Mormonism,works,andtheLDStempleceremony
ThisdialoguebeganafteraMormoncontactedmeinaprivatemessagewhenIenteredaMormonchatroom.IpostedsomebasicdocumentationshowingwhatMormonismteaches.Theyarecut-and-pastesfrommyLDSsectionfoundhere:www.carm.org/cut/LDS.htm.SomeonecomplainedthatallIcoulddowascopysomeoneelse'smaterial.IrespondedthatIwroteit.Iwascalledaliar.ThenIstatedIwastheauthorofCARM.Ididnotknow...[
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WithaMormononMormonDoctrineThisdialoguebeginsafteraMormonwastellingmethatIdidn'tknowMormontheology.Iwasamazedtofindouthowlittleheknewofhisownfaith,especiallysinceheclaimedhehadbeenaMormonbishopatonetime.Anyway,let'sjumpintotheconversation.
Matt:DidGodusedtoliveonanotherworld?Wasgodonceaman?Doesgodhaveawife?Canwebecomegods?
Hank:Washeaman?
Matt:Doyounotknowyourself.
Hank:Iknowthatgo...[
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Mormonandsalvationandworks
Thisdialoguewasafriendlyone.Thereweren'tany"victories"oneitherside.Itookoveraconversationthatafriendofminewashavingwiththisperson.MygoalwastopointhimtoJesusandtrueforgiveness.Salvationisn'tattainedthroughintellectualcompetitionbutthroughtheworkoftheHolySpirit.Thequestionis,doestheMormonhavetheHolySpirit,thetrueHolySpirit?Aretheysavedbytheirownworks,byGod'ss...[
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Feelings,gods,andJosephSmithThisdialoguedemonstratesamajorproblemwithwitnessingtothoseinMormonism.Theythinkthattheirfeelingsareasvalid,ifnotmoreso,thanbiblicalrevelation.Infact,theyoftensubordinatetheBibletotheir"testimony",theirfeelings.MormonscontendthattheyreceivedaconfirmationfromGodintheirheartsthatMormonismistrue.Theproblemwiththisis,thattheirtestimonycontradictstheBible.But,whenyo...[
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DidJosephSmithseeGodtheFather?WejumprightintothisconversationwhereaMormonstatedtherewasanapostasyandthatJosephSmithsawGodtheFather.Ofcourse,thisisaseriousproblembecausetheBibleteachesthatnoonecanseeGodtheFather.Matt:Youstatethattherewasanapostasy.Smith'svisionstatesthatGodsaidallchurcheswerewrong.
Matt:TheBookofMormonsaysthatmychurchisafalsechurch.
Alex:GodappearedtoJosephandtoldhimallchur...[
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WhatissalvationandwhoisGod?ThisdialoguewithtwoMormonsisagoodillustrationofthenecessityofknowingnotonlywhattheybelieve,butalsowhattheBibleteaches,whereitsaysit,andwhatitmeans.Thistakessomepractice,butpracticemakesperfect.
Gary:InyourinfoonCARM,doyoupreachmostlyagainsttheMormons,oristhereanythingweteachyoubelieveisgood?
Matt:IteachagainstwhatgoesagainsttheBible.TheMormonsdomanygoodthings.But...[
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DiscussionwithaMormononGod'sNatureThisdialogueisinterestingbecauseitwasapre-arrangeddebatebetweenJohnandmyself.OtherMormonsareinterestedinthetranscriptssoIwillmakenocommentsonthisdialogue.Ihave,however,editedoutthetypos,miscapitalizations,etc.tomakeitmorereadable.Thisisthecompletedialogue.Matt:Hi
JohnHello
Matt:How'sitgoing?
John:Itisgoingprettywell.I'vebeenupalittlelongerthannormal.Yo...[
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TwoMormonsstatethat3Godsisreally1God.Thischatbeganby"Mormon"contactingmeonICQ.Iresponded,askedhimwhathebelieved.HesaidhewasaMormonandaskedmewhatIliketodo."Debate,"Isaid.HeaskedmewhatIlikedtodebate.Isaidtheologyandwewereoff.IbeganwithacommentonhowMormonismcontradictstheBible.TheconversationprogressedandlaterheenlistedthehelpofaMormonmissionary.
Inmyopinion,thisdialogueisagoo...[
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Denialoftheinerrancyofthe
originalmanuscriptsoftheBible
ThisdialogueisanexcellentexampleofhowpresuppositionsimposeduponthewordofGod,andunderminetheauthorityandsufficiencyofGod'sWord.
IjumpintothisdialogueafteranotherpersonhadbeenspeakingwithEn_Hakkoreforawhile.En_HakkoredoesnotbelieveintheinerrancyoftheoriginaldocumentsoftheOldandNewTestament.Yet,heaffirmsthatJesusChristisGodinflesh,so...[
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Condemningwordsandpompousattitude
Thisdialogueoccurredonpaltalk(paltalk.com,avoicechatsystem),inaprivatetextmessagebox.Theconversationwasinitiatedbythiswomanwhodidnotlikeitthatapersonwasreddotted(speakingandwritingprivilegeswereremoved)becauseshesoconsistentlyinsultspeoplewherevershegoes.
Thepersonhereinthedialoguesoughtmeoutandbegantheconversationasitishere.Itriedtorespondandberespectful,...[
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