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NASB | John 14:6 Jesus *said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. |
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Bible Question: thanks for helping me.....as it is...I sometimes call myself "just a dumb ole girl" honestly I'm not that dumb...but i sort of am that dumb ole girl when it comes to scripture...having told you this let me add.. I dont know much, but i know Jesus saved me.. so...when I tried to tell my mormon friend about what i have read thus far, here in this message site., my friend totally turned off.. especially when i said "mormans were a cult"..my friend refused to listen..(as well i would have done if anybody tried to tell me i was learning from a cult),, (i'm baptist). I need some more help with showing my friend (in a gentle way) he needs to get away from that morman church.. i could chapter and verse him till the cows come home but since i dont know chapter and verse myself and he probably wouldnt go read them if i gave them to him .. Please try to help me get him to understand with words we use today.. like from the 21st century...AND yes i want help from all of you..Thanks P.S. I know I don't need to know every detail (or) even anything) in the bible..as long as I believe Jesus Christ died on the cross for me..and through Him I am saved John 3:16.. I know some stuff from the bible but not enough to get my mormon point across ...C |
Bible Answer: Legsrandall you very wise to realize the effect of calling Mormonism a cult has on your friend. The problem with Mormonism is most Mormons don't know the full story of their religion. They hear only the parts that closely line up with Christianity. They don't hear that Mormonism considers Satan and Jesus as spirit brothers, when scripture tells us Jesus is the Son of God and Satan was an angel. They don't hear that Elohim and Jesus aren't eternal but had definite beginnings while scripture declares God and Jesus as eternal beings with no beginning and no ending. They don't hear that the book of Mormon has been revised removing factual errors time and time again. They don't hear that the Book of Mormon is a word for word copy of the KJV in many of places. They don't hear that the book of mormon talks of Jews coming to America using compasses and glass, however both of these are known not to exist when the book of Mormon said they were used. They don't know that the book of mormon talks of great cities build in midwest long before Columbus came to the America yet no ruins or evidence of such can be found. They don't hear that the church of Latter Day Saints reversed their teaching on Blacks on the threat of losing their IRS status as non profit. Mormons don't know that church leaders ordered, were arrestted and convicted of the murder of people crossing what Mormons considered their land. Most Mormons know nothing of Joseph Smith the founder of their religion. He was considered by many as being goofy. Using peep stones (rocks) to show him where to dig for gold he and his family dug up a huge area of NY in this cause. In my opinion the best way to fight mormonism is to understand it's history and us that as a possible way to find a crack in their armour. Best to you |