Well, let’s talk about orthodox Christianity for a second. Orthodox Christianity centuries ago stated that Protestants were apostate, heretical, & false. The Pope basically stated likewise here recently. Where does that leave you AMPU? As well, orthodox Christianity of more recent past has had great difficulty reconciling differences in baptism, sacrament, grace vs. works, etc....
One would think that if it were so clear cut in the Bible, there would be no differences. There’s absolutely no general consensus in “Orthodox Christianity” on those & many other issues. Clearly, orthodox Christianity doesn’t have a real good track record on discerning all truth.
So, who’s right AMPU, you & those that think likewise, or the Catholics, or maybe one of the other thousands of “Christian” churches that differ from your opinions? See where your haughtiness gets a little weak?
As far as your assertion that praying to the Lord for answers is something unique to the BOM, I thought you were a Bible scholar? And you make that statement?
Is my burning in the bosom neccessarily better than others? NO! I do respect those that have sincerely prayed the most. I don’t ask or expect readers to take my word for it or that of my church. If they take the challenge & come up w/ a different answer, so be it. I believe the Lord will answer those prayers as He said He would in the Bible. My quest isn’t to impose my beliefs on others but rather to share the message. Let those that read do w/ that as they will.
In conclusion, faith & truth have failed me not. But that is my experience & one that is very personal to me. I feel no ill will towards those that have received otherwise. Have a great weekend AMPU.
Well, an adulterous peepstone false prophet is hardly a good alternative to what you've tried to denigrate as Orthodox Christianity. Mormonism is not Christianity because Joe Smith was not directed by God to fabricate the B of M, or the book of Abraham, or the rewrite of the King James Bible. But you're doing demon's yoeman's work there, son. Smith was a fraud, his religion is a fraudulent copy of waht he as a clueless conman tried to copy in service to the lusts of his flesh under the direction of an evil intelligence.
“Is my burning in the bosom neccessarily better than others? NO! I do respect those that have sincerely prayed the most. I don’t ask or expect readers to take my word for it or that of my church. If they take the challenge & come up w/ a different answer, so be it. I believe the Lord will answer those prayers as He said He would in the Bible.”
Reno, many of us have prayed AND compared mormonism to the
Bible and gotten a very clear answer that it is a false religion.
And that is the problem with the approach mormonism
advocates. Well, just one problem.
As to the rest of your post...
“One would think that if it were so clear cut in the Bible, there would be no differences.”
When Christ was on earth, he healed one man by spitting in
the dirt and wiping it on his eyes. Another was healed by
hitting him.
That started the Hittites and Spittites. :-)
It’s been the same throughout history. Where there are
people, there are problems. You could easily get rid of
all problems by eliminating all people. God didn’t choose
to do that.
I do not worry about any other church or group that doesn’t
accept the Bible as authoritative in matters of faith
or practice of Christianity. There is one Church. Purchased
with Christ’s blood. Married to Him as Bride. That’s the one
I belong to by His grace. It is the only one. The Universal
Church.
“Clearly, orthodox Christianity doesn’t have a real good track record on discerning all truth.”
The churches on earth have had failures throughout history.
Where there are humans, there is failure. Don’t look for that
to change. God is at work anyway. Even the gates of Hell will
never prevail against His Church.
Happy weekend!
ampu
But NOT because they started following some newly introduced doctrine, but that by studying the EXISTING writings, finding the Truth was in them!
If you start relying on what the BIBLE says, you, too, will be called "apostate, heretical" by your organization, friends and yes, your family.