CHowell

Thank you.... I am using the NIV, but could certainly use the KJV as well. For the points of this discussion.

I really like what AnthonyB has to say...But I think it's even deeper then that, I think it's grace through Faith. Therefore God grants us Grace through our faith in Jesus Christ. The reason I really do enjoy this particular answer is because; it includes all those who never had a shot at having faith. The Aborted baby, the brain damaged child. God our heavenly father can choose to reach down and call that child home to heaven and still save that child through grace. That would be the only amendment to Anthony B's point.

I was recently introduced to the Mormon church through a good friend of mine recently. Not knowing that they were Mormon's my wife to be and I were invited to church with them. Having grown up in the CM&A and planning on planting a new church roots in the local Bapist church I was always willing to goto church with someone. After the church service my wife to be and I were totally shocked. At what we had just heard, that being said...I attempted to keep an open mind and not knowing much I started to do some research on the Mormon and LDS churches. As I learned more I became quite troubled.... Basically my question boils down to this... How does the LDS church resolve conflicts between it's beliefs and what the Bible teaches us. If one accepts the Bible as the Word of God, when teachings of the church conflict with the Bible both can't be right, therefore I am curious as to how the church reconciles it's beliefs with the Word of God. I do have quite a list of issues my research has lead me to believe is conflicting so I am willing to discuss them one by one... Therefore lets start with the first one in Genesis. How can the Mormon church believe that if Adam & Eve hadn't sinned and committed the first sin, and therefore the fall of man kind we wouldn't be here today ? When that's CLEARLY not what the Bible teaches ?