As I said in earlier posts, the former LDS members are the best witnesses to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ, to Mormons and counteract thier false doctrine with the *Truth* of the Holy Bible and Gospel of Christ, that is why I said I will bow out, because I do not know what Mormon doctrine teaches, I just know many Mormons say they are Christians and believe JOHN 14:6.
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Perhaps we are the ‘best’ to reach them. That does not give you an excuse to not try to reach them, to claim they are Christians and part of the body of Christ (as you did up thread several times).
How about LEARNING what they believe so you can witness to the ones you meet rather than ASSUME someone else will. Mayber YOU are the one to reach them.
So your ‘bowing out’, is cowardly and unchristian.
Stand for Christ.
And again, you are confusing ‘extraction’ (the you are going to hell in your face method) with witnessing (which is much gentler) but witnessing can’t come until they see that the need Jesus, a different Jesus than the one their cults claim (and they are different Christs).
With cultists (JW’s, LDS) especially the Restorationist groups, there needs to be a certain amount of extraction first. You need to get through to them that all is not well in their church, that they don’t have the ‘truth’, and that even though they SAY and believe they are Christians, their beliefs and religion are unbiblical.
So rather than sit in La-La land, do some research and get out there and help us!
What I am not interested in doing is *Arguing* with other’s.
I did not say I grew up as a JW, I said I learned about GOD from the JW’s as they were our neighbors when I was growing up..
Do I witness to JW’s..no...The ones I do know say they are Christians and I am not going to argue with them...
My witnessing is to people who have left the Church and say GOD does not exist, and people who try and twist scripture on sin.....So no I am not in La La Land....I don’t know with over 2000 posts here, do you think you are reaching Mormon’s to change thier mind about being Mormon????
If you are that’s great, but if you aren’t then it’s just bantering back and fourth.....
I just feel people that are dead set in thier religious beliefs are not going to change thier mind, unless thier heart is open to the Holy SPirit....
I don’t know if the Best Witnessing methods are learning how ever long it takes, about Mormon Doctrine, or the Qura’n so you can argue the point with Muslims and Mormons...
If you do, and it works then I say..Go for it....
GOD has a way to use everyone for his purpose if we are open.....