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To: nonsporting
If Elizabeth is still aMormon, she is not a Christian and has not been saved. I know Mormons believe in some weird sort of unbiblical universal salvation. But only those who place their faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ are saved. There is no other gospel (Galatians1). All the rest are false and will lead to hell, the great white throne of judgment and the lake of fire.(Revelation 20)

Unknown quantities and not for us to judge. I can't figure out why so many are so dang concerned with the souls of the Romneys and not so concerned about the sold they can reach with the Word. For all we know, the whole Romney clan, and even a whole bunch of Mormons, have acknowledged Christ as Lord and Savior and are as saved as the rest of us who either belong to more "traditional" religions (over 32K sects of Christianity and some of them are real doozies) or even non-denominational. I have heard Romney acknowledge Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior and have no reason to not believe him. I got away from religion because it has so many ways to obfuscate the Word by mixing in a few thousand canons, doctrines, rites, ceremonies, etc., that it really whittles away at the pure carrying of the good news of the Gospels and the New Covenant. The Bible will not make me a theologian, but it carries ample Word to bring me to Christ.

There are a number of "universalist" Christian religions out there and we will never truly know until He comes back. Even the Rapture and its timing have not become "settled science" among all theologians - it makes no difference because it will be what it will be as He spoke it and all we can do is try to be prepared and to carry the Word that others can be prepared too. Carrying the Word itself is much more effective than leaving it out of the equation and just slamming the religions one doesn't like - I don't like any of them and consider them to be purveyors of sinfulness because so many get so caught up in the religion that they start to miss the MESSAGE. I won't go on a crusade against any religion (I love conversations though) because even the worst of the Christian religious sects has undoubtedly reached some souls with the message they needed to hear.

49 posted on 05/12/2013 4:29:16 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: trebb
The Bible will not make me a theologian, but it carries ample Word to bring me to Christ.

If you were to die today, where would you spend eternity? On what do you base this?

50 posted on 05/12/2013 7:41:29 AM PDT by nonsporting
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To: trebb
I have heard Romney acknowledge Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior and have no reason to not believe him.

I know lots of Mormons. None of them are saved based upon what they believe. They do not believe on Jesus Christ, God. They believe in many gods, not in the one true God. Consequently, they are NOT saved.

They consequently reflect the fruit of such false belief. They trust in their own works to "save them". (You'll get many inconsistent views ranging from universalism to works righteousness.)

Many so-called Christians do the same as well, either trusting in their works to save them or keep them saved. That's not what the Bible says: Romans 4 makes it clear that Abrahams faith, without the works of the law, placed him in righteous standing before God. And in Acts 16:30,31 when the jailor asked what must he do to be saved, Paul (and Silas) answered, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved, and the y house." They subsequently shared the gospel, the jailor and his family believed and they were saved, sealed for eternity with the Spirit of promise, incapable of being anything other than a child of God. (Ephesians 1:12-14)

When these Mormons stand before God at the great throne of judgement pleading, this will be Jesus' response:

(Matthew 7:22,23) (22:) Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? (:23) And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

My sister and I were raised in the Mormon church. I became a son of God when I believed the gospel, the only saving gospel that exists. She did not believe. She remained deceived and refused the gospel, preferring in stead her own works. She died 9 years ago in this state. The Bible says she is burning in the hell this very moment (Luke 16:22) very much aware of her mistaken belief.

There is only one path to God and that is through his Son Jesus Christ and no other. You don't believe this. You don't believe God's word. That should concern you.

51 posted on 05/12/2013 8:23:02 AM PDT by nonsporting
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