[tantiboh]

~”If you base your “Christianity” on the lies of Joseph Smith...then you are in fact NOT a Christian”~

Ah, that’s perfect. I don’t. I base my Christianity on my faith in Christ.

Thank you for welcoming me into the fold.

[rickomatic]

Ah, that’s perfect. I don’t. I base my Christianity on my faith in Christ.

tantiboh, We are not playing word games here. I am serious. If you are basing your faith on the false Christ as defined by Joseph Smith, you are being deceived by the evil one. That "Christ" is not the "only begotten son" spoken of in the New Testament. He is the only one who has the power to save you. Not Joseph Smith's concoction.

[KTM rider]

a simple analogy:

for instance,

I can say I am a lawyer, but that is false. I have not passed the Bar. I am far from being a lawyer

Mormons can claim to be Christian, but that is false. They believe in the Book of Mormon, which is not cannonized and the LDS beliefs are far apart from any Christian doctrine.

The Christian church retains its God given right to define itself by the doctrines it established

The Bar association retains its established right to define itself by the doctrines it established.

I can still claim to be a lawyer. That doesn't make me a lawyer.