“We accept the Bible as being the basic text of the faith; the famous scriptures telling us to accept no other will always be the dividing line. Mormons have factored that in or rationalized it somehow, we haven’t.”
There’s a scripture in Deuteronomy warning not to add or take away from the Book. So, according to you, the entire New Testament should be disregarded.
We Mormons believe in the Bible, too (King James version). When I read the Bible, I feel the Holy Ghost telling me it is Truth. Likewise, when I read the Book of Mormon, the Holy Ghost tells me it is Truth.
Actually, FReeper, you do not have a clue what we Mormons believe. If you did, you would repent for calling us non Christians, etc., as Jesus Christ is everything to us. He is our Savior, Redeemer, and Soon Coming King, and we love Him with all our Hearts. We thank Heavenly Father for giving His Son to save humanity from our sins. And the Holy Ghost seals this in our hearts with power and authority.
I will grant you, though; we are a peculiar people.
I have friends in mormonism and have read a LOT of writings of the folks that have broken-free from the mormon cult. You say "peculiar"? Only in that mormons call themselves "Christian". They are the furthest folks from "Christian" that I have ever witnessed. Why? because you believe in some other kind of Jesus besides the Jesus of the Bible. It's not your fault, entirely, it's Joe's Myth. (laughable). Mormons are not "Christian"; they are some bizarre cult, is all. Very sad.
We have that in common. That, and a lot more.
I will grant you, though; we are a peculiar people.
You say peculiar, I say crazy. Its ok, America's a big place and heaven's bigger.
“Likewise, when I read the Book of Mormon, the Holy Ghost tells me it is Truth.”
And that is the danger of relying on feelings at the basis of truth...