tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657772.post112477810061608709..comments2023-07-25T10:52:13.925-05:00Comments on Because I said so: Mormon Cult info...Chris Meirosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05717903860701408008noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657772.post-1128024542353675342005-09-29T15:09:00.000-05:002005-09-29T15:09:00.000-05:00Y'all might be interested in the following:http://...Y'all might be interested in the following:<BR/><BR/>http://www.theopedia.com/MormonismAaron Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385127979306952044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657772.post-1125069118679353182005-08-26T10:11:00.000-05:002005-08-26T10:11:00.000-05:00Just thinking out loud,Did you know that Catholic ...Just thinking out loud,<BR/><BR/>Did you know that Catholic investors have formed groups that refused to invest in any funds that would go against their Catholic beliefs and acheived a good return? <BR/><BR/>I am wondering if a similar thing could be done by Evangelical investors who would refuse to invest in funds whose owners/profits go to support the Mormons?<BR/><BR/>Let me look into it...<BR/>dlwDLWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709279441985086959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657772.post-1124864499730874072005-08-24T01:21:00.000-05:002005-08-24T01:21:00.000-05:00I accidently hit send...While the LDS church certa...I accidently hit send...<BR/><BR/>While the LDS church certainly has a complicated theology, that does not make it a Christian theology. I think the LDS church is equally misguided as the Watchtower Tract Society (Jehova's Witness). I have no doubt that you are sincere and committed to your faith, but your faith needs to be based on the Bible alone, throw out the garbage Joseph Smith Jr. plagued us with. Galatians 1:6-8.Chris Meirosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05717903860701408008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657772.post-1124864204912975642005-08-24T01:16:00.000-05:002005-08-24T01:16:00.000-05:00Dill, The sources were just from equip.org, so th...Dill,<BR/> The sources were just from equip.org, so they are as current as whenever the actual articles were written. I suspect they were written in the past 5 or so years, but if you dig around their web site I would guess you can find the actual publishing dates. The post is a combination of their quick little answer sheets.<BR/><BR/>As for my use of the word cult, that was very intentional on my part. I do not embrace the membership of the LDS church as fellow Christians. You use the same words, but have different meanings behind them. Things like salvation mean different things to you and me. I KNOW I am saved, do you? You can KNOW, not having to live in doubt. While I cannot specifically speak on the salvation of any other individual in an absolute sense, I do not believe Mormons are worshipping the One True God.Chris Meirosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05717903860701408008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657772.post-1124846083473883902005-08-23T20:14:00.000-05:002005-08-23T20:14:00.000-05:00A couple of corrections to your posting:-The Churc...A couple of corrections to your posting:<BR/><BR/>-The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is in over 160 countries.<BR/>-There are over 12 million members, not seven million. <BR/><BR/>Just minor errors, but you're evidently drawing from outdated sources. <BR/><BR/>It is deceiving when you refer to our Church as a cult. That term is often used to convey negative connotations, but it's important to remember that the early church, following the Savior's death, had the same attributes that would fit the description of a cult. Would you refer to it as a cult? <BR/><BR/>I am a Mormon and I love the Savior Jesus Christ. My life has been changed by his sacrifice and I can't thank Him enough for the peace I feel. You may dispute our doctrine, but you have to be careful when you question a person's relationship to God and Jesus Christ (I noticed you avoided that, thank you). The doctrine of the gospel is rich, deep, edifying and wonderful. It's truly a blessing to have it. <BR/><BR/>I appreciate your sincere desire to teach Mormons of Christ. I believe you are sincere. Your "creating doubt" method may be effective on some, but conviction from the Spirit is much deeper than that. Especially when I (and millions of others like me), have gained a firm conviction of Jesus Christ through the Bible and The Book of Mormon and have experienced that "peace, which passeth all understanding." It's more important that He views me as a Christian than whether you do. <BR/><BR/>Thanks brother.LBKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07826510080108852287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657772.post-1124821145598078052005-08-23T13:19:00.000-05:002005-08-23T13:19:00.000-05:00It'd be cool to hear what you think of the post-co...It'd be cool to hear what you think of the post-conservative evangelical movement that I've <A HREF="http://wetzell.blogspot.com/2005/08/towards-generous-orthodoxy.html" REL="nofollow">linked</A> to about recently.DLWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709279441985086959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657772.post-1124807827336018992005-08-23T09:37:00.000-05:002005-08-23T09:37:00.000-05:00I had a couple of classes with Brenton over the pa...I had a couple of classes with Brenton over the past 3 years, he's a really neat guy (can guys be "neat"?) Thanks for visiting my blog! As for the Mormons, how often they come depends on both where you live and on what kind of success they had on previous visits. Thus my ruminations on whether my fiancee's parents is now black listed. I'm fairly certain at least that those two particular missionaries won't stop back.<BR/><BR/>ChrisChris Meirosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05717903860701408008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657772.post-1124803806722292862005-08-23T08:30:00.000-05:002005-08-23T08:30:00.000-05:00Hey Chris -I found your blog when reading Brenton ...Hey Chris -<BR/>I found your blog when reading Brenton Balvin's blog recently. I attend Quarry Church in Monticello. I too was approached by the Mormons about 4 years ago when I lived in a apt in Coon Rapids. I too challenged their reasoning and tried to present the truth of the Bible too them, but I don't think I made much of impact. I sensed that the two gentlemen at my door step were "brainwashed" in their thinking and it felt like they could not respond with anything other than a set of canned statements based on their Morman training. I appreciate your efforts to convince your Morman visitors that what they believe in not Biblical and therefore is not Christian. I've enjoyed reading your blogs. I have recently started a blog: scherrnthoughts.blogspot.com Just a brief background on me: I am a Database Administrator by vocation but I have recently felt a call to pursue to the minsitry of Christian Camping. I wanted to encourage your ministry and I trust that God will use you for his glory and purpose in some amazing ways. <BR/><BR/>In Christ,<BR/>- MartyJoe Blowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08104500419400497522noreply@blogger.com