Comments on: Is Dr. Richard Mouw Bearing False Witness? http://www.religionnewsblog.com/9561/is-dr-richard-mouw-bearing-false-witness Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Sun, 19 Nov 2006 18:22:34 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Midwest Christian Outreach: The Crux » Shoot Apologists First http://www.religionnewsblog.com/9561/is-dr-richard-mouw-bearing-false-witness/comment-page-1#comment-60 Midwest Christian Outreach: The Crux » Shoot Apologists First Thu, 16 Nov 2006 14:16:09 +0000 http:/?p=9561#comment-60 [...] Could it be that our forbears took Deuteronomy 13:1-5; 18:20-22 and Matthew 7:15- 23 seriously? If that is the case was Mouw bearing false witness ? Does Mouw concur that the church had become truly apostate and God raised up Joseph Smith as a true prophet to restore the true church as he claimed or, was he a false prophet as our forbears concluded? But Mouw continues: I am now convinced that we evangelicals have often seriously misrepresented the beliefs and practices of the Mormon community. Indeed, let me state it bluntly to the LDS folks here this evening: we have sinned against you. The God of the Scriptures makes it clear that it is a terrible thing to bear false witness against our neighbors, and we have been guilty of that sort of transgression in things we have said about you. [...] [...] Could it be that our forbears took Deuteronomy 13:1-5; 18:20-22 and Matthew 7:15- 23 seriously? If that is the case was Mouw bearing false witness ? Does Mouw concur that the church had become truly apostate and God raised up Joseph Smith as a true prophet to restore the true church as he claimed or, was he a false prophet as our forbears concluded? But Mouw continues: I am now convinced that we evangelicals have often seriously misrepresented the beliefs and practices of the Mormon community. Indeed, let me state it bluntly to the LDS folks here this evening: we have sinned against you. The God of the Scriptures makes it clear that it is a terrible thing to bear false witness against our neighbors, and we have been guilty of that sort of transgression in things we have said about you. [...]

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