06-19-2008, 05:27 PM | #1 |
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The Genius of Mormonism
I just thought of yet another reason why Mormonism is a superior form of Christianity.
For plain vanilla Christians, the main thing that a doubting Thomas can struggle with would be things like the divinity or teachings of Jesus Christ. Those kinds of doubts could put your salvation on the line. The genius of Mormonism is that Joseph Smith gave us SO MUCH EXTRA STUFF to wonder about (horses in north america, location of BOM battles, etc.) and so much stuff to work on (callings, etc.) that we don't have time to doubt Christ or his teachings. |
06-19-2008, 06:38 PM | #2 |
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I'm not sure where you're going with this, but I'll add something.
Yesterday my wife and children went to the funeral of the brother of my sister-in-law (yeah, she bailed me out again). Anyway, the Baptist minister preaches salvation by grace. The dead guy professed a belief in Christ once upon a time and now he's saved, taking harp lessons. To take this further, adding insult to injury, the minister goes on about the spirituality of the deceased and family. We're not sure where the minister even came from. We're sure the family hasn't stepped into Church in years. My brother left the Church (any church) behind when he left home after high school. That was 32 years ago. My wife (as an overworked and underpaid wife, mother of six, and RS president), is now thinking it's time to make a switch (so to speak). She says, "what's with this works stuff if we can get in with just a professed belief?" She wants to know where this works stuff comes from. I quote the typical James stuff and she asks why the two thoughts (works vs. grace) She says this is stupid. And why'd we get saddled with the works option? I didn't have any good answers but I'd love to give away my four year old primary class (the hardest calling I've ever had and that's with just four students and a team teacher). My guess is that it's not going to happen anytime soon... |
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I don't think the BOM is necessary for salvation. That's my whole point. It's a companion to the Bible, but it doesn't replace the Bible. The advantage of having the BOM is it gives you something new to occupy your doubts so that you don't have time to doubt critical teachings from the New Testament.
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