Oppositions and Contradictions
An article in the Ensign grabbed my attention written by Elder Hallstrom called “Turn to the Lord”. Mr. Hallstrom’s speech/article ranked right up there with some of the most confusing subject matters I’ve read in a long time.
As a Mormon it’s hard enough to stay focused with the LDS self imposed contradictory teachings, but when you add an extra caveat of trying to change the meanings of simple English words…well, it just makes a bad situation worse. But hold on because we have both scenarios taking place in this one article so let’s take a look at it – just as the Church tells its members to do – line by line, precept upon precept!
Here is part of what he said in his article;
“Ensign, May 2010, pg. 79; “’Men are, that they might have joy’ (2 Nephi 2:25) and ‘for it must needs be, that there is an opposition in all things’ (2 Nephi 2:11) are not contradictory; they are complementary.” – Elder Donald L. Hallstrom, “Turn to the Lord”
Mr. Hallstrom was trying to convey to his audience that when the unimaginable happens in life it’s time for you to turn to God and not turn away. He shared the stories of two opposite reactions to similar tragedies within families and tried to explain that having tragedy in your life is all part of God’s plan. Using two verses from the Book of Mormon to tie his theory together made me think this Mormon god is malevolent and anything but endearing.
Additionally, the two verses he used in the Book of Mormon have to be one of the biggest lies in all of Mormonism. The god of this book has no resemblance to the God of the Bible yet Mormons have been tricked into believing this gospel that was delivered by an angel of light.
There’s not one single verse in all of the Bible suggesting that God would entice mankind to sin. To suggest such a thing is to blaspheme the Lord.
James 1:13; “Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man.”
God did not need man to sin in order for His “plan of happiness” to go into effect –
He didn’t tell Adam and Eve to sin and then have kids. Rather, take a look at the sequence of events in the Garden of Eden and you’ll find that God told Adam not to eat of the tree of knowledge, and then He told them both to have kids.
Genesis 1:17; “But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.”
Genesis 1:24; “Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.”
Genesis 2:6-7; “And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
7 And the eyes of them both were opened…”
Now let’s take a look at Mr. Hallstrom’s original theory here. He said; “’Men are, that they might have joy’ (2 Nephi 2:25) and ‘for it must needs be, that there is an opposition in all things’ (2 Nephi 2:11) are not contradictory; they are complementary.”
Why would God want to trick you or not bless you when He’s clearly giving directions of how He wants you to behave in life?
The text Mr. Hallstrom used in the Book of Mormon clearly states these two ideas are opposed to each other. Most definitely this god is teaching his creation that all things must have an opposition in life.
Why would this man say that they’re complimentary and not opposing if he didn’t want to confuse his audience? What he said totally disagrees with the sacred cannon of Mormonism!
And for the record, believing there has to be an opposition in everything is accepting the false doctrine that New Agers espouse. Yin-yang is not part of God’s plan. God doesn’t change His mind. He’s not a good god one day and dark the next. This is known as dualism and it’s heretical.
Ensign, May 2010, pg. 79; “’Men are, that they might have joy’ (2 Nephi 2:25) and ‘for it must needs be, that there is an opposition in all things’ (2 Nephi 2:11) are not contradictory; they are complementary.” – Elder Donald L. Hallstrom, “Turn to the Lord”
2 Nephi 2:25; “Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy.”
2 Nephi 2:11; “For it must needs be, that there is an opposition in all things.”