tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1647656873881736118.post8814621953105969708..comments2023-05-21T04:15:56.050-05:00Comments on Flatland Apologetics: Dr. Jeffress, Mormonism and dialogueShelby Cadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03283839806468851849noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1647656873881736118.post-53810790513866793972011-11-05T23:27:05.291-05:002011-11-05T23:27:05.291-05:00Dawnelle,
A more open response would have been to...Dawnelle,<br /><br />A more open response would have been to never bring the subject up. Jeffress was speaking on a political stage and then makes a comment that totally hinders conversation and is not political in nature (IMO). If I were asked, "Is Mormonism a cult?" on a stage such as the one Jeffress had, I would have said that Mormonism falls outside the traditional orthodox beliefs of the Church. You might think this is a cop out, but when you refer to someone as belonging to a cult, it is my opinion that dialogue is severly hindered or completly shut down.Shelby Cadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03283839806468851849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1647656873881736118.post-39194353623699236352011-11-05T23:12:57.629-05:002011-11-05T23:12:57.629-05:00Larry and Dawnelle,
First Larry - I think you mig...Larry and Dawnelle,<br /><br />First Larry - I think you might want to clarify, how not calling Mormonism a cult is a sin. My point was that Dr. Jeffress has a lot of pull with the media and I personally would not have made an inflamatory statement to the media as I believe he did. As a pastor I am aware of some who currently are visiting my church from a Mormon background. I would never want to make them feel uncomfortable by making an inflamatory statement, because I want to always keep the dialogue open. My feeling is that once we attack with language such that Jeffress used, dialogue is completly shut down. <br /><br />Dawnelle - I think Mike Huckabee handled the Mormon questions wisely last time when he was competing against Mitt Romney. I don't recall one time where Huckabee called Mormonism a cult before the national media. Huckabee addressed the issue correctly and I believe Dr. Jeffress should have done the same thing. That's just my take, which you may not agree with.Shelby Cadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03283839806468851849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1647656873881736118.post-45591523011701380192011-11-01T10:19:20.014-05:002011-11-01T10:19:20.014-05:00What do you believe would have been a more "o...What do you believe would have been a more "open" response in Dr. Jeffress' case?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1647656873881736118.post-88408274521524827672011-11-01T10:02:12.778-05:002011-11-01T10:02:12.778-05:00I am okay with calling Mormonism a cult. I am not ...I am okay with calling Mormonism a cult. I am not sure how Dr. Jeffress did this when addressing the media, but I believe it can be done with grace and respect. 1 Peter 3:15 tells us to give our defense of the faith with gentleness and respect, and if he failed to do this, then he was in sin. Although our goal is not to be unnecessarily offensive, the truth can be offensive. Paul on other occasions contended for the faith when false teachers came into the church teaching a works based righteousness. He called them dogs and wished they would emasculate themselves. I do think it is important to keep the lines of communication open with misguided people who teach a gospel different from the one we receive in the Bible, but I am not sure that calling Mormonism a cult, which it is, does that. Just some thoughts...<br /><br />Larry from Owensboro, KYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1647656873881736118.post-61556213154031312572011-10-29T15:48:39.072-05:002011-10-29T15:48:39.072-05:00Amen! I totally agree with you!!! Thank you for sh...Amen! I totally agree with you!!! Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this matter.NoneYahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12999468629342577891noreply@blogger.com