Well, since the moderator removed my last post let me paraphrase —
Thank you all for teaching me the error of my ways. I did not know how wrong I could be. I thought we shared some of the same ideas and values - but apparently we do not. I want no part of what you claim to be “Christian”. You are not of the same faith as my mother. I hope you enjoy your party.
We could tell.
But; are you the same faith as described by the Father?
2. "Who is this that darkens my counsel with words without knowledge?
3. Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me.
4. "Where were you when I laid the earth's foundation? Tell me, if you understand.
5. Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know! Who stretched a measuring line across it?
6. On what were its footings set, or who laid its cornerstone--
7. while the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy?
8. "Who shut up the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb,
9. when I made the clouds its garment and wrapped it in thick darkness,
10. when I fixed limits for it and set its doors and bars in place,
11. when I said, `This far you may come and no farther; here is where your proud waves halt'?
12. "Have you ever given orders to the morning, or shown the dawn its place,
13. that it might take the earth by the edges and shake the wicked out of it?
14. The earth takes shape like clay under a seal; its features stand out like those of a garment.
15. The wicked are denied their light, and their upraised arm is broken.
16. "Have you journeyed to the springs of the sea or walked in the recesses of the deep?
17. Have the gates of death been shown to you? Have you seen the gates of the shadow of death ?
18. Have you comprehended the vast expanses of the earth? Tell me, if you know all this.
19. "What is the way to the abode of light? And where does darkness reside?
20. Can you take them to their places? Do you know the paths to their dwellings?
21. Surely you know, for you were already born! You have lived so many years!
That is a common misconception but we really don't share the same religion - yes, Christians are called to holy living because we follow Christ but our motives are different - our response is out of love and thanks and the mormon resonse is out of fear and works - there are HUGE doctrinal differences between Bible believing Christians and the mormon - (1) the Trinity - we believe it mormons do not (2) the virgin birth - we believe it mormons believe God and Mary had sex to give bith to Jesus. (3) the Bible - we belive it - you all don't - it is used as advertising to draw in Christians who don't know scripture but once in the mormon church the Bible is secondary if even that - the true teaching to mormons are pearl of great price, doct of covenants, book of mormon etc. True Christians are offended by the mormon church who added to our sacred scripture ... bottom line, no, we are far from alike. Only our morality looks similar but ours is not done in our own strength but through the work of Christ in our lives - and we fail at that too but he still loves us and will still let us into heaven because he paid the price to do so. And there will be a party - and we are very excited and long for it day by day. I hope you'll join us there... just humbly recieve God's free gift of salvation and you've got your ticket. God's richest blessings to you and yours.