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."
Plan on spending the night. We’ll turn the heat on in the Dixon home where you can stay. I only have six cases of Cabernet grape juice and about five cases of Budweiser near beer. I do have plenty of Thunderbird Postum.
I have a new recipe for Filet de Mignon as cold weather is now setting in so we won’t break the WoW by eating meat unsparingly. Other than that we have a network of four computers up and running in the new building so we can all freep each other all night.
Like these?
KJV John 6:28-29
28. Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?
29. Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
Good luck!
See!
Especially do not post 2 Kings 18:27 — KJV
;^)
Then you can post them and we'll discuss them.
Biblegateway.com is useful once again. LOL
Oooh...it sounds utterly sinful. I can't wait! ,-)
You KNOW you are all going to go to HELL don’t you? How comes I didn’t get an invite;(
Oh heck Yes, you are invited too, you lovely she-devil!
When can you make it? Poor Binger, he will have such a hard time keeping up with all four of us ex-Mormon women (you, me, my sister, and his wife).
Are you game Bing?
Me neither!
Hey! You’re back. Where have you been stranger?
Bring em Young. No, No, sorry....Bring em on!
This grace is an enabling power that allows men and women to lay hold on eternal life and exaltation after they have expended their own best efforts.
Divine grace is needed by every soul in consequence of the fall of Adam and also because of man’s weaknesses and shortcomings. However, grace cannot suffice without total effort on the part of the recipient.
Mormonism explicitly teaches that grace is insufficient, and that it is YOUR works that are the ultimate cause of your own "eternal life and exaltation".
Therefore, we rightly denote Mormonism to be a religion of works and not of Love, Grace and Mercy.
Why, in the early Mormon religion there was the "blood atonement" by which a man had to atone for some sins with his own blood in death, thusly explicitly and expressly denying the Atonement of Christ for all the sins of the Redeemed.
Matter of fact we should have General Conference meating down here. You can both run for poundit, sear, and tenderizer of the steak recipe. Also we can all pray to the Thunderbird God and thank him for clear and understanding vision as we consume large quantities of the fine liquids he has provided. In the name of the sun, the stars, the full moon and the lightning.
Been lurking, been around.
Judgment, which determines one's rewards either in heaven or hell is based on works. Salvation is based on God's Grace, through faith in Christ, alone.
Sadly, your religion confuses them and makes your eternal life based on your own works.
This has been good advice for me: “If ye love me, keep my commandments” Cheers.
Do you keep the commandments perfectly? Why not?
It becomes apparent (weeks ago) that LDS will cite the Church Fathers where it serves to valid the heresies in Mormonism, but will scoff at the Church history in general as apostate. The bait and switch, switcheroo, and dissembling is more than my feeble intellect can keep up with without a scorecard/playbill. Nice pictures though ... and how much do you understand about the history of baptism in Judaism?
Glad you're back in action!
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