Comments on: Are Mormons Christians?

By: that guy

that guy — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:04:56 +0000

doctrine i strongly disagree with you there are many godd wonderful people on this earth that will go to hell because they do not have a personal relationship with the one true living god and also mormanism there are many people that believe in christ on earth and this is understandable because it is a proven fact that christ walked the earth belief is nothing without acting upon this belief and i personally believe that the bible is the only god inspired book that teches you how you should act upon this

By: mormonism doctrine

mormonism doctrine — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:58:59 +0000

I don’t understand why this has to be so complicated. Often times it’s not even so much believing but acting as if Christ would.

By: Mormonism

Mormonism — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:06:36 +0000

In my opinion it comes down to what one defines as “Christian”. To disclose I am a Mormon, and I define “Christian” as one who believes in Christ. With that definition Mormons would undoubtedly be considered “Christian”.
Why complicate it anymore?

By: Thaddeus

Thaddeus — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:14:05 +0000

You’ve hit on an important concept, that guy: when we encounter a contradiction (“hearing a voice” vs. “they heard not the voice”), very often it is only a surface contradiction, and we just don’t get a full enough picture to see how they harmonize. Thus, it takes some educated interpretation, like you’ve done.

By: that guy

that guy — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 06:47:59 +0000

well i looked both those passages up and acts 9 it does say that the men heard a voice but didnt se a man but in chapter 22 it says that the men saw a light but heard not the voice that spoke to saul i think that last little bit in twenty two has a huge significance i believe that the men did ideed see a light but not a man because god does not look like a man and is usually described as emmitting some sort of light and i think that when god spoke to saul thatit was comprehensible to him but god was not speaking to men around them so they just heard a voice but not the same voice that spoke to saul so in my mind both of them may be true if my translation is accurate i cant do parenthesis on my mobile phone on this websit but i read those verses in a kjv bible unparenthesis also i believe that if not all of the bible is from god then the bible is not at all true because it is near impossible to decipher which verses are from man and which are from god but lastly i think that if god were to make a book he wouldnt get lazy and allow corruption into it

By: Thaddeus

Thaddeus — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:41:53 +0000

that guy, Look at Acts 9:7 vs. Acts 22:9; both refer to the vision Paul had when the Lord appeared to him. In the first it says Paul's travel companions heard a voice, but saw no man. In the second it says Paul's travel companions saw a light, but didn't hear a voice. This is an example of a contradiction in the Bible. Does this mean we should throw the Bible out? I don't think so. There are many ways to make sense of this, the first is to realize that not every verse of the Bible was a direct quotation from God. In these verses, we are hearing Paul recount the story of his vision at different times in his life. Paul was human. He may have forgotten or mixed up some details. Or it may have been the author of Acts, Luke that was confused. I don't know what caused the contradiction, but it is there. I'd like to hear your interpretation of it, that guy. Do you throw the Bible out?

By: that guy

that guy — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 05:04:50 +0000

hey thaddeus what do you mean when you say that the words may even contradict eachother do you mean thatthe bible does contradict itself because the way i have always been taught is that if the bible does contradict itself the it could not have been the teachings of god and if one part is false then all of it must be

By: Mormons Are Christian

Mormons Are Christian — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 02:41:42 +0000

Mormons’ theology is First Century Christianity, not Fourth Century Creedal theology:

http://MormonsAreChristian.blogspot.com

Mormons’ mode of baptism, structure, authority, view of the Trinity, views on man’s ability to progress to be like Jesus Christ, grace vs. works, etc. are all more in line with First Century Christianity than other Christian denominations.

By: Kimo

Kimo — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 05:54:51 +0000

Hi Spring. I thought you might like this follow up on your comment even though it has been some time. Sometimes when we have questions about words used in the Bible, it helps to go back to the original greek/hebrew/aramaic word to get the intended meaning. Thankfully there are plenty of resources on the internet to do this these days. The Hebrew word used in Job 1:1 for blameless was “tam”.

The Hebrew word “tam” means “complete, morally innocent, having integrity”.

Job 1:1 records Job was blameless. In Job 1:8 and 2:3, God declares Job was blameless. In Job 7:20-21 and 14:16-17, Job admits he had sinned. In Job 42:6, Job confirms his own sinfulness: “Therefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.” It is therefore obvious being blameless before God does not mean permanent sinless perfection.

Be careful when some take passages out of context or especially if they are trying to make a point by misusing scripture. It really helps to understand the context of what is said, sometimes the cultural meaning, and of course how it fits in with the rest of scripture. Seek for truth and you will find it.

By: Jan

Jan — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 01:14:35 +0000

Spring,

Plus, if Thaddeus deleted Bus’s comment, he’d probably get grounded