tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post376133827702794791..comments2023-12-26T10:22:04.630-05:00Comments on Things of My Soul: A Personal Relationship with Christ Is NOT the Ultimate ObjectivePapa Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-84642818720787274572011-04-29T18:50:03.744-04:002011-04-29T18:50:03.744-04:00I agree with pretty much everything you said, Geof...I agree with pretty much everything you said, Geoff - especially about not fighting about it. However, I really do believe that there is an important aspect of the Biblical Gospel of Jesus of Nazareth that disappears when the Father is melded into the Son and the intermediary nature of His teachings loses its place in Christian theology. <br /><br />Perhaps the height of irony regarding this Papa Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-25328098330040984752011-04-29T18:40:11.474-04:002011-04-29T18:40:11.474-04:00Good point Geoff. I think it is important to note...Good point Geoff. I think it is important to note that for most Christians, Christ is the Father. So there is not difference.Richard Algerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08921970283086332560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-41751037348799476342011-04-29T13:38:26.880-04:002011-04-29T13:38:26.880-04:00I used to think this sort of thing is worth arguin...I used to think this sort of thing is worth arguing over but not anymore. When it comes to contact with God, we can't see or smell or touch whoever it is we have a "personal relationship" with, so it seems silly to fight over specific identities of our contact behind the veil. As long as someone is giving us actual useful information via revelation/inspiration at all that is good Geoff Jhttp://www.newcoolthang.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-33853163622557604862011-04-29T10:16:22.590-04:002011-04-29T10:16:22.590-04:00I agree, ji - and I would say that there is a bala...I agree, ji - and I would say that there is a balance (a fine line, if you will) that is important to try to walk. <br /><br />We absolutely need to reach the Father through the Son, but the path of prayer itself, for example, is to the Father - NOT "to" the Son. There is a HUGE difference theologically and Biblically, between "through" and "to" - and too many Papa Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-57672844287157939422011-04-29T02:40:04.120-04:002011-04-29T02:40:04.120-04:00But sometimes we Latter-day Saints might be seen a...But sometimes we Latter-day Saints might be seen as going too far in diminishing the Savior and favoring the Father -- Come unto me, the Savior said, not go unto the Father -- and in John chapter 14 the Savior tells an apostle that if one seeks the Father, he should simply look to him instead. This is the Church of Jesus Christ, not the Church of the Father. As the hymn says, We'll sing alljinoreply@blogger.com