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Did WM hit the abuse button? Against whom and for which post?

Perhaps the sender of the mail was in error-- but over the last months threads have been pulled and people banned for theological discussions. I did receive a mail, which I laughed at to the sender. Maybe he is innocent and so let's give him the benefit of the doubt and say that he is. The Catholic threads are the worst, aren't they. I don't even know WM and have never talked to him except now and I only did so over his Greek comment. The mail did give me pause though, but I continued since I care less if I'm banned or not, for if one is banned in Christ's name, it is a badge of honor. The rest of you should never be afraid to preach the gospel, not ever.

Resolved: that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is The Restored Church of Jesus Christ, led by true and living apostles and prophets who labor under the Savior's direction, with authority from Him to preach the Gospel and administer the ordinances thereof.

Then how do you have a church that denies a personal relationship with Jesus, to be His church?

Jesus Himself said, that there is no marriage in heaven, yet your doctrine says that a perfect marriage is the only way that you can get into heaven, unless I guess for the secret password that you are given in a temple rite? Where in the Scriptures did God ever mention a secret password? This is Greek Gnosticism, pure and simple.

You are saved through works, you believe, and dismiss the doctrine of Grace as unimportant. You don't even believe in the NT, do you, believing what you have been taught, not to read it, or any other writings that you have been told are anti-Mormon. You think God has a human body because Smith claimed to meet Him face to face. The prophet Isaiah said no man can look on God and live, and thus your prophet is biblically proved a charlatran. The Hebrew word for face, does not mean literal face, and if you were allowed to study Hebrew, you would know that.

You rely on emotion, not the Word of God, or the knowledge of Jesus Christ, for whatever it is you call faith. You deny that the Holy Spirit dwells within, contradicting the very words of Christ Himself.

You do not know hermeneutics, nor are you allowed too. Your leaders pick and choose the verses for you to believe in, and they tell you what to believe.

Your church leaders have rewritten your church history and hide the truth from you. Just try researching it and asking about it. They will show you the door, won't they?

There is no archaeological evidence for your fantastic claims about the civilizations in the Americas. None, nada, yet there are for many of those in the OT and NT.

When scholars did obtain and translate the Egyptian papyrus that Smith claimed to have translated, it was found to be a common burial text, easily brought back at that time from travelers to Egypt. He is a proven liar. His closest associates called him a liar and were promptly excommunicated too, weren't they?

As for the ridiculous claim that he is the Joseph of the bible, what can even be said? Bad hermeneutics, and if you think "smith" mentioned once in the OT, is a prophecy about him, that's just as ridiculous. Then bear in mind that Tubal Cain was the progenitor of smiths, so maybe he is yours after all.

Most distressing, WM is that you are empty and unfulfilled and an unsaved soul,without a personal saving relationship with the Lord Jesus. You know that hunger and that emptiness that all the religious works and busyness cannot fill.Your coming over here is no accident. Think about it. Accept Christ into your heart and ask Him to show you the truth today. In Christ, TTC