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Originally Posted by Urlaubulusprime
Temples were done away with Christ.
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No they weren't. Cite chapter and verse please?
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Paul says our bodies are the temples of the Holy Spirit.
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Paul is correct. Paul is also not saying anything like "no more temples".
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Baptism for the Dead and Eternal Marriage are not in the Bible.
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Setting aside the vague and inconclusive 1 Cor 15:29, correct. Mormons believe the Bible to be the word of God, as far as it is translated correctly. We do not believe it is the final or complete word of God. We're not innerentists, and we don't worship the Bible as part of the trinity like some Christians do. We believe the way God deals with his children over time and cultures can change, as his children are different over time and cultures. You already acknowledge the set of practices and ordinances changed once due to Christ's arrival - so who's to say God wouldn't change them again at some point in the future? We say they have - Christ has restored his true church to the earth - and yes indeed, it comes with inspired leaders who recieve direction from Christ. Temples and what goes on in them are some of that modern direction.