tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093325291433431692.post8352881573772883745..comments2023-03-27T04:43:32.011-07:00Comments on Bring Again Zion: The Dangers of Riches and InequalityMark Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10903947814551098059noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093325291433431692.post-73911075123776613852014-10-19T15:39:56.043-07:002014-10-19T15:39:56.043-07:00You are welcome. To put it simply, I felt an urgen...You are welcome. To put it simply, I felt an urgency as I was compelled to write this. And I feel that I was simply pointing to the truth that the Lord has revealed through the scriptures. So I hesitate to take much credit, if any. As stated at the end of PART 12 here, I am merely the messenger. But you are right that it was a lot of work to put it together : )Mark Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10903947814551098059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093325291433431692.post-30371431029083420392014-10-11T18:34:12.362-07:002014-10-11T18:34:12.362-07:00This was really good. I will be sharing this with...This was really good. I will be sharing this with others. Thanks for your hard work in putting this together.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17652439399419871467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093325291433431692.post-74212102065853237052014-05-08T12:33:56.040-07:002014-05-08T12:33:56.040-07:00LDS Anarchist,
Thanks for the links. As I began r...LDS Anarchist,<br /><br />Thanks for the links. As I began reading the 'charity' essay from your "Faith of God" series, I realized that I had read this previously in one of my visits to the LDS Anarchy blog. But I read it again, and was reminded of how wonderful a post it was. And as you explain, charity is largely intertwined with faith.<br /><br />I have often pondered on the important connection between faith and charity. If love and fear are the core feelings behind all other emotions, and If faith and fear cannot coexist, then it makes sense that true faith in Christ leads to greater charity. And we know that "perfect love casteth out all fear" as Mormon taught us (Moroni 8:16). So it was the faith of the Nephites (after Christ's visit) and Enoch and his people that led to a Christlike love (charity) that enabled them to establish Zion.<br /><br />In that essay you asked the very crucial question, "Why get all if not to give all?" As you explain, truly this is the governing concept behind the nature of God, and the essence of what he desires for all of us.<br /><br />I had not previously read your article about "hiding up treasures unto the Lord", but I also really enjoyed that post. It was very informative and sustaining of the importance of the covenant of consecration.<br /><br />Again, thanks for sharing these links here.<br /><br />MarkMark Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10903947814551098059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093325291433431692.post-15609728829877573572014-05-05T02:28:54.234-07:002014-05-05T02:28:54.234-07:00Some essays I wrote which come to mind after readi...Some essays I wrote which come to mind after reading this post:<br /><br />The faith of God, part thirteen: How charity fits in<br /><br />http://ldsanarchy.wordpress.com/2010/11/26/the-faith-of-god-part-thirteen-how-charity-fits-in/<br /><br />The practice of hiding up treasures unto the Lord<br /><br />http://ldsanarchy.wordpress.com/2008/10/25/the-practice-of-hiding-up-treasures-unto-the-lord/LDS Anarchisthttp://ldsanarchy.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com