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To: Honorary Serb
The Church established by our Lord and His Apostles—the holy Orthodox Church—was not present in upstate New York (”the burnt-over district”) where Smith was living. Thus all the sects that Smith knew were wrong.

While you're correct in generally not according respect to the burnt-over district, I see that you hold to exclusivity of THE church as ONLY belonging to an Orthodox monopoly...the same position the Mormon church holds to (D&C 1:30).

He was told that he must “join none of them, for they were all wrong...Well, what Smith was told—by whoever—was correct, but NOT for the reason that Smith came to believe!

Joseph Smith, shortly after their baby died, attended classes to join the Methodist church. And his mother was Presbyterian. So we know at least those two churches were present in his area.

Smith was not only told they were all wrong, but that ALL their creeds were an abomination to these entities.

So are you going on record in agreeing with that? -- That ALL the creeds of Presbyterians & Methodists are an "abomination?"

(If not, then I suggest you stop leaving yourself open to being widely critiqued on these -- and start backtracking and apologizing for your loose keyboard typing)

122 posted on 12/27/2010 9:44:16 AM PST by Colofornian (Final filtered authority figures of Lds: PR spokesmen & Unofficial Mormon links Some Lds use)
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To: Colofornian

No, not all the creeds of protestant (and for that matter Roman Catholic) churches are abominations, especially since there is a great deal of agreement with the Orthodox Church.

However, the Orthodox Church remains the Church established by our Lord and His Apostles, and has the fulness of the Christian faith, which “denominations” lack. And Orthodoxy is a lot more than a set of doctrines, but is a way of life—remember the Apostles called the Christian faith “The Way” in the New Testament!


123 posted on 12/27/2010 11:18:33 AM PST by Honorary Serb (Kosovo is Serbia! Free Srpska! Abolish ICTY!)
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