Brakelite said The question is whether Mormons can justifiably call themselves Christian based on what doctrines...true teachings...that both belief systems hold...and there are vast differences.
Justifiably....that is problem! She does not need to justify her beliefs to you or anybody. You do not hold the rule.
Neither does anyone here to anyone else, brakelite included. He can have his opinion, just like you, JD, PW, and I. This is a discussion. You do not hold the rule of what can and cannot be discussed. No one here is forced into this conversation.
True teachings.....Man you have to be kidding! 30,000 some odd different Protestant interpretations of true teachings. Which one is right?...yours...you are the judge? You decide the rules of justification?
Like what you're doing here? You're projecting onto brakelite what you yourself are doing.
Both belief systems....and you are only worried about two?
How many religions can you say you do not believe in? You could probably say there are a lot of these 30,000 denominations you do not believe in, and that is fine. But when you say justify, that means that you have some sort of self delusion that makes you the judge, and you are no judge in such matters. You only have the right to judge that their religion is not yours....it is not your call, if they are Christians or not. You place yourself as God. That is a problem.
Who said he's only worried about two? You just pulled that out of thin air.
In fact I know brakelite isn't "only worried about two", and it's provable. You're argument is void.
Brakelite is not placing himself as God, not even close. He does have an opinion though, just like everyone else.
Pot luck lunch....Baskin & Robins...31 flavors, we could only wish the numbers would be that low.
To say you do not believe in their beliefs is enough....anymore than that and you place yourself as a judge in the affairs of God. As I said before the scriptures are there, written in ink on paper, but the Word of God is living and cannot be bound by any book. Beyond that, just common sense, it would be an absurd idea to think that the Trinity has not been active over the last 2000 years. Interacting with humanity in so many ways with revelations and movements of the Holy Spirit, and the Grace of God. No the Trinity did not retire or wait on the justification of brakelite to be God.
Who are you to say when more than something is too much, and judging?
"Which one is right?...yours...you are the judge? You decide the rules of justification?"
There's a word for this.
Now you're throwing accusations that brakelite is placing himself as God, which is false, since he's stating his opinion. He doesn't have the authority to judge, nor do you and I. We are all allowed an opinion however, both ways.
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