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To: PapaNew
I think what Joel is saying is that anyone who confesses Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savoir is a Christian.

Then Mormons are Christians only if "Christ" is a label, rather than a historical figure. Because the "Jesus Christ" we find in Mormonism is not the one revealed in the Bible and formally defined at the councils of Nicaea or Chalcedon.

29 posted on 10/26/2011 7:57:02 PM PDT by RansomOttawa (tm)
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To: RansomOttawa; PapaNew; teppe; william clark
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."

31 posted on 10/26/2011 8:38:12 PM PDT by MHGinTN (Some, believing they can't be deceived, it's nigh impossible to convince them when they're deceived.)
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To: RansomOttawa

A lot of Evangelicala reject Ephesus and the definition of Mary as Theotokos, so it’s shaky ground to criticize the Mormons for rejecting ecumenical councils of the Catholic Church.

Evangelical Neo-Nestorianism is every bit as problematic.


32 posted on 10/26/2011 8:52:48 PM PDT by rzman21
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