11-25-2007, 11:41 PM | #1 |
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Brigham Young on the Attributes of Deity
"Even the best of the Latter-day Saints have but a faint idea of the attributes of deity. Were the former and Latter-day Saints, with their Apostles, Prophets, Seers, and Revelators collected together to discuss this matter, I am led to think there would be found a great variety in their views and feelings upon this subject, without direct revelation from the Lord. It is as much my right to differ from other men, as it is theirs to differ from me, in points of doctrine and principle, when our minds cannot at once arrive at the same conclusion." (JD 2:123)
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11-25-2007, 11:55 PM | #2 | |
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Oh wait. Nevermind. Yet another indication that today's LDS church is very different from that of the 19th century.
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11-26-2007, 12:12 AM | #3 | |
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What will we be found 50 years from now when journals of the prophets of our time are read, studied, dissected and quoted? Will a future Solon solemnly and with acute cynicism render a similar lament? |
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11-26-2007, 12:18 AM | #5 |
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I'm not suggesting you are playing games. Yes, it is out of context -posted on it's own without commentary, and only a mere citation as to it's origins. I like the quote, it's interesting but it is less than a glimpse and yet no more than a glimpse!
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11-26-2007, 12:34 AM | #6 | |
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The fact is, I've given plenty of the quote to establish that Brigham Young is, in fact, addressing himself to what little is known about the attributes of deity. His doing so was recorded in the JD.
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The truth is, the early church entertained many perspectives, whereas the modern restored church seems more sanitized, more homogeneous and less diverse in presentation.
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11-26-2007, 12:50 AM | #8 | |
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Why can I not examine or question yours or any other posters comments/posts without it being identified with Machiavelli? Did I earn this stigma –perhaps- is it fair –perhaps- and maybe just maybe you should ask why I am tinted in your view? I do like the quote. I do find it interesting. Are you a ute and am I Austin Collie of the Religious Studies forum? Are we not to debate and examine? Or is the spectre of paranoia the constant companion of such subject matter. Am I tooblue defender of truth; or am I tooblue willing to ask questions, make comments and demand an exchange! Last edited by tooblue; 11-26-2007 at 12:57 AM. |
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In this instance (and fairly often, really) I just didn't want the post to be about my views. I like the idea of reading one of Brigham Young's ruminations and seeing where we can run with it. At the moment I'm particularly interested in some of the Godhead issues as I'm exploring the whole Holy Spirit-as-wind thing, the Paraclete passages, Lectures on Faith, and so on. I am not a Ute, although I don't have anything against Utes (other than I want the Cougars to defeat them on the field). They are fun rivals. I'm not sure what you mean with your reference to Austin Collie.
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