[MHGinTN]

This post is an example of the sort of twisting I referred to. To play these minion games with words one must ignore/set aside The Gospel of John as stating that IN THE BEGINNING was the Word, and the Word was with God and was God in the beginning. Then the same minion twists the plain wording where it is stated that The Word is The Son, Emmanuel, God with us.

The smooth, demonic minion denial comes fashioned as questions, questioning the faithe/faithing of those we were raised to respect as Christian men and women founding a nation. The Mormonism 'apologists' do the same demonic deed and pat themselves on the back praising their clever manipulation of words and meanings.

[spirited irish]

“The smooth, demonic minion denial comes fashioned as questions, questioning the faithe/faithing of those we were raised to respect as Christian men and women founding a nation. The Mormonism ‘apologists’ do the same demonic deed and pat themselves on the back praising their clever manipulation of words and meanings.”

Spirited: A powerfully insightful explanation, one that goes beyond the linear and into deeper levels of meaning.

[mitch5501]

"...pat themselves on the back praising their clever manipulation of words and meanings"

Jesus knows all men and knows what is in man.He knows the thoughts and intents behind every word of every post.

[BroJoeK]

MHGGinTN: "To play these minion games with words one must ignore/set aside The Gospel of John as stating that IN THE BEGINNING was the Word, and the Word was with God and was God in the beginning.
Then the same minion twists the plain wording where it is stated that The Word is The Son, Emmanuel, God with us."

FRiend, there are no "minion games" and no "setting aside" any gospel.
But, as partly explained in post #2,467, I have not addressed John 1 for the following reasons:

1. The explanation is lengthy, requiring study and expertise to lay out carefully, none of which am I very qualified for.

2. There is no possible way my explanation would change your minds, so there's no reason to do it.

3. My purpose here is not to proselytize you, only to ask for your understanding and respect for the religious opinions of those who, like many Founding Fathers, don't share your Trinitarian orthodoxy.

MHGGinTN: "The smooth, demonic minion denial comes fashioned as questions, questioning the faithe/faithing of those we were raised to respect as Christian men and women founding a nation."

But I am not "questioning" our Founders' faith, I'm telling you they were not, in large part, traditional Christians.
Instead, their Christianity was influenced, to greater or lesser degrees, by their Age of Enlightenment, by deism, Unitarianism and Freemasonry.
Those are not "questions", they are facts.

MHGGinTN: "The Mormonism 'apologists' do the same demonic deed and pat themselves on the back praising their clever manipulation of words and meanings."

I am not Mormon, but some of my relatives are, and they are the nicest, best people you can imagine.
There is nothing "demonic" about them, and for you to claim such says nothing about them, and a lot about you.

[Kevmo]

Yup. I agree it’s “demonic minion denial”. That’s perhaps more harsh than me calling them a God damned heretic. They are lies from the pit of hell.