Posted on 05/08/2008 10:54:13 AM PDT by Alex Murphy
IN a word: WHY? Mormons worship a different god from the Roman Catholics. What is the point?
What better way to begin evangelization to the Mormons.
As the article indicated, “the enemy of my enemy is my friend”. Catholics and Mormons do share common beliefs about morality, homosexual marriages, abortion, and denigration of the traditional family. Muslims and Christians frequently cooperate on such matters before the United Nations, fighting against liberal NGO influence to redefine families or require abortion services. They also cooperate in getting aid to needy persons, especially in disaster situations where one church might have more access to the people than another church. Most religions know if they give their aid to the government, much or all of it will never make it to the people who really need it. So groups cooperate to do good or inhibit the spread of evil without necessarily compromising their doctrinal differences.
. . .
“Members of the (Latter-day Saints) church do not view fellow believers around the world as adversaries or competitors, but as partners in the many causes for good in the world,” the statement said, noting the church's cooperation with Catholic Relief Services in efforts to assist victims of famine and natural disasters.
++
Fantastic.
Ain’t it great.
What???
Really? Which “different god” do Mormons worship?
What “different God”?
One who is fairer. One who is more comprehensible. Who still loves His children enough to continue to communicate with us. One who actually expects us to keep His commandments and emulate His Son, rather than just shouting “I’m saved.” One who is willing to impart authority to act in His name to His faithful children. One who has prepared a way for all mankind to be saved, not just those lucky enough to hear about Christ in their own lifetime. One who is anxious to make His children literally heirs to all He has.
Now I’ve gone and done it.
Agreed.
We definitely have a different understanding of the nature of God. The trinitarian God versus the understanding of God the Father, His Son Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost as three separate beings is different.
The Catholics definitely claim that authority from the same source Mormons do, i.e. Peter and ultimately Jesus Christ.
One who has prepared a way for all mankind to be saved, not just those lucky enough to hear about Christ in their own lifetime.
I have it on good Catholic FReeper authority that Catholics do believe that those who have not heard of the Savior can be saved without baptism.
You flamethrower! :-)
You are so right. I, a Mormon, have actually spent a fair amount of time working closely with Catholics on just those things.
Is that the “baptism by desire” that I was reading about the other day?
As to your other points, I wasn’t really thinking about Catholics when I wrote my post. I was thinking about the usual horde of Mormon bashers, whom, I think, are not Catholics.
That is quite true, we do have a true understanding of the Nature of God, the Nature of Jesus Christ and the Nature of the Holy Ghost. It is a wonderful thing.
I believe so. If a person would have accepted Jesus if they had the chance, then they are saved. It sounds very much like our beliefs except we believe someone must perform a proxy baptism for them. That’s really the only difference as I understand it.
I wrote that post on a whim. I feel like I’m chumming.
Two religions can share all kinds of beliefs. But if they do not worship the same God, it seems contradictory to me.
The Mormon concept of “God” and the Evangelical Protestant concept of “God” are not the same. There is a significant difference in the concept of the Trinity that is irreconcilable.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.