Talk:Restoration branches

message: Thank you, Nerd42, for writing this article!  Oh, how I wish the Spanish Wikipedia could begin to approach this level of LDS completion!  Tom Haws 17:51, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Number 7 on Google for "Restoration Branches" - OH YEAH!! --Nerd42 (talk) 23:11, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Thanks

message: I've started a Restoration Branches-specific wiki called "RLDSWiki" to document the view of the Restoration Branches in detail. I could use help with this project from anyone who wants to help regardless of whether they're a church member or not. I have no idea whether the idea will work or not but I do know one thing: it depends on whether I can get people in the church to see the great potential the wiki idea has and to actually participate. --BenMcLean 19:20, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Help wanted 

message: The only edits made by me at 20:05 UTC, 8 June 2006 were to the first paragraph.  Others listed there were done by another editor, either due to an edit conflict or a database error.  --Blainster 21:35, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Wiki software error

message: This is an edit to a previous remark I made here...
I changed the Theology designation in the sidebar to Trinitarianism instead of Nontrinitarianism.  This is a topic of great debate within the Restoration Branches.  Officially, the Restoration Branches do not believe in the Holy Trinityhttp://centerplace.org/hs/dc/lec-005.htm (see Paragraph 2a & c, and Question #3), and therefore should be considered "Nontrinitarian".  However, my POV (as well as that of many others in the Restoration Branches) is that the Nontrinitarian designation is practically erroneous, albeit technically correct.
Trinitarianism is the belief in the Holy Trinity.  The Holy Trinity is defined by the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed, which essentially says that the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are three equal persons who all receive equal worshiphttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicene_Creed#Comparison_between_creed_of_325_and_creed_of_381.  This is contrary to the official belief of the Restoration Branches, which is that (1) The Holy Spirit is not a personage (difference between "person" and "personage" is up for debate); and (2) Technically speaking, we worship the Father in the name of the Son, being filled with the Holy Ghost-- which is different than equally worshiping all three persons equally.  For these reasons, it is technically accurate to say that the Restoration Branches are Nontrinitarian.
However, it is unreasonable to expect that, without further study, the vast majority of Wikipedia users will actually understand the difference between the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Holy Trinity and the Restoration Branches' belief.  The vast majority of society also recognizes the "Holy Trinity" as simply "the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost"-- without the technicalities of the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed.  For this reason, in the interest of most accurately representing the official belief of the Restoration Branches, it is my POV that the Trinitarianism designation is the most appropriate.  This accurately represents the Restoration Branches beliefs to the average viewer; those who wish to credibly understand the details ought to do deeper research than the Wikipedia sidebar anyway.
"But what about Modalism and other such beliefs?" There are those in the Restoration Branches who believe in true forms of Nontrinitarianism-- Modalism is one of the most prevalent of such beliefs.  However, those are individuals' opinions and not the official beliefs of the original RLDS Church / Restoration Branches.
138re9g81w6e8 (talk) 02:36, 2 August 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  recent pov edits 

message: This article says no known restoration branch recognizes a functioning prophet. This needs to be explained whether it means none will accept any new prophecy or if it's only about the prophetic office. --75.19.152.114 (talk) 20:53, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: It's about the prophetic office. I will change that. --BenMcLean (talk) 17:49, 18 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  "prophet" 

message: I think this is one occasion where it is appropriate to link to a disambiguation page because from the Restoration Branches perspective, it is an open question whether the new theology of "Community of Christ" is really a form of "Christianity" or not, particularly since some expressions of it occasionally incorporate elements from other religions including eastern ideologies. --BenMcLean (talk) 17:24, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[liberal theology]] 

message: Why is the laying on of hands analogous to confirmation? In churches that have confirmation, anointing with oil is usual; the laying on of hands is used for ordination. --Richardson mcphillips (talk) 04:41, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Confirmation is within the category of laying on of hands for Restorationists, but is not the entire category. "Confirmation" would here mean Baptism with the Holy Spirit. --BenMcLean (talk) 14:42, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  "laying on of hands ... analogous to confirmation" 

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