Posted on 06/22/2009 7:01:44 PM PDT by delacoert
And note that this ignores the fact that the so-called "attacks" (bringing to light the fallacies of mormonism) are against mormon lies, not against individuals....
I get a kick out of that condescending claim to be "saints" by mormons....I sure haven't seen many who exhibit "saintly" behavior in my many years of observance, present company NOT excepted.
It comes from NONE of their 'scriptures'.
(Oh, that's "nice.")
Let's see. The lds say dead-dunking is part of the Mormon gospel. Let me flip through their Book of Mormon pages to find that necro passage...Why, I can't find it...It's not there. Oops, Mormon.
Let's see. The lds say three degrees of glory is part of the Mormon gospel. Let me flip through their Book of Mormon pages to find that telestial passage...Why, I can't find it...It's not there. Oops, Mormon.
Let's see. The lds say men becoming gods is part of the Mormon gospel. Let me flip through their Book of Mormon pages to find that passage...Why, I can't find it...It's not there. Oops, Mormon.
Let's see. The lds say being married is part of the Mormon gospel (you can't get to exaltation without it). Let me flip through their Book of Mormon pages to find that marriage-is-part-of-the-plan-of-eternal-progression passage...Why, I can't find it...It's not there. Oops, Mormon.
Let's see. The lds say temple sealings and endowments are part of the Mormon gospel. Let me flip through their Book of Mormon pages to find those temple, sealing & endowment passages...Why, I can't find them...not there. Oops, Mormon.
Let's see. The lds say tithing & obeying the Word of Wisdom is linked to temple-access...and you can't perform or be included on temple rituals minus such access...hence, it's directly linked to the Mormon plan-of-salvation as part of the Mormon gospel. Let me flip through their Book of Mormon pages to find those temple recommends and Word-of-Wisdom passages...Why, I can't find them...not there. Oops, Mormon.
Let's see. The lds say wives can't go beyond the veil without the consent & secret handshakes of their husbands...and Lds leaders have claimed that nobody enters minus the consent of Joseph Smith... Let me flip through their Book of Mormon pages to find those consent passages...Why, I can't find them...not there. Oops, Mormon.
With all KINDS of metals!
Or not...
Good one.
Also note that my point about Catholics and Protestants serving together in certain ecumenical organizations sharing the same message of salvation was tastefully not addressed.
Truth always screws up a good deceit...
Seems that would be a plus, getting others to spread the word and such. Unless TOO MUCH information is a bad things.
Of course that only is an issue with those who have something to hide or ideas that may not stand in the face of reasonable scrutiny or fact finding.
Oops
(Oh, don't worry. J. Smith set it all straight by telling us several times in Lds Doctrine & Covenants that the Book of Mormon is the "fullness of the everlasting gospel"...well, it was "full" insofar as it was correctly translated...somebody must have gone in and removed "many plain & precious things" from the Book of Mormon 'cause I just can't find all those "full gospel" things there...)
***What’s a guy to do when Jesus Christ tells you all the churches are wrong? What would you have done? ***
First you question person’s claim. Remember, even Charlie Manson claimed to be Jesus. And at the time of Joseph Smith there were several men going around claiming to be Jesus. One even ended living in the house of Joseph Smith. Smith couldn’t stand the competition so he kicked him out. This “Jesus” stole two of Smith’s candlesticks on the way out.
And “prophets” are a dime a dozen today. Just look at the tabloids over the last 40 years in the checkout line.
So you would have told Jesus to take a hike?
***So you would have told Jesus to take a hike?***
When you are well grounded in BIBLE scripture you can tell a fraud very quickly.
**So you would have told Jesus to take a hike?**
Which one? The one Smith claimed to see in the woods or the one who stole the candlesticks? Shucks! They might have been the same guy!
But then there was another one out there also claiming to be Jesus.
Interesting, you say being well grounded in the Bible allows you to detect that Jesus is a fraud? My take on the NT is that it teaches that Jesus is real.
I find it hard to believe you believe that Jesus is a fraud. If Jesus appeared to you, you would really call Him a fraud and reject Him?
The one that appeared to Saul.
They are still stinging from Promise Keepers, included Catholics and Protestants, but were clearly identified as non-Christian, inspite of the PR and weaseling to get into PK leadership and acceptance.
They do hate that so.
You would be more prone to buy it from me.
You haven’t made any points.
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