The Erotic Apologist wrote:Does that mean a member of a Christian congregation will go to hell if he or she secretly doubts the Trinity?
I don't know. I just have always had a problem with the notion that, no matter how much faith you have, if you don't have a proper doctrinal understanding, you're going to hell. It makes me think of God as some kind of game-show host, "Oh, I'm sorry, the correct answer was The Trinity. Off you go to hell, but we have some lovely parting gifts for you."
Servant wrote:What was a cheap shot - the Mormon belief that they will become gods in the future? That's one of the doctrines that I find totally unscriptural. I withdraw it in reference to you, however, if you don't believe that.
Hell, I'm not even a Mormon anymore, and you're not winning any points with me. Maybe I was wrong, and you aren't actually interested in respectful discussion.
Sorry, it's hard to tell who is and isn't a Mormon on this board. Are there any Mormons? I wasn't actually responding to you anyway, but to the guy above you.
Servant wrote:Apparently this young Mormon missionary had chronic asthma. Probably the cause of his death. Why send a young man with this serious condition to a remote area in Costa Rica? That was a huge mistake and it ended badly. This young man should have been in the USA or in a more modern country equipped to handle this condition? Instead, the poor kid is dead and his parents without a son...
Let's turn this around and pretend he was a Christian missionary who died while spreading the good word. In which case he'd go straight to heaven. That basically makes him a martyr, right? That would be cause for celebration, right? I'm guessing Servant would be pleased as punch if one of her kids died of Ebola while witnessing to the heathens in West Africa.
In other words, Servant is only upset because he died on a Mormon mission, not a Christian one.
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I pray thee, sir, forgive me for the mess. And whether I shot first, I'll not confess. --Han Solo, from William Shakespeare's Star Wars
Servant wrote:Sorry, it's hard to tell who is and isn't a Mormon on this board. Are there any Mormons? I wasn't actually responding to you anyway, but to the guy above you.
You quoted me. But regardless, it was a cheap shot and would have been even if I was Mormon.
The Erotic Apologist wrote:Let's turn this around and pretend he was a Christian missionary who died while spreading the good word. In which case he'd go straight to heaven. That basically makes him a martyr, right? That would be cause for celebration, right? I'm guessing Servant would be pleased as punch if one of her kids died of Ebola while witnessing to the heathens in West Africa.
In other words, Servant is only upset because he died on a Mormon mission, not a Christian one.
I don't think that's fair. It kind of sucks to use a kid's death to score points.
Runtu wrote:I don't think that's fair. It kind of sucks to use a kid's death to score points.
Servant was clearly using the missionary's death to score points when she posted this:
Servant wrote:I don't see any "discernment" here at all! The parents need to look into this - their poor son lost to them because of a really dumb decision which apparently was not based on good medical information or minimal concern for his health. Whoever made the decision to put this young man in Costa Rica bears a terrible responsibility, and needs to provide answers.
Surprise, surprise, there is no divine mandate for the Church to discuss and portray its history accurately. --Yahoo Bot
I pray thee, sir, forgive me for the mess. And whether I shot first, I'll not confess. --Han Solo, from William Shakespeare's Star Wars