“You wonder why it hurts our feelings when you say we’re going to hell? Come on. I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and I am not ashamed of Him.”
Saundra, I am curious as to why you’re defensive about your religion. You believe that Baptists and Pentecostals are wrong, or else you would be going to one of their churches every week. It’s ok to disagree.
As I’ve said numerous times, I do not make my decisions about what I believe based on my own emotions or reasoning. Emotions can be detrimental sometimes, and our own reasoning can be deceptive. So our beliefs must be based on something that has authority. I believe that to be the Bible. The Gospel message of the Bible does not support your Mormon beliefs. That is what I believe based on Scripture.
I have staked my entire eternity on its truth. You are staking your eternity on the doctrines taught in Mormonism.
“The Gospel message of the Bible does not support your Mormon beliefs.”
As Ronald Reagan would say: “There you go again!”
You obviously do not know what I believe yet you tell me what I believe.
Jesus Christ is my Savior, Lord, Messiah and soon coming King. I love Him with all my heart. I believe in keeping the Commandments though I fail at times and count on the Savior’s atoning sacrifice and GRACE (a free gift) to help me recover and get back on track.
When all else fails, you accuse us of “emotionalism”. It is a waste of time and effort to continue this discussion with you. God bless your heart. I wish you nothing but the best.
I appears, then, that you are faced with a Hobson’s choice, assuming that Clinton and Romney are the nominees:
A.) Support the Mormon at the risk that more people will go to Hell due to the heresies that his faith teaches them.
B.) Support the secular-humanist at the risk that her policies will result in a further deterioration of family and social values, thereby condemning more people to Hell due to increase levels of sin and reduced levels of acceptance of Christ’s Gospel.
What to do? I do not accept the third-party vote as a viable alternative; it’s the same as voting for the winner, you just give yourself a psychological escape clause.
Would it not be more appropriate to vote for the candidate more likely to promote the core goodness of America, and therefore your own religious values?
Adn just what are the doctrine taught in the Book of Mormon you object too?