tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172451149432147710.post2040244928253293179..comments2023-05-10T10:41:32.689-04:00Comments on Against the Greater Light: Alma 30: Korihor the Not-So-Terrible-After-AllAlexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14724409661360473452noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172451149432147710.post-74589419723937632882014-08-18T10:34:20.790-04:002014-08-18T10:34:20.790-04:00Wow, I bet that's a fun lesson to teach! &quo...Wow, I bet that's a fun lesson to teach! "Trust in God, beat your children and enjoy life. In the name of Jesus Christ, amen."<br /><br />Sheesh...Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14724409661360473452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172451149432147710.post-33164821829981988362014-08-17T19:46:00.526-04:002014-08-17T19:46:00.526-04:00He tries to convince the Nephites that there is no...<i>He tries to convince the Nephites that there is no God and that they should pretty much do whatever they want because nothing special happens after they die.</i><br /><br />Kind of like the conclusion that the author of Ecclesiastes comes to. <br /><br /><a href="http://godlessdoctrine.blogspot.com.au/2014/08/ot-lesson-31.html" rel="nofollow">http://godlessdoctrine.blogspot.com.au/2014/08/ot-lesson-31.html</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877346950463934048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172451149432147710.post-73485439179125556532014-08-16T23:51:29.654-04:002014-08-16T23:51:29.654-04:00Definitely messed up. The Book of Mormon spends s...Definitely messed up. The Book of Mormon spends so much time calling God just and loving and merciful but he perpetrates or condones so manu atrocities in its pages. And he doesn't even apply similar punishments to similar crimes, as in the cases of Alma and Korihor.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14724409661360473452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172451149432147710.post-81992075034887496682014-08-16T23:39:09.804-04:002014-08-16T23:39:09.804-04:00I totally agree with you. It is used metaphoricall...I totally agree with you. It is used metaphorically. You were simply pulling it from the verse you quoted. It is silly. What parent abandons his children that way? A loving parent would do everything he could to support and help his child. In the Book of Mormon, god allows his prophets to be murdered as a witness against the murderers, children to be cursed because of the sins of their parents, and repentant people to be cast out and killed. It's messed up!Larrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172451149432147710.post-44633841166307573322014-08-15T23:58:45.864-04:002014-08-15T23:58:45.864-04:00I was assuming that the term "children" ...I was assuming that the term "children" was being used metaphorically to denote followers. I guess I was giving it the benefit of the doubt.<br /><br />Which is silly, because the whole point of these posts is to demonstrate that the Book of Mormon doesn't deserve the benefit of the doubt.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14724409661360473452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172451149432147710.post-68441366424057383392014-08-15T23:48:36.243-04:002014-08-15T23:48:36.243-04:00Sadly, when I was in seminary I liked this chapter...Sadly, when I was in seminary I liked this chapter a lot. Alma sure showed him! <br /><br />Too bad we didn't realize how messed up it all was back then.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14724409661360473452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172451149432147710.post-77299604208521418832014-08-15T22:51:55.688-04:002014-08-15T22:51:55.688-04:00The devil has NO children. They are all god's ...The devil has NO children. They are all god's children, and apparently god doesn't understand the atonement of Jesus. Thanks for pointing out the absurdity of this story that never made sense to me. I agree with you, that statement by Korihor is prophetic. In fact, he is probably the most accurate prophet in the entire Book of Mormon.Larrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172451149432147710.post-64969697035810311382014-08-15T18:02:34.171-04:002014-08-15T18:02:34.171-04:00I wish I'd had these excellent "cliff not...I wish I'd had these excellent "cliff notes" back when I was attending seminary.Donna Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271377907141866718noreply@blogger.com