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Prompted by other discussion here on the board, today's topic: LDS Christian views on gender relations & marriage. Gender is an intrinsic characteristic of each person, the spiritual and biological components matching. Men and women are different than each other, and meant to be partners. The...

Somebody whom isolates themselves/others share the Gospel with no one. No one here has actually said “being introverted is bad”. Many of us here are introverts ourselves (including me). Nothing wrong with that. What we have spoken against is isolation, controlling others, and egotism.

Everyone should strive to study, pray, and follow Him earnestly with every fiber of their being. Now, what happens when someone’s earnest study leads then to different conclusions than you? Still love and respect that person.

Your “religion” is akin to Isis-style Islam. A child bride you dont actually have to be friends with or court, but just given to you so you can lock her away in a haram. Supposedly with thoughts or devotion of her own, just kept in cage and excepted to obey her abuser’s every whim. That is...

Man is not meant to be alone, rather we are meant to fellowship with another. A choice to isolate yourself goes against God’s ways. You are letting the memory of those bullies rule your life, and keep you from the joy Christ wants for you. Please, please in the name of our Lord I beg you to...

I safe this with love, wanting to help you find a godly relationship. What you described be wanting is a Barbie doll, still in its box. You want it shipped straight to your house and kept there under your lock and key. What you describe is not a person, let alone wife in a godly...

You bear the marks of someone who has been scared by witnessing a bad relationship, and that now has consumed you to the point you cannot picture godly healthy relationships (where both are respected, loved, partners, have other healthy friendships, etc). Good professional and spiritual...

Please seek professional counseling.

Christ Himself applauded friendships and the love therein. Furthermore, goodly friends help each other walk with Christ. We are not called to be alone, but to fellowship one with another. And the core of any good romantic relationship is friendship. @ShyIntrovert , I would encourage you to 1)...

Differences (breaking this up into different categories): Straight theology-- - LDS Christians celebrate the divinity of Jesus Christ, the Son of God whom has always existed. JW deny this, believe Jesus was the created angel Michael. - LDS Christians believe Christ died on the Cross. JW...

Frequently I see "JW and Mormons" lumped together. But this isn't a productive paradigm. Having studied both, here's the major similarities & differences. I will be straight up honest here: I PASSIONATELY disagree with JW beliefs. Extremely so. And I realize that this post got very long...

Thanks for your response @Emily Nghiem . I can tell you've put a lot of thought into this. A lot of your post I really like. I do hesitate with the parts about Michael though. He can be one with God in the John 17 sense (Christ's atonement makes it so that we all came be one in the...

Actual "Mormon" here. The Son of God has always been and always will be our advocate/intercessor/Savior. In Old Testament times, He was known as "Jehovah" and worked with God's people then. Since His mortal birth He's gone primarily by the name "Jesus". God the Father and God the Son are...

I likewise don't shy away from things. When the anti person is just presenting straw man & not bothering to listen to how that straw man is inaccurate, that doesn't suddenly make the straw man argument true. No, rather is just reveals that the accuser has no interest in truth or saving souls...

You and I have had this conversation many times @Backlit . Actual teachings versus what you think are teaching are different things, many times the misrepresentations spread by the same folks whom falsely slander your SDA denomination. I've spoken with you explaining my own beliefs, and spoken...

I apologize if I was preemptively prickly. I've been subjected to WAY too many folks whom don't remotely care about what I actually believe, and instead only want recite strawman arguments at me. Admittedly, my patience is extremely thin ofr such. Still, perhaps my snapping at you was...

That ^ is not an accurate portrayal of my faith. I acknowledge your right to believe whatever it is you do, and that I should strive to accurately understand what that is, because that is truthful. A disciple of Christ has no need for straw man arguments or mockery. And I request that you show...

This doesn’t answer my question. Oh well.

@GRACE ambassador , In regards to the "different Jesus claims" made by "anti-cultists". I'll be super direct here: the difference between LDS Christian and Creedal Christian on the nature of God is that LDS Christians believe the Father/Son/Spirit to be 3 persons in 1 God through unity of...

I'm sorry folks called you that, and no it should not be permitted. I PASSIONATELY disagree with "anti-cult" hate groups. Again, I find this to be an extremest position. Rather I find Catholics to be Christians whom are mistaken on their literal views here. But still Christians.