Consider Abraham. God commanded him to offer his son, Isaac, as a sacrifice. However, this was in direct contradiction to what God had previously told him, that Isaac would be the ancestor of a great nation..having multitudes of children. Knowing that God was not a liar, (that somehow Isaac would be the parent of a great nation) he didn't question the Lord in this strange commandment. He went and offered Isaac up. God stopped him and then explained the reason for this commandment. (That it was in the similitude of the sacrifice that Heavenly Father would allow to happen to His Only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ. He wanted Abraham to understand how hard it was to do such a thing so that he could fully appreciate the great sacrifice of the Son of God.) So it seems that after the trial of our faith come the explanations. So why would anyone think it strange that Mormons are commanded not to drink coffee and tea when there are no obvious reasons not to (except of course that God commanded it)
2007-04-30 09:36:06 · 3 answers · asked by Arthurpod 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I can only quote scripture on this one...
2007-05-01 07:04:48 · answer #1 · answered by In God I Trust (a.k.a. infohog) 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What's so hard about giving up coffee and tea? It's not like you need them to survive.
2007-05-02 03:10:25 · answer #2 · answered by mormon_4_jesus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You mean god actually explaining something instead of demanding something ?
Then people with reason and common sense might follow
But that ain't gonna happen
2007-04-30 16:42:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋