Mormons and being "Christian"

Oh, Mormons love to be called "Christian".  But I noticed something interesting while at the Mormon Miracle Pageant.  They would say, "We are Christian", but in the same breath, "Don't listen to the Christians!"  They would walk through a group of us and say, among many things, "Oh, these are the Christians".  Aren't they the ones who would fight to the death to say they are Christian, yet would tell others not to listen to us?  What is the difference?  Oh, we're "those" Christians.  Huh?  If they wanted to be called Christians, then why wouldn't they want anyone to listen to us?  If their belief is enough to be warranted being called Christian, then there shouldn't be any issue with speaking with us about that belief.  Right?  Wrong.  The LDS people at the Pageant didn't want to talk to the "Christians", wouldn't allow us on Temple Grounds, although we're all "Christians", wouldn't allow us to bring our backpacks into the bathrooms, because we might be "Christian" in there and wouldn't allow us to "Evangelize" on the grass which was "Church property".  Does any of that make sense?  Or is it the height of hypocracy? 

They want society to accept them as Christian, yet won't allow "Christians" into their Temples, won't let us talk about Jesus on Church Property and will threaten to arrest us if we do.  What exactly is "Christian" about that? 

Christianity does not teach that Jesus and Satan are brothers.
Christianity does not teach that God, Jesus and the Holy Ghost are the "three gods we worship" - Mormon Doctrine, Bruce McConkie.
Christianity does not teach that men can become gods.
Christianity does not teach that God used to be a man and worked his way up the ladder to godhood.
Christianity does not teach that there is a heavenly mother, although not mentioned much in LDS Doctrine DOES exist as she (or many wives) literally gave birth to us in the pre-existance.
Christianity does not teach that we need a prophet on the earth.
Christianity does not teach that we need modern day revelation.
Christianity does not teach that we need additional books to "restore" the Gospel.
Christianity does not teach that we need to perform ordinances in a Temple either for our salvation or the salvation of someone else.
Christianity does not teach that we need to listen to the words of man to get us closer to God.

Mormonism teaches those things.  Yet, Mormons are "Christians".  No.  They are not.  Christianity doesn't teach what Mormons believe, so how can they be "Christian"?  I do not believe what Mormons teach, so I am not to be called a Mormon.  They say because they follow Jesus that they are Christian, yet they follow the prophet.  They believe in Jesus, yet that doesn't make them Christians.  Even the demons believe. 

If you have faith in Jesus Christ ALONE, that HIS works save us and our works are as filthy rags, if we admit with our mouths that Jesus is Lord and believe in our hearts that God raised Him from the dead we will be saved.  That makes us Christian.  A follower of Jesus Christ, NOT Thomas S. Monson or Joseph Smith.

Blacklisted....

Well... that didn't last long.  Met with the missionaries on Saturday and brought out "Gospel through the Ages" which discusses the belief that the LDS believe they can become gods.  We talked through that, but it was obvious that they were not equipped to discuss such deep doctrine.  They told me that a book like that isn't good to read.  But it was written for members of the church, as a teaching guide.  I told them that if it's not good to read, then why was it even printed and released?  They agreed that the doctrine in it was accurate, then why shouldn't I read it?  They then brought up "Mormon Doctrine"!!!!  They said that some of the doctrine in there was "iffy".  I said, then WHY would an APOSTLE be allowed to write something that the church allowed to be used to lead people astray and why was he allowed to remain in such a high position at the church if he was so wrong?  They didn't have any answer.  They said they had another appointment and they had to go.  I asked them if they wanted to meet again and they said, "oh, yeah."  I said, "When?"  They said, "We'll call you tonight."  That was Saturday night and it's Monday... nothing.  So, I'm guessing I'm blacklisted again.  I'm going to give them a call if I don't hear anything in a couple of days.

Some people still wonder why I meet with the Mormons.  It's easy... I love them.  I think they are worth every second of time spent with them.  I believe God loves them and I believe they are misled.  Period.  I refuse to give up on them.  Why should I?  God didn't give up on me and there were many times He easily could have.  We all are loved by God.  He wants to see the LDS people come to know Him as the God from Everlasting to Everlasting, all eternity to all eternity.  Not as an exalted man with a body of flesh and bones.  Not as a man who went through the motions to "become" a god and was even possibly a sinner in his pre-existant life.  Read Moroni 8:18, and Isaiah 43:10.  He is God forever, no other God formed before or after, because He is God from everlasting to everlasting.  There is no other God.

Not Blacklisted! Prayers needed please.

So, I found out that I'm not blacklisted from meeting with the LDS Church Missionaries!  Two of them came by on Sunday evening and we will be meeting tonight.  Please pray that we will have a fruitful conversation and that seeds are planted.  I think I'm going to bring up the "Fall of Adam" and how that is NOT a good thing.  But we'll see what God has planned.

Ya know.  I've seen/ heard a lot of people say to people who minister to people in the LDS Church that we should go witness to people who "don't know Jesus" and leave them alone, because they know who He is.  There are a lot of answers to that, and one is that even the demons "know" who Jesus is.  It doesn't mean that they have a relationship with Him.  The members of the LDS Church are being misled, are lost and it breaks my heart.  I am devoted to witnessing to the LDS people and I love them with my whole heart.  I'm not doing this to be "mean" or "anti-Mormon".  I'm very "Pro-Mormon", just "Anti-Mormonism".  I love Mormons and want to see them come to a saving relationship with Jesus Christ.

Beautiful Names

      Jesus Christ is… Author of Life (Acts 3:15)

Jesus Christ is… Advocate (1 John 2:1)
Jesus Christ is… Almighty (Rev. 1:8; Mt. 28:18)
Jesus Christ is… Alpha and Omega (Rev. 1:8; 22:13)
Jesus Christ is… Amen (Rev. 3:14)
Jesus Christ is… Apostle of our Profession (Heb. 3:1)
Jesus Christ is… Atoning Sacrifice for our Sins…

Jesus Christ is… Author and Perfecter of our Faith (Heb. 12:2)
Jesus Christ is… Author of Salvation (Heb. 2:10)
Jesus Christ is… Beginning and End (Rev. 22:13)
Jesus Christ is… Blessed and only Ruler (1 Tim. 6:15)
Jesus Christ is… .Bread of God (John 6:33)
Jesus Christ is… Bread of Life (John 6:35; 6:48)
Jesus Christ is… Bridegroom (Mt. 9:15)
Jesus Christ is… Capstone (Acts 4:11; 1 Pet. 2:7)
Jesus Christ is… Chief Cornerstone (Eph. 2:20)
Jesus Christ is… Chief Shepherd (1 Pet. 5:4)
Jesus Christ is… Christ (1 John 2:22)
Jesus Christ is… Creator (John 1:3)
Jesus Christ is… Deliverer (Rom. 11:26)
Jesus Christ is… Eternal Life (1 John 1:2; 5:20)
Jesus Christ is… Gate (John 10:9)
Jesus Christ is… Faithful and True (Rev. 19:11)
Jesus Christ is… Faithful Witness (Rev. 1:5)
Jesus Christ is… Faith and True Witness (Rev. 3:14)
Jesus Christ is… First and Last (Rev. 1:17; 2:8; 22:13)
Jesus Christ is… Firstborn From the Dead (Rev. 1:5)
Jesus Christ is… Firstborn over all creation (Col. 1:15)
Jesus Christ is… Gate (John 10:9)
Jesus Christ is… God (John 1:1; 20:28; Heb. 1:8; Rom. 9:5)
Jesus Christ is… Good Shepherd (John 10:11,14)
Jesus Christ is… Great Shepherd (Heb. 13:20)
Jesus Christ is… Great High Priest (Heb. 4:14)
Jesus Christ is… Head of the Church (Eph. 1:22; 4:15; 5:23)
Jesus Christ is… Heir of all things (Heb. 1:2)
Jesus Christ is… High Priest (Heb. 2:17)
Jesus Christ is… Holy and True (Rev. 3:7)
Jesus Christ is… Holy One (Acts 3:14)
Jesus Christ is… Hope (1 Tim. 1:1)
Jesus Christ is… Hope of Glory (Col. 1:27)
Jesus Christ is… Horn of Salvation (Luke 1:69)
Jesus Christ is… I Am (John 8:58)
Jesus Christ is… Image of God (2 Cor. 4:4)
Jesus Christ is… Immanuel (Mt. 1:23)
Jesus Christ is… Judge of the living and the dead (Acts 10:42)
Jesus Christ is… King Eternal (1 Tim. 1:17)
Jesus Christ is… King of Israel (John 1:49)
Jesus Christ is… King of the Jews (Mt. 27:11)
Jesus Christ is… King of kings (1 Tim 6:15; Rev. 19:16)
Jesus Christ is… King of the Ages (Rev. 15:3)
Jesus Christ is… Lamb (Rev. 13:8)
Jesus Christ is… Lamb of God (John 1:29)
Jesus Christ is… Lamb Without Blemish (1 Pet. 1:19)
Jesus Christ is… Last Adam (1 Cor. 15:45)
Jesus Christ is… Life (John 14:6; Col. 3:4)
Jesus Christ is… Light of the World (John 8:12)
Jesus Christ is… Lion of the Tribe of Judah (Rev. 5:5)
Jesus Christ is… Living One (Rev. 1:18)
Jesus Christ is… Living Stone (1 Pet. 2:4)
Jesus Christ is… Lord (2 Pet. 2:20)
Jesus Christ is… Lord of All (Acts 10:36)
Jesus Christ is… Lord of Glory (1 Cor. 2:8)
Jesus Christ is… Lord of lords (Rev. 19:16)
Jesus Christ is… Man from Heaven (1 Cor. 15:48)
Jesus Christ is… Mediator of the New Covenant (Heb. 9:15)
Jesus Christ is… Mighty God (Isa. 9:6)
Jesus Christ is… Morning Star (Rev. 22:16)
Jesus Christ is… Offspring of David (Rev. 22:16)
Jesus Christ is… Only Begotten Son of God (John 1:18; 1 John 4:9)
Jesus Christ is… Our Great God and Savior (Titus 2:13)
Jesus Christ is… Our Holiness (1 Cor. 1:30)
Jesus Christ is… Our Husband (2 Cor. 11:2)
Jesus Christ is… Our Protection (2 Thess. 3:3)
Jesus Christ is… Our Redemption (1 Cor. 1:30)
Jesus Christ is… Our Righteousness (1 Cor. 1:30)
Jesus Christ is… Our Sacrificed Passover Lamb (1 Cor. 5:7)
Jesus Christ is… Power of God (1 Cor. 1:24)
Jesus Christ is… Precious Cornerstone (1 Pet. 2:6)
Jesus Christ is… Prophet (Acts 3:22)
Jesus Christ is… Rabbi (Mt. 26:25)
Jesus Christ is… Resurrection and Life (John 11:25)
Jesus Christ is… Righteous Branch (Jer. 23:5)
Jesus Christ is… Righteous One (Acts 7:52; 1 John 2:1)
Jesus Christ is… Rock (1 Cor. 10:4)
Jesus Christ is… Root of David (Rev. 5:5; 22:16)
Jesus Christ is… Ruler of God’s Creation (Rev. 3:14)
Jesus Christ is… Ruler of the Kings of the Earth (Rev. 1:5)
Jesus Christ is… Savior (Eph. 5:23; Titus 1:4; 3:6; 2 Pet. 2:20)
Jesus Christ is… Son of David (Lk. 18:39)
Jesus Christ is… Son of God (John 1:49; Heb. 4:14)
Jesus Christ is… Son of Man (Mt. 8:20)
Jesus Christ is… Son of the Most High God (Lk. 1:32)
Jesus Christ is… Source of Eternal Salvation for believers (Heb. 5:9)
Jesus Christ is… The One Mediator (1 Tim. 2:5)
Jesus Christ is… The Stone the builders rejected (Acts 4:11)
Jesus Christ is… True Bread (John 6:32)
Jesus Christ is… True Light (John 1:9)
Jesus Christ is… True Vine (John 15:1)
Jesus Christ is… Truth (John 1:14; 14:6)
Jesus Christ is… Way (John 14:6)
Jesus Christ is… Wisdom of God (1 Cor. 1:24)
Jesus Christ is… Word (John 1:1)
Jesus Christ is… Word of God (Rev. 19:13)a