Quote Originally Posted by Sentinus View Post
http://www.tangle.com/view_video?vie...eeklytopvideos


In this video I can see how God could use what we would determine as Evil to again reach out to all. The God I worship controls everything. He creates Tornadoes, He allows murder to occur, He uses death to bring life, In ALL things He is reaching out to us. I understand the LDS perspective as I once embraced it, BUT to me the idea that Satan controls the evil and God then bends that evil to meet His will doesn't bring me peace, or solace. What brings me personally peace is to look at the Tornado and seek Gods hand in the storm. What brings me peace is to consider that in the murder of one innocent God has a plan to reunite, and make whole that which is torn. It is Gods way to use death to redeem and to save. I see your concerns, and they are valid, you just aren't looking at the picture BIG enough from a "Mainstream" Perspective and therefore what you logically conclude, Rightfully so with your limited perspective of Mainstream doctrine & understanding (Not a cut BTW) is simply wrong. Where you make the mistake is in calling it evil, and IMO many "Mainstreamers" are equally guilty in their antagonistic approach to LDS doctrine. IMHO it's time for us all to take a new step, away from the Dogma our denominations have created over the years, and move towards a new path.
I'm just presenting some arguments. If they are wrong because I haven't looked at the picture Big enough then by all means start explaining. Otherwise such a response just seems deflective. There's plenty of room to step away from our perspective dogmas and move towards a new path, as you say, but its still possible to present arguments for better understanding. Ya got something then share it. If ya don't share it, then I'm left with the arguments I"ve presented and have yet to be refuted.

I don't get what exactly you're explaining by God creating Tornadoes and uses them for good, as if that somehow differs from LDS belief. my original point here is that mainstream belief seems to require that God created Lucifer for the purpose of being evil. I mean surely if He created ex nihilo He could have created him in a way that would not have led to him being the very evil one. This again has nothing to do with Tornadoes. It has to do with where evil originated.

I am not ignoring your response to me, it just seems that we keep going round and round. My goal was not to change your mind, but to at least attempt to show you how your logical exegesis misses the mark in the BIG picture from the Mainstream perspective (A claim no doubt that you as LDS can clearly relate to especially here in a forum designed to place LDS beliefs under critique.)

Kind regards,
Sentinus
If it misses the mark then please explain. I'm still waiting on that.

love,
stem