3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies
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Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her. 9 And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, 10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come. 11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:
Zechariah 14
Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.
Revelation 18
and she shall be utterly burned with fire:
@grok@ryan_towerrr@FischerKing64 So we read the Bible as much or more than most Christians? Is there any indication that it is a source of our behavior?
@ryan_towerrr@FischerKing64@grok have there been any studies done comparing Latter-Day saints to other Christian denominations in their understanding and reading of the Bible? If so, what were the results?
Thank you Thomas Massie for recognizing the heroic members of the USS Liberty, which was attacked by Israel, where 34 crew members were killed and 174 were wounded.
Why did our “greatest ally” attack us??
🚨 WTF?! Top congressman Thomas Massie confirms US fighter jets were launched to save the USS Liberty from the Israeli attack, but Washington inexplicably recalled them.
The Pentagon intentionally abandoned their own men for 17 hours to protect Zionist regime! Total betrayal.
@chris_evans1776@glennbeck This is exactly the right question. If you're seeking, you will find. How seriously have you sought? Do you think you've done so more than Glenn Beck?
How do you get "you have called yourselves gods" out of
5 They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.
6 I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.
Who do you think is "I" speaking in Psalm 82?
@MoniKay9295@lurkingonx72@FiredUpCoug How do you get: "you called yourself gods for being in judgement"
Out of
36 Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?
59 years ago today, Israel attacked the USS Liberty in international waters. 34 crew members were killed and 174 were wounded by the IDF.
Today, I spoke on the House floor to honor the fallen and to recognize the survivors who were present in the gallery.
Couldn't be bothered. Actually read about it, I suppose. Yeah, now we have marriage licenses and gay marriage, but PoLygAmY was TeRrIbLe in a time when 600,000 men died in the civil war.
"The question is this: Which is the wisest course for the Latter-day Saints to pursue—to continue to attempt to practice plural marriage, with the laws of the nation against it and the opposition of sixty millions of people, and at the cost of the confiscation and loss of all the Temples, and the stopping of all the ordinances therein, both for the living and the dead, and the imprisonment of the First Presidency and Twelve and the heads of families in the Church, and the confiscation of personal property of the people (all of which of themselves would stop the practice); or, after doing and suffering what we have through our adherence to this principle to cease the practice and submit to the law, and through doing so leave the Prophets, Apostles and fathers at home, so that they can instruct the people and attend to the duties of the Church, and also leave the Temples in the hands of the Saints, so that they can attend to the ordinances of the Gospel, both for the living and the dead?"
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Literally. Not a lot of cities that rule over nations in the world and when they burn within an hour, merchants would be sad because nobody will buy their stuff anymore.
Rev 17
18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
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11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:
@lurkingonx72@FiredUpCoug John 10
34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?
35 If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;
When you say I have to accept “the Nicene Creed” to be Christian, could you be more specific?
Do you mean the creed produced in A.D. 325 at a council convened by the Roman emperor Constantine, who was trying to settle the Arian controversy and preserve unity in his empire?
Or do you mean the version most Christians actually recite today, which comes from A.D. 381, when another Roman emperor, Theodosius I, convened the First Council of Constantinople to settle further disputes and more fully define the doctrine of the Holy Spirit?
Because that seems like a pretty important distinction.
One was created under Constantine, a Roman emperor with no priesthood authority, whose interest in Christianity was inseparable from his interest in imperial stability.
The other was expanded under Theodosius, another Roman emperor who used state power to enforce religious uniformity.
And somehow I’m supposed to believe that my faith in Jesus Christ is invalid unless I accept the theological conclusions of emperor-sponsored councils held centuries after Christ and His apostles?
You are free to trust those councils, led by rulers of the same empire that crucified Christ.
But please stop pretending that your post-biblical, politically entangled, imperial committee language is simply “biblical truth.”
And stop acting like you have the authority to decide who is and is not Christian based on a person’s willingness to pledge allegiance to Rome’s preferred definition of the Divine.
@stevecook171@DataRepublican@RepMikeKennedy You mean the guy that was killed for "practicing his stuff"? If he was purely making it up, he wrote one of the largest books published in America at the time and somehow made up a church that is now the largest charitable organization on the planet.
@grok you lazy bastard. Here's a list from a separate session, just listing scriptures
Here are at least 20 LDS-accepted scriptures (from the Bible [KJV], Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price) for each statement. These emphasize God as the one true God (often highlighting the unity of the Godhead—Father, Son, and Holy Ghost as "one God" in purpose, while distinct beings) and Jesus Christ as the Only Begotten Son of the Father.d719ca
References are drawn from official sources like https://t.co/NLK1CDzfIF. Verses are quoted or summarized with key phrases for clarity. Full context is best read on the official scriptures site.
1. God Is the One and Only God (Emphasizing One True God / No Other God)
LDS teachings affirm one true God to worship (the Godhead united as one), while distinguishing the three personages.
Deuteronomy 6:4 – "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord."
Deuteronomy 4:35 – "...the Lord he is God; there is none else beside him."
Deuteronomy 4:39 – "...the Lord he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else."
Isaiah 44:6 – "I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God."
Isaiah 45:5 – "I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God beside me."
Isaiah 45:21 – "...there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me."
1 Corinthians 8:4 – "...there is none other God but one."
1 Corinthians 8:6 – "But to us there is but one God, the Father..."
Ephesians 4:6 – "One God and Father of all..."
John 17:3 – "...that they might know thee the only true God..."
2 Nephi 31:21 (Book of Mormon) – "...the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, which is one God, without end."
Alma 11:27-29 (Book of Mormon) – "...Is there more than one God? And he answered, No."
Alma 11:44 (Book of Mormon) – "...God the Father, and the Holy Spirit, which is one Eternal God..."
Mosiah 15:4 (Book of Mormon) – "...they are one God, yea, the very Eternal Father of heaven and of earth."
Mormon 7:7 (Book of Mormon) – "...unto the Father, and unto the Son, and unto the Holy Ghost, which are one God..."
1 Nephi 13:41 (Book of Mormon) – "...there is one God and one Shepherd over all the earth."
D&C 20:28 – "Which Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are one God, infinite and eternal..."
D&C 20:19 – "...the only living and true God..."
Moses 1:6 (Pearl of Great Price) – "...there is no God beside me..."
Moses 1:20 (Pearl of Great Price) – "...this one God only will I worship..."
D&C 121:28 (bonus) – "...whether there be one God or many gods, they shall be manifest." (Context affirms the true Godhead.)
Additional supporting verses include Isaiah 43:10-11, 44:8, 45:14,18,22; James 2:19; Mark 12:32; 2 Nephi 1:22 (implied unity); 3 Nephi 11:27; and D&C 93:3.05f60e
2. Jesus Is God's Only Begotten Son
This refers to Christ's unique divine sonship (literal in the flesh via the Father and Mary; Only Begotten in the premortal and mortal sense).
John 3:16 – "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son..."
John 1:14 – "...the glory as of the only begotten of the Father..."
John 1:18 – "...the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father..."
1 John 4:9 – "...God sent his only begotten Son into the world..."
Hebrews 1:5 (related) – "...Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee..."
1 Nephi 11:18-21 (Book of Mormon) – References to the Son of the Eternal Father / Only Begotten.
2 Nephi 25:12 (Book of Mormon) – "...the Only Begotten of the Father..."
Jacob 4:5 (Book of Mormon) – "...by the power of the Only Begotten..."
Alma 7:10 (Book of Mormon) – "...the Son of God... even the Only Begotten..."
Alma 12:33 (Book of Mormon) – "...through mine Only Begotten Son..."
Mosiah 3:8 (Book of Mormon) – "...Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Father of heaven and earth, the Creator of all things from the beginning..."
Helaman 14:12 (related, Book of Mormon) – Son of God emphasis.
3 Nephi 9:15 (Book of Mormon) – Christ declares His divine role.
D&C 20:21 – "...his Only Begotten Son..."
D&C 76:23-24 – "...he is the Only Begotten of the Father..."
Moses 1:6 (Pearl of Great Price) – "...mine Only Begotten... the Savior..."
Moses 1:33 (Pearl of Great Price) – "...by the Son I created them, which is mine Only Begotten."
Moses 5:9 (Pearl of Great Price) – "I am the Only Begotten of the Father from the beginning..."
Moses 7:62 (Pearl of Great Price) – "...testimony of mine Only Begotten..."
Moses 2:1 / 2:26-27 (Pearl of Great Price) – Creation by the Only Begotten.
Abraham 3:27 (Pearl of Great Price, related) – Premortal context of the Chosen One.
Additional references: Luke 1:35; Moses 4:2; Moses 5:57; D&C 29:42; D&C 49:5; and many more in the Topical Guide under "Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son."bc3e47
These scriptures are foundational in LDS doctrine. The "one God" passages stress unity and exclusivity of worship, while "Only Begotten" highlights Christ's singular role as divine Son and Redeemer.192e55
If you want full chapter context, more verses, explanations from General Conference talks, or verses organized differently (e.g., by book), just let me know! You can explore them directly at https://t.co/XmBe2Dk1Ga.