Those Damn Mormons....

 I have a friend of mine who always refers to the members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints as " Those Damn Mormons."

The thing is, he's Mormon. 

I've known him for at least 60 years. 

So, a former student of mine contacted me about those damn Baptists in Mid-county. It seems that one of the First Baptists down there pastor preached a sermon in which he said that 
" The Mormons are going to Hell." 

The most sincere Bible study and serious I have ever had was with Mormons. 

They're going to beat you to death, because they unlike most of you, have actually studied the Bible.  

Only 13% of people who call themselves Christians in America have read the entire Bible cover to cover.....Oh, you may have read the Christmas story during the holidays out of the Gospel of Luke, some of you might have read the dirty parts out of the Old Testament.  ( I am telling you if I ever pastored a church and I'd be fired about the first week, I'd send all the young people out and preach my first sermon on the Song of Solomon. )

And if you actually talk to one, their concept of salvation is pretty much the same as everyone else's in the Christian realm.  

Now I know everyone gets all hung up with them and that " Third Book" and I've spent a lifetime debating them over it and well, neither one of us get very far...... And I unlike most of you have read that book, more than once. And as a former student of mine who is now a M.D. and LDS said concerning our discussions. "We'll just agree to disagree. "
 

Now, I come from this in a different viewpoint than most of you. I grew up with Mormons. A lot of Mormons. I don't know why, ( I know why) I gravitated towards the Mormon kids that I taught. Always have. I know what makes them tick. I understand their humor, I feel comfortable around them....I still have a love of fruity like drinks like Orange Crush and IBC Cherry....But I still am a coffee, tea drinker. Will take a "nip." Always will be.   

I don't know about you, but you don't know what is in someone's heart. You really don't know what God's grace is going to entail. 

You better be careful,  when I was in SWBTS seminary there was a serious study by the Southern Baptists in which they concluded that only about half the people in the pews on every Sunday actually might be under God's grace. ( Saved) 

The study of course was quashed by the powers-that-be.  

Afraid of losing that tithe......Damn Baptists.