Yeah but it’s good reading. I like to think of it as Christian fan fiction. True or not I don’t care, it encourages people to believe in Christ and live wholesome lives and that’s ok by me. It reads like scripture and results in the same warm happy feelings I felt while reading the New Testament. Haven’t been a believer since 2009 but would still recommend The Book of Mormon to anyone looking for...well anything. I’m an English major though so I’m kind of a fan of literature generally.
I will say it’s a little weird hearing one person who believes in Christ telling other people who believe in him (albeit with some additional stories in their library) that they’re headed for damnation though. If you believe that salvation comes through faith in him by his grace for doing so I don’t see how anyone can think Mormons aren’t gonna be saved with the rest of you. This doctrine of exclusion seems as extra-Biblical as anything I’ve ever heard. At the very least these are your brothers in MAGA, even if their idea of Christ varies a bit from yours. So maybe chill out a bit on the hellfire speeches.
I recently realized that every person has God's messenger (which talks to the pineal gland) and God's savior (which touches the heart). Every culture talks about these using different wording; but, we all have the ability for salvation.
I don't know how it works, in other cultures, not having studied them as much as mine. I didn't even know how it worked in mine, until a year or so ago!
Romans 10:9 is how it works.
Two organs needed: the mouth, and the heart. Saying it, is the easy part. :)
The 66 books of "canonical" Scripture are less than 10% of what's known to be hidden in the Vatican.
Well I’m not religious anymore so I don’t really need luck in this discussion but I’ve read the Book of Mormon cover to cover at least 25 times before I left the church and I never saw a single passage that suggested that one bit. The book literally never shuts up about Jesus and refers to him as either God or the Son of God on literally thousands of occasions. As a missionary my mission President in mexico literally made us go through and underline each and every time Jesus Christ was mentioned and I think it worked out to like once every 3-4 verses or something. It was the most annoying homework assignment I’ve ever had.
Again, I don’t believe in the divinity of Christ myself anyway (although I’m a big fan) and I’m no longer Mormon so it’s even weird to be having this discussion right now but your statement was annoyingly, demonstrably false. The Book of Mormon may be technically untrue in that it’s clearly a work of fiction but it does literally nothing except point people to Jesus and encourage people to believe in him. To say otherwise is asinine.
Yeah but it’s good reading. I like to think of it as Christian fan fiction. True or not I don’t care, it encourages people to believe in Christ and live wholesome lives and that’s ok by me. It reads like scripture and results in the same warm happy feelings I felt while reading the New Testament. Haven’t been a believer since 2009 but would still recommend The Book of Mormon to anyone looking for...well anything. I’m an English major though so I’m kind of a fan of literature generally.
I will say it’s a little weird hearing one person who believes in Christ telling other people who believe in him (albeit with some additional stories in their library) that they’re headed for damnation though. If you believe that salvation comes through faith in him by his grace for doing so I don’t see how anyone can think Mormons aren’t gonna be saved with the rest of you. This doctrine of exclusion seems as extra-Biblical as anything I’ve ever heard. At the very least these are your brothers in MAGA, even if their idea of Christ varies a bit from yours. So maybe chill out a bit on the hellfire speeches.
Really love your ending there.
I recently realized that every person has God's messenger (which talks to the pineal gland) and God's savior (which touches the heart). Every culture talks about these using different wording; but, we all have the ability for salvation.
I don't know how it works, in other cultures, not having studied them as much as mine. I didn't even know how it worked in mine, until a year or so ago!
Romans 10:9 is how it works.
Two organs needed: the mouth, and the heart. Saying it, is the easy part. :)
The 66 books of "canonical" Scripture are less than 10% of what's known to be hidden in the Vatican.
So much more to know.
God bless.
It teaches a different gospel, one that denies the diety of Christ. Good luck with that.
Well I’m not religious anymore so I don’t really need luck in this discussion but I’ve read the Book of Mormon cover to cover at least 25 times before I left the church and I never saw a single passage that suggested that one bit. The book literally never shuts up about Jesus and refers to him as either God or the Son of God on literally thousands of occasions. As a missionary my mission President in mexico literally made us go through and underline each and every time Jesus Christ was mentioned and I think it worked out to like once every 3-4 verses or something. It was the most annoying homework assignment I’ve ever had.
Again, I don’t believe in the divinity of Christ myself anyway (although I’m a big fan) and I’m no longer Mormon so it’s even weird to be having this discussion right now but your statement was annoyingly, demonstrably false. The Book of Mormon may be technically untrue in that it’s clearly a work of fiction but it does literally nothing except point people to Jesus and encourage people to believe in him. To say otherwise is asinine.