Traditions of Our Parents:
Psalms
27:10 http://lds.org/scriptures/ot/ps/27?lang=eng
I
was just thinking as I read verses 1-10
of David’s father. If I remember
correctly, didn’t he try to kill David? Saul was jealous of the 10 thousands
that David’s army had killed and he had not killed as much so he banished him
to the desert for a while and then tried to have him killed? Talk about forsaken by your father. If anyone knows he does! I wonder how much love and nurturing he
received as a child; if he felt rejected and unloved. Still being a prince, there must have been
someone to tell him of his greatness and prepare him to be King.
These
are the words of Korihor. He is so good
at taking what he is doing and twisting it to be his enemy’s sin and not his
own. I like v. 27. It reveals exactly his own intentions, not Alma
Again
the words of unbelievers in Samuel the Lamenite’s time. I’m not following their line of reasoning in
choosing these scriptures…
Pretty
good description of the mother harlot who is the whore of all the earth and her
effects on the children of men. I think
this is deeply connected to Colleen’s idea of codependency and CS Lewis’s Inner
Ring. Because codependency is the
strongest in families, these evil traditions of trying to play this game are
taught without words. It is also quite
strong between families, possibly the second strongest, so that families like
the Rothchild’s and Vanderbuilts have passed on these traditions for hundreds
of years in their thirst for power. (Referring
to the Establishment within our government, i.e. the modern day Gaddianton
Robbers. See the movie “The End Zone” by
Alex Jones)
I’m
confused. I thought that the sins of the
children were answered upon the heads of their parents. I guess I must be thinking of before 8 yrs
old. This is talking about Adam and
Eve’s transgression (the parent) being upon the heads of the children. Oh! I
get it. It’s the other way around. Meaning that we are not ‘living in sin’
because Adam ate of the fruit. This
refutes the belief some other churches have where (something to the effect of)
we are living in a fallen world and cannot be redeemed. But this says that Christ’s atonement atones
for the sins of this original guilt- meaning all generations thereafter do not
have to suffer because of his choice.
My
Conclusions:
While I like the idea of a group of scriptures on this subject, this is not the scriptures I would have chosen. My beliefs about ‘The traditions of my fathers’ have come from the ones talking about the curse being on the children to the third and fourth generation. I once wrote an article I submitted to the Ensign on the Traditions of our Fathers. It didn’t get printed, but it helped me clarify some of my beliefs on the matter. I have felt it is my choice and challenge to break this generational cycle. I see it in my sisters too. We are each trying to improve and purify upon the traditions we were given so that we can give our children an improved heritage.
While I like the idea of a group of scriptures on this subject, this is not the scriptures I would have chosen. My beliefs about ‘The traditions of my fathers’ have come from the ones talking about the curse being on the children to the third and fourth generation. I once wrote an article I submitted to the Ensign on the Traditions of our Fathers. It didn’t get printed, but it helped me clarify some of my beliefs on the matter. I have felt it is my choice and challenge to break this generational cycle. I see it in my sisters too. We are each trying to improve and purify upon the traditions we were given so that we can give our children an improved heritage.
I
think there is more here I’d like to explore later, possibly gathering my own
list. It will probably come up on my
Parenting course this year.
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