Posted on 01/08/2011 6:43:59 PM PST by Grig
400 years ago Catholics looked on Protestantism as a cult of Christianity that lead people to hell, and looked on Protestants as not really being Christians. Clearly they've changed their minds a bit over the years on that.
In time, the same thing will happen with respect to Mormons IMHO. In fact it largely has already. While there are still some who speak of Mormons the same way that Catholics spoke of Protestants centuries ago, society in general recognizes The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints as a Christian group.
For example:
Beliefnet.com lists Latter-Day Saints as a part of Christianity: http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Christianity/Latter-Day-Saints/index.aspx
Wikipedia: "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (abbreviated as the LDS Church, and colloquially referred to as the Mormon Church) is a restorationist Christian religion" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints
Likewise the definition of 'Christian' at dictionary.com doesn't require adherence to orthodox dogma. Nor am I aware of any reputable dictionary or encyclopedia that says otherwise.
Here on FR when you go to post to the Religion forum you have the option of checking off what denomination(s) the post applies to. In there it lists the category of "Other Christian" as being specifically for "7th Day Adventist, Churches of God, Messianic Christians, Unitarian, LDS, etc."
This of course is separate from the question of what set of teachings is actually correct. Christ taught that not all who lay claim to his name will have a legitimate claim, and in the end He will be the judge. That's fine with me.
So; Jesus has ascended into Heaven, with a RESURRECTED body, and yet, here on Earth, little bitty pieces of His body and little bitty sips of His blood pop up EVERYwhere.
Sorry, but I DON'T believe it.
And believeing one way or the other ain't gonna make a hill of beans to my salvation: right?
Your effort to insult me isn't exactly a defense of the traditions of men which have weaseled their way into Catholic and Protestant teaching. You want to argue. I will now ignore your spittle.
Your effort to insult me isn't exactly a defense of the traditions of men which have weedled their way into Catholic and Protestant teaching. You want to argue. I will now ignore your spittle.
Hopefully, you believe Jesus is God. You don’t believe it, because Faith is a gift, pray about it and i am sure the Holy Spirit will lead you, just as Christians have been led from the time of the Apostles to the present. Reject this great apostasy doctrine. As to your Salvation, read John 6. The Church is the Body of Christ on earth, is there more than One Christ, if no, there is only One Body of Christ.
thanks for the Christian love.
This n00b comes across more like a stealth Mormon trying to create an argument and thus confusion, than a Catholic Christian. Be cautious with this ‘one’ n00b.
Now you’re beginning to sounding like a mormon missionary. “Pray about it.”, “...great apostasy...”, “There’s only one [true] church.”.
Btw, since you’re a N00b, mindreading is against FR RF rules —”You don’t believe it,...”
I notice you can’t answer the question, but you can play smarmy mormonesque games. I think maybe you’ve outed yourself, ‘one’.
elsie said “sorry i don’t BELIEVE it” maybe if you read the post i am responding to, you won’t accuse me of mind reading!
i admit, you got me! what’s the answer to your question and what does it matter?
mormon missionary? LOL!
"Hopefully, you believe Jesus is God. You don’t believe it, because Faith is a gift..."
The inference I've drawn from your comment is quite clear to me.
But I'll defer to elsie.
Be careful with this ‘one’ n00b. It may be posting on FR with another name(s). The cagey smarm has a certain familiarity to it.
As an ex-mo, I don’t see the humor.
They’re well used terms in mormon missionary “work”.
read my posts and you will see how off base you are!
“Can’t ya feel the love man?”
This poster is not what it presents itself to be. I think we may have a 'pretend Catholic' seeking to create dissonance on Mormonism threads. I could be wrong now ... but I don't think so.
Thanks for reposting my tests. Mormons would flunk big time, since their false religion was started in the 19th century and they reject the Nicene Creed to boot!
Whatever you say Doctor. (BTW, I’m one too.) Compare the faithlessness of the former Lutherans of East Germany with the faith-filled Catholics of Poland. The Lutherans of Germany lost their faith in the face of trials, the opposite happened in Poland. I stand with my German Pope and his statements. Catholicism flourished under the persecutions of the Nazis and then the communists, protestantism failed under 1/2 of the pressure.
By their fruits you shall know them.
Um, do you really want to use that phrase, lifted from the Bible, when the phrase was directed at false teachers, not fellow Christians? Catholics and Protestants have in common that they are faithing in The Lord Jesus Christ revealed in the Bible as Savior. Mormons, not so much.
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