tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13053053.post112376904343222398..comments2023-10-16T06:56:56.418-06:00Comments on Religion's Crime Against God: # 47: What is the Duty of Evangelicals?JChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01909940646703586254noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13053053.post-1123965039491029072005-08-13T14:30:00.000-06:002005-08-13T14:30:00.000-06:00Roland, thanks for your comments. Your church has...Roland, thanks for your comments. Your church has a lot of good things going for its people. Many rules and traditions that I disapprove of, still seem to do the Mormon church much good. But one must remember, what is the worst of two evil, a misguided evangelical church that doesn’t attempt to propagate itself with a door to door ministry, or a church that though it has many good and holy features is founder on several distorted truths. The answer is clear. For example, we talked about multiple marriage partners. Another dubious truth that was in the Book of Mormon, but has since been deleted is the one on blood atonement. The verse in question is Mark 3:29: “But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of an eternal sin.” My question to you is this: what do the Mormons believe that eternal sin is/was? Is that the sin that is so grievous that the blood of Jesus can not cleanse? Therefore it took the blood of the sinner in combination with that of Jesus in order to cleanse the sinner. The scary part is that the sinner must be sacrificed, and this how it was done: The sinner had to dig his own grave and then a specified person would cut the sinners throat until dead, and then be put or fall into his own grave. That is the only way he would be able to go to Heaven. This type of conduct was taught as the Word of God according to Joseph Smith’s Book of Mormon. Even a fool could figure out--and many did and left the faith--that this teaching is totally fictitious and demonic. When these type of teachings are placed in conjunction with genuine Bible based truths, the lot of them becomes suspicious. That is one reason why I speak of the Mormons church I do. I hope you forgive me for speaking so candidly on an extremely sensitive subject. If you can explain to me why these teachings were in the Book of Mormon in the first place, I might feel more acceptance and understanding towards the Mormon church.JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01909940646703586254noreply@blogger.com