January 19 — Genesis 49:10 “The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.”
John 10:16 “And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.”
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To Him shall the obedience of the people be … I was born a Gentile. If it weren’t for God’s mercy I wouldn’t be where I am today, and just like countless others in life, I’m fully aware of how unworthy I am to be called by Him.
Somewhere along the way, Joe Smith decided the ‘other sheep’ Jesus was referring to meant a mysterious group of Jews who were living in America. How could this be? The other sheep are the Gentiles who find themselves wandering around because they’re lost. Israelites weren’t living in the Americas!
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3 Nephi 15:20-21 “And verily I say unto you, that ye are they of whom I said: Other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. 22 And they understood me not, for they supposed it had been the Gentiles; for they understood not that the Gentiles should be converted through their preaching.”
Everyone wants to be special. Mormons, JW’s, Catholics, Calvinists, Charismatics.. No one wants to abhor themselves like Job did. The pride of life is the foundation of all these cults and cultish groups.
Boy is that ever true! It’s heartbreaking to think of those who trust man over the Lord.
Just like New Evangelical Rick Warren has been boasting that he has a better record than Jesus Christ – in sheer number of baptisms. Warren makes me want to upchuck. His church growth program destroyed four churches I know of personally. He puts his books on top of the Bible, just as Mormons do with the book of Mormon. No difference in my eyes.
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Well it’s a sad day when anyone in his position would say something like that. I did a quick check – and it’s not because I didn’t believe you! I wanted to pass the info on to our readers. Here’s the link where he’s on stage talking about this. 🙁
Rick Warren – YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-s1wCtDqek
Hey Sage,
Yeah, I read that too. He kinda sounds like JS boasting he did more than Jesus. Well of course he’s probably baptized more people. He’s had a lot more years to do so.
I was invited to go to Saddleback years ago by a friend. And I usually catch his radio program on my commute. Not necessarily because I want to listen but, my radio is on Kwve, and it just happens to be in the time slot on my way to work. Do you live in Orange County?