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2 I say unto thee, my son, that the plan of restoration is requisite with the justice of God; for it is requisite that all things should be restored to their proper order. Behold, it is requisite and just, according to the power and resurrection of Christ, that the soul of man should be restored to its body, and that every part of the body should be restored to itself. 3 And it is requisite with the justice of God that men should be judged according to their works; and if their works were good in this life, and the desires of their hearts were good, that they should also, at the last day, be destored unto that which is good. 4 And if their works are evil they shall be restored unto them for evil. Therefore, all things shall be restored to their proper order, every thing to its natural frame—mortality raised to immortality, corruption to incorruption—raised to endless happiness to inherit the kingdom of God, or to endless misery to inherit the kingdom of the devil, the one on one hand, the other on the other— 5 The one raised to happiness according to his desires of happiness, or good according to his desires of good; and the other to evil according to his desires of evil; for as he has desired to do evil all the day long even so shall he have his reward of evil when the night cometh. 6 And so it is on the other hand. If he hath repented of his sins, and desired righteousness until the end of his days, even so he shall be rewarded unto righteousness.
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PS. I edited my previous post to make it more clear.
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Picture CG coupled with eternal glory, and there's the answer to your question.
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we definitely need to be clearer with vocabulary -- but i'm certainly not implying (and you should be able to tell that) that it's not sinful to intentionally spend all day with your lustful thoughts -- whether they're gay ones or straight ones. but, to the extent that being gay means merely that your default set of sexual temptations / bad thoughts / lustful feelings that occur to you without your control are about other members of the opposite sex, i do not believe such desires are sinful of themselves; therefore, i do not believe homsexuality (in the 'default setting' sense) is sinful of itself. what you do with such temptation / thoughts / feelings can be sinful, e.g. do you dwell on them, indulge them, treasure them? or do you strive to set them aside, bridle, suppress, control them. is it sinful for me, as a man, to want the companionship of a woman? you also need to remember that homosexuality tendancies are not merely about sexual intercourse, but also about emotional connection and companionship generally. (straight women think that love is more than sex, right? is it sinful for them to want to be with a man (non-sexually) outside of marriage? so what about gay men when they just want someone to be their emotional support / teammate / companion -- is that desire sinful? (i wouldn't know)) Last edited by Bruincoug; 11-12-2008 at 08:21 AM. |
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30 But this much I can tell you, that if ye do not watch yourselves, and your thoughts, and your words, and your deeds, and observe the commandments of God, and continue in the faith of what ye have heard concerning the coming of our Lord, even unto the end of your lives, ye must perish. And now, O man, remember, and perish not. (Moshiah 4:29-30) I believe that when we get to the other side, many of us are going to be pleasently surprised how merciful God is going to be with us. I do not believe that thoughts and actions are on the same level of "unrighteousness". However, continously entertaining "unrighteous" thoughts can lead an individual to commit that action, hence, the warning from the Lord "watch your thoughts". Personally, the consequences of entertaining "unrighteous thoughts" prevents me from fully experiencing the influence of the Spirit in my life. |
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