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After he had to see to believe.

Indeed he did. Salvation is still free for those who did not see.
'Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”'
(Joh 20:29 ESV)

Blind faith is a beautiful blessing.

This drivel combined with your previous posts put you in the running w/ crappy hamper for the idiot of the day award.

The dumbest are always the loudest, keep screeching kids.

Nothing there I disagree with.

I think the message of Jesus resonates with a lotta people. I think a lotta the messengers of that message are largely what drives many people away from it. Understandably.

Atheists, agnostics and pagans like money too. So what is your point. The whole money/greed thing is a red herring when it comes to what is spiritually true.

Agreeing with your nothing to disagree about.

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I don’t think ‘fear’ has anything to do with it. I think a lotta people are put off by others who come across as judgmental, bigoted, moralistic homophobes who cherry-pick the sins of others as somehow being worse than their own while sitting in a congregation full of fellow sinners Sunday after Sunday after Sunday. If one is prejudiced, or hates, someone else for whatever reason...that's their business. Especially when they're honest enough to admit that that's what it is. At least they're honest about it. Others choose to use the Bible to justify their prejudice and hatred of certain others...hidin' behind the shield of Christianity and doin' the exact opposite of what Jesus Himself would do...and taught.

I just showed you what Paul said about non Christians.

Pagans do what pagans do, but he most definitely called out what pagans did.

Christ, Paul, and all the Apostles called out and told non believers they were sinners.

Indeed he did. Salvation is still free for those who did not see.
'Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”'
(Joh 20:29 ESV)

Blind faith is a beautiful blessing.

In the verse you referenced, Paul was talking to the Galatian Christians about the Judaizers, who were a faction of the Jewish Christians. Paul had previously brought the Gospel to the Galatian Christians, and it was warmly received by them. But the Judaizers came along and taught them a distorted Gospel. And some of these Galatian Christians were accepting of it. The distortion was the Judaizers were going to these Gentile Christians and telling them they had to also follow the law of Moses to be right with God. Nobody involved were “non-Christians.” Except the Galatians were Gentile Christians, and the Judaizers were Jewish Christians.That’s way different than being judgemental. Jesus Himself didn’t ‘judge’ the Samaritan woman at the well for her sin.

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Point being that no one group is pure in that regard and especially in that regard. The evil ones and the good one, the just and the unjust.

It’s called “The Human Condition “.

Or at least the excuse used is the messenger. If the message of Christ was understood and believed then how it was received would not matter.

Or at least the excuse used is the messenger. If the message of Christ was understood and believed then how it was received would not matter.

"But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed."
(Gal 1:8-9 ESV)

In the verse you referenced, Paul was talking to the Galatian Christians about the Judaizers, who were a faction of the Jewish Christians. Paul had previously brought the Gospel to the Galatian Christians, and it was warmly received by them. But the Judaizers came along and taught them a distorted Gospel. And some of these Galatian Christians were accepting of it. The distortion was the Judaizers were going to these Gentile Christians and telling them they had to also follow the law of Moses to be right with God. Nobody involved were “non-Christians.” Except the Galatians were Gentile Christians, and the Judaizers were Jewish Christians.That’s way different than being judgemental. Jesus Himself didn’t ‘judge’ the Samaritan woman at the well for her sin.

The US is not a theocracy. So no one is forced to worship Christ. The US is free I can say what I think is wrong. People have the right to not believe anything I say. It's a pretty simple concept really.

Mormonism is a cult, and Joseph Smith was their prophet. In fact, Smith egotistically took his role a step further and claimed to be the “Spirit of Prophecy”.

The Mormons and other long-term cults, or lifestyle cults (Jehovah Witnesses and 7th Day Adventists) have their own embellished biblical writings, their own diet, and their own culture.

These cults operate in opposition to Christian beliefs. Mormons don’t believe Jesus is fully God. Mormons believe in Aryanism, which involves the denial of the deity of Jesus. Jesus was God Himself, not a created son of God. Other cuktic groups (7th Day Adventists) believe that as well. If one of the Godhead is considered inferior to the others, or created by one of them, you don’t have a real Trinity. Jesus is God Almighty in human flesh. John 1:1, 8:58, 10:30

Mormons don’t believe hell is a place of everlasting punishment. (Scripture says it is.)

Some Mormons believe Jesus and Lucifer are brothers.

They believe in 3 levels of heaven: the lowest level is for good Christians outside their church. The middle level is only for baptized members of their church. The top level is for the Mormons that live up the standards of their church. and include things like lifestyle habits (no caffeine, etc), participation in meetings and services, etc. A bishop hands out temple passes, and members can’t participate in temple services without the pass. It is those Mormons who take part in temple services who get the top level of heaven.

Mormonism is completely based on works for salvation, instead of by grace through faith.

On the surface, they are nice, look okay, and act okay. A lot of them probably don’t even realize they’re putting their trust in something that is not real. The deception is powerful and real. Deception works. That’s how cults work.