@RyannAllred@emuse1955@CapturingChrist@ThoughtfulSaint The question you need to ask is whether the source of the text is demonic, not whether the content has the marks of demons. Demons are obviously better at hiding their presence than that, its not like a demon is going to sign the book of Mormon -your affectionate uncle, Screwtape
@RyannAllred@emuse1955@CapturingChrist@ThoughtfulSaint The question about whether it was demonically inspired is relevant to the question of its composition, not its content. Saying Paul and Barnabas “are servants of the Most High God, who are telling you the way to be saved.” may be true and good and yet is demonically composed
@ContraMolinism Also the answer is the magisterium. Unlike the scripture which can not respond to questions beyond what was already written the magisterium can continue to respond.
@jkdavis89@CapturingChrist sent mediately through an institution God founded, therefore their office is held on the basis that they received it and not on the basis of some mark of holiness. Thats why its important for Moses to keep his office that he be holy and have miracles but not the kings
@jkdavis89@CapturingChrist To maybe put it more clearly the office of prophet is immediately given by God and therefore we can only know that they are truly sent because of the marks God has told us, mainly miracles and holiness, when it comes to the popes we now them because they were 1/2
@McBagginns@IgorIsBack@emuse1955@ThoughtfulSaint To give an example, if I read the confessions of St Augustine I get a burning in the bosom, but when I read 1 chronicles 1-9 I do not, yet I believe the latter is scripture and from God and the former is not scripture and from man
@McBagginns@IgorIsBack@emuse1955@ThoughtfulSaint If when Moses saw the burning Bush God had just given him a burning in the bosom it would not have been sufficient to know it was from God. God has to affirm it is from him along side miracles.
@Charles_Reding I have talked to a bunch of missionaries and it seems like they get some spiritual verses memorized and are basically just told to read the BoM and then sent out. there is no underlying formation