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Got another question.What do Mormons believe happens after death? Is it different from the you are judged and sent to Heaven or Hell? I remember hearing something about different levels of Heaven, but I don't remember if it was about Mormons or not.
A good Mormon story...My boss, like a lot of my management is a Mormon. I also have a clueless moron (word chosen to add confusion) coworker that made an absolute fool himself talking about Mormons in front of the boss. Keep in mind that the moron sat in a cube for several years where his view was of the Mormon's cube and somehow missed, over a multiple year timeframe, that he was Mormon. On day I get caught with my section lead, the Mormon boss and the moron in a "water cooler" conversation where the moron goes off on Mormons and even gets to some belief about a great giant lizard (I have no idea where this came from). Needless to say it was entertaining to listen to but also uncomfortable since everyone in the conversation but the moron new the boss was Mormon. I figured that I should have some fun afterwords so I put a note on morons computer that simply that that the boss was LDS. Another coworker that just overheard the conversation heard the moron apologizing the next day saying that God had told him that the boss was Mormon.
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somebody's taking it too literally I vaguely remember that episode..
Great thread, and good questions. My family and myself are Mormon as well. With that being said, There are those members of my church that act as if they are better than other people solely because they are mormon. Nothing pisses me off more, and I believe that this behavior is very wrong. It is these type of people who give the Mormon religion a bad name. I know many people of different religions who are awesome people and who are as faithfull or even more faithfull to there religion than I am to mine. So the take home message is that if a Mormon rubs you the wrong way, don't discount all Mormons. You probablly just had a run in with one of these types.Infernal, you need to realize that the missionaries that stood on your lawn were most likely from a different part of the country/world than where they were called on their mission. They may have not realized that in Cali or where ever you are from, it is disrespectful to stand on somebody elses grass.You should have asked them to provide some service to you and mow your lawn. Ha Ha))--SLIVER-->
There are two posts below that explain the Mormon beliefs in the spirit world and our final rewards, but every reference used to support them is something other than the Bible. Christians may disagree on the interpretation of scripture, but the Bible is the only basis for any Christian discussion. Mormons claim to be Christian, but when the missionaries have come to my door they have never had a Bible in hand. It's all about the Book of Mormon and I would argue that this would make you J. Smithites or B. Youngites. I believe that the reason many people consider Mormonism a cult, and seperate from Christianity, is a direct result of the fact that the general public has, in general, never had a Mormon ever show them anything from the Bible.Supporting your beliefs from the Bible is important because the Bible is the basis for Christianity. Anyone that puts another book above the Bible is suspect, as a Christian, in my mind. I believe many Christians can show you where the Bible doesn't support, or even contradicts, the Mormon teachings. The Bible teaches that God is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow so it is required that the Book of Mormon agree with the Bible. An example is that Mormons provide the Book of Mormon to hotels and the JWs are generally responsible if a Bible is found.
Supporting your beliefs from the Bible is important because the Bible is the basis for Christianity. Anyone that puts another book above the Bible is suspect, as a Christian, in my mind. I believe many Christians can show you where the Bible doesn't support, or even contradicts, the Mormon teachings. The Bible teaches that God is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow so it is required that the Book of Mormon agree with the Bible.
Abraham 3:22–26;Moses 4:3; Moses 4:4; Abraham 3:27–28; John 14:2^all from the bible and all having to do with what i posted about the different kingdoms and a pre mortal life.
Infernal, you need to realize that the missionaries that stood on your lawn were most likely from a different part of the country/world than where they were called on their mission. They may have not realized that in Cali or where ever you are from, it is disrespectful to stand on somebody elses grass.You should have asked them to provide some service to you and mow your lawn. Ha Ha))--SLIVER-->
Between Genesis and Revelation I know where John is, but Abraham and Moses must be in a non-standard version of the Bible? I don't think I've ever seen them included in any version that is commonly used. With your Catholic background you should have a very different perspective on religion that most.
I can see Infernal now chasing them down the street with his rake yelling, "You kids stay off my grass!"
I do have a question, for any of the mormons on here that have done or are going to do a mission. Do you receive any training on approaching people and interacting with them, like using sidewalks and driveways, not cutting across grass, not riding bikes on sidewalks, etc.? Or does the church mainly teach you on the religious type stuff? Just curious because I know a lot of door to door salespeople and paid political streetwalkers oftentimes receive extensive ettiquette training prior to being released to the streets.
I don't know what this means but it is funny . If it is offensive , I will gladly remove it , I found it on Google searching pictures of Eazy-E believe it or not .
havent we already hashed out the mormon thing? Last time this happened I posted a bunch of stuff, and the mormons ran off and never came back..
New Mormons, new topic That was definitely interestin greading. Wasn't that like a year ago, 2 years ago that you posted it?
COToy91... you talk about your priesthood, but crazy thing is that the Bible actually says you dont have it.. how would you reconcile that?
Um okay, well i doubt i am running off. I have been on this site for a while. The intention of this thread is not to pull the you are wrong or right arguments out. I started this to set things straight on what I and other Mormons believe.
We definitly wrestle against darkness and powers that we cannot see. I was Mormon for 10 years and a temple attending Mormon for for 3 of those. We did a lot of things that are contrary to the Bible, and it wasnt till a friend who was Christian started asking about my faith that I really started to study Mormon doctrine.. sure I knew the basics.. I knew what they wanted me to know. BUt there was just too many errors.. too many contradictions.. Over the course of a year I realized that Mormonism was false and left the church. Thats when my wife decided to leave me. Without a priesthood leader to call her forth from the grave she wouldnt reach Godhood.. and obviously i was an apostate now. I still struggle with the fact that my ex wife is re-married and my two kids have a stepdad now.. but God gives me the grace to continue.. I could never go back to the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints knowing what I know now. Now im a bible believing Christian who goes to a non-denominational church (Calvary Chapel) and have a relationship with Christ that I never had before. I dont hate mormons.. I dont like their doctrine.. I have spoken to many missionaries and have debated the theology many times, and one thing is for sure.. Christianity will hold!As far as testing a prophet there are two simple tests that the Bible outlines.. One in Deut: 13 and the other in chapter 18. Basically if one prophecy doesnt come true then there is no light in the person and they are a false prophet.. To be a SDA is to follow the teachings of E.G.W. and its just the same as to be a Mormon you follow the teachings or Joseph Smith.. or even Brigham Young who came later... The onle "scripture" i have read cover to cover is the Bible.. But dont discount the internet for info just because its the internet. Many scholarly people have made it their lifes work to inform people.. we just need to check the references and make sure its right.. like the bible says, test all things!As a mormon reading lots of their material I never found any contradictions either.. until the Lord gave me sight from spiritual blindness and showed me the errors... but please dont get me wrong.. im not saying you are spiritually blind.. One thing i know for sure is that only God knows our hearts. I am 28 myself and am by no means a Bible scholar! But i do know that Christianity and the Bible are the only truth that will hold up. Religion can be a bad thing.. its tends to take our hearts away from whats important which is a personal relationship with Christ and focus it on religious wastes of effort and focus.As far as true prophets going into a trance, I have never heard that.. not in the Bible, and not in real life.. If thats the case then Mormons are really in trouble.. falling into a trance actually would make me worry where the source of their power came from....how would God have know if we truly had loved him if there wasnt evil and sin in this world? This topic has been debated over and over. If there was no sin, and no option to choose good over evil how would God know we love him,.... If it was all perfect it would be like a forced love... You cant force someone to love you.. I cant force my kids to love me.. All I can do is love them and hopefully they love me back. I want my kids to love me because they choose to love me.. not just because I want them to. There has to be free will and choice.. without evil and sin there wouldnt be much of a choice.