Those scriptures are not milk or meat. It is behavior and attitude that is the indicator of whether a person is at the milk or the meat level. A milker sees the outward appearance. A meater cares not one whit to that stuff. A milker reads the scriptures every day, while a meater ponders in his heart great words from any author anywhere. A milker insists on authority, while a meater allows that milker to keep thinking he's got it, because if he can't see it, he never will no matter how it is show to him.freedomfighter wrote:Are these scriptures "milk" or "meat?"
Doctrine and Covenants 1:38
38 What I the Lord have spoken, I have spoken, and I excuse not myself; and though the heavens and the earth pass away, my word shall not pass away, but shall all be fulfilled, whether by mine own voice or by the voice of my servants, it is the same.
3 Nephi 12:48
48 Therefore I would that ye should be perfect even as I, or your Father who is in heaven is perfect.
2 Nephi 32:3
3 Angels speak by the power of the Holy Ghost; wherefore, they speak the words of Christ. Wherefore, I said unto you, feast upon the words of Christ; for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do.
John 17:21
21 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
Isaiah 52:8
8 Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the Lord shall bring again Zion.
Mosiah 4:27
27 And see that all these things are done in wisdom and order; for it is not requisite that a man should run faster than he has strength. And again, it is expedient that he should be diligent, that thereby he might win the prize; therefore, all things must be done in order.
How do we become perfect? Is it only a suggestion?
How and what is seeing eye to eye? Do people think alike, or bicker over doctrine, even the "meat?" Why?
How does one become "one" with Christ and the Father? What is being one with them?
Why are we told to feast upon the word? Can we speak like angels by the power of the Holy Ghost?
What does "run faster" imply? What prize?
Additional questions:
How do we gain faith?
How is hope derived?
What is it we shall hope for?
If members of the church cannot, or will not learn to live the gospel, to gain faith and hope, to feast upon the word, to strive to see eye to eye with God, to become one with Deity, then why would they want to go to the Celestial Kingdom? God's house is a house of order, not chaos and confusion. And speaking of becoming one with Christ, here is another aspect I find interesting. Is it milk or meat?:
Doctrine and Covenants 132:18
18 And again, verily I say unto you, if a man marry a wife, and make a covenant with her for time and for all eternity, if that covenant is not by me or by my word, which is my law, and is not sealed by the Holy Spirit of promise, through him whom I have anointed and appointed unto this power, then it is not valid neither of force when they are out of the world, because they are not joined by me, saith the Lord, neither by my word; when they are out of the world it cannot be received there, because the angels and the gods are appointed there, by whom they cannot pass; they cannot, therefore, inherit my glory; for my house is a house of order, saith the Lord God.
As a person progresses, things get much simpler, not more complicated. The great secret and the hidden mystery, is that there is no mystery. The two great commandments teach you that.
So I ask: who told you you ought to become perfect and in what way? Who told you to measure your works? The first verse you quote is false doctrine to a true God, or true doctrine to a fallible and changeable god. The rest which allude to being one are referring to being one, but not one with each other, but with yourself. Seeing eye to eye does not mean I agree with you, it means I am happy for you whatever you believe with one caveat: that you be fully convinced in your mind that you are right, and that you are not borrowing someone else's ideals. That advice is from Romans 14. It means I do not judge you, neither do I have contempt for you. Now, your brain contains 3 main parts. You need to harmonize all those because through them the real you is manifest. You need to be comfortable in your own skin, with your own talents, tastes, personality, and preferences. Those cannot be dictated to you or abnormally modified externally by any cult, church, or creed: they are as inborn as whether you are right or left handed. Your realization of your full capacity in every way is how you become "one", your own literal "I Am", not some beardless and bastardized clone with the same haircut, shirt, tie, skirt length, makeup, and tasteless uniformity that man needs to measure faith and obedience through conformity.