Originally Posted by
Billyray
Simple. If you take Jesus at his word that none of us are good then you will realized that our rigtheousness comes from the imputed righteousness of Christ--not our own righteousness based on our works.
The mormons refuse to believe the whole Bible. Instead they go for their proof text and then they say they believe the Bible more than any other people..
The problem is more then believing that all will be judged it is for whose work we are judged for..
Isaiah 53:4-6
Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
Romans 4:22-25
And therefore it was imputed to him (Abraham) for righteousness.
Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;
But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;
Who was delivered for our offenses, and was raised again for our justification.
2Cor 5:21
For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
If we believe the Bible as the LDS say they do the we must believe that on Him was all sin laid. that those who believe have been imputed with His righteousness, that we can be made the righteousness of God thus fulfilling the commandment to be perfect even as the Father in heaven is perfect..
In this when Jesus shed His blood on the cross it was the believers judgment he was taking.. We have been judged in Him, found guilty, and executed for our sin, all in Him.. And in our faith He became our sin and we become His righteousness.. That is GOOD NEWS, That is GOSPEL.. This is the message that the mormons deny. The clear message of the entire Bible.. Instead of acceting His righteousness they work hard to establish their own an will not submit to the righteousness of God. Such is the wisdom of mormonism, such in the wisdom of the world. IHS jim