Views on Mormonism?

[walnutleviosa]

I cannot wrap my mind around some of their beliefs. Comments?

[followingtheway]

Originally Posted by walnutleviosa

I cannot wrap my mind around some of their beliefs. Comments?

Me neither. I mean I watched a video that was supposed to show "what they believed" until some people said some of it was not true, some they didn't believe anymore, and some they believed, but it was misrepresented. But it's a little strange how I see a lot of Catholics said "Mormons are not Christians!" and then they whine and complain when Protestants say that about them. I'm Catholic but hey, who am I to judge?

That's just my two cents.

God bless

David

[CalChristian]

Originally Posted by followingtheway

it's a little strange how I see a lot of Catholics said "Mormons are not Christians!" and then they whine and complain when Protestants say that about them. I'm Catholic but hey, who am I to judge?

That's just my two cents.

David

I think it's worth at least a dime.




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[LayingHands]

Originally Posted by followingtheway

Me neither. I mean I watched a video that was supposed to show "what they believed" until some people said some of it was not true, some they didn't believe anymore, and some they believed, but it was misrepresented. But it's a little strange how I see a lot of Catholics said "Mormons are not Christians!" and then they whine and complain when Protestants say that about them. I'm Catholic but hey, who am I to judge?

That's just my two cents.

God bless

David

We are ALL sons and daughters of GOD. GOD sits in the heart of every living entity. This is what you would call the atom sized spirit soul which he gave to us to animate the matter of the living entities bodies, and includes all life to atoms...did you ever ask or wonder why GOD knows everything you think, say, desire, and will for? There is a 5,000 year old scripture, whereby, GOD did give instruction and has relayed who we all are, how we are to live, why he created us, all in all...for he is the Cause of all Causes...my spirit soul is the same as yours and anyone else's, from any religion...isn't it high time we all worship ONLY GOD and no one else. How can anyone who lives this way, go wrong?

[CompSciGuy]

Originally Posted by followingtheway

Me neither. I mean I watched a video that was supposed to show "what they believed" until some people said some of it was not true, some they didn't believe anymore, and some they believed, but it was misrepresented. But it's a little strange how I see a lot of Catholics said "Mormons are not Christians!" and then they whine and complain when Protestants say that about them. I'm Catholic but hey, who am I to judge?

That's just my two cents.

God bless

David

According to the Catholic Church, Mormons are not Christians and their baptism is not valid. So... I guess you don't have to judge. The Church has already done that for us.

[Tony888]

Originally Posted by walnutleviosa

I cannot wrap my mind around some of their beliefs. Comments?

If you are struggling, then you probably have faulty information.

Nobody should feel they understand a religious faith after watching a cartoon, made by detractors. It would be like me claiming I know the Catholic faith because I read all the Chick tracts on Catholics

[LatterDayLady]

[h2001st]

Originally Posted by LatterDayLady

[walnutleviosa]

Originally Posted by Tony888

If you are struggling, then you probably have faulty information.

Nobody should feel they understand a religious faith after watching a cartoon, made by detractors. It would be like me claiming I know the Catholic faith because I read all the Chick tracts on Catholics

Where did I mention I got my information from a cartoon?

[walnutleviosa]

BRB gonna be a God on my own planet

[Tony888]

This is a good article for non-LDS

What Evangelicals Now Need to Know About Mormonism

Two paragraphs I liked

For some reason Evangelicals like to “serve notice” to Mormons that they are not Christian. As if we can wash our hands of the souls of any missionaries who visit our doorsteps because we’ve let them know they are going to hell. This isn’t particularly useful or effective. Please avoid dismissing Mormon missionaries with the words “you aren’t Christians” as you close the door on them.

If you’d like to debate Mormonism’s place in the Kingdom, I’ve found that engaging the question “are Mormons Christians” is not a great place to start. Mormons and Evangelicals are talking about different things. Mormonism comes straight out of Christianity. It doesn’t make any sense outside of the larger religious context of Christianity. So at least in one sense Evangelicals can acknowledge how Mormons are Christian. If you want to talk about the same thing with your Mormon friend, I’d recommend asking the question “Does Mormonism teach a saving faith?” You may not come to any better of an agreement, but at least you’ll be talking about the same thing.

[blueadept]

While I've been a Catholic my entire life, half my family is LDS and I was married to a Mormon for 7 years. I didn't have any extreme difficulties in understanding the faith and all that happened due to my marriage was that I became a stronger believing Catholic who was able to respect my wife's faith.

Unfortunately, my 'not converting' was a deal breaker for my wife even though I was told it wouldn't be in the beginning of my marriage. Oh well.

[blueadept]

I would say the biggest factor that led to my non-conversion to Mormonism was not finding a real need for Joseph Smith or the BoM. The LDS church is a restoration church (which is different from Protestants which are Reformation churches) with the belief that the keys of the priesthood was removed from the earth. As a believer in the succession of Popes that started with St. Peter, I never felt there was a need for the Apostacy that LDS claim. Without that, gaining a testimony about the LDS didn't happen for me. In the same sense, I respected my wife's LDS testimony. Oh well.

The only LDS picture I did not wish to be displayed in the house was of the First Vision. My wife had a major issue with having a crucifix but allowed me to have a resurrected Christ on the Cross. Hmmm....

[Jaypeeto4]

My wife had a major issue with having a crucifix but allowed me to have a resurrected Christ on the Cross. Hmmm....

Hi, as I remember it,
this preference of theirs for not displaying crucifixes,
is based on the fact that during the Crucifixion, Christ was being
shamed, assaulted and degraded by his executioners.
They definitely believe that his crucifixion was Salvific,
but they believe that the Resurrection is far, far, far more worthy to be emphasized.

We Catholics emphasize both the Crucifixion and the Resurrection equally.
Yes, Christ's killers were trying to degrade him by subjecting him to crucifixion.
But His crucifixion, brutal as it was,
highlights and emphasizes both the terrible evil of sin and crime, and
the fact that it took the crucifixion of an Incarnate DEITY to pay for sin,
is emphasized by the crucifix, and that the DEITY would incarnate and knowingly
and intentionally subject Himself to such horrific degradation as crucifixion, is evidence
of the DEPTH of the love and benevolence of God for his sinful, wicked human children of fallen Adam and Eve. So we are not horrified by the crucifix, nor repulsed by it.
Both Mormons and Protestants, when they do use crosses, prefer to use
empty crosses and not crucifixes, to thus emphasize the resurrection instead.
Love,
Jaypeeto4
+JMJ+

[Marie5890]

Originally Posted by Jaypeeto4

Both Mormons and Protestants, when they do use crosses, prefer to use
empty crosses and not crucifixes, to thus emphasize the resurrection instead.
Love,
Jaypeeto4
+JMJ+

Do they uses crosses now? They didnt when I was LDS.