Would you worship a God who commanded lying?

[california boy]

2 hours ago, pogi said:

I don't understand your point.  Are you saying that because some people might attribute certain things to God when God probably had nothing to do with it, that God never intervenes?  I am not sure what that has to do with God expecting us to intervene for Him, to save the lives of others.  I don't see how that could be sin. 

Wouldn't that make us somewhat accountable for the death of innocent lives if we do nothing when something could have been done?  I would be more afraid of the judgement of God for watching people be killed and doing nothing, then for killing an attacker.

What promise of intervention are you talking about?  

I don't claim certainty with anything either.  But I do know what my conscience tells me, and I will follow my conscience until God corrects me. 

My question is simple.  Does God intervene in our lives or does He do nothing.

[pogi]

40 minutes ago, california boy said:

My question is simple.  Does God intervene in our lives or does He do nothing.

I still don't understand what insight that answer will give to the question at hand of "does God expect us to intervene?"

[MrSpruceMoose]

An important thing to remember about commandments is where they come from.  We worship Jesus Christ. Part of this is doing what he has asked us to do. Nephi was commanded to kill Laban even though it is a commandment to not kill. The law of Moses was fulfilled and Christ established his doctrine. Polygamy came and went. If we are given a commandment, then that commandment can just as easily be rescinded.  We have our commandments and it is our job to follow them the best we can. If those commandments change and we have our hearts set on Christ, then we will do our best to follow them because it is what he asked of us.  

[williamsmith]

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Would you worship a God who commanded lying?

 

Context is everything... whether a falsehood is good or evil.

So, can't answer the poll either since it doesn't account for context.

Edited November 2, 2017 by williamsmith

[JLHPROF]

On 10/28/2017 at 3:57 AM, MrSpruceMoose said:

An important thing to remember about commandments is where they come from.  We worship Jesus Christ. Part of this is doing what he has asked us to do. Nephi was commanded to kill Laban even though it is a commandment to not kill. The law of Moses was fulfilled and Christ established his doctrine. Polygamy came and went. If we are given a commandment, then that commandment can just as easily be rescinded.  We have our commandments and it is our job to follow them the best we can. If those commandments change and we have our hearts set on Christ, then we will do our best to follow them because it is what he asked of us.  

I think the concern is that God also says that when he revokes we receive not the blessing.  That all blessings have  a specific law attached to obtain them.