I suppose in the eyes of the worlds religions that would make me a Christian, but in the eyes of some of my more dogmatic brethren, I am a heretic and only worthy of scorn, because I believe that Jesus Christ has visited man in these days and continues to guide and direct his affairs in the modern era. I believe that I can converse with God as can all of us. We are all children of God, according to the bible. I believe that God loves each and every one who reads this message, and, no matter what your system of belief is, you are loved and treasured by your Father.
I also believe we can all work together to overcome the evil in this world. PLEASE, can we all stop the bickering and fighting, and commence to work together for all of God's children.
I believe in Jesus Christ, I have accepted him as my Savior .... and I'm a Mormon. (the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints)
With all due respect, the scriptures are clear that we are not all children of God. Only those who God has adopted into His family are children of God. The scriptures teaches that the rest are children of wrath-children who's father is the devil. And just so that Christians don't get a big head, since we must be adopted into God's family, then it follows that Christians at one time were children of wrath as well. (Eph 2). Evil exist in this world because most of the world are children of wrath and do the will of their father.
As far as "bickering and fighting" among Christians, the only reason this occurs is because it is evidence of 1) our sinful state, and 2) tares or false doctrine within the church. The first problem is indeed ourselves that fails to conform to the image of Christ. The second is where Christians alt to speak out and failure to do so is the sin of omission. And there's the paradox for a Christian; knowing when to speak and when to remain silence. But if we fail to warn a brother that, say, Mormonism is wrong, then then sin remains on our heads. If we have done so, then we just might help someone.
Except: your “Jesus” is not the Jesus of Christianity, the Bible. or the Trinity. Your “Jesus” is unknown to YHWH...they are not one and the same.
No,no no no. I am far more humble...by yards and yards and yards. Got my very own certificate of humbleness right here on my wall. $3.95 + postage I’ll send one to you.
Here's an analogous situation, borrowed from Freeper William Clark, illustrating how one can have faith in 'a' Christ but not THE true Savior Christ:
"I always like to use the analogy of Jim Caviezel [In Mel Gibson's 'The Passion of The Christ']. Like the Mormon Jesus, he dressed the part, spoke the same words (in the original language, no less), and was referred to as Jesus Christ within a specific context, but it makes all the difference in the world whether one worships and depends upon him for their salvation or the genuine article."
Surprise, surprise, surprise.
Smith bad.