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To: cubreporter
If it were just a matter of different beliefs about the recipe for a cake I'd agree with you. However Catholics and Other Christians think it is a matter of life and death and the Jesus told us it is our business to let someone on the wrong path know they are heading for the cliff of destruction. If we fail to tell them, their loss is on our head. If we tell them and they continue down the path they are lost, but we are held blameless. The Christian belief is that Jesus, God the Son, is the only way to Heaven. We want others to be in Heaven and thus we are commanded to point the correct way. Christians also believe that all we can do is the pointing but God the Holy Spirit alone opens the hearts and minds That is why we care not about how someone else worships but about just Who they worship. From Mormon doctrine we see that the one they worship is not the same God that promises salvation, but another entity they choose to call by the same name.
19 posted on 10/29/2011 7:20:10 AM PDT by cotton
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To: cotton
If we fail to tell them, their loss is on our head. If we tell them and they continue down the path they are lost, but we are held blameless

God made that point abundantly clear to Ezekiel.

20 posted on 10/29/2011 7:23:22 AM PDT by Graybeard58 (Of course Obama loves his country but Herman Cain loves mine.)
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To: cotton
If we fail to tell them, their loss is on our head. If we tell them and they continue down the path they are lost, but we are held blameless

As a Catholic or "Other Christian", when someone tells you that they think you might be on the wrong path (with or without Bible quotes), is it your duty to correct them or do you just smile, say you disagree and say "God bless"? Which path works best for you? (just curious, not challenging you).

23 posted on 10/29/2011 7:31:50 AM PDT by rhombus
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To: cotton
If it were just a matter of different beliefs about the recipe for a cake I'd agree with you. However Catholics and Other Christians think it is a matter of life and death and the Jesus told us it is our business to let someone on the wrong path know they are heading for the cliff of destruction. If we fail to tell them, their loss is on our head. If we tell them and they continue down the path they are lost, but we are held blameless. The Christian belief is that Jesus, God the Son, is the only way to Heaven. We want others to be in Heaven and thus we are commanded to point the correct way. Christians also believe that all we can do is the pointing but God the Holy Spirit alone opens the hearts and minds That is why we care not about how someone else worships but about just Who they worship. From Mormon doctrine we see that the one they worship is not the same God that promises salvation, but another entity they choose to call by the same name.

Excellent! Bears repeating.

26 posted on 10/29/2011 7:39:19 AM PDT by greyfoxx39 (If other churches were dead dunking mormons to save them mormons would be furious.)
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To: cotton

I repeat. I follow my faith and do not butt into other’s beliefs.


145 posted on 10/29/2011 11:26:26 PM PDT by cubreporter (Rush Limbaugh... where would our country be without this brilliant man?)
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To: cotton

I repeat. I follow my faith and do not butt into other’s beliefs.


146 posted on 10/29/2011 11:26:30 PM PDT by cubreporter (Rush Limbaugh... where would our country be without this brilliant man?)
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