tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37212943.post116892477210415202..comments2023-09-09T02:38:28.265-05:00Comments on LDS (Mormonism) Deep Doctrine: Why Doesn't God convert us all by showing miracles and appearing (as with Paul)?Doug Towershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17119162546723347214noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37212943.post-1169100432407868872007-01-18T00:07:00.000-06:002007-01-18T00:07:00.000-06:00Yes, Rob, prayer was involved from the point of ot...Yes, Rob, prayer was involved from the point of other people, in regard Alma and Mosiah's sons. It also was with Paul. And I think that was something God foresaw in the whole thing. After all had they just seen an angel, but not have been righteously inclined, they would have just gone back to believing as they did. Almost everyone else seems to be unchanged by signs and miracles. This presents that Paul etc had to be unusual types of spirits.<BR/><BR/>I definately agree with you about miracles being missed by us. I see some, but I'm sure God is dealing with everybody in so many special ways that just aren't noticed.<BR/><BR/>I also think that along with faith (as you mention) we need to have love in performing miracles. Faith to believe it will happen, and love to actually drive it to happen.Doug Towershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17119162546723347214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37212943.post-1169099041280168562007-01-17T23:44:00.000-06:002007-01-17T23:44:00.000-06:00I wonder just how much the prayers of Alma and Mos...I wonder just how much the prayers of Alma and Mosiah helped in their sons situation. Maybe they had such great faith that the angels pretty much had to perform a miracle on the fathers behalf because of their genuine love and faith.<BR/><BR/>I do however think that miracles happen all the time, we just aren'y aware of them in our lives. The ones we do see are probably because we are meant to see them. I believe that God uses miracles only when their is sufficient faith involved. Jesus always taught that one had to have faith in order to be healed miracuously. He also taught that one had to have faith in order to perform miracles- and then only to do it to the convincing that Jesus and his work is true- no showboating!Rob Osbornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14266829157497500984noreply@blogger.com