“What is Scripture?!” GET TO THE POINT™ Come Follow Me: D&C 67-70

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Intro
i. You're looking good today and it feels good to be with you.
II. Theme: "What is Scripture?"
i. We are now halfway though the year and the D&C
ii. What is scripture? Is scripture different than canon? Can women speak scripture, only role of PH holders, or only the prophet?
iii. Two Sources:
1. "And now, he imparteth his word by angels unto men, yea, not only men but women also.  Now this is not all; little children do have words given unto them many times, which confound the wise and the learned." Alma 32:23
2. WW "The principle of revelation ... which in its operation is not confined to one man, or to three men, or to twelve men; but is extended to every individual in the Church, in greater or less degree, as each one chooses to avail himself of it." DWW, 54
III. Point I: Scripture
i. 67 Publish Book of Commandments
1. Similar challenge in Koran
a. Last Surah and D&C 116
b. Compare and form your own opinion
2. Challenge:
a. HC 1:226
I. Draft  Preface to BOC, Rigdon, Oliver Cowdery, and Wm McClellin, draft, rejected.
II. Section 1
III. After the foregoing was received, William E. McLellin, as the wisest man, in his own estimation, having more learning than sense, endeavored to write a commandment like unto one of the least of the Lord's, but failed; it was an awful responsibility to write in the name of the Lord. The Elders and all present that witnessed this vain attempt of a man to imitate the language of Jesus Christ, renewed their faith in the fulness of the Gospel, and in the truth of the commandments and revelations which the Lord had given to the Church through my instrumentality; and the Elders signified a willingness to bear testimony of their truth to all the world.
IV. 1835, 1982, 2013 secondary prefaces written, man-made and academic.
3. Issue: criticizing language of scripture
a. Joseph Smith's backwater colloquialisms. Cf. Martin Luther’s way of speaking and German bible.
b. Sexist/non-gender neutral.
c. New-fangled translations
I. Native English speaker, break-even
1. DFU uses, and English is 3rd language
2. 90% break even
II. Doctrinal shift
1. Stake conference, and someone had New Jerusalem Bible
2. BYU prof and new translation of Romans
3. PH Class: "You heard people say" vs. "It has been said in old time" Talmud and precedent
4. John 3:16
a. Only-begotten son
b. one and only son
III. JST. Book of Genesis, Matt, Rev, drastic and profound changes.
ii. 68
1. Feels like 3 revelations connected.
a. Personal counsel, role of bishops, and teaching children
b. Revelations of the Prophet JS,
I. " Section 68 is a composite of two or more revelations. Verses 1-12 were received by Joseph Smith at the request of Orson Hyde, Luke Johnson, Lyman Johnson, and William E. McLellan. Verses 13-35 speak of literal descendants of Aaron, high priests, and their relationship to the office of bishop. "
II. "It appears that verses 1-13 were received 1-3 November, and verses 13-35 on 11 November," "verses 16-21 were not originally part of this revelation, and were first published in the Evening and Morning Star "
2. Scripture defined
a. And this is the ensample unto them, that they shall speak as they are moved upon by the Holy Ghost.
b. And whatsoever they shall speak when moved upon by the Holy Ghost shall be scripture, shall be the will of the Lord, shall be the mind of the Lord, shall be the word of the Lord, shall be the voice of the Lord, and the power of God unto salvation
c. Whatever spoken by inspiration: a lot of scripture not recorded
d. Differs from canon: formal acceptance process. More scripture than canon.
3. Bishop and lineage. Important later on? Millennium, more Jews join, this an issue?
4. Teach children to understand, age of accountability
a. Not just teach, but teach in a way they can understand
I. Age-appropriate
II. Repeated, changing tactics over time as children age
III. Not abandoning them at 8 years old.
iii. 70 Publishing
1. Stewards, not a committee
2. Nevertheless, in your temporal things you shall be equal, and this not grudgingly, otherwise the abundance of the manifestations of the Spirit shall be withheld.14
3. FWR/TPJS 9 sealed the heavens due to covetousness
IV. Point II 69
i. historical Data
1. Nevertheless, let my servant John Whitmer travel many times from place to place, and from church to church, that he may the more easily obtain knowledge—
2. 8 Preaching and expounding, writing, copying, selecting, and obtaining all things which shall be for the good of the church, and for the rising generations that shall grow up on the land of Zion, to possess it from generation to generation, forever and ever.
3. Good history or bad hearsay
ii. Degrees in history, ward historian (D&C 85:1)
iii. History
iv. Faith Promoting Stories
1. Spirit of Elijah
2. Record keeping and clerks
3. Recorders in temples
V. Point III
i. Our attitudes to scripture
ii. Scriptorian derogatory term, bible thumper
iii. Problems prevented by daily scripture study, especially the Book of Mormon. Need external goals to do this?
iv. Condemnation of Neglect
VI. Christ Quotient
i. Atonement Quotient
1. Need for scripture. a canon
a. Aquinas
I. "It was necessary for man's salvation that there should be a knowledge revealed by God besides philosophical science built up by human reason. Firstly, indeed, because man is directed to God, as to an end that surpasses the grasp of his reason ... But the end must first be known by men who are to direct their thoughts and actions to the end. Hence it was necessary for the salvation of man that certain truths which exceed human reason should be made known to him by divine revelation.
II. Even as regards those truths about God which human reason could have discovered, it was necessary that man should be taught by a divine revelation; because the truth about God such as reason could discover, would only be known by a few, and that after a long time, and with the admixture of many errors. Whereas man's whole salvation, which is in God, depends upon the knowledge of this truth.
III. Therefore, in order that the salvation of men might be brought about more fitly and more surely, it was necessary that they should be taught divine truths by divine revelation. It was therefore necessary that besides philosophical science built up by reason, there should be a sacred science learned through revelation.
b. info about Christ
c. Covenant path
d. Information regarding the Second Coming. Can't extrapolate that: time travel movies and series episodes. "The Shape of Things To Come."
2. Personal revelation
a. General revelation: strategic and tactical versus operational implementation.
3. history and Atonement
a. Faith in Christ, his attributes
b. understand of plan of salvation, degrees of glory
4. Canon to teach children.
a. Brass plates enlarged their memories. Contrast with Mulekites who had no records.
b. "they had brought no records with them; and they denied the being of their Creator; and Mosiah, nor the people of Mosiah, could understand them."
c. Scriptures lead to Christ--that's the point
 
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