tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836001125267727609.post4316306998771582721..comments2023-09-27T05:12:31.333-04:00Comments on Ancient Christian Witness: Perry tackles the Mormon issueJnormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749159886390240183noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836001125267727609.post-37062913418234462732009-11-02T12:52:52.363-05:002009-11-02T12:52:52.363-05:00@Peter,
Point 6 is wholly negated by the plain me...@Peter,<br /><br />Point 6 is wholly negated by the plain meaning of 2 Peter 3:16. Moreover, the verses provided to support it are completely unrelated to its claims.<br /><br />Regarding point 7, which says that "We can accept Biblical statements without interpretation," this statement is fundamentally worthless. All biblical statements are subject to interpretation, indeed all writing (all humanly intelligible communication, really) in any form at any time and place in history is necessarily subject to interpretation. Even the bible does not say that it should not be interpreted, but rather that it is not subject to "private interpretation." The point fails, because interpretation cannot be so simplistically dismissed.<br /><br />Sophistry is not a biblical term, making point 9 rather puzzling. Throwing the term around cavalierly, rather than in description of specific offenses, does not bolster one's credibility.<br /><br />By making point 10 as you do, you are claiming apostolic authority for yourself. You might not have a problem with that, but the verses you cited uncompromisingly demand that you be an apostle.<br /><br />Much of the rest of the document is simply a reiteration of the Arian heresies. In that sense, Mormonism doesn't look like anything new at all.あじhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14379388427897061674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836001125267727609.post-1989507481459535542009-11-02T09:17:08.321-05:002009-11-02T09:17:08.321-05:00Gerald R. McDermott, the Jordan-Trexler Professor ...Gerald R. McDermott, the Jordan-Trexler Professor of Religion at Roanoke College and author, with Robert Millet, of Claiming Christ: A Mormon-Evangelical Debate, addressed the question of whether Latter-day Saints are Christians in an article "Is Mormonism Christian?" published in First Things magazine (October 2008).<br /><br />By examining Professor McDermott's critique in light of the Bible, one can see that Mormonism differs from historic Christian orthodoxy to the degree that historic Christian orthodoxy diverges from Biblical truths. <br /><br />http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B2mH1gj1Vq-BYjczOWYyMDItNDE5NC00YzAxLTgxZDUtZGZhN2IxMzc2MjIz&hl=en<br /><br />Most points where sectarian Christians have problems with LDS doctrine illustrate the departure of sectarianism from the Bible.Peter Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320424292367234009noreply@blogger.com