tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665085267750808287.post8785916037171106210..comments2024-03-26T14:29:25.921-06:00Comments on To The Remnant: What is Unbelief?Adrian Larsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17173995703995901609noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665085267750808287.post-56803720782430750282014-10-21T06:38:19.367-06:002014-10-21T06:38:19.367-06:00I appreciate your definition of unbelief, and your...I appreciate your definition of unbelief, and your five steps. I'll add my own story to those comments above, in that I too have worked through those steps, in much the same order, and continue to work on them. I realized a year or two ago that if Joseph Smith could go from "God loves me and this Bible thing is probably worth some of my attention" to "Christ just promised me I'll be saved" without the help of any other earthly guide, I should be able to do the same. I whittled my former belief system down to those (startlingly few) things of which I knew I had received a witness, and whatever else could be implied therefrom. It has changed my life to do it, as those around me to whom I now regularly spout scripture unprovoked can attest.Joshua Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08481531515300677240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665085267750808287.post-56831004810781254872014-09-07T09:36:17.561-06:002014-09-07T09:36:17.561-06:00Great post! I echo the comment made by Jamie above...Great post! I echo the comment made by Jamie above. I've had similar experiences and am loving the process of letting go of my own unbeliefs. It is a rigorous endeavor and requires a lot of focus and humility, but it feels so good! We behave according to our beliefs whether those beliefs are aligned with truth or not! Well said here, good tone and everything. Thank you!Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02692281064761540435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665085267750808287.post-35738362913892120052014-08-21T23:14:13.548-06:002014-08-21T23:14:13.548-06:00Thank you for the insight and your blog. I had a ...Thank you for the insight and your blog. I had a very interesting experience a couple of months ago. I woke early in the morning with a scripture in my mind. "Lord, I believe. Help thou mine unbelief." As I pondered, I realized that I didn't really know what that meant. What was unbelief? Through study and prayer I came to the same conclusion that you have come to. Exactly the same. My life has changed and the scriptures (especially the Book of Mormon) have become so much clearer and my eyes are slowly but surely being opened. I have found so many people who have come to understand these same things and it strengthens my testimony of the truth of what I am learning. So, again, thank you!Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09321463280900301379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665085267750808287.post-9311363132426091702014-07-27T14:01:32.937-06:002014-07-27T14:01:32.937-06:00Thank you for responding. I can definitely see yo...Thank you for responding. I can definitely see your point about applying it to other churches as I have been guilty of that myself. Thank you for pointing these things out so I can read the book as written to me and allow it to correct my course. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14806848698862693059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665085267750808287.post-44360507209384208692014-07-27T13:45:36.841-06:002014-07-27T13:45:36.841-06:00What I mean is that we start with a particular bel...What I mean is that we start with a particular belief system and overlay it upon the Book of Mormon, attempting to force the text to say what we already think it says, rather than allowing the text to speak for itself. <br /><br />For example, there's a pervasive belief among us that we're God's chosen people and therefore unavoidably in the right way. So when we read the Book of Mormon giving desperate warnings about the churches in the last days, we automatically assume those warnings apply to all churches but our own; we tend to apply the most important lessons of the book to everyone but ourselves.<br /><br />It does seem odd, though, that so much effort was wasted warning those who will never read the book...<br /><br />Anyway, that's one example of many. The Book of Mormon was written by those who saw our day from God's perspective, as a warning to us about ourselves, as well as an instruction manual for how to return to the presence of Christ.<br /><br />When we forget everything we think we know and simply read what the book says, it is astonishing and powerful. It brings the reader to Christ like nothing else can, if the reader will simply believe what it plainly says.Adrian Larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173995703995901609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665085267750808287.post-83084529038618661462014-07-27T12:26:37.369-06:002014-07-27T12:26:37.369-06:00What do you mean the Book of Mormon is NOT what we...What do you mean the Book of Mormon is NOT what we've been taught? Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14806848698862693059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665085267750808287.post-18003120741846045382014-07-17T16:12:36.738-06:002014-07-17T16:12:36.738-06:00Spot on! I am definitely filled with unbelief, al...Spot on! I am definitely filled with unbelief, although much less now than a few years ago!!! Iannoreply@blogger.com