[Higher_Desire]

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Don't call me an "idiot." I said I was being sarcastic kiddo. Mormonism isn't accepted by Protestants, Catholics, or Eastern Orthodox churches as being legitimate bodies of Christ. In the United States, Mormonism has had an infamous reputation of being anything BUT Christian. It is safe to say that it has reach cult status to many Christian denominations around the world.

It's a congregation that is NOT in sync with the teachings of Christ.

Everytime a Mormon approaches me trying to attempt to convert me... they ALWAYS have trouble defending the true notions of their "church." Now why is it that?

The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are one in the same.

If mormonsim isn't accepted as christianity, it is because of the short-sightedness of the people looking at it. They look at it as a cult because they do not see the underlying truths contained in it. If people have trouble defending it, it is because they don't understand it. Not everyone knows the same amount about the church.

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So, for the 1500 years from the third century until the nineteenth century, there was no true CHURCH? God let His children go without dircetion for 1500 years?! I simply will not accept that.

Amos 3:7 -- "For surely the Lord God doeth nothing except he reveal his secrets unto his servants the prophets." Take that as you will. I believe that there have been men on earth who have worked to keep the teachings of Christ alive. But that does not mean it was never changed.

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Then how do you explain the constant Bible passages claiming there is only one God?

There IS only one God. Why do you seem to have trouble with me saying that? There is ONE God. Jesus is his SON.

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Catholic doctrine HASN'T changed. It has developed, but not CHANGED. For instance, Papal infallibilty wasn't always taught in the exact form as it is now, but it has always been believed. I would dare you to find one doctrine of the Church which has "changed".

By the way, saying "we only believe in early church teachings if we see them in the Bible" is a little silly. Obviously, if ALL THESE CHURCH FATHERS believed doctrines (doctrines which you don't believe in by the way) then they must have found them in the Bible, or from the teaching of the Apostles. The entire early church (which you keep referring to as "Christ's church) cannot be wrong, can it? If so, it really isn't
Christ's church and there must never have BEEN Christ's church until the Mormons came along, and that jsut doesn't make any sense for Jesus to come to Earth and then wait 1800 years to establish His church.

Change, develop, what's the difference. Point is, it's not the same.
Show me some of the "doctrines" you're talking about that we don't belive in that are biblical.

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Look, I don't accept the LDS church (happy, HD? lol) as a true Christian Church either, becasue they don't even believe in Christ's divinity, so how can they be a Christian Church. But really, if you want to convert Mormons, I DON'T think insulting them is the best way to do it.

Yes we do believe in Christ's divinity. He was sent to earth by his father, he was born of the virgin Mary in a stable in Bethlehem, he ministered to the people, worked miracles, raised the dead, was baptized and atoned for the sins of the world, was crucified on the cross, and was resurrected on the third day. Is is the son of the living God. How can you say we don't believe in his divinity? It IS a Christian church, like it or not.


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