Posted on 10/08/2007 7:49:32 AM PDT by colorcountry
Not only is Mormonism a Christian faith, it is the truest form of Christianity, said speaker after speaker on the first day of the 177th Semiannual LDS General Conference. LDS authorities were responding to the allegation that Mormonism isn't part of Christianity. Made by different mainline Protestant and Catholic churches and repeated constantly during coverage of Mitt Romney's presidential campaign, the claim is based on Mormonism's beliefs about God, its rejection of ancient ideas about the Trinity still widely accepted, and the LDS Church's extra-biblical scriptures. "It is not our purpose to demean any person's belief nor the doctrine of any religion," said Apostle Jeffrey R. Holland in the afternoon session. "But if one says we are not Christians because we do not hold a fourth- or fifth-century view of the Godhead, then what of those first [Christians], many of whom were eye-witnesses of the living Christ, who did not hold such a view either?"
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The day's sermons included many familiar themes, including the importance of faith, the need for pure thoughts and actions, avoiding pornography reaching out to neighbors and eliminating spiritual procrastination. Hinckley talked about the destructive nature of anger in marriages, on the road, and in life, urging Mormons to "control your tempers, to put a smile upon your faces, which will erase anger; speak with words of love and peace, appreciation and respect."
ROFL
If you truly did that...you would figure it out.
There are plenty of good Christian churches out there....
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A garbage answer.
After studying the many churches, I come to find the Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints to be the church God leads, Through Jesus, then through his prophet.
You disagree with me, but you will not point me towards anything you believe is right. All you say is there are many good churches, in your oppion, even though, as in my study, they do not agree with each other.
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I am listening and all I hear you saying is to get out of my church, but not what other church to avoid, except those who Left my church and started there own.
Will you help me find the true church by listing them?
After studying the many churches, I come to find the Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints to be the church God leads, Through Jesus, then through his prophet.
In my opinion..you really didn't/don't want an answer. And therefore I didn't give you one. Your mind is made up.
Because you believe you have found the ONLY TRUE CHURCH. In other words, as you've written above...you believe all other churches are leaderless. Which follows the words of the Mormon Church foundational leaders. And which gives you the opposition that mormons continue to receive.
You guys can't have it both ways...You want to be called Christians ( included with all Christian Churches..), but you also believe and are taught that the MORMON Church is the ONLY Church that God speaks to....!! You've said it..and MANY of your founders have expressed the exact same thing. And you wonder why you get opposition?
You disagree with me, but you will not point me towards anything you believe is right. All you say is there are many good churches, in your oppion, even though, as in my study, they do not agree with each other.
It's my opinion that you've been greatly deceived. You think your church is the only one that hears from God...and I think you are in a cult.
So be it.
There is no Christian who does not believe that Jesus is Eternally Divine, is co-eternal, co-equally Divine with the Father and Holy Spirit.
Mormons believe Jesus was a created being, created as s spirit being who became an exalted man, who attained godhood. Wrong jesus.
No, what I've said is that Mormonism teaches and preaches a false jesus who is NOT the Jesus of the Bible.
That is irrelevant to the OP, but is a red herring.
Here is the topic under discussion, as per the title of the thread:
LDS defend the faith as Christian
Well, since we use the same Bible as you, the only difference must be that little matter of greek philosophy that is NOT in the bible that you call the trinity or triune.
Other than that non biblical belief of yours, it is the very same Jesus.
Yes. We are Christian. You and your ilk are unable to tell us what groups or churches are Christian other than us.
There, discussion is over, you admit we are the Christians.
Bless you and have a nice day!
“Yes. We are Christian. You and your ilk are unable to tell us what groups or churches are Christian other than us.
There, discussion is over, you admit we are the Christians.
Bless you and have a nice day!”
Well, the Muslims also believe in Jesus (to an extent), so I guess I’ll wish you Allah Akbar. And Reverend Moon believes he is a reincarnation of Jesus, so I’ll wish a happy Moon to you as well.
Finally I say, Bless you and have a nice day! with exactly the same sincerity as you use.
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I found a Christian in another post who was willing to help me and gave me some good advice. I wish that the people on this post were as good and kind.
A FULL DAY AND YOU WILL NOT GIVE A ONE WORD ANSWER.
I SAID YOU DID NOT HAVE IT IN YOU.
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the real question was, “Will you help us to not join another wrong church?”
Yes!!
Stay away from those Mormon Fundies in ColoCity!!
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then you are saying that all other churches are true.
A yes or no answer will do, but I bet you do not have it in you. You can only bash the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and now the ColoCity group. You choose only to bash and not help in the direction we should go.
Again, the question is, then you are saying that all other churches are true, and remember the only answer you should give is yes or no, choose one or the other.
In my opinion..you really didn’t/don’t want an answer. And therefore I didn’t give you one. Your mind is made up.
Because you believe you have found the ONLY TRUE CHURCH. In other words, as you’ve written above...you believe all other churches are leaderless. Which follows the words of the Mormon Church foundational leaders. And which gives you the opposition that mormons continue to receive.
You guys can’t have it both ways...You want to be called Christians ( included with all Christian Churches..), but you also believe and are taught that the MORMON Church is the ONLY Church that God speaks to....!! You’ve said it..and MANY of your founders have expressed the exact same thing. And you wonder why you get opposition?
You disagree with me, but you will not point me towards anything you believe is right. All you say is there are many good churches, in your oppion, even though, as in my study, they do not agree with each other.
It’s my opinion that you’ve been greatly deceived. You think your church is the only one that hears from God...and I think you are in a cult.
So be it.
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Destroy the questioner with the hard questions and you do not have to answer the question. My question is simple, and yet you make me a bad guy so you do not have to look at the answer yourself.
LDS defend the faith as Christian
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And some of the “Mormon” hating people have said that there other Churches that are wrong.
They have also said that I should leave the LDS church.
So, the question is only a natural outcome of what the “Mormon” haters have said.
If this church and others are wrong, which church should I join?
No.
Pay up; loser!
Faulty logic will get you every time!
...then you are saying that all other churches are true.
...the real question was, “Will you help us to not join another wrong church?”
So far, your REASONING tells me you don't think things through completely.
He is still trying to get folks to accept what the Scriptures had said about the Messiah to come.
According to LDS organization doctrine; just which LEVEL of Heaven is Jesus going to inhabit?
‘Tis funny; ain’t it!
;^)
After studying the many churches, I come to find the Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints to be the church God leads, Through Jesus, then through his prophet.
Ummm...
Just WHERE has your Living Prophet® LED you guys lately??
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