yaj vam xeeb wrote:
> Please find me a
> dictionary (not one published by your church) that defines
Christianity
> based on the assumptions you all state above.

How about the creeds, counsels, confessions and catechisms?


> There is no mention of
> His divine nature, viz. whether he is part of the traditional
Christian
> "Trinity" vice Mormon "Godhead."  This definition
is pretty simple,
and
> yes it includes Mormons, Catholics, and Jehovah's Witnesses.  You all
> must admit that even among the apparently "pure" Christian faiths
there
> are clear disagreements.

Yes there are.  But there is doctrine and then there is dogma.  The
dogma of the historical church has been Trinitarianism.  Any wavering
on this point has historically brought formal statements of heresy.

>Someone in this thread insinuated baptism was
> not necessary for salvation.  Do all "Christians" share this same
> viewpoint?  I know Southern Baptists don't, so does that make them a
> sect or you a sect?

Salvation, whether it be thought of along the lines of baptismal
regeneration, or an infusion of grace which then requires some sort of
external action on the part of the individual, or salvation as
understood by the Reformers under sola fide, are and have been
significant enough to draw and retain division.

Aside from the Trinitarian formula and the various salvation formulas,
there are precious little left to be thought of as a doctrine which
divides.

>If anything, Mormonism could be considered the
> purest form of Christianity, for we have two books that testify of
His
> role as the Redeemer of Mankind.  The accounts of two nations on two
> continents testifying that Jesus is the Christ: is that not more
> convincing than one?
> Xeng

How many books do the JW's have?  What you here advocate only goes to
illustrate revelational relativity outside of sola scriptura.  Why
should one admit the book of Mormon but reject the Koran?  Where is the
standard by which verification may be gained?
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