“The temple and it’s ordinances belong to the church, and the church has every right to set the requirements for obtaining them. “
That is exactly the problem with non-Christian cults. You put your finger on it Grig! It’s all about the cult.
In contrast, in Christianity, we have revelation from Christ about Christ. We put our eternal trust in Him. It is about Him.
We don’t make up worldly things, like temples, stakes, tithing statements, dead dunking, naked touching - all things that “belong” to your “church”. We don’t build shopping malls with peoples “tithes” - or buy luxury 5 star resorts in Hawaii. It’s about eternity, not worldly riches.
I appreciate your moment of transparency.
best,
ampu
The Catholics won’t baptize me unless I conform to their baptismal requirements. Are they a cult too in your book? Had to conform to certain requirements to get a driver’s license, to attend the university I wanted to go to, etc. etc. are they all cults as well?
The ordinances, and right the church has over those ordinances and the requirements for them is granted by God. If you don’t believe any of it, what difference does it make to you what the requirements are? You have a strange obsession with it.