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Book review: Profound 'Divide' explores 2 faiths

Let me be the first to point out, respectfully, that in addition to a "Christian responsibility" for the welfare of others is the responsibility and love for others felt of virtually all faiths.

I say this not to suggest that the final comment of the article implied anything else, but just as an addendum for complete inclusion's sake.

When Jesus confronted the pharisees with His gospel message, His intentions were for them to know the truth and come to a saving knowledge of Him. Jesus knew fully that the pharisees were relying on their obedience to the law for their salvation but Jesus' message was faith in Him for salvation. Many rejected His message and some embraced the gospel.

What if Jesus came just to bridge the gap but not to convert others to the gospel. Did Jesus die to bridge the gap of understanding or did Jesus die for the sins of mankind.

These two men are fully aware that they have major doctrinal differences that carry eternal consequences with either view.

For these two men to hold hands and skip down the sidewalk of life pretending that they are doing each other's faith a favor is right down criminal to both their faiths.

Greg Johnson is an embarrasment to Evangelical Christianity and Robert Mollet is an embarrasment to the LDS faith. The gospel is to be shared for salvation not to pat each other on the back so not to affend one another. Jesus said the gospel is offensive to the lost.

I am anxious to read the book collaboration, and I don't agree with Robert. There is a need for respectful dialogue, not attacks. Not everyone will be converted one way or another and a refusal to listen to another's point of view or to be friendly to people who believe differently causes the present antagonism. If you have no close acquaintances who are different than you, Robert, shame.

Hey Anonymous, Having a friendly conversation with someone of another faith or asking someone of another faith about their faith is showing that you have a personal interest in who they are. Not one thing wrong with that!
But let Jesus be the teacher, when Jesus spoke with someone His intentions were to have that person come to a saving knowledge of who He was and why He came to earth. Jesus said the second great commandment was to love your neighbor as yourself. If a person believes that they have the information that could give another eternal life yet doesn't share that info with that other person then in Jesus' eyes you don't love your neighbor at ALL, you only love yourself.
Dialoging to understand one anothers beliefs is one thing but for ten years. Avoiding the real questions about each others faith is a slap in the face to their own beleifs and shows they are either using one another or that they don't care about one anothers eternal wellbeing.
Love means to reach out with truth.

Too bad Millet is such a poor representative of LDS doctrine and faith. He distorts LDS doctrine and history in order to make it more acceptable to mainstream Christians. Even evangelicals recognize his "spin" for what it is.

The fact is, there is a certain element of truth in what Robert posted. If one truely believes that the LDS church is the only true church on the face of the planet, then it's gospel is the only true gospel and it's baptism is the only true baptism...etc. So have all the dialogue one may wish to have, but at the end of the day, the LDS perspective is that we are right and one cannot be saved or celestialized unless certain ordiances and covenants are made; in none other belief system are they found. So hear other's points of view; write books on bridging the gap; on this earth, do what ever makes you feel good along those lines, but friendly dialogue and knowing other people's beliefs doesn't get anyone anywhere when they are gone from this earth. It's a tough position LDS are in...We are friendly, indeed; however, we know exactly what we want out of each and every relationship we have: a conversion. "How great will be your joy..." Believing as we do, is it truly possible to just be friends with someone of another faith and not try to convert them? I don't think so.

Truther forgets that it is never we who convert anyone, it is the Holy Spirit! If you constantly annoy people, how will they ever want to listen?