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To: Biggirl

Don’t go down the “add or subtract” argument. It is full of holes. That statement in revelation refers to THE Book Of Revelation. The bible is a collection of BOOKS.

I think that one of the main reasons for the non-acceptance of the Mormon baptism is the fact that you have to accept Joseph Smith and declare that the Mormon church is the one true church. In that statement Mormons extract themselves from the body of the christian church which does not reside in a building.


41 posted on 12/01/2011 3:54:34 PM PST by pennyfarmer (Even a RINO will chew its foot off when caught in a trap.)
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To: pennyfarmer; Biggirl; Elsie
Don’t go down the “add or subtract” argument. It is full of holes. That statement in revelation refers to THE Book Of Revelation. The bible is a collection of BOOKS.

Well even in the book of Revelation, I believe Joseph Smith added 59 words with his JST version.

(I've got the exact # & which words were added...can revisit this later...I think Elsie also has this info)

47 posted on 12/01/2011 4:28:58 PM PST by Colofornian (JoePologists: Those who defend the personality cults of Joe Smith and Joe Paterno)
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To: pennyfarmer

Just to correct you, the warning to not “add” or “subtract” although it speaks directly about the very last book of the Holy Bible, also does extend to the NEED to show RESPECT to God’s Holy Bible, His holy word.

That is why the Bible is also called a LIBRARY.

The CHURCH is MORE than a building. It is the “body of Christ”.

Also it is possible that because of a pratice of what is called “baptism of the dead”, which, did not Paul warn against in one of his letters not to do?


91 posted on 12/02/2011 3:56:19 AM PST by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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