sojourner said:
Theology demands that God is what God is. That's the absolute with which we're dealing. Everything else is human speculation about that absolute.
Everything else is human speculation about that absolute UNLESS God declares his absolute truths to his prophet.
The bottom line is this:
If there exist two men who claim to be Apostles and who claim to teach by the Holy Spirit but teach doctrines that contradict each other then at least one of them is mistaken.
Either Christ was the Son of God or he wasn't.
Either Christ called Apostles to lead his church or he didn't.
Either baptism is absolutely required for salvation or it's not.
Either Apostolic authority survived the death of the Apostles or it didn't.
Either a complete Apostasy occurred or it didn't.
Either a restoration of authority was needed or it wasn't.
Either Joseph Smith was called to be the Prophet of the Restoration or he wasn't.
Two men cannot claim opposing views on these issues and both be in harmony with the truth. If you disagree please provide an example to the contrary.