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I agree... To me a Christian is a Christian... It doesn’t matter how one worships to Jesus... Also I have family members who are members of the LDS...


26 posted on 12/12/2010 7:27:05 AM PST by KevinDavis (I have no problem with a black president. But the one we have now is yellow to the core)
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To: KevinDavis; Bean Counter
I agree... To me a Christian is a Christian...

All Christian churches, Orthodox, Protestant, Catholic, agree that mormonism is not Christian.

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Question: I read recently that the Catholic Church had rejected Mormon baptism, since their view of Christ and the Trinity is so unusual. But I have to ask: Are Mormons considered separated brothers and sisters? While their views are strange to say the least, they are still separated, and we should reach out to them. If we view them as something other than separated, doesn't that exclude ecumenism? I know that many view them as a cult, but aren't cult members separated as well?

Answer: The reason Mormons are not considered separated brethren is not because they aren't "separated" from the Church-they are-but they aren't "brethren" in the sense required.

The phrase separated brethren refers to those who, though separated from full communion with the Catholic Church, have been justified through baptism and are thus brethren in Christ. The Decree on Ecumenism (Unitatis Redintegratio) of Vatican II teaches that "all who have been justified by faith in baptism are members of Christ's body, and have a right to be called Christian, and so are correctly accepted as brothers by the children of the Catholic Church."

Because Mormonism is polytheistic and rejects the Trinity, Mormon baptism is not valid, and Mormons are not considered separated brethren. For the same reason, outreach to them, while certainly a good thing, is not ecumenism, though it can include dialogue and social cooperation as well as efforts to evangelize them.

48 posted on 12/12/2010 9:47:34 AM PST by ansel12
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To: KevinDavis

It doesn’t matter how one worships to Jesus
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It does to Jesus...

“God is Spirit, so those who worship Him must worship Him in Spirit and in Truth.” (The LORD Jesus Christ John 4:24)


120 posted on 12/15/2010 5:31:29 AM PST by Tennessee Nana
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To: KevinDavis
It doesn’t matter how one worships to Jesus

Tell it to Cain!

136 posted on 12/15/2010 9:34:18 AM PST by T Minus Four (Duh. We were talking about in the old days or not-so-distant old days)
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To: KevinDavis

“I agree... To me a Christian is a Christian... It doesn’t matter how one worships to Jesus...”

Then you would be wrong, or not a Christian. It does matter, doctrine matters and unbiblical doctrine and teachings such as those espoused by the LDS are to be refuted, condemned, and spoken openly against.


145 posted on 12/23/2010 9:08:05 PM PST by reaganaut (Ex Mormon, now Christian - "I once was lost but now am found, was blind but now I see")
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To: KevinDavis

What does it mean to be a Christian? What are the hallmarks?

151 posted on 12/23/2010 10:19:53 PM PST by delacoert
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