Posted on 08/11/2012 10:06:41 AM PDT by Colofornian
...Romney keeps his focus simple: fix the economy. But others are fixated on something else: his faith.
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Some call it a cult...
Yet Mormons call themselves Christians, which raises eyebrows, especially within evangelical circles.
Shawn McCraney is a former Mormon who now hosts a show called, 'Heart of the Matter," where he witnesses to Mormons in Salt Lake City.
"...I didn't know the Lord and that led me to an internal angst."
"What happened was I came to realize that there was nothing I could do to get myself right before God -- where with Mormonism...it's you have to do it," he explained. "He gives you the opportunity, but it's up to you to perform, and I couldn't perform."
...any controversy over a Mormon president may...center on...whether Romney would put loyalty to the Mormon Church ahead of anything else.
Former Mormon and author Michael Moody has written the book, Mitt, Set Our People Free...
"When I was a little boy, the Mormon prophet was a more important man than the president of the United States," Moody told CBN News.
"Mitt Romney has knelt in the Mormon temples," he noted. "He has taken an oath of consecration. He has taken an oath of sacrifice. He has said that he will sacrifice everything that he is, and give all of his talents, and everything that he has and is to the Mormon Church."
...Moody said a Romney victory would be a big deal for the Mormon Church.
"If Mitt Romney gets in the White House, it's going to be a sign to all of the Mormon people that they're on the right path, that this is the truth, and it's going to help perpetuate their missionary program. It's going to put the Mormon Church in a more powerful position..."
(Excerpt) Read more at cbn.com ...
I must respond to you as an evangelical Christian.
The United States of America is a Constitutional Republic.
God made a covenant with Israel. That was the only nation that He made a covenant with. His new covenant is made with those who believe in the blood of Jesus to cover their sins (Luke 22:20: “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.”) There are believers everywhere in the world that are part of this new covenant.
God does not have a special relationship with ANY country. God’s people can be found in China, in Korea, in Zimbabwe, in Nigeria, in Brazil.
YES - we Christians have a special duty to work in all realms, and we believe that following God’s laws are beneficial to ensure general happiness and welfare. So we work hard to see that those good laws are implemented in civic society. But we cannot save anyone, or make them go to heaven, through the implementation of civil law.
Mormons do not believe in salvation through the blood of Jesus Christ alone. They reject this God - they have their own made-up version of God. I will pray for Mitt Romney and for his salvation.
But God is on the throne and He always will be.
Who said anything about denying freedom of religion?
This is about Mormonism and Romney’s belief.
Because this is the religion forum its a good question.
Do we want as president a man who worships a false god?
We have a false god leading the USA now.
I believe a communist could worship the true and living God, and go to heaven. But I don't want a communist to lead our country. I believe that God instituted civil government, but I don't require that its leaders all worship the true and living God. That would be an impossible yardstick. We all need to live here on earth with one another in a civil manner, but we are not all called by God to be His children. The path is narrow and few find it.
Yawn.
Your addition to the article title: “Yes, indeed!!! Lest we have a false god leading USA” is a total misrepresentation of Mr. Brody’s article.
I think he’s been cleared as a Free Republic-approved spammer.
“Do we want as president a man who worships a false god?”
Do you prefer the godless Marxist we have now? Is this a real world question?
This is the same cr@p that the the anti-Catholics were posting when Kennedy ran
God have mercy on us.
This is the same CR@P that was said when Kennedy ran for Pres.
My question was: do we want a man as president who worships a false god?
Your question to me does not answer my question.
Asking a question in response to a question is not an answer.
Responding to what you think should have been asked, is also a non answer.
I will repeat my statement in a more understandable way:
I do not want any man who worships a false god to be president.
I was alive and very aware of politics when Kennedy ran, I never once remember anyone saying he worshiped a false god.
Now people talked about his philandering a lot.
You see there was no need to say Kennedy worshiped a false god, because he didn’t.
Jer 18:7 At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it; [8] If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them. [9] And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it; [10] If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.
As for what might incline God to so judge a nation, if only we had hands as clean as the people of Nineveh, I might have hope for us. But we have known the way of the true God, and have known his power to bring us blessing, peace, and favor as a nation. Yet now we are being asked to choose between a man whose god is the utopian state of Marxism, versus a man who sees himself as a god, one day to be worshipped on far worlds. If a third choice does not appear, I will conclude we are indeed under judgment, at which turn my desire will be to keep myself clean before God and hope for His mercy.
And to remain clean, among other things, I cannot ever, ever give my support to the purveyor of a false Gospel, a false Christ, a multiplicity of false and pagan deities. To do so would be to boldly disobey Christ, to spit in God’s face, right at the moment he is taking us to the woodshed for our rebellion. This strikes me as foolish in the extreme. It is a free country, for now, and you are free to vote as like, for whatever reason you like. But for me and mine, we will take our chances with trusting God and not man.
Peace,
SR
“Give it a rest”
Thank you. This crap has gotten really old.
Didn’t they worry about a similar issue with Kennedy? “Won’t he be taking his orders from the Pope?”
“I do not want any man who worships a false god to be president.”
I’m sorry, I thought I was dealing with an adult who lives in reality. In my opinion (here comes your answer) we have two choices; someone who recognizes a higher authority than himself (although that higher authority does not meet your criteria as God) and someone who doesn’t. Those are the choices, like it or not. I think our wisest choice, misguided as he may be, is the man who recognizes a greater authority than Man, or in the Marxist’s case, the state.
So yes, strictly speaking and choosing one above the other, as they are my only choice, I choose the man who believes in a false God.
OK?
It’s the economy stupid. Did Mass. become a Mormon state?
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