ashleybstarr

Coming from a Pentecostal/Baptist back ground myself I have had these same questions. At this time in my life where I am studying LDS I can say that they do not teach another gospel. If a gospel is teaching the word of God and knowing what it means to live life as a Christian. I think more then anything they uphold with no fear the truths of the bible. I have found in my communities that Christianity here is tepid and wishy washy. The leaders of our churches do not seem to have uniformity in the meaning of many aspects of Christianity. If I as a mother would not want to teach my children in such an ambiguous, vague sort of way why do I accept that I can not understand Gods will for me if he is trying to show me? I have considered that when I put an argument against LDS to my mind and an answer comes back that it could be from the enemy but I have to ask myself; Why would the enemy want me to live in a way so in line with Christianity and deep morality and accountability? He could put more effort into living a worldly life and trying to dispel all Christianity. In any case, this has just been my thoughts and experience so far. If you believe in God and you say to him "Please put the answer in my heart" I am sure he will tell you. Any father would. Hope that helps :) Take Care.

From a Pentecostal point of view ( which can vary) I would say that a "Pastor" may tell you it could have been from the enemy or that it is just one of those things that can happen sometimes. We pray and expect miracles, talk in tongues ( I don't). Our Pastors and ministers are not seen as prophets. They are more like teachers. People who know more about a subject then the general public and so help us understand. They are not seen as having any revelation or extra connection with God. Most of them have to go to school to study to be a Pastor. Trinity Western is a large bible college here in BC. I see funny and totally random things before they happen all the time. Not always important things. I think we can just pick up on stuff sometimes.

From a former Baptist/Pentecostal view( which also seems to vary from church to church in different areas) Salvation is never lost unless you blaspheme the Holy Spirit. As it has been explained to me by church elders ( though this explanation varies too) this is to mean that you know that Christ died for your sins, you know it is the way to salvation and you reject it. So in my area ( BC Canada) most here that I know of do not believe you lose your salvation. I personally don't know what I believe but that is why I am here :)

The Gospel = God exists, Christ is His Son, and died for you on the cross so you can go back to heaven. That's what the Gospel is. Everything else is details. THATS AWESOME! Ive been with the Protestant/Baptist church for years and we are told some uninformed things about LDS. Thats statement there just shows that a Christian is one who believes in Christ and a Christian is a Christian is a Christian. To me all the rest has been details in Baptist/LDS/JW I don't agree with 100% of any of them, I'm just looking for one that sits the best with me. #1 if they follow Christ then thats all I ask. As for Coke I have wondered the same thing about Chocolate. It usually has a lot of caffeine in it. I know pop in general is not good for you ( I LOVE diet coke myself) In all Christ centered religions there is debate and one Ward may be different then the next as one Church is. I am learning about LDS and I would agree ( from what I know so far) that if you can hear God then God speaks to you and will put on your conscious what he will.

I co-sleep with my kids too. The older one is 4 and has a bed next to ours and the little guy sleeps in between us. Actually takes up the majority of the bed,lol! I was constantly checking on them when I tried to put them in cribs, they didnt sleep, we didnt sleep! Nothing wrong with cloth diapers, might have gone that way too if we had a washer. Im new to LDS, havent even been to Church yet but next sunday is our day. Nice to meet you.

Hi everyone. My name is Ashley. I am a 26 year old mother of 2. Kiera who is 4 and Wyatt who is 14 months. My husband and I live on Vancouver Island in BC Canada.I am an esthetician ( Spa specialist) here on the island. He is an Aussie who came here to be with me a few years back. I have a Baptist/Pentecostal background and my husband has no faith based background. We have both been curious about the Latter Day Saint faith and hope to maybe check it out next sunday. We attended a Pentecostal church this fall but have not been back in 5 weeks and so far no one has missed u We are hoping to find a great place with LDS for our family with people who share out beliefs about living. We hope to learn a lot and make some good friends. . So that is my introduction. Nice to meet you all. AshB