The Strawman Cometh-Continuation of threads on Joseph Smith's wives

exmormon.org ^ | November 11, 2014 | Anonymous

[ravenwolf]

The Bible doesn’t speak to a LOT of things; but that doesn’t mean we should run out and do them.

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If it is what some one wants to do, why not?

[ravenwolf]

The most PERFECT book (BoM) seems to have been INCORRECT!

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So that means the Mormons must have a better excuse for being wrong than we do, maybe we should quit adding and subtracting to and from our Bible or we will be in a worse shape than we accuse them of being in.

There are quite a few BoM/D&C clashes.>>>>>>

Not near as much there are among protestant denominations.

well; I’ll leave THAT exercise up to the student.>>>>>>

Which is what is turning every thing upside down to begin with, that is the students who begin to think of them selves as teachers.

[ravenwolf]

Sorry if a handful of ex-mormons and Christians decide to debate and discuss the merits of their doctrine upsets anyone. But if not on this forum, there are many others.

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I believe the article was posted for the express purpose of rebuttal and approval or both sides of the argument.

But I can not see it as having any thing to do with the gospel, as the gospel is preaching the truth rather than exposing what one perceives as untruth.

[SZonian]

If you were discussing or debating with someone the “truth” of the “gospel” and they had claimed that they and they alone had “the fullness of the gospel” and that all others are apostate, how would you go about convincing them they are in error?

If you can’t see that discussions/debates with mormons is not like the same between other Christian faiths {trinity} then you’re already behind in the understanding. The terms and names may be the same or similar, but the meanings are completely different.

[ravenwolf]

If you can’t see that discussions/debates with mormons is not like the same between other Christian faiths {trinity} then you’re already behind in the understanding.

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Probably right as I have always been behind in every thing else.

I am sure i would have plenty to disagree with the Mormons about if it came up but i have worked with them and even lived with them and it never has.

I believe the anti Mormon threads are not a bad thing maybe
because it gets us into the scriptures to see what the word of God actually says and what it don`t actually say.

But if i have to judge if something is right or wrong i would rather hear it from some one who believes in it rather than some one who don`t.

[Elsie]

1 Corinthians 10:23
All things are lawful, but not all things are profitable.
All things are lawful, but not all things edify.

Common sense was still in effect back then...

[Elsie]

Which is what is turning every thing upside down to begin with, that is the students who begin to think of them selves as teachers.

And then real life steps in.

MormonISM is a heresy: pure and simple.

Any Protestant 'differences' pale in comparison. (Most of them anyway... ;^)

[Elsie]

But if i have to judge if something is right or wrong i would rather hear it from some one who believes in it rather than some one who don`t.

When would be a good time for us to come by???

[ravenwolf]

1 Corinthians 10:23
All things are lawful, but not all things are profitable.
All things are lawful, but not all things edify.

Common sense was still in effect back then...

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Well, I am not sure.

20 But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.

21 Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord’s table, and of the table of devils.

22 Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?

[ravenwolf]

MormonISM is a heresy: pure and simple.

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Nothing is pure except God and it might be simple to you but no religion is simple to me.

[ravenwolf]

When would be a good time for us to come by???

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Like I said, it has not happened.

[SZonian]

"But if i have to judge if something is right or wrong i would rather hear it from some one who believes in it rather than some one who don`t."

Oh boy...So a salesman who believes in his product is a better source of information than someone who bought the pitch, then the product and found it was lacking?

So if I lived it for a number of years, live with a devout member and have since left it, my experience is invalid in judging whether it is right or wrong?

[Elsie]

bump

[ravenwolf]

So if I lived it for a number of years, live with a devout member and have since left it, my experience is invalid in judging whether it is right or wrong?

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No, not exactly but if I was interested in the church you like today and wanted to get a few details,,, would I be more apt to get the truth from you or do you think some one who never liked you or your Church would give me a more honest description?

If I was to read a thread concerning the history of Joseph Smiths wife`s from some one who was in favor of Mormonism versus some one against it I believe I could safely say it was about half way in between which means both sides involved lies.

Oh boy...So a salesman who believes in his product is a better source of information than someone who bought the pitch, then the product and found it was lacking?>>>>>>>>

Now there you go, opening up a forty five year old wound, I bought a car against the salesman’s advice and a rod started knocking before I got to where I was going.

His advice was for me to buy that old ugly car setting there because it was mechanically good, but no I would not have it.