AMPU, it’s sad to see you’re still a bigot until now against us Latter-day Saints.
As a Latter-day Saint, I voluntarily give 10% of my income to my church because I believe what God commanded in Malachi 3:8-11. And yes, during our annual tithing settlement with our pastor (bishop), we are asked whether we’re full tithe payers. If not, then we cannot get a temple recommend.
However, you are wrong in claiming not having a temple recommend means we cannot be in the presence of God or we cannot get exalted as the glorified Children of God.
We do CHARITY work for the dead in the temple in all visits after the first one. Only the first time we go do the ordinances apply to us. Only those ordinances matter to us. All subsequent visits are to help those who cannot help themselves in fulfilling Christ’s condition that only those who are born of water and of the spirit may enter the kingdom of God.
So, a Latter-day Saint only needs to go to the temple once to qualify for exaltation and never set foot in the temple for the rest of his life. However, that raises another issue of whether that person developed the traits Christ expects of his true followers - the character of being charitable - and its greatest expression is when someone helps those who cannot help themselves.
Get your facts right before misrepresenting my church. It’s unbecoming.
1. not against a single mormon human, but against the heresy of mormonism.
2. God's truth in Scripture contradicts the heresy of mormonism.
3. Adhering to truth is not bigotry.
And yes, during our annual tithing settlement with our pastor (bishop), we are asked whether we’re full tithe payers. If not, then we cannot get a temple recommend.
As I stated. Thank you.
Get your facts right before misrepresenting my church. It’s unbecoming.
My facts are correct as you clarified.
Mormons do charity work for the dead?
Where do you find that in the Holy Bible. You have just confirmed that Mormons is a cult.
While this is true; for a JEW; who is bound by the Old Testament...
As a Christian, I voluntarily give a percentage of my income to my church because I believe what Paul has written in the New Testament; namely...
2 Corinthians 9:6-7 ESV
6 The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
7 Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.