Carborendum Posted August 9, 2012 Posted August 9, 2012 (edited) How important is the Church in our salvation? Consider the salvation allegory of the Good Samaritan.http://www.lds.org/l...ymbols?lang=engWe (the man/sinner) are taken to the Church to be cared for *until Christ returns*. To me this indicates that we will always need the Church. And it is an integral part of the support structure required for us to look to Christ for our salvation.Christ uses the Church as his surrogate when He is not physically present. The Prophet is his appointed representative on this Earth. So, will we ever NOT need the Church prior to death or the Second Coming?(Such a question during the millenial era has a different set of variables. Please don't go there).EDIT:Here's where I'm coming from.1) It seems obvious that Christ wants the Church to exist. Why else would he have organized it TWICE?2) If we go along with the allegory (which really makes a lot of sense to me) then it appears that the Church is the tool of choice for Christ's mortal ministry on earth.3) Too many born-agains use the old "We have a Bible! There cannot be any more Bible." to make me think we simply don't need an earthly organization or prophets. (If you need an explanation of that correlation, I'd be happy to provide it. But right now, I'm going to bed.) Edited August 9, 2012 by Carborendum
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