...It was not until February 16, 1832, however, after a conference in Amherst, Ohio, that Joseph said it was apparent to him, "from sundry revelations which had been received, "that "many important points touching the salvation of man had been taken from the Bible, or lost before it was compiled." (Preface to D & C 76.)
�The Lone and Dreary World� (A part of the L.D.S. Temple Ceremony representing the Telestial Kingdom, or the world we now live in. The wording may vary somewhat from one temple to another).
Lucifer: Oh, I see, you want religion. You want someone to preach to you. I�ll have some preachers here presently.
Preacher: My! A fine congregation!
Lucifer: Oh, are you a preacher?
Preacher: Yes.
Lucifer: Have you been to college and received training for the ministry?
Preacher: Why, certainly. A man cannot preach unless he has been trained for the ministry. Lucifer: Well, do you preach orthodox religion?
Preacher: Yes, that is what I preach.
Preacher: I�ll do my best. Good morning, sir.
"...orthodox Christian views of God are Pagan rather than Christian." (Mormon Doctrine of Deity by B.H. Roberts, p.116)
The immateriality of God as asserted in these declarations of sectarian faith is entirely at variance with the scriptures, and absolutely contradicted by the revelations of God's person and attributes. We affirm that to deny the materiality of God's person is to deny God; for a thing without parts has no whole, and an immaterial body cannot exist. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints proclaims against the incomprehensible God, devoid of "body parts, or passions," as a thing impossible of existence, and asserts its belief in and allegiance to the true and living God of scripture and revelation. Talmage, James E. A Study of the Articles of Faith. Salt Lake City, UT: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 1977. (P.48)
False creeds teach that God is a spirit essence that fills the immensity of space and is everywhere and nowhere in particular present. In a vain attempt to support this doctrine, formulated by councils in the early days of the great apostasy, it is common for apologists to point to the statement in the King James Bible which says "God is a Spirit" (John 4:22-24). The fact is that this passage is mistranslated; instead, the correct statement, quoted in context reads: "The hour cometh, and, now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth; for the Father seeketh such to worship him. For unto such hath God promised his Spirit. And they who worship him, must worship in spirit and in truth, (Inspired Version, John 4:25-26). McConkie, Bruce R. Mormon Doctrine. Salt Lake City, UT: Bookcraft, 1977. (P.318)
"...the God whom the 'Christians' worship is a being of their own creation..." (Apostle Charles W. Penrose, Journal of Discourses 23:243)
Dave Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
DAVEH: Thanx for your reply, Perry. Apparently we have a difference of definitions. Anti-Mormon is a term defined primarily by Mormons to describe people like you and Kevin, so I'm curious to know why you would want to change the definition to exclude yourself. A pretty good definition is detailed at.....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Mormon
.......By that definition, would you not be properly labeled as an anti-Mormon? If not, how do you define anti-Mormon, Perry?
Charles Perry Locke wrote:It would not, since I am not against mormons, per se. I am against mormoniISM. Not the poor deceived messengers of satan that promote it. Call me anti-statan, or more specifically, anti-mormonism. You can continue to call me anti-mormon if you want to disperse me :-), but that is not accurate.
From: Dave Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Dispersions
Date: Mon, 09 May 2005 07:04:42 -0700
DAVEH: Why would you consider me anti-Christian, Kevin? Have I been attacking Jesus?
Perry on the other hand has admitted to attacking Mormonism, so the anti-Mormon label would be appropriate, would it not?
Kevin Deegan wrote:
You are very perceptive, I am a very sensitive guy : )
I have no problems with labels a wear a few.
I do have a problem when it is a manuever to discredit the messenger without dealing with the issues.
By the way I believe most of the labels I have posted are of a theological bent (liberal) not such as emotional (ANGRY) or psychological (mental)
So if Perry is ANTI Mormon then you qualify on the same grounds as ANTI Christian!-- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dave Hansen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.langlitz.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you wish to receive things I find interesting, I maintain six email lists... JOKESTER, OPINIONS, LDS, STUFF, MOTORCYCLE and CLIPS.
__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
http://mail.yahoo.com
