In Humility, Our Savior, no. 172
1. In humility, our Savior,
Grant thy Spirit here, we pray,
As we bless the bread and water
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TadPole, while there appears to be songs that the mormons sing that mention the Cross that Jesus died on and shed His Bood to save us...
That very Blood is denied and not celebrated in those same songs...
Jesus taught us to eat bread to represent His body broken for us and to drink WINE to represent His Blood that was shed for us until He came back again...
Although some Christians drink grape juice instead of wine, it still represents the Blood of Jesus and there is nothing wrong with that because it is still the “fruit of the vine”
But for the mormons to exchange wine for water is blasphemeous, and denies the power of the Blood of Jesus to save...
This very act of dieobedience and to the instructions of our Lord Jesus Christ, is blatant hypocrisy and blasphemy and excludes mormonism from being recognized or acknowledged as Christianity...
I have to admit, this one has me mixing all emotions. Humor. Confusion. Amazement.
But for the mormons to exchange wine for water is blasphemeous, and denies the power of the Blood of Jesus to save...
This very act of disobedience and to the instructions of our Lord Jesus Christ, is blatant hypocrisy and blasphemy and excludes mormonism from being recognized or acknowledged as Christianity...
I've seen all kinds of arguments for claiming Mormons are not Christians, but this is the first time I have heard this one. Blasphemy? That is pretty strong. And I can appreciate your emotion behind this, assuming your strong love for our Savior.
But I find it ironic that we were just discussing "works" and this sure sounds like you are claiming that a "work" actually does mean something. Are you suggesting that a Christian that doesn't participate in the sacrament of the Lord's supper is not a true Christian? If so, how often is this sacrament required? How about the Catholics and their taking this a step even further? Are they not Christian because they teach that "this is My body" "this is My blood?"
And for that matter, the "fruit of the vine" argument seems like justification, to me. Can we justify our way into heaven?
Like I said, this one has me astonished. Thanks for the new thought.