The Book of Mormon contridicts Mormonism

[_LittleNipper]

God does not hate people. What God hates is sin. And I do believe that even the sins of seemingly many good people contributes to the pain of others, and may even drive them away from God. That is why one needs to enlist God guidance and cling to Him and His Word, and not rely on personal nor popular opinion.

So you're saying your God is filled with hate?

I am saying that God cannot tolerate sin. And that is why Christ came to pay for our transgressions and washes them away with his own shed blood.

[_Bazooka]

So you're saying your God is filled with hate?

I am saying that God cannot tolerate sin. And that is why Christ came to pay for our transgressions and washes them away with his own shed blood.

Hate-filled AND intolerant?

[_LittleNipper]

I believe it is one of those quaint old habits. The first word is capitalized; however, in a title the "important" words are capitalized (highlighting them), while the joining words are not.
Examples:

The United States of America
The Taming of the Shrew
Of Mice and Men
The Last Days of Pompeii
The Owl and the Pussycat

I do hope that this helps you understand...

Little Nipper

Thank You.
I know all the (stupid) spelling rules, You confirmed my knowledge, thank You again.

Then, after unclouding the sky...
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Are that dozens (or thousands) of listed churches American things? Are they special American things?
According to the site I cited, there are:
- American Church in Berlin
- Korean American Presbyterian Church
- Anglican churches in the Americas
- Anglican Church in Central America
- Whitefield's Tabernacle, Tottenham Court Road (redirect from American Church in London)
- Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America

--- and from this point on I leave out the next hundreds of oxymorons about "American" churches outside of that area, as unnecessary, unwanted, uncalled for, or excrescential (this last word rhymes with excremental, sorry)

Can be CHRISTIANITY the only one valid answer to every question of humanity, when (=if) there are ten thousands of so called christian churches; denominations; groups; sects? Half of them (or more than half of them) in US?

Sorry, LittleNipper, "Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes".

Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes is a Latin phrase from AeneidAeneas (II, 49), written by VirgilVergilius between 29 and 19 BC. It has been paraphrased in English as the proverb "Beware of Greeks bearing gifts", even though its literal meaning, "I fear the Danaans, even those bearing gifts", carries a somewhat different nuance to the usual English version of the phrase.

Sorry, LittleNipper, (again) Your version of christianity --- one of some thousands originated in US --- carries a somewhat different nuance to the usual christianity.


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OK, in the church tumult in US, Mormonism only a blip on radar. This comment may be offtopic.

There are many styles of Christian worship; however, there are specific and unalterable prerequisites that bind them together to establish them as "Christian." The most important being that there is but one GOD and no others. The second is that God is a three being unit -- man labeled The Trinity. The third is that Jesus was God in the flesh. The fourth is that God and not man paid for man's redemption from sin, and without His sacrifice there can be no remission of sin --- anyone who believing on the Lord Jesus Christ will be saved. The fifth is that Jesus arose from the dead to bring believers everlasting life.

The things where "Christians" differ is who founded these various organizations and where were they established? There is some question of Pre, Mid and Post Tribulation rapture. There is some question concerning baptism and the type of baptism. However, it ALWAYS comes down to Jesus being central to Christianity. Without God the Son, there is no rational reason for Christianity.

[_The Erotic Apologist]

I am saying that God cannot tolerate sin.

Obviously he can tolerate sin, because he created it.

And that is why Christ came to pay for our transgressions and washes them away with his own shed blood.

This is already pretty silly, but this is where it manages to get even sillier.

[_subgenius]

Sin was not the creation of God but is of Satan.

God created Satan, ergo god created sin.

Oddly enough, both of you are wrong on this matter. And for all of Nipper's opposite-of-brevity postings of scriptures he seems to have missed this important distinction with regards to who satan is and what sin is. EA, i never expected you to have any more of a cursory insight into theology, but even this is a big swing and a miss for you.

[_huckelberry]

I am saying that God cannot tolerate sin. And that is why Christ came to pay for our transgressions and washes them away with his own shed blood.

Hate-filled AND intolerant?

Bazooka, are you saying tolerating sin is a good thing? I cannot help but suspect you are more willing to do that yourself when you feel a benefit from the sin but would be less tolerant when it is your valuables being stolen.

[_Bazooka]

Bazooka, are you saying tolerating sin is a good thing? I cannot help but suspect you are more willing to do that yourself when you feel a benefit from the sin but would be less tolerant when it is your valuables being stolen.

I'm not God, so comparing me to the point isn't relevant.

[_huckelberry]

but this is where it manages to get even sillier.

I think shooting that far high of the mark blunts your other criticisms.

[_huckelberry]

Bazooka, are you saying tolerating sin is a good thing? I cannot help but suspect you are more willing to do that yourself when you feel a benefit from the sin but would be less tolerant when it is your valuables being stolen.

I'm not God, so comparing me to the point isn't relevant.

you made yourself judge.

[_Bazooka]

you made yourself judge.

Hardly, I'm questioning what Nipper is stating about God.