​OAKMAN THOUGHTS FOR TODAY: 1/20/2018 ​

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From: Jay Huffman
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​OAKMAN THOUGHTS FOR TODAY: 1/20/2018 ​

REVELATION And OUR APPROACH TO DIVINITY - continued -
Arthur A. Oakman

If any of you ever have time, of course you don't any of you
ever have time, but if any of you ever have time and want really
to engage in a course of study that, will repay you a thousand fold,
if it takes you five years to wade through it, get ahold of
"The Golden Bough" by Sir James Fraser and read some of the things
which are germane to the primitive form of worship.

In India a woman conceives the best way that she can worship
her God is to throw a new born child into the Ganges, which is
considered a holy river, and many offerings have been made
to the river, as the source of life by these people who consider
it as most worthwhile. If you want a more modern and a more
recent illustration of what I mean think of Brigham Young.
Think of him who conceived God in the form of a man. Think of
him who thought God was a polygamist, who stated specifically
in addresses which are published and have gone abroad that
Adam is our God, the only God with which we have to do, and
when he came into the world he brought Eve, one of his wives,
with him. He believed God was a polygamist and found sanction for
his way of life and the promulgation of his doctrines, as did
those of his associates who so believed in the taking to themselves
of more than one wife, and they did it, many of them, in sincerity,
because they believed God was that kind of a deity.

Sincerity is important. Let no one deny that. It is the man
who is the most sincere, rather than the man who is the cleverest,
very often, who comes at the truth. Sincerity is important.
But it is not all-important. The Apostle Paul was undoubtedly
sincere in his persecution of the Christians, but he believed
in the God of the old testament who was vengeful and who was
jealous, and he saw no incompatibi1ity in his own life in putting
away the Christians to be killed than he did putting away stray dogs
and cats. He figured, perhaps, that God made Christians just like
He did snakes and 1izards and, believing that he just had no more
respect for the Christians than to cast them into prison, and he
did it in all sincerity because, you see, his conception of God
stemmed from the old testament and as you look back into the
old testament and see how the pure revelation of divinity was
mutilated and got into the hands of those vengeful, warring peoples,
you will discover why it was that the Apostle Paul, in sincerity,
cast the Christians into the fire.

We have other illustrations in our own day. You will discover in
the early sections of the Doctrine and Covenants, when the gospel had
gone forth from New York into Ohio, there were a lot people there who
began praying sincerely that the Lord would stay His hand in judgment,
that He wouldn't do to them what He said He was going to do.
And in their concern they prayed earnestly, and in faith, and the
good book says, my people in Ohio pray to me with much faith, thinking I will stay
my hand in judgment, but I cannot deny my work. Now Joseph, you and Oliver go over
there and educate those folk, and give to them a fresh and new conception of
the processes of life which center in Me, or words to that effect.

The Apostle Paul believed in a just, austere, jealous God. The people in
Ohio believed in a sentimental deity, someone who because of His good feelings
toward men would suspend the laws of eternal judgment in order that
they might be spared.

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Comments and the remains of the day:
And if you want more modern and a more
recent illustration, think of the recent
canard of the "brazilian" hoax that seeks
to teach and introduce into the minds and
consciousness of people, at least those
who do NOT treasure up the WORD of God, for
in NOT treasuring up the WORD of God they
have been, are, and will be deceived; this
recent heresy that somehow God changes just
to suit the whim of someone, no matter now
"sincere" they might be.

And on a much wider scale and is rampant
across CRE, COC, JCRB, Remnant, LDS, and
all other "stripes" of the restoration, is
indeed this mindset and "teaching":
"The people in Ohio believed in a sentimental deity,
someone who because of His good feelings
toward men would suspend the laws of eternal judgment
in order that they might be spared."

This mindset and philosophy, for it is certainly
NOT scriptural, is the restoration equivalent
for many protestant themes, including
once saved, always saved. This is the result of
and the continued promulgation and teaching of
some of those in high places, who seek to
maneuver and sculpt and "develop" the human
being - these things have nothing to do with
developing and maturing and exercising the
faith of persons, individuals, a people,
a priesthood, a church - in short, the
body of Christ. These are they who are also being deceived
with and by the wisdom of men.


The scriptures say there is a condition to which and
by which a people are spared:
"O all ye that are spared, because ye were more righteous
than they, will ye not now return unto me, and repent of
your sins, and be converted, that I may heal you?
verily I say unto you, If ye will come unto me,
ye shall have eternal life."

Some would have us consider the trials of Job instead of
realizing the state in which we, as a people, are really in -
no matter how sincere to consider Job may be,
in this way this is divisive and is NOT considering those
things as they really are. Many other themes are brought to
bear by some in order to divert our eyes from really
realizing the state, no matter how awful it may be,
to not realize the state we are in.

Some would have us consider and hide behind a seemingly
"familiar spirit" of plates to come forth, many voices
would impose and promote the canard that the Lord
has NOT kept His WORD nor will He be true to
His WORD nor do those things as He SAID and in the
MANNER HE WOULD perform them.
This is both delusional and despicable.

Soon we shall hear the State of The Union address from
our president. I pray we are all praying for
our president and the nation, for unless lies
and deception and all manner of evil and deceit
are eradicated, this divided house shall not
ultimately stand. Such actions and behaviors
led to the demise of a nation led by Pahoran
and defended by Captain Moroni - the
enemy was the "kingmen" who sought to disrupt and
destroy a nation under God.

We have the same scenarios in the "church" today -
The elites of every group,
CRE, COC, JCRB, Remnant, LDS, and
all other "stripes" of the restoration,
the elites would lead "the people"
into forbidden paths.

We must keep our eyes on the world in
which we are in, we must know of things
and events and scenarios as they really are.
Then and only then, when we have explored the
depths of our thinking and actions and our
responses and our souls and come to the
realization that where we are is NOT working,
in fact it is life threatening
(as did Peter outside of the boat);
then and only then as we realize that
WE MUST call upon Jesus, then and only then
will our "cry be truly sincere" and then,
by HIS GRACE and HIS MERCY, then The Lord Jesus
will "spare" those who HE will.

The account of Peter in the boat and the account
of Alma the Younger, are such wonderful accounts
and real life events for our learning and
understanding. Let us consider this
Godly wisdom and NOT the continued
"feeding" of the wisdom of men.

Yes, let us keep our eyes upon Jesus.
Yes, let us never be discouraged
"TRUST THE FATHER's WORD"

I pray the day shall quickly come when the
cowardice displayed by so many of the
priesthood in the
CRE, COC, JCRB, Remnant, LDS, and
all other "stripes" of the restoration,
when they shall take courage and
Stand as men of God, not continue
as lackeys of the elites.

Come quickly Lord Jesus -

Jesus said: "Repent and I will receive you"




--
Baruch Haba HaShem Adonai

" O that ZION were established "

Laus Deo !!

His name is Jesus,
Yeshua
the Holy One of Israel
El Gibbor - the mighty Elohim
Aviyad - the Everlasting Father
Sar-Shalom - the Prince of Peace
Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem

Many seek to be THE ONE,
I choose to speak of BEING ONE IN CHRIST JESUS
Yeshua Hamashiach
Blessed is He who comes in the Name of the Lord -
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*** Jay Huffman
*** A Prisoner of Jesus Christ
*** A stranger and a pilgrim on the earth
*** May He come quickly
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