Coming Out Of The Mormon Church

[Guest Guest]

Hi everyone. On July 1st, I was baptized as a Mormon. I fell away from their church (thankfully) and went back to being Catholic and Baptist for a few separate times. Recently I went back to their church. I am going to start going to my local independent fundamentalist Baptist church tonight. Could you all please pray for me that I would not fall back into the Mormon church again.

[RayJr]

praying

[dadof4]

Praying for you.

It is good of you to get out from the Mormoms. I recently watched a video about what the Mormons believe (from a former Mormon, now a IFB) and it is incredible the lies being taught there.

[Guest Guest]

Praying for you.

It is good of you to get out from the Mormoms. I recently watched a video about what the Mormons believe (from a former Mormon, now a IFB) and it is incredible the lies being taught there.

Yes it is. They teach such heretical lies such as man can become gods when the Bible clearly says that is not possible.

Isa 43:10 KJV Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.

[Jerry]

Baptistgirl - you don't need prayer to not fall back into the Mormon church. What you need is a backbone to stick with what the Bible says. Earlier this year you were flopping around, saying you were going to a Baptist church and struggling with Catholicism - now you are joining hands with Mormonism again. Is the Bible true or isn't it? Is salvation by grace through faith in Jesus' finished the way of salvation or isn't it? If both of these statements are true, you need to stick by them and not keep running after every cult or false religion that comes your way.

I can only see two possibilities here:

1) You really do not understand what salvation is - therefore do not know the truth as it is in Jesus.

2) You are not using the Bible as your sole authority and getting grounded in the Scriptures.

I am not trying to be rude here - but we can pray all you want, but YOU need to stand on God's Word, or our prayer won't matter.

I realize some are going to read my post and think I am overreacting, but this is not the first time you claimed to be convinced of the Bible and that the Baptists were closest to its teachings, and then wandered away from that foundation.

Ephesians 4:11-14 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

Ephesians 4:21 If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:

Philippians 1:9-11 And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment (ie. discernment); That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ; Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

[joyfulpraise93]

Baptistgirl - you don't need prayer to not fall back into the Mormon church. What you need is a backbone to stick with what the Bible says. Earlier this year you were flopping around, saying you were going to a Baptist church and struggling with Catholicism - now you are joining hands with Mormonism again. Is the Bible true or isn't it? Is salvation by grace through faith in Jesus' finished the way of salvation or isn't it? If both of these statements are true, you need to stick by them and not keep running after every cult or false religion that comes your way.

I can only see two possibilities here:

1) You really do not understand what salvation is - therefore do not know the truth as it is in Jesus.

2) You are not using the Bible as your sole authority and getting grounded in the Scriptures.

I am not trying to be rude here - but we can pray all you want, but YOU need to stand on God's Word, or our prayer won't matter.

I realize some are going to read my post and think I am overreacting, but this is not the first time you claimed to be convinced of the Bible and that the Baptists were closest to its teachings, and then wandered away from that foundation.

Ephesians 4:11-14 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

Ephesians 4:21 If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:

Philippians 1:9-11 And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment (ie. discernment); That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ; Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

What Jerry said is exactly right. I'll be praying for you.

[Psalms18_28]

Baptistgirl - you don't need prayer to not fall back into the Mormon church. What you need is a backbone to stick with what the Bible says. Earlier this year you were flopping around, saying you were going to a Baptist church and struggling with Catholicism - now you are joining hands with Mormonism again. Is the Bible true or isn't it? Is salvation by grace through faith in Jesus' finished the way of salvation or isn't it? If both of these statements are true, you need to stick by them and not keep running after every cult or false religion that comes your way.

I can only see two possibilities here:

1) You really do not understand what salvation is - therefore do not know the truth as it is in Jesus.

2) You are not using the Bible as your sole authority and getting grounded in the Scriptures.

I am not trying to be rude here - but we can pray all you want, but YOU need to stand on God's Word, or our prayer won't matter.

I realize some are going to read my post and think I am overreacting, but this is not the first time you claimed to be convinced of the Bible and that the Baptists were closest to its teachings, and then wandered away from that foundation.

Ephesians 4:11-14 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

Ephesians 4:21 If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:

Philippians 1:9-11 And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment (ie. discernment); That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ; Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

That's exactly what I was thinking.

[bzmomo7]

Is the rest of your family Mormon? If it is, I could understand the trouble you may be facing. It is not easy to take a stand in a situation like that--even though you must. Like Brother Jerry said in his comments......you must take a stand. The Mormon Jesus is NOT Christianity's Jesus. They are worshipping the wrong god. We just moved back to Michigan from Salt Lake City....had been out there 2 years. I know how hard it is for those who have been in Mormonism to come out of it, even when they know it is wrong. I also know quite a few ex-Mormons who still have family members deeply involved in it still. If you need more help in understanding why it's wrong (or Catholicism for that matter)....let us know, we'll help you the best we can. I'll be praying for you.

[Guest Guest]

First of all, I guess you could say I do need to rely on the Bible as my sole authority in faith. I do not currently do that. I will try to do that as best I can in the future. As for whether my family is Mormon or not, they are not Mormon.

[Jerry]

I was thinking: You had stated you believed Baptists were right on - but your turning to Mormonism and Catholicism is proof that you are not (or were not) convinced of where Baptists stand. I would suggest that you keep getting into the Bible - and if you are going to check out denominations to see which ones line up with the Bible, then start with the mainstream ones - don't go check out the cults and false religions (yes, they may call themselves Christians, but that doesn't make it true).

If you want to know what the different denominations believe on various doctrines, then feel free to ask questions, and we will also attempt to answer them according to the Bible. Then when you find out what the Bible does clearly teach on those issues (sort out the main doctrines first, not the little sidetracks), then stand there - reject what doesn't line up with the Bible.

I'm sorry if my earlier response seemed to come across too strong - I didn't mean it too. The best way to sort out doctrines is to immerse yourself in the truth - put on the belt of truth! Otherwise you are at the whim of your spiritual enemies (Satan, false teachers, false religions/cults, etc.). Don't go running into whatever denomination or religion which on the surface appeals to you, then get caught up in it and later have to separate yourself from it. You have access to the Internet and can do research on it - prayerfully find out what the Bible teaches on each issue - then find the denominations that do teach that - then take an educated visit to a church in that denomination, get a statement of faith from them, comparing each thing with the Word of God. That would certainly be a good place to start.

Praying for the Lord to give you wisdom from His Word.

[John81]

In prayer... :pray

[bibletotingunslinger]

BaptistGirl02,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I will Pray for you,,Please hang in there, I will pray....

[Charbo]

I'm praying for you. I don't know all the details of your situation but I do understand the pull that some associations (they don't have to be religions either) can have on a person and their emotions. There has been some good advice here; I pray you heed it.

[pneu-engine]

First of all' date=' I guess you could say I do need to rely on the Bible as my sole authority in faith. I do not currently do that. I will try to do that as best I can in the future. As for whether my family is Mormon or not, they are not Mormon.[/quote']

HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM, so you say you actually embraced Mormonism??? Did you get the indoctrination in the Temple??? Did you see a video wherein Joseph Smith is reported to make the following statement??????????

"When you realize the seething energy of LUCIFER, then you will know how much power is available to you." Joseph Smith

What were your thoughts when you first heard that statement. Are you convinced yet that Mormonism is out and out demon-worship??? Roman Catholicism is every bit as bad, but only sugar-coated to make it more palatable.

What you need to do, Baptistgirl, is to come to grips with what is at stake here. Are you genuinely saved???? if you can waffle and slip and slide around without being severely convicted by the Holy Spirit of God, then you need to seriously examine yourself whether or not you are even in the Faith. I say this because true Salvation gives no place to the devil, nor does it make allowance for the flesh to fulfill the lusts thereof.

The repentance that we did when we got saved is NOT ONCE AND DONE, but rather is intended by God to be a life-long and perpetual occurrence for us. Even though the New-Birth is a once and done thing, repentance is ongoing forever, until we die, at which point it is all done and complete for us.

Repentance:::::: A complete and purposeful act of the will to turn from sin and to God for His leading, guidance and control over our lives..

[MilkmanDan]

:pray