There are generally three types of reaction you can expect to see when the Holy Spirit convicts someone of their sin:
1). Repentance: They feel the conviction and weight of their own sin and realize that they need Jesus Christ as the propitiation for those sins.
2). Suppression: They feel the conviction of their sin but just laugh it off and suppress God’s beckoning call (and their heart grows harder). They apply the “ignore it and it will go away” philosophy. They comprehend their dire condition but choose to ignore the truth, putting it off for one more day.
3). Anger: They feel the conviction of their sin but lash out with anger because their pride in self, tradition, church, organization etc., simply won’t allow them to repent.
Two minutes into the below video you’ll see a Mormon elder who can’t take the conviction of sin any longer and becomes very angry (yes, I know that most Mormons don’t act in this manner so you don’t have to e-mail me to tell me).
There’s definitiely a conviction of sin going on in this young man’s heart. Perhaps he’s been living with the gnawing feeling that a lifetime of dead works, commitment, and dedication to a defunct faith that cannot give man any assurance of salvation has come to a head. Or perhaps he was just having a bad day. Either way, he’s beside himself and another Mormon elder even tries to calm him down with no luck.
As you watch this video, remember back to all those times Mormons have come onto this blog and called me “angry” and accused me of “attacking” them because I dared to print the teachings and quotes of their own organization. Consider all the times I’ve been called “hateful” in spite of the fact that it’s the Mormon’s who founded their whole religion on the idea that the Christian faith is apostate, that Christians are heathens, and that the Christian God is the Mormon Devil. Remember all that when you watch this young man’s behavior toward Christians who are merely preaching the Gospel.
Thanks to Rhea for directing me to this video.
Christ Alone Wyoming 
Sadly Mormonism is a most attractive religious system for the self-righteous. Of course this is no surprise since it, like every false religion, actually breeds self-righteousness through its foundational works-righteousness soteriology. The poor lad kept going on and on demanding an apology for being called an adulterer and a liar, which he demonstrably is, as are all according to God’s Holy Word.
I half expected him to start screaming for Barabbas…
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“I half expected him to start screaming for Barabbas…”
Or pick up rocks to stone the preacher. Sounds familiar doesn’t it. Jesus received similar reactions from the self-righteous religious leaders of His time.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
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I think that guy’s been on this blog. 🙂
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The biggest thing that actually stuck out to me was how MAD this guy was b/c someone else was showing ppl their sin according to the Law….if Mormonism really was a legitimate form of Christianity, you’d think that this guy would be pleased with what he’s doing (though I’d still expect him to try to say that Mormonism is the “best” way or most accurate or something like that).
If Mormonism really was “true” Christianity, this “elder” should be patting these guys on the back for what they’re doing…and since he’s not….
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And ‘Way to Go’ to the faithful, uncompromising but reasonable brother who kept on sharing with the ‘elder’ that most unwanted of things: the truth.
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While this is an extremely telling video, one can find another point from it…this Mormon was at the very least convicted enough to engage the open air preaching team.
What truly saddens me are the multitudes walking by, many of whom would answer a Pew survey as “Christian” or “spiritual”, ignoring or mocking these men…
New visitor; I’ll be back again 🙂
In Him,
Jason
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