Baptist Preacher Believes in Book of Mormon

[ama49]

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Baptist Preacher Believes in Book of Mormon Grace for Grace

[Dr T]

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[WillowTheWhisp]

This interests me because years ago I knew a Baptist minister who also believed the Book of Mormon and preached some of its teachings in his sermons. I queried why he remained a Baptist minister and didn't become LDS and there were lots of reasons. One was that he hoped he could bring his parishioners to understand that the BOM teachings are not incompatible with the Bible, one was that he would lose his job if he became LDS because his livlihood was from preaching in the Baptist church. It would have been a huge step of faith for a man with a family to support and he just didn't have the nerve to do that.

I don't know what ever became of him because he left the area. My late husband and I became quite friendly with the pastor who replaced him and although he didn't accept the BOM as scripture he did accept us as Christians.

Sadly that congregation dwindled to the extent that the church has now closed down and the few that were left have joined with another denomination.

[mannisue]

Oh! Lynn Ridenhour! What an awesome, awesome guy. We got the opportunity to chat with him on the MADB board, and he just loves the BoM--he is very well versed in it. If anyone's interested, just go to www.mormonapologetics.org and do a search for "ridenhour" for a list of threads he's started or been involved in. They're well worth the read.


mannisue

[Vanhin]

Very interesting read. I liked this quote.

"Like the Bible, the central theme of the Book of Mormon is the Lordship of Jesus Christ. There are over 160 passages in the Book of Mormon that speak of the Lord Jesus Christ. There were 22 men named in the Book of Mormon who saw Christ. Some form of Christ’s name is mentioned on an average of every 1.7 verses. The New Testament mentions a form of Christ’s name on an average of every 2.1 verses. The name of the Savior appears nearly 25 percent more frequently in the Book of Mormon than in the New Testament. When we realize that a verse usually consists of one sentence, we cannot on the average read two sentences in the Book of Mormon without seeing some form of Christ’s name.

"He is Lord" rings loud and clear from its pages like a London cathedral choir harmonizing on a Sunday morning. The sound is resonant throughout the book’s pages. The Spirit’s witness is there. That same Jesus I discovered in the Bible is also present in the pages of the Book of Mormon. Praise be to His holy name!" (The Baptist Version of the Book of Mormon - by Lynn ridenhour)

Regards,
Vanhin