I enjoyed the article and often have found myself pondering on these very things for the past 30 years. I see so many members in our ward, stake, and elsewhere that do hearken unto the precepts of men. Even in areas that we are not aware we are hearkening - such as "public school is the best place you need to send your children, and that is where they will get socialized", or even seeing the church itself espouse things such as dangerous vaccinations, simply because the fallible medical world has propagandized itself into a position of all-wisdom where health is concerned. Never mind that the medical world is nothing more than a huge guessing game, much like all of Science is.
The Spirit is the teacher of truth, not teachers, not Science, not Medicine. Following the ways of the world is deeply intrenched in each of our lives. From our grandparents onward it has been so. It is up to US to break the cycle and open our eyes. It is up to us to wake ourselves from this earthy nightmare and begin learning the truth. Stop believing everything we hear on TV or in the news, and start doing our own reading. We can teach ourselves anything we need - medicine, law, business, grammar, Calculus, you name it. We just have to be willing to work hard at learning and willing to ask the Spirit to teach us the truth of it. Great article. Thanks for writing it.
MichaelDecember 25, 2014
Well, that's what you think! (Get it?)
Seriously, though, I agree with the above article.
In regards to the comment about church members doing the same thing, this is also why we need to be considerate and humble. I find many of these "precepts" are not taught with the intent to deceive at all; the intent is true and pure, but the answer was wrong, like thinking that 2+2=3, you're just trying to figure out what 2+2 equals, and there's nothing wrong with that, it's just that you gave the wrong answer.
We help each other come unto Christ, and that's how we get the correct answers.
WinDecember 24, 2014
You can hear erroneous doctrine espoused from the pulpit nearly every Sunday! We have an obligation to quietly correct the individuals in private so false doctrine is not continually spread.
BretDecember 24, 2014
The precepts of men are not only being taught by the world at large, but also by those in the church who do not understand correct doctrine. Our error is great in assuming that because the fullness of the Gospel has been restored, that we are actually hearing it on Sunday.
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TeriDecember 29, 2014
I enjoyed the article and often have found myself pondering on these very things for the past 30 years. I see so many members in our ward, stake, and elsewhere that do hearken unto the precepts of men. Even in areas that we are not aware we are hearkening - such as "public school is the best place you need to send your children, and that is where they will get socialized", or even seeing the church itself espouse things such as dangerous vaccinations, simply because the fallible medical world has propagandized itself into a position of all-wisdom where health is concerned. Never mind that the medical world is nothing more than a huge guessing game, much like all of Science is. The Spirit is the teacher of truth, not teachers, not Science, not Medicine. Following the ways of the world is deeply intrenched in each of our lives. From our grandparents onward it has been so. It is up to US to break the cycle and open our eyes. It is up to us to wake ourselves from this earthy nightmare and begin learning the truth. Stop believing everything we hear on TV or in the news, and start doing our own reading. We can teach ourselves anything we need - medicine, law, business, grammar, Calculus, you name it. We just have to be willing to work hard at learning and willing to ask the Spirit to teach us the truth of it. Great article. Thanks for writing it.
MichaelDecember 25, 2014
Well, that's what you think! (Get it?) Seriously, though, I agree with the above article. In regards to the comment about church members doing the same thing, this is also why we need to be considerate and humble. I find many of these "precepts" are not taught with the intent to deceive at all; the intent is true and pure, but the answer was wrong, like thinking that 2+2=3, you're just trying to figure out what 2+2 equals, and there's nothing wrong with that, it's just that you gave the wrong answer. We help each other come unto Christ, and that's how we get the correct answers.
WinDecember 24, 2014
You can hear erroneous doctrine espoused from the pulpit nearly every Sunday! We have an obligation to quietly correct the individuals in private so false doctrine is not continually spread.
BretDecember 24, 2014
The precepts of men are not only being taught by the world at large, but also by those in the church who do not understand correct doctrine. Our error is great in assuming that because the fullness of the Gospel has been restored, that we are actually hearing it on Sunday.
KimDecember 24, 2014
Thank you for verbalising my thoughts exactly,
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