According to his own word, everyone on earth will witness his second coming. No one will have to wonder if it's him or some false Messiah. He will come in glory, not as a humble baby as in his first coming.
And angels shall fly through the midst of heaven, crying with a loud voice, sounding...
Maybe we don't think of it first because it is more of a service to self than it is to others, particularly if our extension of forgiveness is a silent offering?
So, what is rational is a matter of consensus or mutual understanding?
I saw a bird yesterday. I know it. How do I demonstrate that I know it?
I understand what you're saying. There is no reason to go 'round and 'round here. I disagree that is it my burden to "demonstrate" God to you—or...
How is that a problem?
Seem? Do I or do I not know that my God exists?
How?
Appears? Well, do I believe certain things or don't I? And what things are you talking about? You'll have to be specific.
I agree.
No doubt. It wouldn't be hard.
They do.
Come now. If we're going to have a...
What I presented is rational to me.
God is the claimant, not me. He will either fulfill or he won't. He'll reveal himself per his words or he won't. How is it my responsibility to prove him to others? As for disagreement over holy works, men are expected to disagree when other men are...
I'm not presenting it as supported by the sciences. We're discussing your thought:
If you'd have wanted a scientific discussion, you should have framed it accordingly.
I don't show it. God promises that he will confirm his words using the means and timing he defines. Anyone can come to...
Actually, the preaching of the gospel (and the attendant decisions to accept or reject what is offered therein) is not confined to this mortal life. The quote I shared from Joseph can't be properly understood outside that context. IE, if a person never heard a "sent preacher" in mortality...
If you're not going to read and discuss what is offered toward the OP, why are you here?
This thread isn't about these topics, nor about my religion, except insofar as these are relevant to the OP. Probably should start a new thread if you want me to treat those questions.
That is correct. What leaves a person without excuse is rejection of comprehended light given of God by someone sent by him. The prophet Joseph Smith explained this well:
"The idea that some men form of the justice, judgment, and mercy of God, is too foolish for an intelligent man to think...
To make such judgments based on the conduct of persons in an online debate forum would be highly immature. This environment is extreme, not moderate; we should take appropriate care, therefore, with our judgments.
That said, I know that I, personally, could and ought to be a better vessel for...
I had COVID-19 in Sept '21. Not confirmed by test, but clearly COVID-19. Two days of fatigue and irritating headache, several days of mild dry cough, messed up sense of taste. All good since. May have had it a couple other times since then, but don't know for certain. No shots.
Yes, I am American. This is a time for civic education, sincere discourse, and civic discipline, which are the only things that will keep this, or any other, society from war and dissolution. It is a time not for warfare against one another, but for all to join in warfare against false...
So medical providers are threatening people that if they don't buy their services, they'll kill them?
A more equivalent analogy seems necessary here. One, at least, that doesn't implicate medical providers as being responsible for a person's being on the verge of death.