Talk:Mosiah 18:16-20

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Joe, interesting stuff and interesting tie-in to the other questions on the same subject you posted today. Like much of your stuff, it invites me to re-read the passages in question and see if I see the same thing you are here. I like the idea that the existence or not of the king had a profound impact on the priesthood in the Book of Mormon since something similar seems to happen in the Old Testament. --Matthew Faulconer 14:40, 13 Sep 2006 (UTC)

Teaching vs. preaching (vv. 19-20)

Very interesting thoughts Joe. I think this is also an interesting distinction to study in Alma 37:33 (where faith and repentance are preached, but humility is taught—what is different about humility in light of faith and repentance?) and D&C 50:14 (where missionaries are urged to preach the gospel by the Spirit letting the Spirit teach truth...).

Also, I noticed Jarom 1:11 makes three distinction: prophets, priests, and teachers. So what's the difference between teachers and priests there?

It seems we refer to priestcrafts and yet false prophets. How might this be related to the differing roles of priests and prophets? This, to my mind, suggests the prophetic nature of prophets more clearly: a false prophet prophesies something which will not come to pass (how else should we understand a false prophet?) but a corrupt priest sets himself up rather than God (Jer 5:31; cf. 2 Ne 26:29). On the other hand, 2 Pet 2:1 mentions false prophets and false teachers. Also, Mark 13:22 and 1 Jn 4:1 suggests that false prophets are miracle workers who do not use God's power to work the miracles. --RobertC 00:11, 15 Sep 2006 (UTC)