That is an amazing thing that you had a vision of Jesus! Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

Thanks for stopping by and sharing your insights. Are you referring to the article mentioned about spreading hate around or some other comments posted here?

Your assumption: “My point is simple. Jesus came to this earth as a God and took on a mortal body as 1/2 God, 1/2 human. I’m all human as is everyone else who has ever lived. We will never be equal to that.”

I say and declare unto you, that that is only true of everyone here and in this world! A few men (and I mean few) in the worlds to come will do exactly that, everything that Yeshua HaMashiach did in this world. They will make the eternal sacrifice, receiving the markings of a G_d in their hands and in their feet, and in their (right) side, and in their foreskin (eight markings). They will pay the eternal price of being a G_d as has every G_d before them. For the Son(s) do nothing but that which they have seen their Father Do! And what is that, to be the Anointed One, to be born again of women, to come down and save the world from sin by living a perfect life, and paying the Blood Atonement required by the shedding of every drop of blood in their translated body(ies) and to then die and lay that body down. For through this they become joint heir(s) with the Father and all His Father has and all the Fathers before Him.

This was taught in your Temples, this is the Mystery of G_dliness… how to become a G_d. Joseph Smith knew this and revealed it unto the Gentiles, of whom you are numbered among. And now if you can not understand my words, it is because you do not walk in the light, for if you did, then you would understand my words and know that I speak the truth. For I have declare them… these truths plainly and have not hidden them in allegory. The names and the understandings of them that I spoke of above, was talked about by Heber C. Kimball, in his journals. This is the legacy once given to the LDS that has been forgotten or even apostatized from by the LDS. You must just believe as many of those who are descendents from such great men now believe.. that is that, ‘As man is G_d once was, and as G_d is, man may become! This must only be a nice quaint couplet. They are just a pair of (two) lines of meter in poetry. Not the truth or eternal in nature.

And if this be so, I pity you with all the empathy, sympathy and sorrow that a mortal man can muster, for something that is that infinity beautiful, and you cannot even see or conceive of, you will hence never attain to, if you continue upon that path you are on.

Shalom

You are right in that Romney didn’t sign a law that promoted same-sex marriage or abortion. What he did was leave things up to the courts and the coursts of Mass. ruled in favor of abortion, etc.

When abortion bills came onto Romney’s desk, he vetoed them. Those who say he was a very liberal governor are those who are trying to attack him and paint the picture that he’s not that conservative.

Thanks for taking the time to leave a few comments and even round one up from a friend.

I completely agree with what you said about the ranking of sins. I think that Mormons do the same thing and I disagree with those who think there are levels of sin. Sin is sin.

Therefore, my point is that alienating someone or a group of people and calling a certain group names like “homos” or stating one should be “homophobic” is a sin that we can lump into the category of judgement.

(I called the guy a “wing-nut” so therefore I should be lumped into those who judge others as well!)

Therefore, we all should take a step back and realize we all have different life experiences and struggles with sin and therefore shouldn’t judge others and let God be the judge, which is the conclusion it appears you came to after talking with some people. Also, when we commit sin in all the various forms, pray for forgiveness and thank the Good Lord for the Atonement!

We can disagree with people without judging them or condeming them.

Personally, however, I disagree with Graceforgrace that homosexuals are struggling with anything other than wanting to be popular and rebellious. On the other hand, I don’t believe Romney is pro-homosexual just because he didn’t go against the U.S. Constitution when the courts in his state made a decision. From what I understand he didn’t sign anything into law that was pro or anti homosexual, but the issue came up during his administration and was forced on the citizens, Romney included.

“Kingdom of the Left” is a theological term for “any secular government,” just as “Kingdom of the Right” refers to God’s government through the Church. It is a long-held position that the kingdom of the right must not unduly interfere with the kingdom of the left–and visa versa–but help to uphold and respect it. Each has its own God-given responsibilities.

I’d like to make two points from my perspective:

1. the nature of sin. I think that there are those who hold to a position on sin that does not reflect the true nature of our rebellious spirit. They are then able to rank-order sins and to use that rank-ordering to condemn someone as falling short of a minimal Christian position. The nature of sin and of our will in sin is such that the scale is so huge that we can never actually to the bottom-most marking let alone achieve the vison to be able to rank-order. Those pastors (whom you reference) fall into that category of failing to understand that Jesus came for the fallen (everyone) and that Mitt is fallen. The question for Christians in the next election is whether or not he can deliver justice. The ministry to the homosexual community is a large on at our parish since we live in a district of homosexuals (the gay rights parade goes past the church every year – shudder).

2. the nature of President Obama. In his years of office, he had an ironclad majority in the Congress to pass a budget for over two years. Now, as a result of his failure to lead, DoD funds are being sequestered and many people will soon be cashiered from the army. It is vital to the nation’s survival to stop this horrendous inability to deliver justice.

Hence, I could vote for Romney because I see a world of lost sinners for whom the Kingdom of the Left must deliver justice. I believe that he could do much better than President Obama.

Romney is not a great choice but the Republican alternatives have so much media hostility that they will be bled to death before the election.