June 9 – Multitudes Followed Jesus 2023. Matthew 19:1-2; “And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan; 2 And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.”
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Untold thousands followed Jesus throughout Galilee. In Mark 1:33 it says the entire city waited at the door of Peter for Jesus to emerge. Luke 12:1 tells us throngs of people wanting to see, hear, or touch Him were trampling over each other to get closer to Him.
Everywhere the Lord went, the people were sure to follow. Granted, not everyone loved Him, however, by and large the majority did.
Ask your Mormon friend why people in Joseph Smith’s day were required to love Joe if they wanted to love God. The people in the Bible weren’t worried about such a thing.
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16 February 1849, Salt Lake City, Manuscript History of Brigham Young, Volume 3, pp. 156-158; “Moses was as God to the children of Israel, so was Joseph to us, and no man could love God without loving Joseph.”
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I told my Bible-study friend yesterday that when I was a mormon I used to sing ¨Praise to the man who communed with Jehovah¨ in ignorance. Please forgive me, dear Father God. One sin after another seeping from the brothern.
It was a rejoiceful day for all when people repented for the same thing you did – myself included no less!
I can still remember the little poem I wrote as a young girl publicly apologizing for doubting JS. Ugh.. Our MIA leader had us write a public confession for doubting him and/or the Church’s writings, Today I just cannot imagine such a thing…