Posted on 12/25/2003 10:19:40 AM PST by AZ Righty
We already know how we feel about Bush, Gore, Hillary, Dean and the all of our worthless politicians, but how do you feel about God?
On PHXnews they are asking an interesting question this Christmas day. SHARE YOUR VIEWS BY VOTING.
POLL QUESTION: What religion do you follow?
Christian
New Age
Catholic
Mormon
Hare Krishna
Jewish
Islamic
Scientology
Sikh
Hindu
Siek
Atheist
Bahá'í
Buddhist
Good think Kalos was born 12/25 (in Earth terms). Swves money on greeting cards.
1)In your temple, who is God?
2)Who is Joseph Smith?
Why would you focus on Christ's death from the cross? The cross if anything represents what Jesus did for us to inherit eternal life because that's where you have to go to get it!
Why ignor the major premis of God's teaching?
A church has nothing to do with what kind of place one worships in. A religion isn't defined by buildings.
A "church" ala "religion" can be practiced and taught and believed in regarless of where one is or worships.
For us, the #1 place for religion and "church" is in the home.
I don't have a big cross out front. Shoot me.
Its kind of like saying anyone who didn't hang an American flag out front isn't an American.
Thanks, I had forgotten the reason, and I now recall what she said. It was that they don't like to dwell on what they consider to be the negative! Your explanation reminded me!
Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Prayer is merely communication. If you talk to your Mom, is your Mom therefore a 'false god'? People chat with their deceased spouses. Are their spouses therefore 'false gods'?
If you are really interested in learning the truth about Catholic or Orthodox practices, then go talk with a Catholic or Orthodox priest.
What a stupid, silly and insulting thing to say, and on Christmas of all days. Catholics believe that Christ was God's son inarnate and that He died for all of mankind's sins. That makes it Christan. Period.
If your perticular sect celebrates the Word by rubbing blue mud in your tummy or having rock bands at church or whatever, that is merely a difference in interpretation of the Bible. It doesn't remove Christianity from the church.
Being so incredibly uncharitable and un-Christlike, OTOH -- that is (and by extension you are) certainly NOT Christian.
ps: I am not Catholic.
More like a fake. I suggest that people who want to learn more should read a bokk called "Cults, World Religions, and The Occult", by Kenneth Boa. Excellent work with indisputable factual documentation in many cases.
Look, I'll be glad to admit it if I am wrong...I have no qualms about...
What do you think I am lying about?
BTW, if in stating these facts offends you, I'm sorry.
That's a more accurate way to surmise the foundations of Mormonism...
Based on the fact that you have exhibited nothing but arrogant ignorance, I think I'll pass on any reading suggestions you have to offer. As it is written, 'Physician, heal thyself.'
Poor logic to start, the rest of the message goes down hill.
God is God. He is Heavely Father. He is the one in charge of everything.
Jesus Christ is His first beggotten Son.
God the Father and Jesus are not the same person. No we don't believe in the Trinity. The Holy Ghost is the messenger of the Father to men.
God the Father created everything and everyone spiritually first before they ever came here.
After the spiritual creation, and under the direct direction of Heavenly Father and through the Father's power, Jesus Christ created this world and everything on it.
Afterwards Christ himself came down to be born of mortal man to Atone for the sins of the world. He is the mediator between God the Father and fallen man. In a most literal sense, Christ is the God of us all because He is the Creator. He and His father are still two different people though.
No matter what one does as in good works, no one can ever earn their way to heaven. One must be obedient to Christs teachings though because He is the mediator and judge of us all.
He can mediate for whoever He chooses.
If we are not obedient He can choose to cast us off forever.
Because of Christ, all of us have a chance to return to live with Heavenly Father. We must though be obedient to the teachings of God to do so.
Who is Joseph Smith? He was the first President of the Church. There was only one Christ and hence really only one church. Truths are Eternal, meaning they never expire, even in Heaven.
Joseph Smith was kind of like Moses who went to get the 10 commandments from the mountain.
Joseph was a prophet who was called by God to be taught the doctrines of God and Christ that were lost over the ages as men continually opened their own religions unto all different types of things.
Well said CJ
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