If you are a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, does any of the following sound familiar?
-Fasting reminds my physical self of who is really in charge (the spirit), and that the spirit man needs to be fed.
-The process of salvation involves three steps: conviction, trust, and obedience.
-Worship welcomes God, faith moves him.
-People may put on a religious appearance, but if they are still drinking, smoking, and cussing, they have not allowed Christ to be the Lord of their lives, to transform them to be more like him.
-The Old Testament talks about tithing, but the New Testament talks about the need to give everything, time and talents in addition to money, to Christ. He wants us to give everything to him.
-The pastor that preached these things said that he does not drink because he says that he follows wisdom.
I know that there are significant differences between Protestant faiths and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I say Protestant faiths, but I should say creeds. The pastor who preaches the above does not profess to be a member of any one church, only that he aligns with Christianity. Joseph Smith was not a fan of the creeds of men because they can place a limit on our progression to truth. I love my faith because it embraces all truth, no matter where it is found. Christ is the only way, and he works in the lives of all his Father's children.
Members of any group, especially religion, can tend to be clannish, to stick to their own and not reach out to people of different faiths. Let this not be us. Our church leaders have counseled us to reach out to others regardless of faith. This is the example that Christ set for us. Though he was not called to minister directly to the gentiles, he healed the daughter of a Canaanite woman. He took time to visit with the woman at the well who was a Samaritan, a group despised of the Jews. Let us have a mind to reach out rather than exclude. This is the divine path God would have us travel.
-Fasting reminds my physical self of who is really in charge (the spirit), and that the spirit man needs to be fed.
-The process of salvation involves three steps: conviction, trust, and obedience.
-Worship welcomes God, faith moves him.
-People may put on a religious appearance, but if they are still drinking, smoking, and cussing, they have not allowed Christ to be the Lord of their lives, to transform them to be more like him.
-The Old Testament talks about tithing, but the New Testament talks about the need to give everything, time and talents in addition to money, to Christ. He wants us to give everything to him.
-The pastor that preached these things said that he does not drink because he says that he follows wisdom.
I know that there are significant differences between Protestant faiths and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I say Protestant faiths, but I should say creeds. The pastor who preaches the above does not profess to be a member of any one church, only that he aligns with Christianity. Joseph Smith was not a fan of the creeds of men because they can place a limit on our progression to truth. I love my faith because it embraces all truth, no matter where it is found. Christ is the only way, and he works in the lives of all his Father's children.
Members of any group, especially religion, can tend to be clannish, to stick to their own and not reach out to people of different faiths. Let this not be us. Our church leaders have counseled us to reach out to others regardless of faith. This is the example that Christ set for us. Though he was not called to minister directly to the gentiles, he healed the daughter of a Canaanite woman. He took time to visit with the woman at the well who was a Samaritan, a group despised of the Jews. Let us have a mind to reach out rather than exclude. This is the divine path God would have us travel.
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