MY GOD IS NO LIAR.
This topic came up regarding a friend of mine who was baptized as an infant, was not confirmed and became a Born Again Christian as an adult. We were discussing whether she needed to be baptized again.
My ‘doctrine’ came from a Lutheran pastor (not the liberal ELCA but the conservative Missouri synod).
Furthermore, I discussed it with a Methodist minister and he agreed with the statement as well, saying she could either be confirmed as a believer or re-baptized if she chose a church that practiced believer baptism.
Finally, I spoke to my non-denominational pastor and he did put in a caveat. He said “if she has been confirmed AS A BELIEVER, then there is no need to be re-baptized. IF not, and she attends a church that practices believer baptism, then she should consider being baptized as a public statement of faith.
I stand by my statement. It is not hollow. Yet I suspect it is “meat” to someone who has only ever had spoiled milk (LDS doctrine).
I and other Christians are in full communion, as a believer, with the Lutherans, Methodists, Presbyterians, Assemblies of God, Calvary Chapel movement, non-denomminational churches, etc. We may disagree on finer points of doctrine yet we agree on the most important things: Jesus Christ is the Son of God, fully God and fully man, He came to earth, led a sinless life, was crucified for our sins, died and rose from the dead. We believe in salvation by grace through faith alone, not of works.
It didn't work for Joseph Smith back in the 1830s either!