“Commandment or Revelation?: The Word of Wisdom!” GET TO THE POINT™ Come Follow Me: D&C 89-92

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Intro
i. You're looking good today and it feels good to be with you.
II. Theme: "Commandment or Revelation?: The Word of Wisdom!"
i. We are going there.
ii. Question: From Russell M. Nelson:
1. "In our efforts to proclaim the virtue of obedience, we might unwisely teach with inappropriate emphasis. For example, many important facts and figures are sometimes cited to illustrate the great physical benefits that come from obedience to the Word of Wisdom. We know that cigarette smoking is the single most important preventable cause of heart disease, cancer, artery disease, and lung disease. But do we obey the Word of Wisdom because medical science affirms the physical benefits that follow?"
2. "To test that concept, what would be your response if, as a parent, you were told that your son should be obedient to the Word of Wisdom even if medical science had evidence (which it does not) to suggest that such obedience would be harmful to his health? What would you do? Would you follow the counsel of medical science, or would you listen to and follow the word of God? " (Russell M. Nelson, The Power within Us, p.53)
iii. Begin with other sections, for thematic approach. Save best for last.
III. Point I. Church
i. D&C 90. First Presidency
1. Joseph F. Smith manual, ch. 25
2. JS given keys of kingdom, then SR and FGW told "equal with thee in holding."
a. "JFS, "three presidents" Not hold keys jointly, but can exercise authority.
b. Cases with GBH and SWK, ETB.
c. GBH "The Church is On Course," O 1992
3. Keys of kingdom:
a. And from time to time, as shall be manifested by the Comforter, receive revelations to unfold the mysteries of the kingdom;
b. And set in order the churches, and study and learn, and become acquainted with all good books, and with languages, tongues, and people.
c. And this shall be your business and mission in all your lives, to preside in council, and set in order all the affairs of this church and kingdom. 14-16
4. Various points
a. School of Prophets: different ways church does education.
b. Missionary work in all languages (need for schools)
c. 18. Put family in order, next section
d. Bishops' duties
e. Vienna Jacques. https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2016/06/vienna-jaques-woman-of-faith?lang=eng
f. cease wearying me
ii. D&C 92. Lively member, not active, but alive. Active in church vs active in gospel. BKP April 2012
IV. Point II. D&C 91
i. On mission, woman said her bible had extra books in it. Fortunately I had read before mission
ii. A lot of old texts, some in Bible, some not. Martin Luther's translation, he took it out, set pattern for all of Protestantism. Some translations include, more open to texts.
iii. Some good, some bad, pray for discernment.
iv. Fun read
v. Tobit 6:17, suggest fore-ordination in marriage
V. Point III. The Word of Wisdom
i. Comment: I love you, and a Christ-like person will not be an enabler. No permission granting
ii. Commandment?
1. Commandments vs revelation
a. In the 1830s, Smith and his followers used the terms commandment and revelation to refer to these dictations that they viewed as divine communications. Usage patterns in early documents suggest that in the earliest years, Latter-day Saints may have seen subtle differences in the meaning of these terms: commandment may have denoted communications that required action or obedience, whereas revelation may have referred to communications on doctrinal topics. https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/articles/editorial-method
b. Information for the wise.
2. Continuing revelation? Ongoing restoration?
a. AF 9."We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.
b. BY 1851
c. HJG put foot down
iii. Promises
1. Phraseology associated with the temple.
2. Health
3. "hidden treasures of knowledge"
4. affects spirituality
5. Steady diet of cheeseburgers a la mode and brain chemistry
iv. Negatives
1. Wine, strong drink
2. Tobacco
3. Hot drinks
a. HS tea and coffee
b. Every president of the church who knew JS understood this
v. Positives
1. Wholesome herbs, fruit
2. flesh of beast and fowls
3. Grain
vi. Comments
1. Common sense good living.
2. Get permission to indulge vices?
3. Question: Does X lead me to Christ?
VI. Christ Quotient
i. Atonement Quotient
1. Connect the Word of Wisdom to the Atonement?
a. How are we treating our bodies?
b. WofW and personal revelation, Spirituality?
ii. Second Coming Quotient
1. Following first presidency to lead us aright. 14 Fundamentals
2. W of Wisdom and Second coming?
a. Healthy saints survive  the calamities.
3. He is coming, Christ--that's the point.

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