Posted on 05/10/2008 9:14:50 AM PDT by Ottofire
Since Mormons consider themselves Christians, why do you waste your time “converting” fellow Christians when there is a world of non-Christians to save? Do you believe Mormons are the ONLY Christians?
Jesus suffered and died for me to save me from my sins.
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Even the demons in Hell know that...
Maybe you could answer my question in Post 41?
Huh?
When my granddaughter asked to be able to participate at the table she was 11. She met with elders to be questioned to see if she had professed Christ and that she understood the spiritual significance of the moment and had a good theological understanding of the Lords supper.
It was not a mini virginal wedding event , where time and money was spent so they would look beautiful on that day (as God looks at the heart).
There was no party to reward HER for Christ coming to her in a special way.
We have talked to her younger sister and told her when she felt that communion would be a spiritual benefit to her to let us know.
The truth is Jude, only Catholic ( and maybe EO kids??) look at this as an event that is all about THEM.
BTW less than 1/2 of the RCs believe that communion is the actual body of Christ...that speaks much to THEIR church's preparation in their theology
I agree. This is a numbers game.
This is the norm in our area.
little girls dressed as mini brides, strutting proudly in their beautiful dress, boys in their first suit..then the party.
There is something wrong with rewarding someone that is a recipient of a gift and not the giver.
but they can not proclaim it because it was not for them.
Amen ! Salvation is not about intellectual assent, it is about a change in the heart brought about by God opening the eyes to a spiritual truth that applies to them... They were saved by the grace and mercy of God...not their own works or goodness
And that was the right thing to do. My point is that the blithe materialism your neighborhood kid displayed was, in fact, no more consistent with the Catholic understanding of the Eucharist than any kid (Catholic, Protestant or Orthodox) who thinks Christmas is all about presents.
The truth is Jude, only Catholic ( and maybe EO kids??) look at this as an event that is all about THEM.
Well, there might be something there, in that only Catholicism seems to throw parties for First Communion. The tendency to lose sight of the purpose of that type of celebration, though, is universal. Kids view Christmas as all about them too.
BTW less than 1/2 of the RCs believe that communion is the actual body of Christ...that speaks much to THEIR church's preparation in their theology
Indeed it does.
-A8
You can say the same thing about all the other churches as well. LDS missionaries do serve in almost all parts, including non-Christian, of the world. Same with Catholic, Protestant, and other Christian churches.
Do you believe Mormons are the ONLY Christians?
No, nor due I believe that all Mormons are Christian. I can say the same thing without hesitation about some people I know from other faiths. Some really are Christian, some are not.
Never EVER believe ANY membership numbers from the LDS. They are NOT accurate - ever. They count you until your 110th birthday dead or alive. If you change physical church(s) they count you at both. Even if you leave the “churchs”you are counted in many congregations.
That was my point :)
When a Catholic or Prostetant Christian joins the Morman church does he go through a Morman babtism?
I can't count the number of times I've had Catholics rag on me or act all indignant because someone posted some information about the LDS Church that points to their abberant doctrines, teachings or strange practices and accuse those people of being "hateful".
What these Catholics don't realize is that they too are targets of the proseletzing wing of the LDS Church and that many of those who post here are motivated to be here in order to turn Catholics and Protestants away from their own faith and lead them into "another gospel".
Mormons by nature are Missionaries and this is their Missionary Field. If you are not a Mormon, then you are, in their minds, A GENTILE. And their goal is to make you one of them.
Now that may be a very noble goal, but nevertheless it is their goal. Their intentions may seem right to them and their motives may be pure, but not every way which seems right to a man leads to life.
Pro 14:12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
Inoculate yourselves:
2Ti 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
I did say most. Heck, Harry Reed is Mormon. Ug! Besides, Hugh Nibley was “your father’s kind of Democrat.” Today’s Democrat is a very different beast. Today’s Democrat movers and shakers consider Old Democrats to be right-wing extremists. As Ronald Reagan said “I didn’t leave the Democratic Party. They left me.” There are a lot of Democrats out there right now who feel the same way.
I think the site’s “CLICK HERE TO DONATE” explains it all. $$$$ 8^)
What makes you think the Catholic Church considers the two groups to be synonymous??? There ARE certainly "anti-Catholic Protestants" (there are plenty of them here on this forum). There are others who are not "anti-Catholic"(evidently a small minority). No hypocrisy involved on the part of CA at all.
"Young boys may be found cast out of the LDS group. They are easy pickings."
Calling star Kolob....calling star Kolob.
Come in, O heavenly abode of numberless spirit children.
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