One need to look around to see the daily wickedness of the world we live in – no matter where one looks it is evident. If in case one misses something the media/press, TV or even friends will make sure one knows what evil has most recently taken place. How or why we deal with this is entirely up to each individual. We can let it ruin our day – impede our progress – distract us from what is really important or we can do what we need to be doing with a will – and find happiness and joy in the service of others and most importantly to the Will of the Father. Yet, sadly most cannot reconcile themselves to be so found.
All need to remember the world will get worse and worse – Rome – Greece – Babylon – Sodom and Gomorrah - Pompeii have/had nothing on the world today! We’ve to do all that we can and trust in the Lord. And we’ve learned that the world doesn’t really care what we think about anything. They’ll just laugh and mock as in the days of Noah – it’s a difficult pill to swallow and there’s nothing else we can do – except what Father has commanded us to do – Doctrine and Covenants 109 (for starters); Section 93; Isaiah; and many others – and in James 1:27 – to keep ourselves unspotted from the sins of the world.
Too many desire to be in and of the world – overlooking what they consider to be ‘okay’ sins or transgressions. Approve of the various movies and TV programs which teach incorrect principles – lewd behavior and or deviant behavior all in the name of entertainment. Too many no longer read good material – which they say is subjective as to what one considers good and one does not. Spending time doing selfish desires instead of unselfish alternatives. Over time the insidious decay of moral fiber or virtue in the world is taking its toll of the youth and thus the future generations.
Truth is a variable which depends on what is to gain or what is to lose per each individual in their life. Thus what is taught in our schools has to be value free and politically correct – omitting the one and encouraging the other leads away from truth and reeks of rhetoric. Someone has said our media/press speak in platitudes of Platotudes – and thus are empty high sounding words and nothing more.
Religion has strayed far from the God of the Bible – in that many scholars and theologians have decreed the churches of today have killed the Lord of the Scriptures. Churches are turning from their leaders in opposition to the things which are not politically correct. The common sense once taught in the meridian of time quickly disappeared as the Church was overrun by the Gnostics first and then the Philosophers who took over the leadership in the 3rd and 4th Century until our day. Even today the vengeance, contention, confusion and ready rhetoric continue to deny truth. As the Prophets have foretold men/women are without feeling – thus can no longer hear or see – and thus are numb to eternal truths when they are taught today by those having authority from on high.
Stoning the Prophets is repeated over and over again – words have become the stones – rumor and libel fill the pulpits and the media airwaves. Evangelists gather in their thousands and thousands – proclaiming all are saved with doing nothing except to claim to believe in Christ and pay them for preaching to them. The teaching that one need do no works is not taught in the Scriptures – but is taught over and over again by those who know better – because it pays to tell the people what they want to hear. The teaching that one can sin a little – repent a little – sin a little – repent a little – and they’ll still be okay in the eternities. This is not taught anywhere in the Scriptures!
The Father and the Son are taught to be incomprehensible – and therefore we can neither know them or ever think to become like them. This is not taught anywhere in the Scriptures. In fact the reverse is taught – that we can and should know the Father and the Son – and to seek to become like unto them. It is taught that the Father and the Son have no bodies of flesh and bone – yet the Scriptures teach that they do! There are witnesses who testify over and over again that the Father and the Son are resurrected being with bodies of flesh and bone.
It would appear that most of the world doesn’t really care what to believe or care what they or others do – as long as they can do what they want. That few imagine that they’re not good people or that they will be saved is beyond question. They believe that any road will lead to Rome – thus the same is true about eternal life. That most are taught that they will not be resurrected beings – that they will no longer be married and be a family unit – seems to matter little to them. Yet this is exactly what is taught in the Scriptures – that they will be resurrected with a body of flesh and bone and that if they covenant in the sealing ordinances authorized under the direction of Prophet and Apostles in these latter-days they can be an eternal family in the highest degree of glory in the Celestial Kingdom with the Father and the Son and their families. This is not taught or believed by all of the Churches of this world with one exception. The one exception teaches the truth from the Scriptures about the resurrection of the individual and the eternal nature of the family if worthy and having been sealed for time and all eternity in this world in the Temple of the Lord.
Yet we’ve a generation which no longer craves to know the truth – that no longer reads of the best books – seeking through prayer and investigation to know what they should know. One can look around and see the continuous fulfillment of prophecies from the Old Testament and the New Testament and the Book of Mormon and Pearl of Great Price and the Doctrine and Covenants – but they look not! As stated above – in the days of Noah – none paid attention except to laugh and ridicule Noah and his family – until the rains came and then it was too late. All men and women are called unto repentance – to humble themselves and to seek the kingdom of the Lord in these latter-days. In meekness to enter the waters of Baptism (by one having authority to act in the name of the Lord) – and then to progress until worthy to enter the Temple of the Lord. But most are too wrapped up in the worldly – unwilling to face their peers – their families – and lose their standings in the world and amid the worldly.
Denying – not hearing – not seeing – not feeling – will not matter – for the Scriptures also teach there will be no excuses for one who could’ve heard the truth and then refused to accept it in this lifetime. Let’s go further in this understanding – even those who hear the promptings – become humble – and receive all of the ordinances which make them eligible for the Celestial Kingdom are not assured if they do not remain worthy in all ways and all things as pertaining to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Too many sit back on their laurels – and forget that one must continue to endure to the end. Lip service in obedience to the Gospel of Jesus Christ does not count – works and service unselfishly given – honoring ones covenants and being in complete obedience to the Commandments of God are what count.
When will the accounting take place – no one knows! None know! Only the Father knows and thus all of the rest must continue to act as if it will be today or tomorrow while yet preparing for it to be somewhere in the future. For none of us know when or where we will die who is righteous in all things. Thus to stop doing is out of the question (smile) thank goodness!
“Looking Around”
cji
3/5/10
Seeing into the deepness
blacker than even black
souls into the hidden core
where none seek the light;
Coming now day to night
too late all locking the door
evil ever now to attack
unseeing into the deepness!
Copyright © 2010 – cji
All need to remember the world will get worse and worse – Rome – Greece – Babylon – Sodom and Gomorrah - Pompeii have/had nothing on the world today! We’ve to do all that we can and trust in the Lord. And we’ve learned that the world doesn’t really care what we think about anything. They’ll just laugh and mock as in the days of Noah – it’s a difficult pill to swallow and there’s nothing else we can do – except what Father has commanded us to do – Doctrine and Covenants 109 (for starters); Section 93; Isaiah; and many others – and in James 1:27 – to keep ourselves unspotted from the sins of the world.
Too many desire to be in and of the world – overlooking what they consider to be ‘okay’ sins or transgressions. Approve of the various movies and TV programs which teach incorrect principles – lewd behavior and or deviant behavior all in the name of entertainment. Too many no longer read good material – which they say is subjective as to what one considers good and one does not. Spending time doing selfish desires instead of unselfish alternatives. Over time the insidious decay of moral fiber or virtue in the world is taking its toll of the youth and thus the future generations.
Truth is a variable which depends on what is to gain or what is to lose per each individual in their life. Thus what is taught in our schools has to be value free and politically correct – omitting the one and encouraging the other leads away from truth and reeks of rhetoric. Someone has said our media/press speak in platitudes of Platotudes – and thus are empty high sounding words and nothing more.
Religion has strayed far from the God of the Bible – in that many scholars and theologians have decreed the churches of today have killed the Lord of the Scriptures. Churches are turning from their leaders in opposition to the things which are not politically correct. The common sense once taught in the meridian of time quickly disappeared as the Church was overrun by the Gnostics first and then the Philosophers who took over the leadership in the 3rd and 4th Century until our day. Even today the vengeance, contention, confusion and ready rhetoric continue to deny truth. As the Prophets have foretold men/women are without feeling – thus can no longer hear or see – and thus are numb to eternal truths when they are taught today by those having authority from on high.
Stoning the Prophets is repeated over and over again – words have become the stones – rumor and libel fill the pulpits and the media airwaves. Evangelists gather in their thousands and thousands – proclaiming all are saved with doing nothing except to claim to believe in Christ and pay them for preaching to them. The teaching that one need do no works is not taught in the Scriptures – but is taught over and over again by those who know better – because it pays to tell the people what they want to hear. The teaching that one can sin a little – repent a little – sin a little – repent a little – and they’ll still be okay in the eternities. This is not taught anywhere in the Scriptures!
The Father and the Son are taught to be incomprehensible – and therefore we can neither know them or ever think to become like them. This is not taught anywhere in the Scriptures. In fact the reverse is taught – that we can and should know the Father and the Son – and to seek to become like unto them. It is taught that the Father and the Son have no bodies of flesh and bone – yet the Scriptures teach that they do! There are witnesses who testify over and over again that the Father and the Son are resurrected being with bodies of flesh and bone.
It would appear that most of the world doesn’t really care what to believe or care what they or others do – as long as they can do what they want. That few imagine that they’re not good people or that they will be saved is beyond question. They believe that any road will lead to Rome – thus the same is true about eternal life. That most are taught that they will not be resurrected beings – that they will no longer be married and be a family unit – seems to matter little to them. Yet this is exactly what is taught in the Scriptures – that they will be resurrected with a body of flesh and bone and that if they covenant in the sealing ordinances authorized under the direction of Prophet and Apostles in these latter-days they can be an eternal family in the highest degree of glory in the Celestial Kingdom with the Father and the Son and their families. This is not taught or believed by all of the Churches of this world with one exception. The one exception teaches the truth from the Scriptures about the resurrection of the individual and the eternal nature of the family if worthy and having been sealed for time and all eternity in this world in the Temple of the Lord.
Yet we’ve a generation which no longer craves to know the truth – that no longer reads of the best books – seeking through prayer and investigation to know what they should know. One can look around and see the continuous fulfillment of prophecies from the Old Testament and the New Testament and the Book of Mormon and Pearl of Great Price and the Doctrine and Covenants – but they look not! As stated above – in the days of Noah – none paid attention except to laugh and ridicule Noah and his family – until the rains came and then it was too late. All men and women are called unto repentance – to humble themselves and to seek the kingdom of the Lord in these latter-days. In meekness to enter the waters of Baptism (by one having authority to act in the name of the Lord) – and then to progress until worthy to enter the Temple of the Lord. But most are too wrapped up in the worldly – unwilling to face their peers – their families – and lose their standings in the world and amid the worldly.
Denying – not hearing – not seeing – not feeling – will not matter – for the Scriptures also teach there will be no excuses for one who could’ve heard the truth and then refused to accept it in this lifetime. Let’s go further in this understanding – even those who hear the promptings – become humble – and receive all of the ordinances which make them eligible for the Celestial Kingdom are not assured if they do not remain worthy in all ways and all things as pertaining to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Too many sit back on their laurels – and forget that one must continue to endure to the end. Lip service in obedience to the Gospel of Jesus Christ does not count – works and service unselfishly given – honoring ones covenants and being in complete obedience to the Commandments of God are what count.
When will the accounting take place – no one knows! None know! Only the Father knows and thus all of the rest must continue to act as if it will be today or tomorrow while yet preparing for it to be somewhere in the future. For none of us know when or where we will die who is righteous in all things. Thus to stop doing is out of the question (smile) thank goodness!
“Looking Around”
cji
3/5/10
Seeing into the deepness
blacker than even black
souls into the hidden core
where none seek the light;
Coming now day to night
too late all locking the door
evil ever now to attack
unseeing into the deepness!
Copyright © 2010 – cji
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