July 23 —LDS Enmity is Christianity. Deuteronomy 7:9 “Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations”.
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Our image today came from one of our many family vacations – this time in Wyoming at ‘Old Faithful’. Seeing it reminded me of how faithful our Lord is towards us, and the unending patience He has for the times we let off built up anxiety. The one thing He’s never done is refer to His people as the enmity.
Dictionary.com defines enmity as ‘a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism’. You can find this word in Gen. 3:15, and Eph. 2:15 where it says God placed hostility between mankind, and the serpent, but He broke that with the death of His Son.
With this in mind, why is the Church stating the enmity of LDS is Christianity?
Our sweet Lord Jesus has always been faithful to His people, and would never categorize them as an enemy!
Mr. Kimball’s words should speak volumes to Christians, and LDS alike.
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Journal of Discourses 6:130 “ENMITY OF SECTARIAN PRIESTS TOWARDS THE SAINTS…Christian denominations; and every one of them differs, and every one of them is at variance one with the other; and every one of them, although they are at variance with one another, were all agreed in killing or in consenting to the death of Joseph Smith, either directly or indirectly.” — Heber C. Kimball, Great Salt Lake, December 20, 1857
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