Re: [TruthTalk] Anti-Christian

[Dave Hansen]

DAVEH:  I assume you classify me as such as well....is that correct, Izzy?  Do most (non LDS) Christians use such a term (anti-Christian) when describing LDS people like me?  Or is it a term coined and used by a few TTers for the most part? ShieldsFamily wrote: God decides who is anti-Christian.  It is anyone who is against Christ and His true gospel.  That includes JSmith and all his devotees, however misguided. Izzy   Matt 12:30"He who is not with Me is against Me”   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Dave Hansen Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 8:12 AM To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Subject: [TruthTalk] Anti-Christian   DAVEH:  Sure it does, Lance.  Do Christians ever use the term, anti-Christian?  Or, is it simply a term Perry/Kevin coined to label me with in an effort to disparage my belief in Jesus?  That I would disagree or even argue that another's Christian based theology is misguided would not make me an anti-Christian.  Even if I were right in that thinking, it would not make the other person not a Christian.  As long as his beliefs are based on Christian principles (rightly or wrongly), he would by dictionary definitions be a Christian.     LDS folks did coin the anti-Mormon term, and subsequently defined it in effect as one who actively preaches against and denigrates LDS theology.  If Perry/Kevin want to label me anti-Christian, then the similarity does not hold as I do not actively preach against Jesus.     From what I remember about your posts, you do not actively denigrate LDS theology.  Hence I do not consider you an anti-Mormon.  That you don't believe LDS theology does not enter into the equation.  It is your intent, as I see it.  Perry and Kevin on the other hand have demonstrated their desire to actively fight against LDS theology, hence they meet the qualification of being an anti-Mormon.  Do you see the difference....it seems to me to be the intent, as well as the actions.     I hope I've not muddled that up as I've tried to explain it. Lance Muir wrote: DH:Intent does play a part.   DAVEH:  Ahhhhhhh, thanx for the explanation, Lance.  I would respectfully disagree with you though.  If two people sincerely believe they are Christians, in the sense of following the admonitions of Jesus as they understand them, then neither would be an anti-Christian in my opinion....even though one (or perhaps both) are believing/teaching things about Jesus that may not be true.  As I see it, an anti-Christian would be one who is defiantly teaching against Jesus, and the term would not apply to one who is simply mistaken in his beliefs about Jesus.   Lance Muir wrote:     -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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.