Has anyone seen this?

LDS president Thomas S. Monson and his two counselors permitted Standing Together, an alliance of 90 Utah evangelical churches, to use the historic Salt Lake City Tabernacle for a September 13 revival meeting. Throngs of evangelicals and Mormons enjoyed gospel songs and prayed together.

Mormon leaders specified that his message would need to be "generic and nondenominational." But Vujicic challenged LDS orthodoxy by insisting that "every human being is born with an evil nature," and by emphasizing that salvation cannot depend on a person's goodness because "you can't even forgive yourself."

More than 100 people stood in response to his appeal for personal commitments to Jesus Christ

http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/...ber/11.23.html

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I wonder what Mormons think about this and also what the evangelicals on TWEB think.

I don't agree with it. We do not believe in the same God that Mormons do.

It's nice when people of two different religions can get along, but as others are sure to say, Christianity(catholic, orthodox, evangelical, protestant, traditional, whatever) is radically different from the LDS church. So this news to me is like hearing about Christians and Jews and/or Muslims getting together in a synogogue or mosque to sing hymns to God and Jesus... interesting, and nice that people can be tolerant of other faiths, but it that's all it means.

Hamster and LilPunkish,

As Christians do you believe that the evangelicals that are dialoguing with the Mormons are guilty of disobedience to God? Should they stand in strict oppostition to Mormonism instead of implying that there is a lot of mutual agreement?

I am also interested in what Mormons think about this. Do they feel that the evangelicals are being disingenuous in an attempt to infiltrate the Mormon church and then convert them to evangelicalism?

FormerFundy,
There is no problem whatsoever in dialoguing with Mormons. Worshipping with them implies we agree on fundamentals which separate us.

Originally posted by FormerFundy

Hamster and LilPunkish,

As Christians do you believe that the evangelicals that are dialoguing with the Mormons are guilty of disobedience to God? Should they stand in strict oppostition to Mormonism instead of implying that there is a lot of mutual agreement?

I am also interested in what Mormons think about this. Do they feel that the evangelicals are being disingenuous in an attempt to infiltrate the Mormon church and then convert them to evangelicalism?

SARCASM WARNING!!!!
How dare they. Mormons and Evans should be fighting and bickering and killing each other over the topic of the Christian religion. SARCASM WARNING!!!

I happen to believe there is more IN common than not between LDS and most Evangelical Christian Churches. But a few Evangelicals would seemingly shudder at that suggestion.

I have no problem holding interfaith non-denominational gatherings with other Christians in our tabernacle.

I think it demonstrates more of a "Christian Spirit" to work to unite ourselves over what we DO have in common, than to work to divide ourselves over what we do NOT have in common.

And if Evangelicals want to convert us to their way of thinking and believing, they are welcome to try.

I'm one of those who shudder

It is hardly something we can unite over when your own leaders say we on the Evangelical side have a different Jesus (!) (Gordon Hinckley said this)

Originally posted by OtherCheek

SARCASM WARNING!!!!
How dare they. Mormons and Evans should be fighting and bickering and killing each other over the topic of the Christian religion. SARCASM WARNING!!!

I happen to believe there is more IN common than not between LDS and most Evangelical Christian Churches. But a few Evangelicals would seemingly shudder at that suggestion.

I have no problem holding interfaith non-denominational gatherings with other Christians in our tabernacle.

I think it demonstrates more of a "Christian Spirit" to work to unite ourselves over what we DO have in common, than to work to divide ourselves over what we do NOT have in common.

And if Evangelicals want to convert us to their way of thinking and believing, they are welcome to try.

OC could you please post which doctrines you think we agree on in the thread I started(Doctrinal Agreement)?

Originally posted by OtherCheek

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I happen to believe there is more IN common than not between LDS and most Evangelical Christian Churches. But a few Evangelicals would seemingly shudder at that suggestion.

There are some things in common when it comes to values, but on a theological level Evangelicals have more in common with Jews and Muslims then they do with Mormons. The LDS deity is radically different then the Abrahamic deity.

Originally posted by FormerFundy

Hamster and LilPunkish,

As Christians do you believe that the evangelicals that are dialoguing with the Mormons are guilty of disobedience to God? Should they stand in strict oppostition to Mormonism instead of implying that there is a lot of mutual agreement?

I guess they'd be disobedient if they were trying to demonstrate that the LDS are "just another denomination." Dialogging and being a good neighbor is fine though.

Originally posted by Hamster

There are some things in common when it comes to values, but on a theological level Evangelicals have more in common with Jews and Muslims then they do with Mormons. The LDS deity is radically different then the Abrahamic deity.

I agree with you. I have had many mormons tell me that we are both Christians but it is apparent to any reader here that there doesn't seem to be any theological agreements at all, I want to find out if I'm wrong and if I'm not then mormons should stop saying we both are Christians.

Should all those Protestant and Catholic churches that have received help from the LDS return the food, clothing, money, and pay us for the hours of service that we donated?

No.

Originally posted by nrajeff

Should all those Protestant and Catholic churches that have received help from the LDS return the food, clothing, money, and pay us for the hours of service that we donated?

Could you provide evidence of this please?
I guarantee you that Calvary Chapel would never knowingly except any donations from mormons.

Originally posted by LilPunkishOfTerror

No.

---Thanks, LPOT. Why was "no" your answer?

[quote=wonbyone;2823338]Could you provide evidence of this please?[quote]
----It's very common knowledge that our church has given assistance in various forms to other churches when they were in need--stuff like helping with repairs when a church building was damaged by a storm. In such events, we never charge for the materials and labor we donate.

I guarantee you that Calvary Chapel would never knowingly except any donations from mormons.

--I would like to find out why you think that is the case--why would calvary chapel refuse all donations from Mormons?