Posted on 07/05/2007 3:00:33 AM PDT by Gamecock
First in a series.....
The intent of this thread is not to determine if a Mormon should be president, or if you want one as a next door neighbor, but are they Christian?
Please try to focus on that thought......
Press on! It will be clear to any rational human that Mormon doctrine is contrary to the Bible and no one can truly be a Mormon and truly be a Christian. That being said, not all who participate in “Christian churches” are not all truly Christians and it’s likely that not all who participate in Mormon churches are truly Mormons.
False doctrine must be exposed to the light of Truth, which can only be found in the revealed, written Word of God - that which has been recognized as the Bible for nearly 2,000 years.
What difference would it make whether or not a Mormon is a Christian if, as President, one agrees with your politics?
Would you prefer a Mormon who agrees with you to a Christian who disagrees with you, politically speaking, in the White House? How about a Mormon who abides by his Church's teachings, believes in Christ, etc. vs. a Christian who you have no evidence does the same?
That is not the point of this thread.
If you want to have such a discussion, please start your own thread, ping me, and I will reply.
That’s ok—I think I just got my answer. Thanks.
Walter Martin's Kingdom of the Cults lays out areas in which he strongly contends that Mormonism and Christianity diverge. One chapter in that examination is entitled The Truth about the god of the Mormons, in which Martin cites written texts from the Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, and succeeding prophets.
Trinitarianism is the dividing line between historic Christianity and pretend Christianity.
Gamecock, from a reformed perspective, isn’t the only distinction-with-a-differnce whether or not one is elect? And without an “elect-o-meter” none of us has a clue as to whether a Mormon or non-Mormon is one.
Now, we can debate doctrine, of course, and Mormon doctrine as I understand it is not in accord with scripture, so I am dismissive of it.
But for all I know there could be more elect in the LDS church than in the PCUSA.
Lay off the peyote, Joe.
You make it sound as though the president should have to be a Christian.
Actually, I think he makes it sound like that's not the point of this thread.
OK
Bingo!
Here's a nifty little cartoon Greg found a few days ago.
Before deciding whether we are Christians, you really should define Christian. Can you list those beliefs, practices, and characteristics that distinguish those who are Christians from those who are not?
The problem of definition is more difficult than it might appear at first. Almost any definition that would exclude Mormons would also exclude other groups that have historically been considered Christian.
You might start with the Bible. The word Christian appears in three places in the Bible: Acts 11:26; Acts 26:28; and 1 Peter 4:16. How does the Bible define the word?
Is that really what Mormons believe?
A Christian accepts that the god of the Jews is God, that he had a son named Jesus Christ, who was crucified, that Mary was an eternal virgin and was, along with Jesus, the only person on Earth to have never sinned. Those are the basic beliefs.
Pretty much. Colorcountry, our resident cute, lovable heretic can confirm this.
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