Thanks. I had a dissimilarly similar experience. My wife and I were to spend some time at a cottage. I checked out a local bookstore for reading material. (I bought before I sold) I picked up 'Are the Mormon Scriptures Reliable?'. Upon my return I phoned the local LDS HQ in order to ascertain their opinion of said book. Once they got past doubting the genuineness of my question we were, as they say, off to the races. Eighteen months later and many dollars poorer, I concluded that few persons of any persuasion are open to 'conversion' for a wide variety of reasons; some of them quite understandable. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Perry Locke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: November 27, 2004 21:44 Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] The Schizophrenic God
> Lance, here is the deal. > > Many years ago I read a lot about Mormonism. My mission was to find out if > they indeed are Christians, as they claim to be. My years of reading, > talking to Mormons, visiting SLC (I was there on a business trip, but took > the opportunity to get to know the area, the people, and the monuments > there) have demonstrated to me that 1) they are not Christians (they follow > a false god and a false jesus) and one of their efforts is to go about > "converting" people into this non-Christian cult. They are certainly > well-meaning, and truly believe what Joseph Smith and other leaders of their > non-prophet organization have taught them to believe, but they are leading > people AWAY from the real Jesus and the real God. > > For many years I have felt that it was my duty to point out Mormon > misconceptions, lies, half-truths, deceptiions, and non-biblical aspects > when they were presented. So, while I do follow a few TT threads now and > then, and occasionally comment on them, I truly only feel compelled to write > when I read some Mormon dogma on the forum. And, if I can keep just one > person from falling into Satan's trap called Mormonism, I have succeded in > my goal. > > In fact, there was one person on this forum that claimed that Mormons follow > the same god and Jesus that Christians do. This was not some new Christian, > either, but someone whom I look up to as a leader on the forum. After I > wrote to the forum and explained the Mormon god and jesus to them (in a way > the missionaries will never tell you), that indivdual agreed that, indeed, > the Mormons are not worshipping the same God and Jesus that Christians > worship. No one else on the forum commented at all (dead eSilence) on the > issue, but I hope tht others' eyes were opened on that day. > > Now, I love DavidH. He is a very sincere, funny, loving, and admirable > person. But, any time he (or anyone) puts Mormon thought on the forum, I > feel compelled to counter it. > > So, there is the deal. > > Perry > > >From: "Lance Muir" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] The Schizophrenic God > >Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 13:14:34 -0500 > > > >To:the three named Charles Perry Locke seems to make an appearance whenever > >an LDS discussion is underway..Hmmmm What's the deal with that? > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Charles Perry Locke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: November 27, 2004 12:23 > >Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] The Schizophrenic God > > > > > > > DaveH, it seems to me that the LDS have to have an explanation for > > > everything, even at the expense of being wrong. They cannot allow any > >aspect > > > of God to be unknown. They seem to think they understand God and His > >nature, > > > going way beyond what is scripturally revealed. > > > > > > Perry > > > > > > >From: Dave Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > >ShieldsFamily wrote: > > > > > > > >> 1. To perceive and comprehend the nature and significance of; > >grasp. > > > >> 2. To know thoroughly by close contact or long experience with. > > > >> > > > >>These are the first two definitions of "understand". Yes, I would say > >so. > > > >>Izzy > > > >> > > > >DAVEH: Do you find it easy to explain, Izzy? It seems to me that > > > >Christians don't have easy explanations, hence they label it as a > >paradox. > > > > > > > > > >>------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >> > > > >>*From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Dave Hansen > > > >>*Sent:* Friday, November 26, 2004 10:06 PM > > > >>*To:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >>*Subject:* Re: [TruthTalk] The Schizophrenic God > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>DAVEH: Do any Christians really understand the Trinity paradox? > > > >> > > > >>ShieldsFamily wrote: > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>This Thanksgiving take a look at your God. Who is He? Is He divided > >in > > > >>any way? Is He at conflict within Himself? Could all that you say > >about > > > >>the Father be said of Jesus Christ? If you were to make three > >statements > > > >>about Him what would they be? > > > >> > > > >>Jonathan > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>BTW, one cannot be a Christian w/o understanding and accepting > >paradox. > >Iz > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>- > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>-- > > > >> > > > >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > >> > > > >>Dave Hansen > > > >> > > > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >> > > > >>http://www.langlitz.com > > > >> > > > >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > >> > > > >>If you wish to receive > > > >> > > > >>things I find interesting, > > > >> > > > >>I maintain Five email lists... > > > >> > > > >>JOKESTER, OPINIONS, LDS, > > > >> > > > >>STUFF and MOTORCYCLE. > > > >> > > > > > > > >-- > > > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > >Dave Hansen > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >http://www.langlitz.com > > > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > >If you wish to receive > > > >things I find interesting, > > > >I maintain Five email lists... > > > >JOKESTER, OPINIONS, LDS, > > > >STUFF and MOTORCYCLE. > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------- > > > "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may > >know how you ought to answer every man." 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