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Okay, you probably already know this, but my best friend in the whole world is Mormon. She believes she's a Christian, but I know that Mormons are not. I also know a lot of her friends too. I am worried about them. I want to be able to tell them what is wrong with it, but I don't want to be like "I have been your friend for a whole year and I love you and by the way, you are going to hell." Cuz that would really suck. I recently made a comment on someone's site saying that I believed Mormonism to be non-Christian, as did the owner of the site. My friend has seen it, and now she wants to know what I am talking about. I really want to save my friend, but she is a strong mormon with a strong mormon background, and I don't know what to do... I hate thinking that someday I may never see her again if she were to get in a car accident or something.
Sites if you want to know more:
http://www.icubed.com/~rpoe/mormons.htm
http://www.concernedchristians.org/
http://www.leaderu.com/orgs/probe/docs/mormon1.html
http://mormonconspiracy.com/
http://www.mormon.org/
http://lds.org/
http://www.gracevestal.org/truth.htm
All of those sites may not be legit, or even helpful, but I really want to be able to do something about this. It is entirely possible that she doesn't know that she does not believe what other Christians believe. I have read so many books and such and it just kills me to know that she is involved with this and doesnt even know how bad it is.
I am not saying that Latter-day saints are bad, because most of them are really nice....I just know that their interpretation of Jesus is different and I wish there was a nice way to show them what I believe and help them.
Some of the main differences between mormons and christians:
belief that the trinity is 3 separate gods vs. the trinity is 3 persons in one god.
belief in salvation through works vs. salvation in believing in jesus christ
reguarding the book of mormon as more important than the bible vs. reguarding the bible as the only true book from god.
this has been bugging me for the last year and i really want to do something without jepordizing my friendship with her. she is curious now because of the comment on that other person's xanga.
also, if you know who i am talking about, please do not tell her i am going behind her back, because i am afraid she will be mad. i am simply trying to help her and her family and friends because i care so much about her that i never want to be uncertain of what will happen if she were to pass.... and i have a feeling that the person whose xanga i commented on will feel the same way, if not more of you....
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You have obviously studied enough about the mormon religion to have a grasp on what you are talking about. From reading your question, I sense your heart is right in this. What seems to be holding you back is the fear of upsetting your friend or even losing the friendship. I can tell you this, you WILL risk the friendship by confronting her, but if you really care about her, that risk is nothing in the light of eternity. There is no greater love than laying down your life for your friends. This can apply to laying down your own emotions to give your friend a chance to know the Truth. The Lord will make known to you the perfect time for you to open your mouth and will set it all up for you to walk in. And He will give you the words to say. Have faith and trust Him. Don't be discouraged if she gets offended. The Gospel is offensive to those who are perishing. But find joy that you have endured for the sake of Christ. Who knows, the truth might be what she is waiting for and she may embrace it with thanksgiving. You are the messenger, the Holy Spirit will do the rest.
I have had friends walk away from being friends with me only to find out later they are now servants for Christ and we are friends again.
So don't hang on to the seed. Sow it in the ground and wait patiently for the harvest. A seed has to germinate (die) for awhile before it breaks through, but water and cultivate it; allow others to water it too. God uses several people to bring a sinner to Himself. The one who plants feels they did nothing. The one who harvests feels they did everything. But the truth is, God used several people along the way and it all started with the one who loved enough to plant the seed.
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thank you so much. that was really inspiring and it gave me hope that everything will be okay.
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