The Mormons claim to be Christian but an in-depth study of the faith will eventually turn up that it has nothing much in common with mainstream Christian faiths, not the least of which it rejects the OT and the NT in that "they must be interpreted correctly" and are not the scriptures most used by them, but instead they refer to the BOM. Also they believe that Joseph Smith needs a password from everybody after death so that he can stamp their way into heaven.
If a Pesbyterian church really did claim to worship Christ, yet had statues of Calvin, more than lifesize, inside, outside, in every home, and he was offered up prayers, and they claimed that he stands between man and Christ, what would you think?
>>Tom Cruise claims that he is both a Scientologist and a Catholic. <<
Can you give a link to that? Because....
Does not state that Tom says he is Catholic but rather that Both Nicole and Katie (the wives) are Catholic.
They don't? Is it that they are following the teachings of Calvin?
Well, since Tom Cruise is lying, so is the Catholic Church.
Riiiight.
"Some" religions? You only give an example of scientology, which claims to be a religion, but doesn't meet the standards generally accepted to mark a religion. I can't imagine what they think they're doing with cross (and I don't think I want to know). I doubt that it's possible to be a scientologist and a Catholic at the same time, unless you have a truly bizarre understanding of one or both, but there's no proposition so nuts that someone won't claim to accept it.
The Mormons claim to be Christian but an in-depth study of the faith will eventually turn up that it has nothing much in common with mainstream Christian faiths, not the least of which it rejects the OT and the NT in that "they must be interpreted correctly" and are not the scriptures most used by them, but instead they refer to the BOM. Also they believe that Joseph Smith needs a password from everybody after death so that he can stamp their way into heaven.
What kind of example is this? It seems to me they just define "Christian" differently from the way the major Christian religions do. Are they making a secret of what they actually believe -- seems to me they're quite open about it.
If a Pesbyterian church really did claim to worship Christ, yet had statues of Calvin, more than lifesize, inside, outside, in every home, and he was offered up prayers, and they claimed that he stands between man and Christ, what would you think?
I would think that they considered Calvin a saint, someone to be honored and respected as especially close to God. Or do you mean if they had statues only of Calvin and addressed all their prayers to Calvin and maybe had some kind of communion service ("Do this in memory of Calvin"?) -- because you don't mention any other aspect of this hypothetical church -- In that case, I would think they were very strange indeed.
From the LDS point of view today's mainstream is but a shell of the original early Church was.
From the LDS point of understanding we do not reject the OT or NT we are aware that in many situations vital knowledge is not presents nor books that the Bible makes reference to.
Unless you read the original books that are considered missing which the Bible made reference too there is no way you know for sure we have it covered in what we have.
Now you can keep telling yourselves you have it all but that is not a fact!
The Book of Mormon has shown time and time again a clearer understanding of the passages without all this ambiguity, the Book of Mormon gives a sure foundation.
When you know something is right there is a peace with in which comes from the Lord.
Joseph Smith was a Latter Day Prophet as just as the other prophets in their day they too were rejected by many and had that burden to carry while trying to do their mission even Jesus Christ also suffered that same types of people always trying to destroy his message.
All mankind have their agency and to pipe dream that the Bible is infallible when all have agency to do as they see fit, including the opposition.
Many passages in the Bible testify to the misuse of agency
You obey these self imposed rules which are not from God, therefore you continue to believe something that is not true.
The Lord gave 10 commandments in the OT and before it was over the clergy had 613 self imposed rules which did not come form God!
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LOL! Tom Cruise can claim he's the Easter Bunny if he chooses. So what?