Of course it is my interpretation of the Bible. I would be less than honest with myself if I didn’t believe it the way that I read it and understand it. You have the same privilege to believe what you believe as well. ***uming that one of us is correct then logically the other is wrong. What I do is rely on what the Bible says to me in what I feel is a clear understanding.
I don’t have to convince my fellow Christians to believe me as we, for the most part, are in agreement. As far as Mormons being more gullible, that has nothing to do with it. We do not see the Christian faith in the same light. We are 180 degrees out of phase on most topics.p
Do you take everything that the LDS teach without question? I am allowed to question the church leaders where I attend and it is expected that it will be done if any member feels the need to understand or even correct the Pastor. This is not a sin but rather it is a duty. The truth is more important than the preacher being always thought to be right no matter what. We are not to swallow everything blindly that is taught, but we should follow the example of the believers at Berea, who searched the scriptures to check if Paul and Silas were telling the truth or not. (See Acts 17:10 and 11) Should we be any different?
Acts 17:10 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.
Acts 17:11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
Wait a minute, read the Bible:
Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Ephesians 2:9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
It says saved by grace through faith. Believing is an act of faith. When God sees our faith he saves us but it is by grace as we do not deserve salvation.
Faith in God is more than a theoretical belief in Him. To have faith in God is to trust Him, to have confidence in Him, and to be willing to act on your belief in Him. It is a principle of action and power. (
http://www.mormon.org/faq/topic/fait.../what-is-faith)
No, you never said anything about obligation, I did. If you work for someone that someone is obligated to pay you. You can work to gain salvation all you want but God will not be obligated to grant you salvation because of your work. This is not a straw man this is truth. (See Ephesians 2:9) What part of “not of works” is so difficult to understand?
It has everything, Salvation is a gift, not of works. You do not need to do anything to gain salvation but believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.
A typing error doesn’t change the truth. You are still not amusing but you do stumble over the obvious quite eloquently.
If the Mormon Jesus is not the Jesus that is the person that the father sent to die for our sins then you can believe in him all you want and you will not be saved.
The Bible states that Jesus is the creator of everything that was created. Lucifer was also created by the creator, Jesus. Jesus of the Bible is not the spirit brother of Lucifer but his creator. This is an irreconcilable difference that has no possible way to conclude that the Mormon Jesus is the same as the Jesus described in the Bible.
This is not a democratic vote. The majority is not necessarily right. When the Bible says “not of works”, I don’t care if it is 99.9% that believe works have a part in salvation, it just isn’t so and never will be. The problem is that you who believe that works will gain salvation for you are trusting in your works and not trusting in God to give what he said is a gift. If you are trusting your works and not trusting God, it changes everything.
Yes, faith in your works that will get you nowhere.
When the Bible says “not of works” I have it all, 100%.