Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: electro!george@watcgl.waterloo.edu (George Reimer) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: The Mormon Religion Message-ID: Date: 24 Aug 90 07:59:45 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Electrohome Ltd., Kitchener, ON Lines: 38 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article jygabler@ucdavis.edu (Jason Y. Gabler) writes: >In article vrw@hos1cad.att.com (Verdon R Walker, Jr) writes: >>_The Book of Mormon_ is full of such passages and clearly teaches that >>salvation comes through the atonement of Jesus Christ. Couple this >>with the fact that we accept the Bible as the word of God and it >>becomes clear that we believe in Jesus Christ. Does that make us >>Christians? I certainly believe it does. >> >>Verdon Walker > >Every Mormon family I have know is relentless to the fact this one may believe >in Jesus, but if they are not _baptized_ they are still not saved ( taking >the verse from John, out of context from the rest of the Bible ). > Keeping things in context is key to understanding Biblical teachings. The New Testament teaches us to : 1. repent - admit you were wrong and commmit to change 2. be baptized - watery grave symbolicly accepts Christ payment ie. your death to the world's ways 3. receive the Holy Spirit - gift from God that gives you the strength to endure to the end Christ said many would call him Lord but it was those who *did* what He said who would enter into His kingdom. There is a mandate to action, not just belief. And even after point number three, you are not yet saved. You must endure to your end ( or Christ's return if that comes first ) and *then* you will be saved. Your acceptance to Christ's calling is just the beginning of the arduous journey to perfection. -- "I almost think that in certain cases yes, and in others, no....." George egroeG Reimer remieR