Mormonism claims that ALL Christian witness following the death of the last Apostle and prior to the advent of Joe Smith has been apostasy (roughly 1500 years contradicting what Jesus told His Apostles regarding the gates of Hell not winnign against The Church). You will not see me shrink from exposing the Mormonism doctrines if for no other reason than that proclamation at the start of the smithianty religion. But going further, I seek to share the Gospel rather than a church. Are you interested?
‘Are you aware that Jesus stated that no man comes to the Father but by Him?’ Sorry about the typos ... having trouble with the laptop cursor return.
“Unbiased? Well, are you aware that jesus stated that man comes to the Father but by Him? God IS biased. So no, I cannot offer to you an unbiased source.”
>>>> Did God PERSONALLY tell you what His truth is, or are you relying on writings and traditions that have been translated re-translated, fiddled with, edited, manipulated and corrupted for centuries?
I might add here that truth by its very nature is biased, but I have found that biased opinion very seldom is truth.
“But if you’re of a mind to hear the biased truth, I’ll gladly share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with you and you can go find a church you feel fulfills your needs as God lays them upon your heart, as in ‘work out your own salvation in fear and trembling’ (as in live it before men knowing you will on occasion fail and be very embarassed by the failure but you will find God never leaves you or foresakes you once you’re in His family).
>>>> Very generous of you and nicely written, but irrelevant. This thread is about Mormons and their beliefs, not me and mine.
“Mormonism claims that ALL Christian witness following the death of the last Apostle and prior to the advent of Joe Smith has been apostasy (roughly 1500 years contradicting what Jesus told His Apostles regarding the gates of Hell not winnign against The Church).”
>>>> That’s not exactly correct, but exactly when the apostasy began and why are not important at this point in the discussion — accuracy is.
“You will not see me shrink from exposing the Mormonism doctrines if for no other reason than that proclamation at the start of the smithianty religion. But going further, I seek to share the Gospel rather than a church. Are you interested?”
>>>> Nope. I have listened to enough misinformation in my life. If you are going to expose something, it behooves you to get it right. and leave out clever little snide trash like “smitianity”, that only cheapens your argument.
“Well, are you aware that jesus stated that man comes to the Father but by Him?”
If the Mormon faith is correct we must get the appoval of Joseph Smith too.
If we get our salvation, we shall have to pass by Joseph Smith; if we enter our glory, it will be through the authority he has received. We cannot get around him.” - 1988 Melchizedek Priesthood Study Guide, p. 142, Apostle George Q. Cannon quoted.