It is a requirement to obey and honour the law. During the communist error the church manged to get a temple in the old east Germany with our breaking the law of the country. Today in Russia the Jehovah Witness church has been labelled as an extremist organisation by a Russian court, as they believe they have a mandate to preach the gospel even against the law of the land. Where the LDS church abides by the law and will accomplish much more.freedomforall wrote: ↑May 6th, 2017, 3:58 pm Tell me, who has more clout, man or God?
If you think we shouldn't do as God directs then you may want to throw your Doctrine and Covenants away. After all, they are 175 +/- years old. Additionally, if current prophets, GA's or Sunday School teachers teach other than what we read in scripture...scripture that we are constantly hounded and prodded to study, then therein lies the problem.
And this insurrection against the government stuff is a laugh. Ever heard of the Declaration of Independence, something that has only been used as toilet paper ever since it was written?
It is crooked politicians and socialistic minded people that caused some of the adverse changes you refer. God didn't raise up men to bring about the Constitution just to have it changed so much that it no longer has its original meaning and purpose. Old Scratch has so many people by the short hairs that evil has distorted every aspect of what used to be good and right. Even some LDS's have endorsed these evil changes, some have even fomented evil changes because they didn't like the way God set it up.
Another thing, did you know there are two Constitutions? One is the Founder's document, the other is the Judicial branch version. Read http://www.inspiredconstitution.org/jh_gk/index.html
Also read An Enemy Hath Done This by Ezra Taft Benson
The Elders of Israel and the Constitution http://www.inspiredconstitution.org/jh_eic/index.html
Prophets, Principles and National Survival http://www.inspiredconstitution.org/ind ... index.html
The Book of Mormon and the Constitution http://www.inspiredconstitution.org/bofmc/index.html
The Constitution of the Founding Fathers http://www.inspiredconstitution.org/jh_cff/index.html
Yes God inspired a righteous law for the people to live by, but due to wickedness has been rejected, and the law altered. The warning and prophecy of 3 Nephi is now being realised. One can't force obedience to a law the people reject, you have to create a separate society independent of the laws of the country, that is what will happen with the establishment of Zion.
6 For thus it behooveth the Father that it should come forth from the Gentiles, that he may show forth his power unto the Gentiles, for this cause that the Gentiles, if they will not harden their hearts, that they may repent and come unto me and be baptized in my name and know of the true points of my doctrine, that they may be numbered among my people, O house of Israel;
7 And when these things come to pass that thy seed shall begin to know these things—it shall be a sign unto them, that they may know that the work of the Father hath already commenced unto the fulfilling of the covenant which he hath made unto the people who are of the house of Israel.
8 And when that day shall come, it shall come to pass that kings shall shut their mouths; for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.
9 For in that day, for my sake shall the Father work a work, which shall be a great and a marvelous work among them; and there shall be among them those who will not believe it, although a man shall declare it unto them.
10 But behold, the life of my servant shall be in my hand; therefore they shall not hurt him, although he shall be marred because of them. Yet I will heal him, for I will show unto them that my wisdom is greater than the cunning of the devil.
11 Therefore it shall come to pass that whosoever will not believe in my words, who am Jesus Christ, which the Father shall cause him to bring forth unto the Gentiles, and shall give unto him power that he shall bring them forth unto the Gentiles, (it shall be done even as Moses said) they shall be cut off from among my people who are of the covenant.
12 And my people who are a remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles, yea, in the midst of them as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep, who, if he go through both treadeth down and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.
13 Their hand shall be lifted up upon their adversaries, and all their enemies shall be cut off.
14 Yea, wo be unto the Gentiles except they repent; for it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Father, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy chariots;
15 And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strongholds;
16 And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thy land, and thou shalt have no more soothsayers;
17 Thy graven images I will also cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee, and thou shalt no more worship the works of thy hands;
18 And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee; so will I destroy thy cities.
19 And it shall come to pass that all lyings, and deceivings, and envyings, and strifes, and priestcrafts, and whoredoms, shall be done away.
20 For it shall come to pass, saith the Father, that at that day whosoever will not repent and come unto my Beloved Son, them will I cut off from among my people, O house of Israel;
21 And I will execute vengeance and fury upon them, even as upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.