Working with a Mormon

AV1611Jim - I get the yolk! That is a good analogy which I hadn't considered. Of course the
"old hat" is: "I am a man; I am a son; I am a father. Which am I?" Best - Charles - Ro. 8:28

 

One must always keep in mind, analogy of the finite that is, things of earth, to try to grasp the infinite nature of God, all break down at some point. Yes there may be some feeling of trinitarian understanding when we consider these but I have yet to meet the man who has God in a neat little box. The scriptures tell us who has declared Him. They point the way, by the Spirit to Wisdom and understanding.
There are many good posts here. Thanks to those who have labored to share their knowledge. Two things must be accepted by those who hold this church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day saints in high esteem:

1) That the church established by the Lord Jesus-- of which He said, "the gates of hell shall not prevail against it," --perished from the face of the earth and needed to be re-established. (And with it a different gospel) of which Paul says man or angel is anathema, accursed, to do so.

2) That the import of this new re-established church and gospel was entrusted almost entirely to a 15-17 year old adolescent who is known to have been kicked out of gospel teaching churches of the day for doctrinal and charachter issues. Kicked out, by the way, from "apostate" churches who no longer stood for truth.

It is my oppinion that churches that are apostate usually don't take such stands. Also, Anyone who would trust their eternal soul and make such a radical step as to join a religion founded in the 1800's ("in the last days there shall be many antichrists, false prophets etc.")by an immature teenager has missed some very important lessons of life and real life shortcomings of this church and its prophecies, not to mention the Word of God, which by the way, is still here and has not changed since before and after Joe Smith!

I reject wholeheartedly this teacher of new things in these last days and sleep very much in Peace thank you.

 

Yes. . . somewhat embarassing, but my wife's brother has two wives.

We don't communicate much because it always turns into a disagreement. I think he is unstable anyway and so does my wife, so we feel it is best to keep distance and keep communications down to cards at birthdays and holidays.

I thought I would never actually see a person with two wives; my goodness, one marriage is certainly nice, but I don't think I could handle two.

 

Fireweed, you are absolutely correct, it is difficult to understand the rational; but in reality their "pitch" is VERY powerful and has been well planned. It is extremely easy for a weak Christian or a non-Christian to be sold on their story. Then reality is fed is such small spoonfuls, it is much like accepting sex on television. Thirty years ago we couldn't say the words "pregant" or "rape" on the radio even during news and slow changes have desensitized us to the reality. The Mormon doctrine works the same way. You are given little bites of reality until finally, like a cat-fish, you grab the bait and your hooked.

For those of us who see the truth all at once, it seems unreal, but so does Islam and other religions. Scarey.

 

... still sleeping peacefully

 

Well of course they are wealthy. Just imagine the money saved by not paying their pastors alone. They also require a lot of tithing by their members. The Mormon Church also has industries and farms they own.