Wednesday, January 29, 2003

References about the Melchezidek Priesthood "Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof." This phrase accurately describes many who claim to hold the priesthood with the authority to act in God's name on the earth. We need to teach about this holy order, and how to develop power in the same. Adam taught that the same order of priesthood as held by the ancient patriarchs in the beginning of the world will again be help in the end of the world. This collection of scriptures is the primer with which we begin our studies. If you don't come away with a sense of awe, and with a desire to truly obtain the rights and blessing of this power, as did Abraham. Go back and study it again.     8:41:30 PM    comment [] God's Message for our Day God has not broken His silence. It's just that many of us never bothered to listen. Here are a number of excerpts from revelations given to various members of the restoration church I was affiliated with. I have grouped them by subject, according to the person(s) to whom the revelation was addressed. In its early days, the church received a number of revelations, but they dealt mostly with organizational issues or were addressed to particular members. I am including these excerpts here because they deal with topics of general interest. 8:31:41 PM    comment [] The Meaning of Holiness Is holiness something you do or something you are? The scriptures always tell us that we must be holy. (Lev. 20:7, Matt, 5:48, D&C 20:69) We speak of the Holy Priesthood, holy temples, holiness to the Lord. In another article I am going to introduce a concept which I borrowed from A Course in Miracles known as the "Holy Relationship." But what does it really mean to be holy? 8:24:34 PM    comment [] The Holy Relationship The holy relationship is the host holy function we can enter into in this world. The Sonship must be reunited, and this reunification happens two people at a time. "The holy relationship is the expression of the holy instant in living in this world." The Course calls the Holy Spirit "the Redeemer of relationships." The holy relationship is the key to peace. If we really want peace, we must join with other minds, for that is how peace is obtained. Your holy brother is holding out a gift to you, and you to him. The gift he offers is himself, unconditionally. The gift you offer is yourself, unconditionally. This is the purpose of holy relationships. 8:23:17 PM    comment [] The Desire for God "There is a human desire for God; but there is also a Divine desire for man. God is the supreme idea, the supreme concern and the supreme desire of man. Man is the supreme idea, the supreme concern and the supreme desire of God. The problem of God is a human problem. The problem of man is a Divine problem... Man is the counterpart of God and His beloved from whom He expects the return of love. Man is the other person of the Divine mystery. God needs man. It is God's will not only that He should Himself exist, but man also, the Lover and beloved."   - Wrestlers with Christ, by Karl Pfleger, p. 236. 8:17:43 PM    comment [] The One Initiator The One Initiator calls each of us at all times and at all places to join with Him in Initiation. That we can hear the call and are able to respond, shows that we are ready. 8:08:36 PM    comment [] Quote of the day "It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself." -- Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) 3rd U.S. President (1801-1809) 8:02:03 PM    comment []

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