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Kevin K Ferrin

Male. Lives in Houston, United States. Born on July 23, 1959. Is married.

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Kevin K Ferrin

September 4, 2022 11:56 pm

25 Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy. I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We believe and teach that the prophets of the Bible are not th... View More25 Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy. I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We believe and teach that the prophets of the Bible are not the only prophets that ever were or ever will be. We believe that God's wisdom and knowledge are infinite and cannot be totally expressed in a finite body of written works. Rather, we believe that he has inspired many more prophets to write and preach and that he continues to do so to add to our understanding. The scripture I cited at the beginning is from The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, a book that takes its name from the prophet who compiled and abridged the book from writings of other prophets in the American continents. The first point in the citation is worth study and exposition, but I wish to focus on the second point, that man exists in order to achieve joy (taking into account that the use of "man" is the inclusive of both sexes so that "him" also includes "her"). Given that this was pronounced by one prophet and endorsed by inclusion by another prophet, we can consider that this is God's distillation of the reason for our existence, for his commandments and dispensations for us, and for the particular experiences of this life and that it is to be the condition achieved by man in following God's plan. Lucifer, Satan, will have a different idea about what we believe or even insist should be the purpose of our existence in order to thwart the purposes of God for us. He will work tirelessly to get us to place other purposes for life in the phrase and replace "have joy" with things that are not durable, things of little importance, or things that are actually antithetical to the achieving of joy. I have made a partial list of some of the common replacements that fallen man will tend to use or is readily convinced to make their reason for existence. Some of them are good things that can be part of achieving joy when placed in their proper context. Others are purely distractions from the true purpose we have. Some are actually destructive of joy. Ponder these for yourselves and see if you might add something. Do you live believing "men are that they might" one of these or do you quickly see the reason why "men emphatically are NOT that they might" seek one of these as an end in itself? I hope you will see why achieving joy far transcends any item in the list and shows many of them to be vanity and self-centered and thus self-limiting despite declarations to the contrary. I look forward to your comments. Man is NOT that he might: Have pleasure Be accepted Fit in Accumulate stuff Have fun Save the world Feel good about himself Have a positive attitude Be whatever he wants to be Demonstrate his virtue Have sex Flaunt his body Find himself Find his inner power Have good vibes Find his own truth Define himself Empower himself Be self-fulfilled Be beautiful Accept himself as he is Be radical Be strange Be different Explore possibilities Indulge himself Presume Try to be superior Glut himself Just be a good person Seek adventure Create his own truth Be catered to by others Be indulged by others Be safe Be protected Be provided for Not be offended Not be excluded Be included Belong Have as much as others Be equal to others Not experience tragedy or disaster Seek delights Rest Engage in a spiritual journey

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