May 18 – Dethroning God. Gen. 1:27; “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.”
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To truly understand the teachings of the Bible we must use the Bible for direction, reproof…2 Tim. 3:16. We aren’t to glory in our own wisdom, Jer. 9:23 says it leads us to trouble and away from the Lord’s loving kindness. So, why then did Joseph Smith continually afford himself this pleasure?
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“Personality of the Father and the Son…It must be remembered, however, that this knowledge was not obtained by the Prophet through a study of the Bible. We take the Bible merely to prove that his story harmonizes fully with the teachings thereof…Joseph Smith found that he was as literally in the image and likeness of God and Jesus Christ as Seth was in the likeness and image of his father Adam”. A Marvelous Work and a Wonder, p. 15, LeGrand Richards.
False Prophets will always be around. Just look at Christian TV and some of the money hungry, hustling, money grabbing, Televangelists that tell you about “Seed Faith” (Prosperity Gospel). I believe that if people would learn to read their scriptures, immerse themselves in the WORD Of God, they would less likely become victims of “Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing” that Jesus spoke about in Matthew 24:11