Comments by "Shorewall" (@shorewall) on "How Christianity Changed History" video.

  1. I was just reading a passage in the Book of Mormon, that was talking about how in our time, preachers will deny the God of Miracles. They will say, God has done his work, there is no more, now we just live our lives. The point being made was that the true church of Christ needs miracles, needs faith, needs revelation and prophets. That kind of goes along with what you are saying about Christianity needing that esoteric and transcendant quality that it once had. There was a Mormon leader who said that laughter is of God, because when he laughed purely, he felt the spirit of God. And Mormons believe in having dances and parties, but also in morals. There are things like addictions that dull our spiritual sensitivity. People online even talk about how things like Porn, drugs, alcohol, etc. don't make them happy but actually make them miserable. But you need something to replace that lifestyle. We all have a hole in our hearts that we are trying to fill. The concept of a loving God who wants us to succeed is meaningful. And in these times, we need something greater than ourselves to hold onto.
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