instead of express yourself in modern prose. I imagine your own words might be more enlightening than you let on. Quote:
I disagree. Anything can be studied, broken down and understood.
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That insult doesn't work on me, Tex. Those words are fluff. I know the experiences they pertain to, but that is the cop out Mormons engage in. We engage in groupspeak, allowing the words of others to silence our own voices. Those words are slightly arrogant. They speak as those if you agree with and speak in the same dialect, that you will share in the experience, therefore you are convinced and believe. "The Spirit of truth" is shorthand for a few concepts, sometimes referring to the influence of the Holy Ghost which whispers to the mind and heart, sometimes it refers to scriptural references and sometimes it can also refer to instincts. "Preacheth and edified one another" speaks to having one's words confirmed to the listener by the Holy Ghost. The final pericope is the insult, and I'll just leave that one be. People are quite capable of understanding without agreeing with the methodology. I shun the commonplace because it shows a lack of effort to impart one's own efforts. Once again, you've proven my point, that you, who are probably quite bright, are unwilling to speak your own mind. For once, I'd rather read you reason it out in your own words.
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By the way, I don't know how any of this ties back into the topic of whether or not a man engaging in homosexual behavior can experience godly joy. The last several posts have really been a useless tangent.
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OTOH, if you use the scriptural reference as a jumping off point from which to initiate description, so that you can say, "here's where the scripture describe X", and then extrapolate in your own words, that could be useful. Quote:
If you limit your definition of "joy" to the feelings one experienced while being exalted in the celestial kingdom, then gays might fail to experience that. That is beyond my knowledge and experience. If you grant "joy" may encompass feelings less than exaltation, then I'd disagree. You are defining "joy" out of existence into a very limited context.
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