Originally Posted by skippy delepepper:
Contendah,
sounds like your getting slammed to the mat. Question, what the heck are you talking about?
"He briefly used his name". He who? Briefly used his name? Who is his? Could it be Joseph Smith? Clearify man, clearify! Was Joseph Smith the founder of YOUR CHURCH?
That makes your Church Cult?
Just Currious. Plus I like to rattle your chains.
Skippy
Skippy, you need to work on your reading comprehension. I never said, "He briefly used his name." I said, as you and others can easily verify from reading what I posted above, "He briefly used that name." "That name", as any competent reader of the string would know, is the name semiannualchick was asking about, namely "Church of Christ." It's all up there in black and white, Skippy; you just somehow missed it and turned it into something it was not. Maybe you just got so feverishly caught up in rattling my chain that you rushed to rattle without correctly comprehending what I wrote. Try reading all the words carefully, Skippy. If it helps you to move your lips as you read, then take advantage of that technique. You really should seize upon any aids to reading that are available; it will help you to avoid embarrassment.
I am not, and never have been affiliated with any church, cult, or heretical spin-off religion that has origins with the false prophet and lying deceiver Joseph Smith, Jr. The church of which I am a member was founded by Jesus Christ. He said (Matthew 16:18), "Upon this rock I will build my church...." For further education on this matter, I suggest you consult Ephesian 5:23-29, which establishes ambiguously and with utter finality the matter of who established the church described in the New Testament. Hint: It was NOT Joseph Smith, Jr., lying false prophet.
Since the church in the New Testament was founded by Jesus Christ and since you credit Joseph Smith with founding the LDS Church, that must logically mean that the LDS Church is not the same church as the one founded by Jesus Christ.
It is a serious thing to give credit to a man for that which ought to be credited to the Lord Jesus Christ, Skippy. It is called blasphemy. Unrepented of, it can result in a very long stay in a very hot location!