tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post2836011007219796955..comments2023-12-26T10:22:04.630-05:00Comments on Things of My Soul: Did 1/3 of God's Children Reject His Plan? Implications for EternityPapa Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-37012372248740261322015-01-24T18:04:23.735-05:002015-01-24T18:04:23.735-05:00Numbers aside, this is a beautiful and encouraging...Numbers aside, this is a beautiful and encouraging concept. I'm far more comfortable with this than the kind of elitism we sometimes indulge ourselves in. I know so many wonderful people whose lives are full of well-doing who are very unlikely to be baptised in this life.This gives me greater patience and loving-kindness towards my fellow man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-39910378515793788842015-01-23T18:34:43.744-05:002015-01-23T18:34:43.744-05:00Yes, "a third part" absolutely is an opt...Yes, "a third part" absolutely is an option - and it is consistent with our Mormon scriptures. <br /><br />Juxtaposed with 2/3, however, it points toward a third part that is smaller than the "two-thirds part" - so, in the example you used, it would be either two or one.Papa Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-19090681748768025722015-01-23T16:26:06.990-05:002015-01-23T16:26:06.990-05:00Question: Could it be "a third part?" ...Question: Could it be "a third part?" Break a group of ten into three parts and you might have seven, two, and one. Would one thereby be a third part?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-78328514981366992042015-01-23T13:42:59.477-05:002015-01-23T13:42:59.477-05:00I would have to look it up, since it was from a di...I would have to look it up, since it was from a divinity school class I took decades ago - talking about numerology in the Bible. <br /><br />My life is extremely hectic right now, but I will try to carve out some time to do the necessary research.Papa Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-50232970186409335212015-01-23T13:34:58.190-05:002015-01-23T13:34:58.190-05:00Do you have any sources on the 1/3 minority 2/3 ma...Do you have any sources on the 1/3 minority 2/3 majority business? It is also my belief that the numbers are symbolic, but I would love to read something about why that might be so.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com