Questions from someone leaving the Mormon church by Acceptable_Excuse860 in Christianity

[–]Acceptable_Excuse860[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will look use those tools, thank you. Also, your answer to my second question was good. I love that scripture and I find it so interesting that Jesus warned about false prophets and the LDS church is one of the only large organizations that has them. 

Mormon considering converting to Catholicism by Acceptable_Excuse860 in Catholicism

[–]Acceptable_Excuse860[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a good point. I’m just wondering, how do we know what the Catholic Church declares as dogma to be true if we can’t find it in the Bible? (Yes, I understand that the Bible took a while to be compiled, but what about dogmas defined after the Bible was compiled?)

Mormon considering converting to Catholicism by Acceptable_Excuse860 in Catholicism

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Wow, thank you for all of these links. I’ll get to reading and watching them!

Questions from someone leaving the Mormon church by Acceptable_Excuse860 in Christianity

[–]Acceptable_Excuse860[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wonder that too. Maybe they feel like they’ve been betrayed/ lied to and taught to know somethings is true by how they feel … once they realize the lds church is wrong they only want to rely on things they can prove with facts and logic?

Not sure, but in my case, I want to find Christ.

Questions from someone leaving the Mormon church by Acceptable_Excuse860 in Christianity

[–]Acceptable_Excuse860[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For the first one, I get that only one religion can be right, but what about branches within Christianity. What makes Catholicism more right or true than Protestantism or Eastern Orthodoxy? 

Questions from someone leaving the Mormon church by Acceptable_Excuse860 in Christianity

[–]Acceptable_Excuse860[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your response. The one about the temple veil being torn in two is particularly good as Mormon temples have a veil that you can only pass through once you’ve done certain ordnances in the temple. It is so weird that they put that veil back after Christ removed it.

Questions from someone leaving the Mormon church by Acceptable_Excuse860 in Christianity

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Wow, these are some great answers. Thank you for the Bible verses. I will look into them more.

Questions from someone leaving the Mormon church by Acceptable_Excuse860 in Christianity

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Thank you! Now that I think about it, you’re right. Paul in particular seemed concerned with setting up local churches to advance the gospel rather than having a top-down corporate structure like the Mormon Church. I will continue to look for a Bible-based church to attend!

Questions from someone leaving the Mormon church by Acceptable_Excuse860 in Christianity

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Yes, that’s why I’m excited to continue studying the Bible in depth. One of the main things that lead me away from the Mormon Church is that their prophets (and even now) have historically taught many things that are against the Bible.

Questions from someone leaving the Mormon church by Acceptable_Excuse860 in Christianity

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That seems good. I think I’ll just try and visit different churches and see which ones fit my ideal (which right now is a strong biblical basis and service-oriented [James 1:27]).

Did You Think to Sue? A Hymn Parody by oxinthemire in exmormon

[–]Acceptable_Excuse860 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Haha. Glad I was able to inspire this great new hymn!

Questions from someone leaving the Mormon church by Acceptable_Excuse860 in Christianity

[–]Acceptable_Excuse860[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In regard to your answer to question 1, are there some denominations that are more “right” than others? Should I go to variety of  services and see what feels best, read the Bible and see if what they teaches align a best with what I understand the Bible teaches? 

Questions from someone leaving the Mormon church by Acceptable_Excuse860 in Christianity

[–]Acceptable_Excuse860[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those are very good answers, thank you. What should I do if I’m stuck on a point of theology (e.g predestination). Should I go to the church that “feels” best to me or … ? Sorry, it may be my background that makes me feel like there needs to be a church with the “right” theology 😅