2007-01-08 04:51:35 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
as a christian, i believed everything i was taught but Prayer and study proved many traditions are corrupted. I still believe! When I have so many major spiritual experiences How can I deny there is a God. Even when ihave many times more experiences that prove there is Evil as well.
2007-01-08 04:54:45 · update #1
No. I think it's great that you are brave enough to admit that you believe mostly in the mormon faith, especially considering that most people on this site seem to be against the mormon faith. Good luck with it!
2007-01-08 04:55:08 · answer #1 · answered by cclleeoo 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Just because you believe in God, doesn't mean you can't believe there is evil in the world. There has to be an opposite in everything.
I don't know if you're a member or not, but if you aren't, what are you waiting for? If you believe most of what is taught, then it sounds like you need to visit with the missionaries and pray about it.
If you are a member, then it also sounds like you need to talk to someone (your Bishop?) and work out what it is that you don't believe so that accurate answers can be given.
Personally, as long as you're teaching ACTUAL Mormon doctrine, and not some former member twist on it, I don't see a problem with it. I've heard of some people who were converted, not by members, but by the teachings of "investigators".
2007-01-08 14:27:56 · answer #2 · answered by Tonya in TX - Duck 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It is interesting to me that you believe most of it...how can you pick and choose? It is either correct or it isn't.
Think about truth, real truth. 2+2=4. It doesn't 'maybe' equal 4 or probably equal 4. Something is either 100% true or not.
That is what the gospel is, 100% correct. The people trying to live it - not perfect and never will be in this life, but we have the chance to become perfected through Christ.
I suggest you pray to your Heavenly Father, ask him if the gospel is true. He is the only one whom can give you a 100% correct answer. Remember that doubts, fear, confusion, misconception - are all tools of the devil to lead you away from the light. Think about the things you might not "agree" with that the church teaches - are they things you just don't want to do (i.e. the word of wisdom, tithing, going to church)...
Like I said, it's either correct or it's not. One cannot pick and choose what parts of the religion they want to believe. You cannot believe the Book of Mormon without believing Jospeh Smith was a prophet and translated it. You cannot be a half-hearted member and expect to have a testimony of ALL of the doctrine...
good luck.
2007-01-09 13:16:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Your question is difficult to comprehend. Bottom line, if you are teaching facts (or beliefs in a religious setting), then there is nothing wrong with it, it will be left to the recipient of the information to decide whether or not it is true. If you believe much of the Mormon doctrines I would suggest talking to their missionaries or attending church. They are great people. Religion is an individual thing, between one and God.
2007-01-09 12:55:05 · answer #4 · answered by straightup 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Stand up for what you believe in, that's what I say. Of course, what you do will ring so loudly in their ears that they may not hear what you say, but ya gotta try.
You might be better able to teach the gospel than some more active members. Sometimes, we get so involved with our faith that we spend most of our time with other members. Yeah, I know I should get out more, be involved in good things in the community, etc.
But between making a living, trying to be a good husband and father, and doing a half-way decent job with my church callings, I can go for weeks without a serious conversation with a non-member.
Stand for truth, eh?
2007-01-09 16:22:50 · answer #5 · answered by Larry L 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Where are you teaching these doctrines? If you're a professor of religion or something, go ahead and teach them. But if you believe them and you have spiritual experiences, worshipping as a mormon might make you happier, so why not go?
2007-01-08 12:56:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
What qualifies you to teach Mormon doctrines is the determining factor, not your belief in them.
Ref: college professors who teach Christianity but who are atheist, Buddhist, etc.
2007-01-08 12:54:06 · answer #7 · answered by credo quia est absurdum 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mormon doctrines are against Christian doctrines - the Mormon church was started in opposition to Christianity! Joseph Smith made the first assault by claiming that all of Christianity was an abomination in God's sight. He said, "for they were all wrong; and the Personage who addressed me said that all their creeds were an abomination in his sight" (Joseph Smith History 1:19). You cannot be a Mormon and a Christian, you must make a choice.
God is real, Jesus is real, Satan is real, demons are real, angels are real, and they are a part of our lives. However, the Mormon teachings and doctrines on these things are wrong. It is wrong to say God is the father of Satan, it is wrong to say Jesus is the brother of Satan, it is wrong to say God is a man who had sex with his daughter Mary to conceive Jesus. It is wrong to think Satan is your brother - unless of course you want to be a Satanist. "Lucifer" is the Mormon temple god who leads the Mormons on the path to godhood with the same lie he told in the Garden of Eden. It is wrong to say the Garden of Eden was in Missouri.
The Mormon temples are decorated with occult symbols such as inverted pentagrams, etc., and Mormons practice necromancy there with contacting the dead for proxy baptisms and marriages with the dead. Mormon doctrines and revelations and "authority" come from the dead, not Jesus Christ. Mormonism is a spiritistic religion, but not Christian, and they are dealing with demons, not ghosts. It is wrong to say the Native Americans came from Israel and that anything in the Book of Mormon is real except the plagerism of the Bible. The second coming of Jesus Christ has not happened yet!
2007-01-09 22:54:00 · answer #8 · answered by kirstycristy 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
If you believe most of it, why don't you go to church? If you have to pick and choose the doctrine you believe in, you might want to reexamine why you believe in Mormonism.
2007-01-08 12:54:13 · answer #9 · answered by Machaira 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What do you mean "...EVEN THOUGH i believe most of it" Shouldn't you be saying you should teach those doctrines BECAUSE you believe most of it? And if you don't go to church, who do you "teach?" I just ask because "teach" kind of implies to me some sort of formal setting...
2007-01-08 12:55:55 · answer #10 · answered by someguy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋