Yesterday; I ran into a Mormon-not wearing the usual white shirt; tie and name tag bout out soliciting for a particular service for homes the nature of which isn't important to mention here. After deciding not to have him meet that particular need; I began talking and asked out of the blue when he had a Utah phone number if he was Mormon and apparently he was. Intersting.
I will say that throughout the rest of the discussion about spiritual matters there was a distinct religious spirit that I recognized endemic to that establishment. The particular spirit of course has a demonic source where men's minds are convinced of an alternate afterlife for the "lost" which is still somehow good for these individuals but not in their version of heaven; where "spirit beings" exist and somehow an earthly marriage is supposed to go on forever. I brought up verses on that subject ( Matt. 22:28; etal) as well as others the Lord gave me at the time. I discussed the covenant of marriage which I agree is meant in the Word rather than a "contract" since they do have some concept of a covenant; and was surprised that they can marry someone outside their faith system.
Lest we rest on our laurels that we are safe from such influences; I assure you we are all under a risk of a "religious" spirit taking over. We don't go to church because we are "told to do so" once we are adults (I am assuming someone is not obviously in a cult). To blindly trust those in leadership is at best unwise; and at worst dangerous. This doesn't mean that we are disrespectful or trying to turn over every carpet and look behind every door for problems. It means we don't put heirarchy; tradition or the majority opinion above God given truth which often invokes our conscience that something is amiss. The truth is the flesh is never going to have a desire for spiritual things unless put under subjection. At best we can have emotions as a side effect of godliness.
Yesterday; I ran into a Mormon-not wearing the usual white shirt; tie and name tag bout out soliciting for a particular service for homes the nature of which isn't important to mention here. After deciding not to have him meet that particular need; I began talking and asked out of the blue when he had a Utah phone number if he was Mormon and apparently he was. Intersting.
I will say that throughout the rest of the discussion about spiritual matters there was a distinct religious spirit that I recognized endemic to that establishment. The particular spirit of course has a demonic source where men's minds are convinced of an alternate afterlife for the "lost" which is still somehow good for these individuals but not in their version of heaven; where "spirit beings" exist and somehow an earthly marriage is supposed to go on forever. I brought up verses on that subject ( Matt. 22:28; etal) as well as others the Lord gave me at the time. I discussed the covenant of marriage which I agree is meant in the Word rather than a "contract" since they do have some concept of a covenant; and was surprised that they can marry someone outside their faith system.
Lest we rest on our laurels that we are safe from such influences; I assure you we are all under a risk of a "religious" spirit taking over. We don't go to church because we are "told to do so" once we are adults (I am assuming someone is not obviously in a cult). To blindly trust those in leadership is at best unwise; and at worst dangerous. This doesn't mean that we are disrespectful or trying to turn over every carpet and look behind every door for problems. It means we don't put heirarchy; tradition or the majority opinion above God given truth which often invokes our conscience that something is amiss. The truth is the flesh is never going to have a desire for spiritual things unless put under subjection. At best we can have emotions as a side effect of godliness.
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