32 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.I have and many Mormons have testified of Jesus (that's confessing), I hate to tell you this, but you don't get to judge who's Christian, that job has been filled forever, literally.
Paul had witnessed a gross case of incest in Corinth. The congregation, for whatever reason — insensitivity towards sin, reluctance to confront, an unsureness of whether or not what the man was doing was sin under the new covenant — the congregation at Corinth was “tolerating” a man in open incest. So Paul wrote about it and then reminded them that:
1 Corinthians 5:11-13
“It is not my business to pass judgment on those outside. Of those who are inside, you can surely be the judges. But of those who are outside, God is the judge.”
Later Paul has evidently told Timothy previously to tell certain false teachers to cease and desist. He writes in I Tim. 3:
“When I was leaving for Macedonia, I asked you to stay on in Ephesus and warn certain people there to stop spreading their false teachings. 4You needed to warn them to stop wasting their time on senseless stories and endless lists of ancestors. Such things only cause arguments. They don’t help anyone to do God’s work that can only be done by faith.”
So, the Lord tells us that we have every right to discern and judge sin in people who call themselves believers as well as we are to warn people when they are preaching and teaching false doctrine. The Bible is clear that anyone that teaches anything but the gospel and anyone who adds to it — is accursed.
It’s nice that you said that what I stated was not what Mormons believe. However you did not reference those texts in the B of Mormon which raise the question for Mike Huckabee and myself.
Your refutation of the many wives on their own planet argument is sweet. I’m glad you love your wife. However, what you believe is not Biblical at all. You know that Jesus said that “there is no marriage in heaven”? C’mon. You have got to have read the Bible.
Jesus’ atonement is a sacrifice for the soul that will believe it. My faith in Christ does not apply to my husband or relatives. That means Hitler would get into Mormon heaven by some baptism for the dead ceremony by a distant relative? I don’t think so.
And, miming or mouthing the words that “we confess Jesus is Lord” is meaningless wordplay if not backed up by faith. Why? Because even the devils acknowledge Jesus. It is the confession of faith in Jesus because of how He has saved us from our sin. It is not some magical declaration. Jesus does not merely decorate our lives if He is our savior, He resides inside of us.
Anyway, there is no personal animosity towards you. That is reserved for the deceiver of our souls. But I will say that I testify to the joyous resurrection power of Jesus Christ in my personal life and that I believe that all things will pass away, but His Word will NEVER pass away.
That’s why adding to the Word or altering the idea of how one is saved (preaching a different gospel) is so strongly rebuffed by the Lord in the Bible. This is what is wrong with the Book of Mormon; it is a self-described “corrective” and addition to God’s holy Word! Toss it out. You only need the Gospel.