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<p>[QUOTE="Arnox, post: 4141, member: 1"]</p><p>- The priesthood is authority given from God to act in his name. Priesthood keys are specific to each calling and are spiritually given to help in handling that calling. In order to even use them at all though, you must have priesthood power which is earned by righteous living and intent. Unlike anyone else in the church, the prophet has ALL the priesthood keys, and that's basically what makes them a prophet.</p><p></p><p>- They are, but again, we don't depend on them for miracles at all. Any Melchizedek priesthood holder (which is pretty much all the baptized males in the church who are worthy) may do blessings for comfort, healing, casting out evil spirits, and other things. Regular prayer is also used with fasting sometimes also being used to draw ourselves closer to heaven. Keep in mind though, all these things must be done with the approval of the Lord. It is not only important to know how to call a blessing or miracle down. It is also vitally important to know when and when not to do so. This knowledge must be given by the Holy Ghost who is the constant companion of each of us worthy members who have been baptized. Consider this for example. Say you're partially blind and you file for and are granted SSI (Disability) benefits. A little bit later on, you join the church. Now, the Lord COULD grant your full sight back again via a priesthood blessing, but if He did, such a blessing might harm your life much more than you might realize. The gov. gave you your benefits under the assumption that you were permanently disabled. If you're suddenly NOT disabled, it will look insanely suspicious, and best case scenario, they'll only take away your benefits. Worst case, they'll pursue you for fraud. Or consider this. Your partial blindness might have also been there to keep you out of the military because if you had joined, something incredibly bad might have happened to you and/or others. Now miracles still absolutely happen. That is definitely for sure. Dreams, miraculous healings, prophesying... These things can and probably will come at at least some points of your life in the church. In fact, if you're truly living worthily, I'd say they're downright inescapable. (if you live near the sun, you will be influenced by the sun.) But the Lord does not grant them on our whims, even if you do have the priesthood. With the Lord, all things are done in the proper order in the proper time at the proper place. Period.</p><p></p><p>- Yes, they do. When they're under the influence of the Holy Ghost that is. When they're not, they're just men like you and me. The real question is knowing if what they say truly is the word of God or not. Once again, that is knowledge given to you through the Holy Ghost via prayer.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="Arnox, post: 4141, member: 1"] - The priesthood is authority given from God to act in his name. Priesthood keys are specific to each calling and are spiritually given to help in handling that calling. In order to even use them at all though, you must have priesthood power which is earned by righteous living and intent. Unlike anyone else in the church, the prophet has ALL the priesthood keys, and that's basically what makes them a prophet. - They are, but again, we don't depend on them for miracles at all. Any Melchizedek priesthood holder (which is pretty much all the baptized males in the church who are worthy) may do blessings for comfort, healing, casting out evil spirits, and other things. Regular prayer is also used with fasting sometimes also being used to draw ourselves closer to heaven. Keep in mind though, all these things must be done with the approval of the Lord. It is not only important to know how to call a blessing or miracle down. It is also vitally important to know when and when not to do so. This knowledge must be given by the Holy Ghost who is the constant companion of each of us worthy members who have been baptized. Consider this for example. Say you're partially blind and you file for and are granted SSI (Disability) benefits. A little bit later on, you join the church. Now, the Lord COULD grant your full sight back again via a priesthood blessing, but if He did, such a blessing might harm your life much more than you might realize. The gov. gave you your benefits under the assumption that you were permanently disabled. If you're suddenly NOT disabled, it will look insanely suspicious, and best case scenario, they'll only take away your benefits. Worst case, they'll pursue you for fraud. Or consider this. Your partial blindness might have also been there to keep you out of the military because if you had joined, something incredibly bad might have happened to you and/or others. Now miracles still absolutely happen. That is definitely for sure. Dreams, miraculous healings, prophesying... These things can and probably will come at at least some points of your life in the church. In fact, if you're truly living worthily, I'd say they're downright inescapable. (if you live near the sun, you will be influenced by the sun.) But the Lord does not grant them on our whims, even if you do have the priesthood. With the Lord, all things are done in the proper order in the proper time at the proper place. Period. - Yes, they do. When they're under the influence of the Holy Ghost that is. When they're not, they're just men like you and me. The real question is knowing if what they say truly is the word of God or not. Once again, that is knowledge given to you through the Holy Ghost via prayer. [/QUOTE]
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