As an evangelical Christian, I read the bible for all it is worth. The bible clearly portrays polygamy as a sin. Everyone in the bible that practiced it was eventually punished by God for their actions. The Book of Mormon clearly states the same abomination of polygamy. When one looks at the historical timeline of the 1890 manifesto, it was in direct response to Utah's statehood. It was "convienient revelation" that ended the practice "in this dispensation." If the LDS church is serious about its condemnation of polygamy, then the leaders of the church must repeal sect. 132. That said, polygamy is only the high profile difference between the LDS church and Chrisianity. There are many points of difference that should be addressed. Who is God? Who is Jesus? Is the Bible reliable? What does it take to live with God again? All are more important topics in the true scope of addressing the vast differences between Christianity and Mormonism. Mormonism is NOT Christian. You must be solid in your faith and have knowledge of Mormonisms peculiar teachings to fully recognize the need to reach out to this very good, clean, and upstanding, but lost group.
Posted on July 17 at 1:11 p.m. (Suggest removal)
As an evangelical Christian, I read the bible for all it is worth. The bible clearly portrays polygamy as a sin. Everyone in the bible that practiced it was eventually punished by God for their actions. The Book of Mormon clearly states the same abomination of polygamy. When one looks at the historical timeline of the 1890 manifesto, it was in direct response to Utah's statehood. It was "convienient revelation" that ended the practice "in this dispensation." If the LDS church is serious about its condemnation of polygamy, then the leaders of the church must repeal sect. 132. That said, polygamy is only the high profile difference between the LDS church and Chrisianity. There are many points of difference that should be addressed. Who is God? Who is Jesus? Is the Bible reliable? What does it take to live with God again? All are more important topics in the true scope of addressing the vast differences between Christianity and Mormonism. Mormonism is NOT Christian. You must be solid in your faith and have knowledge of Mormonisms peculiar teachings to fully recognize the need to reach out to this very good, clean, and upstanding, but lost group.
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