I am not Mormon. Nevertheless, I am troubled by anyone questioning anyone else’s faith. It is, after all, FAITH. I certainly recognize that what I believe, I believe by faith. I cannot prove it (if I could, I would). Mormons cannot prove it. No religion can. To question what others believe only invites a response in kind.
All of that said, I believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God and Savior of the World (for those who will accept Him). And while I don’t have proof, among the best evidence of Christ’s divinity was His willingness to die when He could have avoided death by simply denying His divinity. Many of His apostles, who witnessed His resurrected person, suffered hideous deaths that they could have avoided by renouncing their faith. Had Christ not risen from the dead and appeared to them over many days, I cannot believe they would have willingly suffered as they did.
I’ll disagree with what the Mormons believe on some fronts, but I see no right or good in denying them their faith.
i don’t see you telling people to be silent about the facts on any other religion...just this one
and frankly, i have no idea if you’re really a mormon or not...the first thing a mormon on fr does is say he’s not mormon
if there’s an advantage in a mormon lying about his faith, he is COMMANDED by lds doctrine, to lie...
when i was in the church, they explained that if someone questioned you on a matter that put the church in a bad light, you were instructed to lie, because if the church was negatively represented, it could prevent prospective converts from becoming lds, and it was a lesser sin to lie than to let a convert be lost to the church...
i corroborate...”Lying for the Lord”, source: MormonWiki
Lying for the Lord refers to the practice of lying to protect the image of and belief in the Mormon religion, a practice which Mormonism itself fosters in various ways. From Joseph Smith’s denial of having more than one wife, to polygamous Mormon missionaries telling European investigators that reports about polygamy in Utah were lies put out by “anti-Mormons” and disgruntled ex-members, to Gordon B. Hinckley’s dishonest equivocation on national television over Mormon doctrine, Mormonism’s history seems replete with examples of lying. Common members see such examples as situations where lying is justified. For the Mormon, loyalty and the welfare of the church are more important than the principle of honesty, and plausible denials and deception by omission are warranted by an opportunity to have the Mormon organization seen in the best possible light. This is part of the larger package of things that lead many to describe Mormonism as a cult. “Lying for the lord” is part of Mormonism’s larger deceptive mainstreaming tactics, and conversion numbers would drastically lower if important Mormon beliefs were fully disclosed to investigators.
(source: mormonwiki.org)
And yet later in your reply you CLAIM to be a CHRISTIAN??
Oprah has REALLY ruined you!!!
Bring it!
I'm quite sure I can handle it!
The lds-org denies that Jesus is the Creator, that everything was created THROUGH Him, BY Him and FOR Him.
They deny that Jesus created even the angels out of nothing.
They do NOT teach the truth about Jesus.
You said, "Nevertheless, I am troubled by anyone questioning anyone elses faith. It is, after all, FAITH. I certainly recognize that what I believe, I believe by faith. I cannot prove it (if I could, I would). Mormons cannot prove it. No religion can. To question what others believe only invites a response in kind."
Unfortunately, this definition of faith has no objectivity, no certainty, and no reliance on truth, it is based only on feelings.
Faith in Christ is NOT so. He is a real, historical figure. His basic existence is an established fact. His miracles were documented by His followers, and His claims to Divinity earned Him a crucifixion death. All this is verified by history (see Josephus). The problem with the lds is that they have literally stolen the Name, and the Identity of Jesus Christ, and have constructed a completely false story for their religion.
The lds demands that their organization be accepted as a true Christian group.
No. That cannot happen. Truth is truth. The only charitable thing to do is to speak the Truth to individual mormons. They are in a burning house, and they need to be rescued. Letting them stay and burn is wrong.
I don't see anyone here "denying" mormons anything. Confronting mormonism's teachings, doctrine and theology is something quite different.
As you said, faith is up to each person. However, when a religion comes out and attempts to undermine the entire premise that billions of people have built their FAITH upon, it is our duty as Christians to challenge this "religion" in kind.
Mormonism changes, perverts and otherwise discounts the divine and eternal nature of God through the use of very similar words, but different definitions.
What I, as an ex-mormon and the others challenge is their doctrine, theology and teachings.