October 16, 2011

We Talk of Christ

Recently a gentleman claimed to the media that members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints are not Christians. This doesn't really bother me too much. He has set up his parameters that qualify one to meet his definition of Christian. I hope my friends, acquaintances, and those in my circle of influence know that I worship Jesus Christ and I'm trying to live according to his teachings as far as I understand them. The gentleman's definition of Christianity disqualifies Mormons because of their belief in, among other things, The Book of Mormon in addition to the Bible. I'm Okay with this, also. However, the ironic thing is, all The Book of Mormon tries to do is persuade people to learn about, accept, and follow Jesus Christ. I did a little experiment and found a sample verse from each book in The Book of Mormon that invites the reader to learn about, accept, or follow Jesus Christ. There are 15 books in the Book of Mormon. Below are the examples I found. One from each book:

Contributors