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- It is better not to get married. [2 Updates]
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Topic: It is better not to get married.
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/christlife/t/98af12feb41757e2
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From: Jeff Donovan <jeff.latterdaysaints@ntlworld.com>
Date: Jul 27 09:12AM +0100
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/christlife/msg/960fb8300c802f57
Hi Joseph
We spoke recently regarding myself being a member of the LDS church.
Often, people associate LDS with Polygamy.
This however is misleading.
It's the FLDS FUNDAMENTALIST LATTER DAY SAINTS who practise Polygamy, not
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS.
We are clearly a family church.
Members don't just attend church service on a Sunday and that be that until
the following Sunday. Members attends / do:
1. Attend many other church services other than sabbath day services.
2. Home / visiting teaching. That is visiting active / inactive members
sharing a message or two with each other, assisting with chores around the
house etc.
3. Assist missionaries.
4. Assist members on occasions other than during home / visiting teaching.
5. More can be added aswell
Many people become against the church because of one or more of the
following:
1. We don't drink any form of alcohol.
2. No smoking tobaccos
3. No taking of illegal drugs.
4. Paying 10% of ones income to the church by means of tithing. This money
DOES go towards good causes.
5. No members, regardless of callings, get monies for their duties unlike
Priests in certain sects / faith.
6. Dress standards while attending Sunday services and any MAIN church
meetings outside of Sundays. Casual dress standard is fine for institute,
activities, celebration get togethers etc.
7. Keeping the sabbath day fully holy, this also includes non employment on
the sabbath bar emergency services and the like.
People who put their mind to the Lord for a Sunday service only but then be
like any form of casual character whether teenagers to the extent of OAP's
outside of the church ARE NOT living to the scriptures fully enough, thus,
why attend Sunday service unless you / anyone intend being righteous day
after day.
Jeff
We members of the LDS are a seven day a week group, not a one day a week
group.
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From: B A Berean <robert@spreadsheetpower.com>
Date: Jul 27 06:38PM -0700
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/christlife/msg/7b0c147f8fdae3c8
On Jul 27, 4:12 am, Jeff Donovan <jeff.latterdaysai...@ntlworld.com>
wrote:
> We spoke recently regarding myself being a member of the LDS church.
> Often, people associate LDS with Polygamy.
> This however is misleading.
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Greetings Jeff,
Your portrayal of the reasons most Chrsitians reject Mormonism is
highly over-simplified and your statement about polygamy being
relegated to the fundamentalist Mormons is only partially true.
The LDS church's position in the not so distant past has been that of
a polygamy requirement.
However, lets look at more fundamental beliefs that differ True
Christianity from Mormonism.
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Mormonism - Jesus was the first born son of Elohim (God) through
sexual relations with one of his spirit wives.
Biblical Christianity - Jesus was ALWAYS God and was eternally
existant with the Father and the Holy Spirit which make up the
Trinity.
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Mormonism - The plan of salvation for this earth. The counsel of the
gods met on the planet Kolob (spelling may be wrong) to decide on the
plan of salvation for this earth.
The Mormon Jesus presented his plan and Lucifer (the second born son
of Elohim through sexual relations with one of his spirit wives and
therefore, Jesus' brother) presented his plan.
Jesus' plan was accepted and Lucifer's was rejected. Lucifer rebelled
and took one third of the heavenly host with him. Lucifer and his
followers were cursed with black skin.
Biblical Christianity - The Triune God had a plan of salvation.
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To be fair, the Mormon church has changed its scriptures many times
over the years and no longer teaches that black skin is the curse.
Their Book of Mormon has been changed in the various places that
taught that they would not be accepted until they becam "white and
delightsome". These passages now read "pure and delightsome".
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You see Jeff, there is far more that separates True Christianity from
Mormonism that simply polygamy.
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