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Originally Posted by a-train
Mormons see there fellow non-Mormons as consenting members of the Church of the Firstborn and their brothers and sisters therein.
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Hey a-train—
Appreciate your post. I have to say I’ve never heard anyone use “Church” in such a context before. If I've understood you correctly, you’re saying that everyone on earth is a “consenting member” of God’s Church on the basis of their choice in a pre-existence. They can be Muslim, Hindu, atheist—it doesn’t matter. They can confess Jesus is God, deny Jesus is God—again it doesn’t matter. Everyone is a consenting member (whether they like it or not).
Kindly permit me a follow-up question: In your opinion, is there any significant distinction in the “Church of the Firstborn” between a Christian who worships Jesus as the Eternal God and a pagan who worships created things?
And do you have a reference for this all-encompassing definition of God’s Church? I’d be interested in knowing who first articulated such a view.
Thanks again, a-train
--Erik