Ask a Mormon...

Only watched the first minute and a ton of that is false doctrine/guess/heresay. So some truth mixed with false doctrine.

 

those are either false or baby Christians then, you have them in every religion, I think Christianity is one of the largers ones therfore you have more of them that are ill educated.


I had a question but it got answered

 

Didn't the founder of the Mormon religion have a dream about some scribes that he later found in a mountain? That became the Book of Mormon?

 

Kinda sorta. I won't go into detail here but basic explanation is...

Poor 14 year old boy (Joseph Smith) is confused about which church to join so he reads James 1:5 "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him" and he prays, is told by Jesus Christ that he should join none of them. After further revelation and then a few years later starts translating the gold plates which gives us the Book of Mormon.

VERY simplified, but think that gets the basic idea across.




referenced
http://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/james/1.5?lang=eng

 

ah, this thread reminds me of that southpark episode..
that is all.

 

why aren't mormons supposed to drink alcohol, yet jesus drank wine.. I asked one of my buddies whose a mormon and he couldn't give me an answer...

 

That is in our "Word of Wisdom" I will copy it over... one sec

we could still use wine for the sacrament but choose to use water in 99.999% cases (wine was often healthier to drink back then)


" 1 A aWord of Wisdom, for the benefit of the council of high priests, assembled in Kirtland, and the church, and also the saints in Zion—

2 To be sent greeting; not by commandment or constraint, but by revelation and the aword of wisdom, showing forth the order and bwill of God in the temporal salvation of all saints in the last days—

3 Given for a principle with apromise, adapted to the capacity of the bweak and the weakest of all csaints, who are or can be called saints.

4 Behold, verily, thus saith the Lord unto you: In consequence of aevils and designs which do and will exist in the hearts of bconspiring men in the last days, I have cwarned you, and forewarn you, by giving unto you this word of wisdom by revelation—

5 That inasmuch as any man adrinketh bwine or strong drink among you, behold it is not good, neither meet in the sight of your Father, only in assembling yourselves together to offer up your sacraments before him.

6 And, behold, this should be wine, yea, apure wine of the grape of the vine, of your own make.

7 And, again, astrong drinks are not for the belly, but for the washing of your bodies.

8 And again, tobacco is not for the abody, neither for the belly, and is not good for man, but is an herb for bruises and all sick cattle, to be used with judgment and skill.

9 And again, hot drinks are not for the body or belly.

10 And again, verily I say unto you, all wholesome aherbs God hath ordained for the constitution, nature, and use of man—

11 Every herb in the season thereof, and every fruit in the season thereof; all these to be used with aprudence and bthanksgiving.

12 Yea, aflesh also of bbeasts and of the fowls of the air, I, the Lord, have ordained for the use of man with thanksgiving; nevertheless they are to be used csparingly;

13 And it is pleasing unto me that they should not be aused, only in times of winter, or of cold, or bfamine.

14 All agrain is ordained for the use of man and of beasts, to be the staff of life, not only for man but for the beasts of the field, and the fowls of heaven, and all wild animals that run or creep on the earth;

15 And athese hath God made for the use of man only in times of famine and excess of hunger.

16 All grain is good for the afood of man; as also the bfruit of the vine; that which yieldeth fruit, whether in the ground or above the ground—

17 Nevertheless, wheat for man, and corn for the ox, and oats for the horse, and rye for the fowls and for swine, and for all beasts of the field, and barley for all useful animals, and for mild drinks, as also other grain.

18 And all saints who remember to keep and do these sayings, walking in obedience to the commandments, ashall receive bhealth in their navel and marrow to their bones;

19 And shall afind bwisdom and great ctreasures of dknowledge, even hidden treasures;

20 And shall arun and not be bweary, and shall walk and not faint.

21 And I, the Lord, give unto them a promise, that the adestroying angel shall bpass by them, as the children of Israel, and not slay them. Amen."

Referenced
http://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/89.?lang=eng#1

 

A lot of religions don't state specifically "do not drink alcohol". You can drink alcohol is any religion. Just don't get drunk.

 

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First part was correct not so now

And second part is not worth my time.

 

Sounds like you are talking about those "crazy fundamentalists" mentioned earlier.

 

thanks for sharing!

 

yes! I was about to say go watch that episode, lots of good info lol

 

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