Posted on 03/08/2011 7:02:46 AM PST by delacoert
No less a Christian philosopher than C. S. Lewis said that it is mans destiny to become like God. (Mere Christianity)
Any religion that says you will go on to become gods in the afterlife is not Christianity but satanic.
That is one of the major reasons Mormonism stands apart from true Christianity.
God has made it abundantly clear that he is the one and only.
Big difference between Like and Will Become.
Nowhere in the bible does it say you will become a god, let alone have your own planet and make celestial babies forever. That is satanic pure and simple.
You're right, fair, and gracious. Thanks Safrguns.
And just what makes you think the Mormon Church tells its members these truths?
What makes you think that they don’t?
Because most of their missionaries don’t even know some of this stuff.
Twisting those words in an attempt to support the heresy that Mormons may become actual gods is a satanic lie.
They also practice the “Milk before Meat” approach, leaving the really weird stuff for after you are caught in the web, if at all.
Mormon theology is First Century Christianity. Other denominations subscribe to Fourth Century (man-made) Creeds:
http://MormonsAreChristian.blogspot.com
You will find Biblical references for most of the issues mentioned above.
Um, no.
You think that Mormon “theologians” are taken seriously by anyone outside the Morg. Bwahahaha
When did Jesus give the blood oaths? When did Jesus wear His garments? When did Jesus marry multiple women?
That plural marriage (polygamy) was “a new and everlasting covenant essential to exaltation to the highest glory in which men may become gods.” D&C 132
Brigham Young - "Now if any of you will deny the plurality of wives, and continue to do so, I promise that you will be damned." Journal of Discourses, vol. 3, p. 266 (1855)
Heber C. Kimball - ”Opponents of polygamy will be "cut off" by God.”Journal of Discourses, vol. 4, p. 108 (1856)
”If you are someone who objects to plural marriage, then I would challenge you to search within yourselves. There is no doubt in my mind that your attitude towards plural marriage will determine your place in eternity.”
So just how and when did Jesus comply with this "covenant" so that He could become God since it is supposed to be part and parcel of the "restoration"?
If you peruse the Free Republic religion forums you will notice a pattern. There's an anti-Mormon group of people here that spends a great deal of their time attacking the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. They post regurgitated propaganda on an almost daily basis.
They have a misguided obsession. You can witness many different tactics employed that you might find quite interesting. The straw man argument is a big favorite and is frequently preceded by cherry-picking quotes or other material. After the "quotation" the attacker will misrepresent what has been said or what was meant and then attack their own interpretation.Later they will have the audacity to claim they were "only" quoting our own material.
They will of course insist ad nauseum that they are merely using our sources and are therefore innocent of any deceptive practice. LDS persons have no issue whatsoever having our scriptures or leaders quoted as long as it is presented fairly and accurately. This is rarely (if ever) done.
Another favorite is posting scripture or statements which on their own really present no dilemma. They make something out of nothing while never bringing up a single objection that hasn't been addressed a hundred times before.
You might note a couple of other tactics used to try to antagonize is the use of disrespectful or insulting terms or language and/or pictures. That's a Christlike thing to do right? Yeah I don't think so either. It does speak volumes about them though.
Some of them claim being some sort of special witness to you as being supposedly former Mormons. So someone who is an ex-member of any organization would never have an axe to grind or have reason to try to justify their actions by any means? Perhaps not but perhaps so. The LDS Church gains members from other denominations as well as others faiths all the time. This doesn't make them an expert on anything and you certainly won't hear them attacking their forner Church.
Frequently they cruise the headlines of the day seeking any story that might be twisted into making the Church look bad. Anything will do, just watch the progression of posts following it and see what I mean.
After reading their posts, I invite you to seek the truth about whatever "issue" they seem to be "revealing" or "exposing". I promise that if you do so with honest intent, the "ahah" moments you will have will be many and frequent. You will start to recognize the tactics employed to cleverly twist and attack and will likely chuckle the more you see. In actuality, there's nothing new here. It's all been addressed many times before.
The latest twist in the anti-Mormon propaganda machine is to actually go to the links provided, but then they cherry pick what they want, then quote and straw man attack that. Clever. It almost appears that they are helping you, the seeker of truth out by doing some footwork for you. Not so much. Don't be insulted, look for yourself. It's not the haystack they want you to think.
Here's a few links to get your started from a different viewpoint. I have found that the vast majority of the "issues" brought up can be found and addressed at http://www.fairlds.org/ but here's more:
http://scriptures.lds.org/
http://www.lds.org
http://www.fairlds.org/
http://www.mormonapologetics.org/
http://www.mormonwiki.com/Main_Page
http://www.lightplanet.com/response/index.html
http://www.jefflindsay.com/LDS_Intro.shtml
http://www.answeringantimormons.com/index.htm
http://promormon.blogspot.com/
Now you will likely notice the "you never address or answer our points" posts pop up as usual. All after providing the answers just as you have here.
Sometimes it is claimed that these sites present a needle in a haystack. Far from it. But if you give up before you try you won't know will you? They often state that these sites provide no answer. They just don't want you looking. It is as simple as that.
Will you wear blinders too? Seek truth. Find out for yourself. Want to chat with someone on any topic? A few of these sites provide just that. So do your homework sincere seeker of truth. Listen and read from both "sides". Make up your own mind.
I witness to you of these truths and wish you the best, in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
I had some missionaries knock on my door when I was really busy. My neighbor had sent them over and was standing on my porch to listen.
I said “It’s very simple.... I believe in a monotheism, you believe in a polytheism.”
They said thankyouverymuch and left. My neighbor cheered as she walked home.
As a Mormon I believe in Jesus Christ — he’s my Savior and the only hope I have of redemption from sin and from the grave.
My bot - things must be slow with all the blog pimping you are doing.
Um, no.
What?
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