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Old 03-21-2011, 01:12 PM
 
Location: Happy in Utah
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Seriously, Mormons are Christians. We are all children of God we just have different paths.
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Old 03-21-2011, 02:35 PM
 
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Seriously, Mormons are Christians. We are all children of God we just have different paths.
It was a dig at christians who say other christians aren't really christians.
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Old 03-21-2011, 02:55 PM
 
Location: Blankity-blank!
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"So it appears God (Yahweh) had a wife."

No wonder he's always angry and takes out all his frustration on us people.
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Old 03-21-2011, 03:23 PM
 
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Sorry Djuna,I get tired of the whole bashing eachothers belifes I jumped the gun
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Old 03-21-2011, 03:37 PM
 
Location: Texas
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Had a wife?

Well, considering the treatment of women in the Bible, it's no wonder she ditched him a long time ago. You can only imagine how much she got in alimony.
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Old 03-21-2011, 03:41 PM
 
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You should go to the Bible instead of MSNBC for your information on this topic. In Deuteronomy 16 it says:




Also, if you check out wikipedia you'll see an in-depth explanation of what Asherah really is...and it's not his wife!

Asherah pole - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Of course the only wife, it the bride of Christ, and that is the church.
Unfortunately, going to the Bible leaves out what was edited out of the Bible. So you kind of have to go to another source to figure out what's been left out.

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Old 03-21-2011, 03:42 PM
 
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Yes but Mormons aren't 'true christians'
Christian is defined as anyone who believes in Christ. Hence Christian. Mormons believe in Christ. So they're Christian.

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What do Mormons believe about Jesus Christ? Do Mormons believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God?


Jesus Christ is the literal Son of God. His birth, life, death, and resurrection fulfilled the many prophecies contained in the scriptures concerning the coming of a Savior. He was the Creator, He is our Savior, and He will be our Judge (see Isaiah 9:6, 53:3-7; Psalms 22:16-18).

Under the direction of our Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ created the earth (John 1:10; Hebrews 1:2).

When Jesus lived on the earth (approximately 2,000 years ago), He led a perfect life. He taught by word and example how people should live in love of God and others.

Through His suffering in the Garden of Gethsemane and by giving His life on the cross—that is, by performing the Atonement —Jesus Christ saves us from our sins (1 Peter 2:21) as we follow Him. Because of the Atonement, you can be forgiven of your sins when you sincerely repent (Book of Mormon, Mosiah 26:30).

Through His Resurrection, Jesus Christ saved us from death. Because He overcame death, we will all be given the gift of resurrection, that is to say our spirits will be eternally re-united with our bodies (Acts 24:15; 1 Corinthians 15:22). When life on this earth is over, Jesus Christ will be the final Judge (Acts 17:31; John 5:21-22; Acts 10:42).
FAQ | Mormon.org


Sounds pretty Christian to me.
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Old 03-21-2011, 03:55 PM
 
Location: Beautiful Niagara Falls ON.
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Asherah was one of the many local Dieties in Cannan. She was a fertility Godess and was conected to the entire Baal worship cult.
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Old 03-21-2011, 05:49 PM
 
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I've been posting this information on here for years.

Yahweh was also just a god of war in a much larger pantheon of gods, with EL as the head god (ala Zeus, Jupiter etc).

You can read about Asherah and all sorts of other interesting & inconvenient (for Christians) facts about the early origins and history of Bible god here:
The History of Jehovah - Secret Identity of Israel's Yahweh Revealed!
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Old 03-21-2011, 06:40 PM
 
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Christian is defined as anyone who believes in Christ. Hence Christian. Mormons believe in Christ. So they're Christian.
Sounds pretty Christian to me.
It was a dig at christians who specify that other people who believe something different, are not 'real' christians.
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