My dialogue with the mormons today began with debunking THE BOOK OF MORMON being another testament of Jesus Christ and is as follows:
ONE COVENANT (TESTAMENT)
(A depiction {foreshadow}of Christ)
I believe that there can be no such thing as another covenant (testament). There were only two covenants (testaments) of which one was pre-emptive (figurative).
- Hebrews 10:1-2 - For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect. For then would they not have ceased to be offered? Because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.
- Hebrews 8:5 - Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly (eternal) things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.
This means there is only one covenant (testament) from God’s perspective. Bona fide believers should want to have Gods perspective which is the perspective of faith (Hebrews 11:6, Hebrews 11:1). There can be other testimonies that bear out the truth.
- 2 Corinthians 3:3 - Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.
But, there could never be another testament (covenant). For something to be considered a Bible, it would first have to set forth a preemptive covenant of Moses in detail (see Exodus and Leviticus on the priesthood and Tabernacle), and consummative covenant of Christ Jesus and His Holy Church (the gospels, Acts, and Revelations).
Also, a testament can never be dedicated without blood.
- Hebrews 9:17-18 - For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth. Whereupon, neither the first testament was dedicated without blood.
Testaments of Bible both dedicated with blood of Christ.
- Hebrews 10:9-10 - Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second. By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
IN HIS LOVE
Thanks everyone for your comments. They had me testify at their church last sunday. Of course i'm with THE WORD. And that's where i hit them; not with the book of mormon, but with THE BIBLE. THE SPIRIT i felt was really on me. i believe i may have sparked an interest in some of them to further seek the truths of the bible. Some of them have been really coming over to my house now, and inviting me to their houses. Keep me in your prayers, because i only want to magnify HIM, and keep myself out of it.
- John 12:32 - And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.
Hi! Brother Bradigans.
They can smell some weakness in you my brother and will not let go. Get rid of them, tell them you like your dust and to please make sure they dust it off their feet before the leave, WITH THEIR JOSEPH SMITH BIBLE JUNK. Don't play Russian roulette with your life:
"For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s shall save it. 36For what doth it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? 37For what should a man give in exchange for his life?" (Jn.8:35-37).
Watch your step brother, watch your step!
God bless.
Love in Christ Jesus.
Roy
i think i've heard the last of them. They haven't called today like they usually do. I suppose it's because of the article's i gave them yesterday. I shared THE ONE COVENANT article above i gave to them. Here's the other article i shared with them IS GROWTH A SIGN OF GODLINESS. I don't think i'll hear from them again because in it they were listed as one of the fastest growing cults. A friend sent it to me to help me out. i figured i'll share it here. Here it is as follows:
Is Growth a Sign of Godliness?
Many Christians today believe wholeheartedly that material growth is a sure sign of godliness and proof of God’s approval. They incorrectly reason that bigger means better, that bigger buildings and bigger budgets, more attendance, etc., all prove that God is working and doing something very special in their midst or in the midst of the “Joneses” that they often compare themselves to.
But those who believe this fail to come to grips with the simple fact that all kinds of cults and ungodly groups are growing. The Jehovah’s Witnesses are growing. The Mormons are growing and have bigger and bigger budgets and more people attending all the time. As a matter of fact, the false Mormon Church spends about half a BILLION dollars a year advertising their “peaceful” “compassionate” sounding messages on TV and offering their cult literature such as the Book of Mormon free of charge.
In order to justify what they are doing (their agendas, etc.), countless professing Christian pastors cry, “Look how many people are hooked up, plugged in and involved at our church.” I can’t tell you how many times I have heard things like, “We have gone from 70 to 800 members, from meeting in a rented room to owning our own building, from $100,000 a year budget to $1,000,000 and growing. Surely this is proof positive that we are teaching correctly, living godly and on-track with God.”
Really?
When did Jesus ever say that you shall know them by their growth? Didn’t He say that you shall know them by their fruit? (See Matt 7: 16-20, Luke 6: 43-44.) There is a big difference between fruit and growth.
Pornographers and drug dealers “grow” and make money, all kinds of money. Why is it that most Christians easily recognize these kinds of things outside the Church yet cannot see with the same clarity inside the churches?
It gets worse.
The Bible says:
Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself. But godliness with contentment is great gain. 1Tim 6:5-6
Other translations renders this as “supposing that godliness is a means to get gain”. Either rendering is fine as both basically say the same thing in one way or another. That’s because those who think that godliness is a means to get financial gain will naturally think that gain is a sign of godliness. The two go together hand in hand.
But here’s the kicker: We are commanded to stay away from professing Christians who believe this nonsense. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out why. This “gain is godliness” teaching is one of the most dangerous life-changing errors of the false church system. This is an incredibly fast working leaven. It quickly infects and puffs up those that it touches. Many have been caught and corrupted by this lie and corruption is sometimes almost instantaneous.
An even scarier thing is the fact that a large number of professing Christians are caught in this mess. Do you think that most of the other professing Christians who are not caught in this problem obey even this simple command to stay away from those who are? Unfortunately the vast majority do not. The false ecumenical spirit drives many to wallow in error. Misery truly seems to love company.
If most Christians would just obey this one simple Bible verse, it would clear out and close the doors of a huge number of false churches. This is because this false belief is often one of the main hallmarks of the average false church.
Allow me to leave you with this picture (from my short article - "It Wants You", formerly titled, "Beware of the Blob"):
The blob is growing. It is oozing under doorways and slithering around corners. It is coming up through drainpipes and creeping in through cracks and crevices. It is on a mission determined to assimilate all who it touches. It feeds on and has absorbed millions upon millions of professing Christians and is growing to enormous size.
This isn’t the fictional fairytale blob of the movies, the Hollywood horror film monster that inflicts immediate discernable suffering upon all who it touches. This blob actually feels good to its victims and offers all kinds of seeming benefits. Those caught in its drug-like hold actually want to be there. The thing is: the blob wants you and wants you really bad. Each soul that the blob absorbs increases its size, wealth and motive power to assimilate more unwary souls. But you can remain free of its grip by studying and obeying the Bible.
Simple commons sense proves that just because something grows doesn’t necessarily mean that it is good. Weeds grow. Cancers grow. Viruses, diseases and epidemics grow. The blob grows. Did you know that some “churches” have actually titled certain men Assimilation Pastors? Pretty scary wouldn’t you say? Real life is truly stranger than fiction.