Blaine wrote: > I don't know of any doctrinal differences among > believers in the BoM. How do you explain that?
Glenn wrote: > DAVIDM, do you have any information on whether or > not there are different doctrines between the Mormon > divisions. Of course there are doctrinal differences. These last posts by Blaine reveal the fraudulent character that is the fruit of Joseph Smith's doctrine. First Blaine says Glenn is going to the place where Dives went, then he makes out like Glenn is a good man welcomed into heaven. Now he contends that there are no doctrinal differences among Mormons and wants to know how to explain that. Well, the truth is, Blaine is spreading more falsehood with these statements. There are huge doctrinal differences among believers in the Book of Mormon. Those who follow the leadership of the descendants of Joseph Smith, now called the Community of Christ, formerly called the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, have doctrines which differ in many ways from the LDS branch of Mormonism. For example, they differ in the doctrine of the Godhead, in that they believe in the Trinity but the LDS does not. They do not believe in the polygamy of the past as practiced by Brigham Young and other LDS leaders, nor do they believe in celestial marriage. They do not believe in baptism for the dead. Of course, they also have their own Twelve apostles and Presidency which differs from the LDS. In other words, they do not recognize the ecclesiastical government and authority of the LDS organization. They have their own priesthood, based on similar teachings from the Book of Mormon and Joseph Smith, but separate from the LDS priesthood. They also ordain women whereas the LDS organization does not. Although they believe in the Book of Mormon, they have some disagreement about the canon of Scripture, eliminating some of the supposed later revelations of Joseph Smith and Brigham Young. Another Mormon who use to be on this list, Paul, admitted that there were hundreds of Mormon sects, but most of them were very small and insignificant. When one examines the various divsions within Mormonism, it is much worse than anything seen in Protestantism. This by no means justifies the carnal divisions in Protestantism. Both Mormonism and Protestantism stand condemned before God for these kinds of divisions. As I have said before, from a historical perspective, Mormonism is simply another branch of Protestant Christianity, a branch which many Protestants and Mormons mutually do not want to recognize because of the huge philosophical differences between these two groups. Peace be with you. David Miller. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
