Community of Christ’s triennial world conference, held in April, 2010, in Independence, Missouri, held the potential to throw the church into schism. Two mojor social issues, same-sex marriage and the nature of baptism, had the church’s membership polarized. President/Prophet Stephen M. Veazey brought to the conference a document which became section 164 of the Doctrine …
Tag: Holy Spirit
SL09376 Panel: The Enduring Principles—a 21st-century Approach to the Restoration’s Call
The Community of Christ has a Christian foundation and Restoration heritage. “In faithful response to [this] heritage and continuing experience with God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit, we endeavor to uphold the following enduring principles as essential components of church identity and mission”: Grace and Generosity; Sacredness of Creation; Continuing Revelation; Worth of All Persons; …
SL07113: THAT’S NOT WHAT IT SAYS, VERSE 3.
THAT’S NOT WHAT IT SAYS, VERSE 3. This is the third in the series of Sunstone symposium presentations in which Richard Russell looks at certain LDS scriptural “proof texts” that are used in ways that bear negatively on Mormon belief and practice. In this installment, he examines the claim that we must be worthy to …
Homosexuality And LDS Faith
Homosexuality And LDS Faith Our faith as Latter-day Saints offers us an expansive view of scripture, belief in modern revelation, and an immediate and intimate relationship with God and with the Holy Spirit. This session will explore how these spiritual resources can enable us to engage the issue of homosexuality without denying the experience and …
The Language Of The Spirit, Or Give Up The Ghost And Get The Spirit
Try to differentiate between “Holy Ghost” and “Holy Spirit.” The formulation with “ghost” becomes more archaic with each passing year. I will note trends regarding this translation conundrum and offer recommendations for general usage as well as for future translations of Church literature. Marvin H. Folsom