Today's Favorite Verse: Doctrine & Covenants 74:5

Today's Favorite Verse: Doctrine & Covenants 74:5
"Wherefore, for this cause the apostle wrote unto the church, giving unto them a commandment, not of the Lord, but of himself, that a believer should not be united to an unbeliever; except the law of Moses should be done away among them,"

There are times that a prophet or apostle will speak for himself and not of God. It was the apostle Paul that counseled that you were not to marry an unbeliever. The Lord is saying that the counsel was from Paul and not himself. The doctrine appears to follow the rule of witnesses.

"As to all of these, the wise cautions of Elders D. Todd Christofferson and Neil L. Andersen in earlier general conference messages are important to remember. Elder Christofferson taught: “It should be remembered that not every statement made by a Church leader, past or present, necessarily constitutes doctrine. It is commonly understood in the Church that a statement made by one leader on a single occasion often represents a personal, though well-considered, opinion, not meant to be official or binding for the whole Church.”
In the following conference, Elder Andersen taught this principle: “The doctrine is taught by all 15 members of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve. It is not hidden in an obscure paragraph of one talk.” The family proclamation, signed by all 15 prophets, seers, and revelators, is a wonderful illustration of that principle."
(Dallin H. Oaks, "Trust in the Lord", Oct 2019 General Conference)

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