DAVEH: I didn't say it was a concern, Dean....just a conclusion based
on my observations. Contrary to what you may think, I don't feel a
deep need for you or anybody else on TT to agree with me on doctrines.
Dean Moore wrote:
cd: And why is it a concern that anyone agrees with you on "any
single point above" if you were not evangelizing? That "push,want
,desire" that you feel to want someone to agree with you is coming from
one of two sources Christ or Satan. If Christ- then His words will be
honored if Satan- then anothers words(ie.anybody else) are honored.
Seems simple to me. Thank you God for the understanding.
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Cd: Each and every one of these difference shows
failure to receive the words of Jesus Christ as truth-How can one claim
to believe in Jesus and deny the truth of His words?The reason the rest
of the "house would flutter to the gutter" is that to be a Christian is
to live by the words of Christ and nothing else and to agree with
anything else is too allow Satan a place of deviation in the believers
life. Here is a Quotation from John Bunyan's" Holy War made by Shaddai
Upon Diabolus".
' When Immanuel', says he, 'had driven Diabolus and
all his forces out of the city of Mansoul, Diabolus preferred a
petition to Immanuel, that he might have only a small part of the city.
When this was rejected, he begged to have to have only a little room
within the walls. But Immanuel answered, "He should have no place at
all, no, not to rest the soul of his foot."
cd: The question you must ask yourself DaveH is what
role do you do you best fit in the above scenario?
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What is at the root of the disagreement between a knowledgeable Mormon and
the traditional Christian thinker? What say ye, DH.
DAVEH: There are quite a few sticking points with me,
John. I'm not sure I could focus on only one though. The foremost
one that comes to mind most of the time I'm pondering our differences
(usually while driving, for some reason) is our different
understandings of the nature of hell. I've covered it quite a bit in
times past, so there are probably few TTers who would want to hear my
perspective again.
Another distinctly odd difference (from my perspective) is the
commonly held belief by Protestants who can accept the pre-mortal
existence of God, Jesus and angels, yet deny that we could have existed
there a s well.
The Trinity Doctrine is another theory that I find intriguing, as
it seems to me to be so obviously contrived. I suppose there are
things about LDS theology that would cause TTers to think similarly.
Theologically though, the failure to recognize the primary apostasy
and subsequent belief in the inherent authority of the believer to be
the most primary foundational differences between us.
Obviously there are tons of other differences of varying degrees of
importance. But the ones I've mentioned above seem to be the ones that
I've found curiously interesting. Each one seems so readily apparent
(to me) that I am quite amazed that it is so difficult for Protestants
to view it in similar light. I tend to attribute it to the house of
cards theology theory though. IF a Protestant were to agree with me on
any single point above, the rest of the house would flutter to the
gutter. Hence, it might explain why there is such a vehement
reluctance by some to agree with any s ingle point a Mormon may
make.....or even allow another fellow Christian that latitude.
If you were to ask me what I think a Protestant's disagreement
would be with Mormonism, I would suspect that two words would be at the
root of his feelings.....Joseph Smith. But that's just a guess
on my part. How do you see it John?
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Yes !!! and this is perhaps more to the point than my
thinking. But the peripheral discussion(s) actually, in a way, strengthen(s) the "opposition" (in
this case, DH) in that we allow
him to (the opponent) continue in the single most important concept of
his personal theology and upon which all else is based (for him).
What is at the root of the disagreement between a knowledgeable
Mormon and the traditional Christian thinker? What say ye, DH.
JD
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