Posted on 01/30/2011 7:56:56 AM PST by greyfoxx39
teppe wrote:
Christ himself uttered these words during the First Vision ... and all of thier {SIC} Creeds are an abomination to me ....
the Creeds
unscriptural ....
indefensible ....
an Abomination ...
The one who made the post regarding the creeds being an abomination is who I was challenging, not you.
I cc’d you as a courtesy.
Ok, thanks for letting me know. I didn’t realize that.
bttt
The meaning of sincerity is the absence of opposition to MORMONism.
- ELSIE
Obviously Mormons can't get past the first line:
"I believe in one God...
1832
personage: Smith claimed the first vision only Jesus was there
Nov. 1835
personage: Smith claimed the first vision only an angel was there
1838
personages: Smith claimed the first vision both the Father AND the Son were there
I have asked this question before maybe you know Grey. If as the lds state the church fell away about 200 years after Christ, why did He wait another approx 1600 years to restore it? Wouldn’t a loving God want His own to be with Him? I mean really He just blew off 1600 years of souls, waiting for Smith. And if as they state Smith was pre mortal, why didn’t he ask to be born before he was to get the ball rolling so to speak.
Beliefs — I’ll respect a guy’s choice if he wishes to worships a chinese squirrel — that’s his choice. I’m more interested in the fact that Mormonism claims the historical inaccuracies of the Lamanites — and there is ZERO historical/archaeological/genetic/linguistic proof for any semitics in pre-Columbus America.
Just out of curiosity, is Christianity "just a religion", or is it the Christian's "entire existence"?
They pulled it out of a magic hat...
I've just been informed by a Mormon FReeper that the three Nephites never died and are in fact still around somewhere, so the priesthood never did leave the earth. What's up with that?
So were these three guys whooping it up all those years? What were they doing?
Let’s go to PD’s links and see what’s taught :-)
back in a minute...
Three of Christs chosen Nephite disciples referred to in the Book of Mormon.
The Lord granted to these disciples the same blessing granted to John the Belovedthat they might stay on the earth to bring souls to Christ until the Lord comes again. They were translated so that they would feel no pain and would not die (3 Ne. 28).
Christ granted the three disciples desire to tarry until his coming, 3 Ne. 28:19
They will never suffer the pains of death or sorrow, 3 Ne. 28:79
They shall have fulness of joy, 3 Ne. 28:10
They were temporarily caught up into heaven, 3 Ne. 28:1317 They ministered unto the people and endured persecution, 3 Ne. 28:1823
They ministered unto Mormon, 3 Ne. 28:2426 (Morm. 8:1011).
They will minister to the Gentiles, Jews, scattered tribes, and all nations, 3 Ne. 28:2729
Satan has no power over them, 3 Ne. 28:39
Three of Christs chosen Nephite disciples referred to in the Book of Mormon.
The Lord granted to these disciples the same blessing granted to John the Belovedthat they might stay on the earth to bring souls to Christ until the Lord comes again. They were translated so that they would feel no pain and would not die (3 Ne. 28).
Christ granted the three disciples desire to tarry until his coming, 3 Ne. 28:19
They will never suffer the pains of death or sorrow, 3 Ne. 28:79
They shall have fulness of joy, 3 Ne. 28:10
They were temporarily caught up into heaven, 3 Ne. 28:1317 They ministered unto the people and endured persecution, 3 Ne. 28:1823
They ministered unto Mormon, 3 Ne. 28:2426 (Morm. 8:1011).
They will minister to the Gentiles, Jews, scattered tribes, and all nations, 3 Ne. 28:2729
Satan has no power over them, 3 Ne. 28:39
The Three Nephites are three Nephite disciples of Jesus described in the Book of Mormon who were blessed by Jesus to "never taste of death; but ye shall live to behold all the doings of the Father unto the children of men, even until all things shall be fulfilled according to the will of the Father, when I shall come in my glory with the powers of heaven."[1] As related in Third Nephi chapter 28, this change occurred when they were caught up in to heaven.[2][3] Since they will never "taste death", the Nephite prophet Mormon contemplates if they are immortal already.[4] After Mormon prays for wisdom, Jesus tells him that there would be another change made at his coming so that they may become immortal.[5]
Must have been translated incorrectly.
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