Comments on: What Do Mormons Believe? – Baptism http://www.whatdomormonsbelieve.com/2008/01/what-do-mormons-believe-baptism/ "We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men." -Joseph Smith Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:35:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Thaddeus http://www.whatdomormonsbelieve.com/2008/01/what-do-mormons-believe-baptism/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Thaddeus Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:32:00 +0000 http://whatdomormonsbelieve.com/?p=10#comment-33 You're right. God prescribes rituals for our benefit, not His. But they are still prescribed and we will be blessed for following through with them.<br/><br/>I know a couple who were living together unmarried. At the urging of their friends (including me) they had an official wedding, though at the time they couldn't foresee their relationship changing at all.<br/><br/>A few weeks after the wedding I asked Paula if anything was different. She said she was surprised at how much that little ceremony had improved the closeness of her family. You’re right. God prescribes rituals for our benefit, not His. But they are still prescribed and we will be blessed for following through with them.

I know a couple who were living together unmarried. At the urging of their friends (including me) they had an official wedding, though at the time they couldn’t foresee their relationship changing at all.

A few weeks after the wedding I asked Paula if anything was different. She said she was surprised at how much that little ceremony had improved the closeness of her family.

]]> By: RTC http://www.whatdomormonsbelieve.com/2008/01/what-do-mormons-believe-baptism/comment-page-1/#comment-25 RTC Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:47:00 +0000 http://whatdomormonsbelieve.com/?p=10#comment-25 My wife actually rebutted this one for me when I was Mormon, "Isn't god omniscient? If so, why does he need me to do outward rituals to indicate to him that I believe? He is omniscient, isn't he?"<br/><br/>Rituals make no sense as religious requirements. A much stronger argument for rituals is that they are symbolic, emotional, and powerful for us, here, now. My wife actually rebutted this one for me when I was Mormon, “Isn’t god omniscient? If so, why does he need me to do outward rituals to indicate to him that I believe? He is omniscient, isn’t he?”

Rituals make no sense as religious requirements. A much stronger argument for rituals is that they are symbolic, emotional, and powerful for us, here, now.

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