LDS 14 reasons why you should follow the Mormon prophet (Mormon apologetics analyzed)

[KevinSim]

There are no prophets.

No prophets? Not even Moses, Elijah, or John the Baptist?

 

[Winken]

No prophets? Not even Moses, Elijah, or John the Baptist?

In the past, yes. There are none today (since the Cross).

 

[Jane_Doe]

In the past, yes. There are none today (since the Cross).

Peter, Paul, and John didn't receive revelation?

 

[Winken]

Peter, Paul, and John didn't receive revelation?

Peter, Paul and John were messengers. They passed along information that was Spiritually inspired in advancing the Gospel of salvation by Grace through Faith.

 

[Jane_Doe]

Peter, Paul and John were messengers. They passed along information that was Spiritually inspired in advancing the Gospel of salvation by Grace through Faith.

And how do you view that as being different than Moses or Elijah?

 

[Winken]

And how do you view that as being different than Moses or Elijah?

Moses and Elijah provided prophecy in the OT. The prophecies involved people groups. We are in the NT, where the Messenger / Minster of God's Word is the Holy Spirit, pertaining to each individual who has been Spiritually birthed in Christ Jesus.

 

[KevinSim]

Moses and Elijah provided prophecy in the OT. The prophecies involved people groups. We are in the NT, where the Messenger / Minster of God's Word is the Holy Spirit, pertaining to each individual who has been Spiritually birthed in Christ Jesus.

Once again we have purely semantical distinctions. Someone doesn't have to provide prophecy to be considered a prophet. There is no record of Abraham uttering one single prophecy in his life, and yet God considered him a prophet. Granted, God prophesied a lot of things about Abraham's descendants, but there is no Book of Abraham (outside of the LDS Standard Works) that Abraham published, or that includes a list of the prophecies that he made.