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Originally Posted by awareness
Are you saying Jesus was adopted by God at his baptism so we too can be adopted by God?
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No again... I still believe that the Jesus is the Son of God. He may have not been before the baptism, but he was after. An adopted son would not have the Father's nature, therefore would not be called God.
So once again I am asking that you do not use that term as a label for me.
As far as the acceptance of the gospel goes: Yes, most assuredly. The simpler the message, the easier the sell.
Despite what Igsy claims in his vent, the early days of the LC were different than the latter. The message was simple. The movement grew. I mark the decline as beginning with the publication "The Beliefs and Practices of the Local Churches" as a response to the cult claims that were coming out.
Now all of a sudden we were expected to be experts in the correct doctrinal thinking.
Keep it simple. And if that means taking an axe to Matthew and Luke, so be it. The original Mark is sufficient (even with its flaws)