We have one God
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B.S. The LDS have THREE ‘gods’ who are one only in purpose (with two physical bodies).
In addition, their leaders have taught that there are millions of gods out there and that they can become Gods themselves.
So to say that you believe in only ONE God is intentionally misleading. Maybe only one God ‘for this world’, or only one God in purpose, but not as the Bible teaches it.
And the only ‘salvation’ by grace is resurrection. Exaltation (Heaven to Christians) REQUIRES WORKS. Works to the LDS are required not just a sign of faith. For Christians, works are what we do when we have already been saved, not to get there, but for the LDS they are needed (including secret handshakes) to get back to God. That is not salvation by grace at all.
Want sources/quotes Delph? I can provide them.
Delph
We have one God
B.S. The LDS have THREE ‘gods’ who are one only in purpose (with two physical bodies).
Depends on your definition of oneness now doesn't it. The Trinity looks pretty silly to most Buddhists I talked to, any who had had it explained to them by an "Orthodox Christian" wold start out by asking questions about that. You're just used to that particular man made Dogma from 325 AD.
In addition, their leaders have taught that there are millions of gods out there and that they can become Gods themselves.
Actually, you spend far more time on that on FR than I ever have in church, but if you believe Man can be deified, as the Bible teaches, then you have to accept that there are gods besides God our Father, we just don't worship them or have anything to do with them.
So to say that you believe in only ONE God is intentionally misleading. Maybe only one God ‘for this world’, or only one God in purpose, but not as the Bible teaches it.
It is exactly as the Bible teaches it. Try reading
John 17 first read the part I've marked, Jesus himself draws a simile between his and God's oneness adn the oneness the disciples are supposed to have, then go back and read the whole chapter to make sure i'm not taking it out of context. You'll never read the Bible the same way again once you understand God the Father and Jesus Christ better.
And the only ‘salvation’ by grace is resurrection. Exaltation (Heaven to Christians) REQUIRES WORKS. Works to the LDS are required not just a sign of faith. For Christians, works are what we do when we have already been saved, not to get there, but for the LDS they are needed (including secret handshakes) to get back to God. That is not salvation by grace at all.
Just for the record, believing in Christ is a work. You literally have no knowledge of our actual beliefs, try reading
James 2:14-26 what we believe is Biblical, true gospel.
Want sources/quotes Delph? I can provide them.
Thanks, I've seen them, have you sen what I am quoting? Afraid to look? If you don't want to read from LDS.org, fine, get a KJV bible and look it up, it's the same.
Delph