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I should also add, though, that those writings probably would not have been considered authoritative in a major way until much later. I believe the minor prophets were collected and deemed authoritative in the second century BC.
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I'm thinking along similar lines. I added a few sentences in an edit.
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Despite historical precedences, and how well they fit this occurrence, the underlying question is logical and brings into question the Lord's purposes pertaining to the Gospel, assuming that this is in fact the Lord's church.
It seems to me you can break the question down as follows, if you are assuming that the Lord never initiated the ban: -Did the prophets, prior to the lifting of the ban, ask for guidance on the subject? -If not, then the persistence of the ban is easily placed on the shoulders of those prophets. -If so (and it appears there's evidence that this is the case), then the question Tex & Indy seem to be asking seems relevant: Why would the Lord NOT lift the ban?
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Does the Lord really not want powerpoint slides in sacrament meeting?
Are we talking about a Lord that is approving or disapproving of meeting schedules, curricula, music policies, and that ilk? |
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