Category Archives: Christianity

Reactions to Paul’s Letter to the Galatian Church

The Sacred Sandwich web site posted this on February 20th, 2009. It bears repeating–and discussing.

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Sacred Taxonomy

Every now and then I hear a frustrated Mormon express something like this: “Why are other churches so threatened by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? Other churches even have classes against us! My Church would never do … Continue reading

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The difference between life and death

Katrina Marti is an ex-LDS friend of mine. She and her husband, Steve, are currently serving with New Tribes Mission as Christian missionaries in Mexico. In mid-December (2008) Katrina read a blog article written by Baptist pastor Tim Wade titled, … Continue reading

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“A Christian Wouldn’t Do What You Do.”

I am often accused of being “unChristlike” because I take a vocal stand against Mormonism. I recognize heresy in Mormon teachings and stand against it for two reasons. One is the call in Scripture for followers of Christ to “contend … Continue reading

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Is Mormonism Christian? Two Views

The October 2008 edition of First Things contains a lengthy article titled, “Is Mormonism Christian?” The article is in two parts. The first was written by LDS Seventy Bruce D. Porter and takes one position; Christian professor and author Gerald … Continue reading

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The God-Breathed Words of Scripture

In early September (2008) one of Mormon Coffee’s LDS friends left this comment: “On my other posts, I am finding a disturbing trend. I find that when I reference Christ’s words from the New Testament more often than not the … Continue reading

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A biblical definition of “Christian”

There has been some discussion recently on another Mormon Coffee thread about the biblical definition of the word “Christian.” Some years ago I studied out this question. When I had my answer I wrote the following: What is a Christian? … Continue reading

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What God has prepared for those who love Him

An LDS friend of mine experienced some spiritual dissonance a few years ago when her non-member father died. At his funeral, all his non-Mormon friends were talking freely and confidently about seeing him again in Heaven. They talked with fondness … Continue reading

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Rejecting the Cross

Last week (August 9, 2008) Deseret News reported on a lecture given at the Sunstone Symposium by Robert A. Rees, the “former editor of the LDS periodical Dialogue.” “On the Cross of Calvary: Mormons and the Broken Tree” discussed the … Continue reading

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Celebrate Freedom

On this Fourth of July holiday when we celebrate our hard-won American freedom, let Christians also celebrate our freedom in Christ. Having been given the gift of reconciliation to God and new life in Christ by grace through faith in … Continue reading

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