A Six-Shooter Death

To: David

From: TJ

Date: March 30 1010

OK, now that I know you are counting I will try to be better. In my defense---- I did just read a 27 page report from you!!

Christ alone claimed to be God; He is the only one not in the grave, (none of the others even claimed to be raised from death); He is the only one with documented miracles (not only in the Bible) and He is the only one with some 300 prophesies concerning His birth, life and death, several of which date back to 1400BC. Also the Bible is the most popular, most publized, most talked about and written about book on earth. There is a reason God said we will be without excuse and this is one of them----He gave us His Word and made sure it was passed down accurately.

As far as Joseph Smith (I know he is just one of many but you mentioned him and I only have a few words so)...Mormons claim he died as a "Christian Martyr," but the truth is he died fighting, using a six-shooter that had been smuggled to him, and he succeeded in killing at least two of his assailants." A far cry from Christ, who while being crucified, said "Father, forgive them, they know not what they do."

Now, Leviticus 25:44-46---lets go to Galatians 3:26-28 "For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus...There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus." The Bible is a whole and taken as a whole it will NOT contradict itself. We must distinguish between the authoritative teaching of divine norms and the recording of permissive rules that try to protect the weak who find themselves in human situations coming from a world of sin. Slavery is not commanded or condoned in Scripture, but there are directives that seek to guide those subjected to it. Just as Joseph Smith tried to justify polygamy through the Bible (the Bible clearly states marriage should be between one man and one woman) the same is true for slavery.

Believer in Truth

TJ