Why would you accept whatever someone else has written, possibly without question?

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Posted: 05 August 2014 11:18 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 4 ]   

   
 
Hermit53
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This post (and comments) reminds me of a paragraph I read recently in a book I was reading that made a statement on this very subject. It said that members "learn to live, follow, and obey the laws, rules, and directions of men as though they come from Christ. Instead of looking to the scriptures, learning what Jesus' views were on things, and making decisions for themselves as a guide in their daily lives, the members are dependent upon the Church leadership for all direction."  Making your own decisions doesn't mean you're not a Christian...unless they lead to actions that are plainly contrary to Christian values, but you have to read and study to know what those values and the personality of Christ are instead of being told how to act like a Christian. 


Hermit,


So, you say that a Christian who chooses to make their own decisions is still a Christian unless their decisions lead them to engaging in actions that are "plainly contrary to Christian values". You claim that have to read and study what those values and the personality of Jesus the Christ are instead of being told how to act like a Christian. What if the "values" of Jesus aren't very moral? What if he has a very unlikeable personality? What if the actions that are "plainly contrary " to Christian "values" are not hurting anyone, then aren't these Christian "values" wrong if they view harmless actions in a negative way? I don't think that you should just accept and start adopting the views of what someone else wrote in a book, especially if the book was written by a fundamentalist Christian who is an ex-member of the LDS Church. Not everyone is a Christian, Hermit. You should keep that in mind.  It sort of sounds to me like you are doing the same thing that you are accusing the LDS Church of doing.