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Newly out of the Church I was still cringing, and wanted to reject the message whenever I heard someone tell me I was a sinner. That phrase just isn’t part of the Mormon vernacular, and it sounded like a total insult.
Rightly so!
However, Mormons don’t see themselves as sinners so be sure to gently explain that indeed they are, just as everyone else is in this world. Make sure you also point out the discrepancies in their own canon which adds even more confusion to the mix.
The Apostle John said when we don’t admit we’re sinners, we’re just fooling ourselves – 1 John 1:8.
We can see with all the contradictory doctrines, Joe Smith wanted nothing more than to confuse people so they wouldn’t know the Lord.
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1 Nephi 20:8 “Yea, and thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time thine ear was not opened; for I knew that thou wouldst deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.”
D&C 29:47 “Wherefore, they cannot sin, for power is not given unto Satan to tempt little children, until they begin to become accountable before me.”