DaveyMike
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15 years ago @ Mormon Coffee - Progression to Godhood... · 0 replies · +2 points
15 years ago @ Mormon Coffee - Joseph Smith's Ge... · 0 replies · +1 points
The Bible teaches that a correct knowledge of the nature of God is paramount to salvation (John 17:3) and Joseph Smith agrees: "It is the first principle of the gospel to know for a certainty the character of God" (History of the Church, 6:305).
I appreciate your testimony and hope that I am never guilty of criticizing LDS people for their sincerity nor the experiences which lead them to their faith. But I must put everything to the test (1 Jn 4;1; 1 Thes 5:21) for the sake of my own salvation and preach the true gospel for the salvation of others (Romans 10:10).
15 years ago @ Mormon Coffee - Mormon Coffee Tabletal... · 0 replies · +1 points
15 years ago @ Mormon Coffee - Joseph Smith's Ge... · 0 replies · +1 points
Praise the Lord that He chooses to give sinners an epiphany "while they are yet sinners" (Romans 5:8).
However, I agree with you that far too many outspoken critics of the LDS church live their lives inconsistent with God's commandments. We are all sinners (Romans 3:10), but many of these critics openly declare their lack of faith in anything after leaving the church.
I am sad that they choose to blame God for having been LDS and they replace the church with another set of false teachings or with a lifestyle counter to God's Word. I think they are worse off because of it (Luke 11:24-26).
That is why I try to seek out former LDS members who have come to Christ by His grace. They are examples to me not because they are perfect but because they have entered into the Lord's rest (Hebrews 4:10-11).
15 years ago @ Mormon Coffee - Do We Need to Become C... · 0 replies · +1 points
"What God begets is God; just as what man begets is man. What God creates is not God; just as what man makes is not man. That is why men are not Sons of God in the sense that Christ is [Matthew 5:9; Romans 8:14; Galatians 3:26; Revelations 21:7]. "