Pseudo-Christians

Plain and simple Mormons are Pseudo-Christians, just like Jehovah Witnesses and Oneness Pentecostals. I will give you this though the LDS Church has gone to great lengths to hide that fact that they are not really Christians. They will argue that they are to the end, but if someone has the wrong Jesus they are not Christian at all. Bob Lonsberry is a Mormon and yet asserts that he is a Christian, but the following statement is very telling…It’s rare that we hear Mormons be so open about their faith. Usually they are pretty tight lipped to us about their key heresies. Here's what Bob said in his column on 6/21/2007

“While it is categorically false that Mormons are not Christians and don’t believe in Jesus Christ, it is true that Mormon beliefs are very different from conventional Christian theology. It is also true that “the (Mormon) Jesus is not the same Jesus of the Christian faith.” – Bob Lonsberry
Full article here - http://www.lonsberry.com/writings.cfm?story=2176&go=4

Sure Mormons believe in “a” Jesus Christ, but even according to Lonsberry, his Jesus is not the same as mine. My Jesus is God manifest in he flesh, the second person of the trinity. This doctrine my friends is vital…so here’s the situation, if the Mormon “Jesus” and my Jesus (the one of the traditional Christian faith) are different one of us has the wrong Jesus.

The Deity of Christ is one of the Five Fundamental doctrines of Christianity, and cannot…cannot, again I say, cannot be compromised. Every year more and more unbelievers, as well as Christians are exposed to this cult through their “Hill Camorah Pageant” an outdoor drama outreach held in Palmyra, NY. People are shown what they may see as just a different Christian denomination with a wonderful emphasis on family values, and high standards, but this is not another denomination. The LDS church is a pseudo-Christian cult.

For a great artical about the Deity of Christ see this by Mike Barone
http://www.gloriousgrace.com/content/sermonsessays/MichaelBarone/DeityOfChrist.asp

To a “Born Again, Bible Believing Christian” a Mormon, even a Mormon carrying a King James Bible, MUST be considered lost and in need of evangelism. With that said, the Christian Research Counsel (CRC) does an outreach at the Hill Camorah Pageant, where they pass out literature explaining the differences between Christianity and Mormonism. This organization will be going down to Palmyra during the week of July 12th through July 21st to minister to LDS, and non-LDS people attending the pageant. The following is a description of what CRC does and what you can get involved with if you are interested.

DAYTIME ACTIVITIES AT MORMON VENUES

* At the Joseph Smith Farm, we'll have signs and T-shirts that read http://www.whichfirstvision.com/ and hand out the brochure titled "Documented History of Joseph Smith's First Vision" to cars leaving the parking lot. Typically, there will be few opportunities for direct dialog with people.

* At the Book of Mormon Printing House in the Village of Palmyra, we will wear T-shirts that say http://www.weusedtoagree.com/ and hand out our brochures "Which Scripture Has Been Tampered With?" and "We Used to Agree...What happened?." This will be pedestrian traffic and presents more opportunities for dialog, primarily with Mormons.

* In the Village Park we will wear T-shirts which say http://www.weusedtoagree.com/ and set up a canopy stand with free DVD's and literature. This will present opportunities for dialog with Mormons.

* If we have enough help, we'll have a few people milling around on Main Street in Palmyra, handing out "How to make sure you have eternal life." (In the past, this brochure has been titled "Heavenly Father's Plan for You."

You can read and even print these brochures from CRC’s web site http://www.whatmormonsdonttell.com/ If you're coming to the Pageant, please familiarize yourself with all the brochures, especially the ones you know we'll be handing out. they will do more to prepare you for dialog with the pageant visitors than anything else I can recommend. And they serve as a ready reference on the spur of the moment, provided you've actually read them and highlighted the points you want to recall while witnessing and keep them with you.

EVENING ACTIVITIES AT THE PAGEANT

From 6 to 9:15 PM every evening of the Pageant, we'll hand out literature and answer Mormon and non-Mormon questions about Mormonism on public property adjacent the Pageant. If the new parking arrangement is working for the LDS, our access to pedestrians will be stifled and we will depend on holding lightweight signs to draw people to the web page http://www.whatmormonsdonttell.com/ and to the canopy which we'll erect as close as possible to the Pageant.

There is a wonderful opportunity to come out and minister with CRC at the Hill Camorah Pageant this year. If interested contact Brad White WHITE94@aol.com He will get you all the details, and the registration form.