To: msnimje
No Mormon considers other Christians real Christians.
They would say you are going to hell.
88 posted on
11/20/2006 9:01:23 AM PST by
rwfromkansas
(http://xanga.com/rwfromkansas)
To: rwfromkansas
No Mormon considers other Christians real Christians. They would say you are going to hell. Where did that information come from? We don't sit around saying people are going to Hell. We believe all religions have truth. We also believe that not all religions are complete.
To: rwfromkansas
No Mormon considers other Christians real Christians. They would say you are going to hell.
Sorry, I'm not a Mormon, but in this case I have to defend them. I know lots of Mormons. Not one of them will say that I am not a Christian or that I am going to Hell. What they will say is that I will not achieve the same level of exaltation that they do. At the end of the day, Mormonism has a surprisingly universalist streak running through it.
That being said, I don't consider the core of Mormon doctrine to be Christian, although many, if not most of my Mormon friends, I do consider to be Christian in that, to a person, they consider Jesus Christ's sacrifice on the cross to be the source of their salvation. They go on to add a whole lot of other stuff, by so do most Christians (unfortunately).
No one was ever saved by intellectual assent to proper doctrine. Only by the blood of Christ can one enter heaven.
137 posted on
11/20/2006 9:15:25 AM PST by
newheart
(The Truth? You can't handle the Truth. But He can handle you.)
To: rwfromkansas
No Mormon considers other Christians real Christians.
"No?" Not one?
They would say you are going to hell.
And how is that different from you thinking THEY will go to hell?
145 posted on
11/20/2006 9:18:41 AM PST by
msnimje
(You simply cannot be Christian and Pro-Abortion.)
To: rwfromkansas
No Mormon considers other Christians real Christians. They would say you are going to hell.So what? Why should it affect your belief one way or another if someone of a different denomination/religion/belief system thinks or says you are going to hell?
If someone is a devout believer in their denomination/religion/belief and their sacred text says that those outside will go to hell, I sure hope they believe their sacred text. What's the big deal of someone actually believing the teachings of their faith in regards to persons being saved or condemned? It doesn't change who I am or what I believe. Just another form of PC that we are way too uptight about.
If I am going to share my faith (which is that the only way to heaven is through God and Jesus) how can I be upset (other than sad) if someone expresses a different belief? Matters of faith are for each person to decide and accept or reject, you can't force (because that isn't true acceptance.) If they don't accept your evangelizing you may shake the dust from your sandals, but we still are commanded to treat everyone with dignity and respect. I have no problem with someone of another religion believing that I may be going to hell since I am Christian, as long as that doesn't cross over from belief into pushing for political action or worse in regards to religious interpretations. The latter happens in some radical Muslim dominated countries, but is nonexistent in places like Utah. Somewhat bizarre that I would even have to point this out.
To: rwfromkansas
[Mormons] would say [non-Mormons] are going to hell.Where did you hear this?
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