Posted on 10/01/2011 9:47:56 AM PDT by greyfoxx39
I am thrilled and honored to belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I am a devout Christian.
I am a husband and father. I was raised in a family of 14 children (9 boys and 5 girls, all from the same parents). I'm the 9th child. I love people. I love to serve and give. I stay active physically, mentally, spiritually, and socially. I am an attorney. I also have an MBA and am a certified management accountant.
The fundamental reason for which I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is because the Holy Ghost has indicated to me in many undeniable ways that the church of Jesus Christ has been restored to the earth with all the attendant teachings, truth, authority, rites, ordinances, and structure.
Thankfully, I repeatedly feel and sense this same personal revelation over and over and over.
As 1 Corinthians 2 teaches us, there two primary ways of learning: one of man and the other of God. In short, I joined the Church solely because God has told me to do so.
I strive to "be" my faith. My faith is who I am (or strive to be).
I daily study holy writ and pray to my Heavenly Father. I do so personally and with my family. I have weekly family home evenings with my immediate family where we talk about holy matters and how to improve our lives.
I love my fellowmen. I strive to show this love in a customer-focused, kind, and service-oriented manner of carrying out my employment. I try to the same while volunteering in church and community activities and assignments. It truly is a joy to serve others.
I attend church meetings on Sundays. I also attend various activities during the week to support and uplift the youth in my area. I attend various training sessions and other ad hoc events.
I attend the temples of God regularly to renew divine covenants and renew my marital vows.
I also volunteer in various capacities with the Boy Scouts of America to bless the lives of the young boys in my congregation. The Church has adopted the BSA program as a vehicle for exceptional training and development of youth. I fully support this adoption.
Jeff may be nice to fellow human beings but not to God. The one and only God became human to die for our sins. Jesus the only true God to true God became man. No other so called God did this act. Not one of many gods. No!!
He loved Jeff so much he stretched his arms on a cross for Jeff. If he refuses till his dying day he will not be forgiven.
1 John 4
Testing the Spirits
1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God; 3 and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God; this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming, and now it is already in the world.
Couldn’t find proof to back up your claim, huh?
You’d proudly send the link, if one existed.
If just being a nice guy or gal got you to heaven, there would have been no need for the Cross. place marker
I am a devout moron.
Ain't FR wonderful!
All KINDS of FACTS come to light to educate people!
Which ONE??
THE BOOK OF JACOB
THE BROTHER OF NEPHICHAPTER 224 Behold, David and Solomon truly had many wives and concubines, which thing was abominable before me, saith the Lord.
25 Wherefore, thus saith the Lord, I have led this people forth out of the land of Jerusalem, by the power of mine arm, that I might raise up unto me a righteous branch from the fruit of the loins of Joseph.
26 Wherefore, I the Lord God will not suffer that this people shall do like unto them of old.
27 Wherefore, my brethren, hear me, and hearken to the word of the Lord: For there shall not any man among you have save it be one wife; and concubines he shall have none;
28 For I, the Lord God, delight in the chastity of women. And whoredoms are an abomination before me; thus saith the Lord of Hosts.
29 Wherefore, this people shall keep my commandments, saith the Lord of Hosts, or cursed be the land for their sakes.
30 For if I will, saith the Lord of Hosts, raise up seed unto me, I will command my people; otherwise they shall hearken unto these things.
31 For behold, I, the Lord, have seen the sorrow, and heard the mourning of the daughters of my people in the land of Jerusalem, yea, and in all the lands of my people, because of the wickedness and abominations of their husbands.
32 And I will not suffer, saith the Lord of Hosts, that the cries of the fair daughters of this people, which I have led out of the land of Jerusalem, shall come up unto me against the men of my people, saith the Lord of Hosts.
Or even HERE:
1 Timothy 3:2-3
2. Now the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
3. not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.1 Timothy 3:12
A deacon must be the husband of but one wife and must manage his children and his household well.Titus 1:6
An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, a man whose children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient.
THE
DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS
OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTSSECTION 1325157, Emma Smith is counseled (commanded) to be faithful and true; 5866, Laws governing the plurality of wives are set forth.51 Verily, I say unto you: A commandment I give unto mine handmaid, Emma Smith, your wife, whom I have given unto you, that she stay herself and partake not of that which I commanded you to offer unto her; for I did it, saith the Lord, to aprove you all, as I did Abraham, and that I might require an offering at your hand, by covenant and sacrifice.52 And let mine handmaid, Emma Smith, areceive all those that have been given unto my servant Joseph, and who are virtuous and pure before me; and those who are not pure, and have said they were pure, shall be destroyed, saith the Lord God.53 For I am the Lord thy God, and ye shall obey my voice; and I give unto my servant Joseph that he shall be made ruler over many things; for he hath been afaithful over a few things, and from henceforth I will strengthen him.55 But if she will not abide this commandment, then shall my servant Joseph do all things for her, even as he hath said; and I will bless him and multiply him and give unto him an ahundredfold in this world, of fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters, houses and lands, wives and children, and crowns of beternal lives in the eternal worlds.
LOL—I’m still laughing at your post from the other day where you thought Mormons elected Harry Reid. I was glad to provide you with a civics lesson that Harry Reid lives in Nevada, where the Mormons represents only 4-10% of the population.
And that’s the margin Reid won by.
What portion of Harry Reid’s electoral victory is credited to evangelicals?
First you’ll have to tell what you mean by ‘evangelicals’.
Second this thread is about mormonISM.
LOL! When you have lost the discussion, you have a couple of options: concede, or move the goal posts. You chose the latter. Thanks for playing.
Just who moved the goal posts?
Nothing that has been posted changes the facts....despite some railing about the posters here, and congratulatory words about "Jeff" nothing has changed regarding "Jeff's" comments...his profile clearly states his (and many other mormons' stance) that the "church" is paramount in his life...his first sentence is "thrilled and honored to belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I am a devout Christian." Nothing following in his comments speaks of a relationship with Jesus Christ! He doesn't speak of being "thrilled and honored about being a "devout Christian". It's all about his "church".
All the "genuinely happy, works with young people, celebrates faith, and focuses on his marriage" in the world without recognizing the grace of Jesus Christ in one's life does not translate to being a "devout Christian".
"Moving the goal posts" by building various straw men about any and everything except the central fact of "Jeff's" comments and making the thread about others does nothing but change the fact that this is nothing but a propaganda campaign, with the mormon church and its members attempting to rebrand mormonism in order to make Mitt Romney palatable to Christians.
Obviously some FReepers are buying into it. Mormonism is NOT Christianity.
Seriously? You asked how many votes did Reid get from evangelicals, I asked you to tell me what you meant by that. You then conclude that’s moving goal posts.
Weird.
Discuss the issues all you want, but do not make it personal.
Do not make the thread “about” another Freeper. Rules apply equally.
Huh?
Gal 1:6-9?
It also boggles the mind that they believe that Christians will accede to their demands.
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