Recent content by Eightball

How about we get back to the "Evolution Of Mormonism". :) Seems like this topic is way off the original, and in some ways is being subtley "hijacked". :)

Calvinism: Basically their bone to pick with the Arminian view is this. The "elect" are those who are "saved" or going to heaven. They were "picked" or "chosen" by God before even time began or the earth or human race existed. I.E. God has by His divine wisdom chosen whom of the human...

Booster Bob aside: You might think seriously about the "foundation" of your faith.........What is it built upon? A solid rock or sand?

So your emphatic "No he isn't!" changed to a "Maybe, in time, but probably not yet?"? If Joe can't cut it as a god of another planet then what Mormon can make it? He's your founder/prophet................If you have your quibbles whether J. Smith will become a god, then you don't have much...

Problem is you want to jump the Creator-creation gap which totally diminishes God's total "I AM" position. Mormons like so many religions can't accept that God is not them nor are they able to become Him. Never the less like most religions, it's humanistic origins feed into the comfort zone...

Excellent point Froggy! Also they(Mormons) know very well that this godhood reference from me is not about earthly/human life but is after their death. They are splitting hairs and trying to find fault in my statement. I did not in my post say that they become gods in this present life...

I would think that he/Smith is figured to be a "god" of the highest order in their religion. Why? Because all Mormons can become "gods" if they live a good obedient life according to their church doctrines. Their prophets said that they can also be gods of their own planets like our...

Bumpity Bump

MSNBC's Chris Matthews claimed a "tingling" sensation up his leg a couple years ago. ;)

Fellow Poster(You are not a rat as I apparently am.) : I've chosen the bible as the final "authority"; not myself, Joseph Smith Jr., angels, visions, dreams, feelings, intuition, or alleged latter day prophets. That is clearly revealed in my previous post. :)

Totally Disagree: The very definition of a Christian is a "Christ One" or "Follower of Christ". Now one must define "who" Christ is. Jesus said that to be one of His, one must be born again or born from above. I.E. one must receive His life(Holy Spirit/Spirit of Christ) in order to...

Oh give me a break Mr. Mormon apologist. They hit the front door porches of communities in their dress/white shirts/ties and black slacks with their bicycles and back packs filled with free BOM's like an organized army. You reject their offer of a BOM and they write you off as a "loser"...

Oh, he profited.......He did better than Mohammed's promise of 77 virgins in the afterlife..........Smith was doing underage girls in his earthly life....... Also, Charisma only takes you so far, and then you have to back things up with facts............Obama is learning that too.

Most definitely! He scammed people with treasure hunting along with his Dad in New York. He had a lot of charisma which hooked folks into his get-rich ploys.......then he found this charisma and knack for influencing people would work very-well with starting a religious movement.

Scams? Such as? Jerry Falwell was a Baptist preacher that got involved in politics, but never ran for an office. Was President of Liberty Baptist College. Pat Robertson: Never scammed as far as I know, but made some statements publically that got him in hot water. I.E. Said that...