Comments on: Are there scriptures that justify slavery? https://askgramps.org/are-there-scriptures-that-justify-slavery/ Moral answers to everyday concerns, curiosities, and uncertainties. Gramps considers all questions on all topics from all sources. Wed, 29 Sep 2021 03:16:21 +0000 hourly 1 By: Stephanie Larsen https://askgramps.org/are-there-scriptures-that-justify-slavery/#comment-35615 Mon, 20 Mar 2017 18:37:00 +0000 http://en.elds.org/askgramps-org/?p=32117#comment-35615 In reply to Gary Banks.

I don’t want to sound confrontational as I appreciate everyone trying to shed light on these difficult bible verses but as a mother I could never hate any of my children and I am no where nearly as good as our Father in Heaven who is perfect so I cannot subscribe to the idea that he could hate any one of His children including Lucifer.

I think he allows us consequences for our actions, even “hates” the sins we do, and is deeply saddened even to tears as recorded in Moses but to insinuate that he no longer loves one of His children is out of my realm of comprehension.

For as many verses as you can find that may insinuate such haterd as you described, there are 5 more that speak of His everlasting love and long suffering with His children (D&C 19 is one of my favorites ❤).

Its a hard subject and there are so many verses that seem to conflict in the scripture but at the end of the day, my heart tells me that our Father in Heaven is no respect or if persons, that’s He loves each of us and like there is nothing we ever did to earn this love there is nothing we can ever do to extinguish it.

]]> By: MJ https://askgramps.org/are-there-scriptures-that-justify-slavery/#comment-34040 Sun, 19 Apr 2015 14:29:00 +0000 http://en.elds.org/askgramps-org/?p=32117#comment-34040 Sometimes it is understood, through reading the verses within there context, that G-d does still love but hates the behaviors of his children. For instance if you continue reading in helaman you see that He allowed the Lamanites to continue as there was still a chance for them to change their ways: if one truly hates, one doesn’t give extra chances to change.

]]> By: Gary Banks https://askgramps.org/are-there-scriptures-that-justify-slavery/#comment-34037 Fri, 17 Apr 2015 01:52:00 +0000 http://en.elds.org/askgramps-org/?p=32117#comment-34037 You need to read more of Joseph Smith’s writings.. he says God does condone slavery… Abraham had slaves and he was more like God than any other man. God never reprimanded him for it…. (Read The Essential Joseph Smith p. 85-90.) and God does not love all his Children the Same he Hates Some of them…TPJS. p. 127. — Helaman 15:3-4, Romans 9:13, and many more….l

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