Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!wuarchive!rex!ukma!seismo!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: David.Anderson@cs.cmu.edu Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Preaching to the dead? Message-ID: Date: 12 Dec 90 03:43:43 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Lines: 23 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu Lynn, here. I feel it's necessary to clarify something Frank Farkas wrote about the lds belief on preaching to the dead, to wit: > Excerpts from netnews.soc.religion.christian: 6-Dec-90 Re: Preaching to > the dead? Frank Farkas@eng.sun.com (2874) > I just would like to clarify that LDS doctrine doesn't teach that there > is a second chance. All those who have heard the gospel in this life, and > rejected it, will have no opportunity once again in the spirit world. I think it's very important to say that no one except God is in a position to know if a person's "chance" to hear the gospel in this life was adequate. We mortals generally are not privy to what's going on in a person's life which may make him/her more or less receptive to hearing the gospel message at any given moment. Some people's lives are such that they will need *healing* (psychological, emotional, etc.) before they are able to fully understand the gospel, much less accept it and live it. I would personally be loathe to point to *anyone* (even a member of any church, including lds) and say, "Well, that person obviously heard the gospel, rejected it, and so tough luck!" It ain't that simple, and it sure ain't my place to do so.