***Ok show us the verse where it says the word Trinity?***
Irrelevant word games. Like the Seventh Day Adventists who proclaimed a $1000 reward if anyone could show them, in the Bible, where God ever changed the Sabbath to Sunday.
Because the word “Sunday” is not found in the Bible no one ever collected the reward, proving, to the SDA mind, that Saturday was the proper day of worship. But this is an argument for another time.
Might as well do it here; since it seems like ALL the heretics are yelling at once anyway.
"I am not even sure how i view the trinity, but i do agree that the teaching is man made because the word is not there." (Ravenwolf, post #74)
"Irrelevant word games." (Ruy Dias de Bivar)
Restornu, the word “personage" does not appear anywhere in the Bible; it is a 14 yo pimply-faced boy made concept. (For that matter, I don't think it appears in the BoM, either).
But why stop there, Restornu?
The word "polytheism" doesn't appear in the Bible or Mormon standard words (But that doesn't stop Mormons from worshiping many gods, and trying their best to personally add to the god total, does it?)
Or...Ravenwolf AND Restornu: what about the word "monotheist." (You gonna tell Jews & Christians & Muslims that they all can't be monotheists because the word is missing from their sacred scriptures?)
The word "rapture" doesn't appear in the Bible. Is that extra-biblical as a concept? Yes, the 1,000 year reign in referenced in Revelation, but where's the words "millennium" or "millennial?"
Restornu & Ravenwolf, where's the word "Christianity" in the Bible (or even the Mormon standard works?) Because it doesn't appear, then does that mean none of us can claim to be Christians? Really?
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"I am not even sure how i view the trinity, but i do agree that the teaching is man made because the word is not there." (Ravenwolf, post #74)
"Irrelevant word games." (Ruy Dias de Bivar)
Continuation of last post:
I'd be curious from others, especially ex-Mormons, to tell me what common LDS words are not found in any of the standard works.
For example, is "temple recommend" in any standard work?
How about LDS' retrogression of Heavenly Father to when he was a man?
Where is that in any standard work--that he was once a mere man?
What about "general authorities?" Where is that found?
What about "stake presidents?" Is that "scriptural?"
Or "high councilors?"
"Wards?" “Stakes?” Where are those to be found?
I thought the LDS church pretends to be a "restoration" of the original New Testament church pre-apostasy. Where do we find any of these titled leaders mentioned above in the New Testament?
Where is "president" in the New Testament? (That's a distinctly American term coined by George Washington himself...so the Mormon god follows George?)
[Guess to be consistent, Restornu, you'll have to get rid of all these titled "callings" in the Mormon church!]
And speaking of titled leaders and the LDS church being a "restoration" of the original NT church, where are Mormon "pastors" (Eph 4:11)?
Where are Mormon "prophetesses" like Anna in Luke 2:36 or Philip's daughters in Acts 21:9 (others in OT, too)?
Where can we find unmarried 12-year-old deacons in the NT?