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But I fear, lest
any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety,
so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that
is in Christ. for if he that preacheth another Jesus,
whom we have not preached, or if we receive another spirit,
which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have
not accepted, ye might well bear with him. II
Corinthians 11:3,4
This warning from Paul makes it clear
that we should beware of those complicating the gospel and
declaring another messiah; even though they claim their
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The Bible is full of verses
proclaiming the saving power of Christ's blood that was shed
for us on the cross. Despite all the verses forcefully
declaring the importance of Christ's blood, the Mormon
pamphlet found in almost every LDS visitors centers titled,
What the Mormons think of Christ, refutes the saving
grace of Christ's sacrifice. On page 22 we find this
written, "Christians speak often of the blood of Christ and
it's cleansing power. Much that is believed and taught
on this subject is such utter nonsense and so palpably false
that to believe it is to lose one's salvation. For
instance, many believe or pretend to believe that if we
confess Christ with our lips and avow that we accept Him as
our personal savior we are thereby saved. They say
His blood, without any other act than mere belief makes us
clean." In Romans 4:20 Paul
declares "Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no
flesh be justified in His sight." The Apostle John
wrote, "But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light,
we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus
Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin." (I John 1:7)
As with most false religions Mormonism emphasizes works over
grace, however; no one can walk in the light without first
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One of the main fundamentals of
orthodox Christianity is belief in the virgin birth of the
Savior. Statements from the LDS church leaders show
that they have a different view of Christ. Bruce
McConkie, a Mormon Apostle, teaches in his book, Mormon
Doctrine, "Christ was begotten by an immortal father in
the same way that mortal men are begotten by mortal
fathers." (p. 547) Joseph Fielding Smith, tenth
President and Prophet of the Mormon Church claimed, "Christ
not begotten of Holy Ghost...He was not born without the aid
of Man and that Man was God!" (Doctrines of Salvation,
1:18). By worshipping such a being the Mormons fall
under the condemnation of Romans one by changing "the
glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like to
corruptible man" (1:23). |
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The Jesus of Mormonism was also a
polygamist. Mormon Apostle, Orson Pratt states on page
172 of his book, The Seer, "it will be seen that the great
Messiah, who was the founder of the Christian religion, was
a polygamist." Orson Hyde, also a Mormon Apostle,
taught "It will be born in mind that once on a time, there
was a marriage in Cana of Galilee...no less person than
Jesus Christ was married on that occasion." (Journal
of Discourses 4:259). |
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The Jesus of the Bible created all
things. Colossians 1:16, "For by Him all things were
created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible,
and invisible, whether they be thrones or dominions, or
principalities, or powers; all things were created by Him and
for Him." The God of Mormonism however needed help.
In the book Mormon Doctrine, page 169, the LDS Church
teaches that Jesus was helped by many when creating the
earth, including the help of Joseph Smith! "Michael or
Adam was one of these. Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Moses,
Peter, James and John, Joseph Smith, and many other noble
and great ones played a part in the great creative
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Colossians 1:16 causes even more
problems when you look at the Mormon doctrine concerning
Jesus and Satan. The Bible teaches that Jesus created
all things including the devil, however Mormon doctrine
teaches that Jesus and Satan are "spirit-brothers".
Milton R. Hunter, who was a member of the First Council of
the Seventies writes in his book, The Gospel Through the
Ages, "The appointment of Jesus to be the Savior of the
world was contested by one of the other sons of God.
He was called, Lucifer, son of the morning. Haughty,
ambitious, and covetous of power and glory, this
spirit-brother of Jesus desperately tried to become the
Savior of mankind." (page 15) |
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The Bible teaches that Jesus is the
only giver of salvation and that no man cometh unto the
Father but by Him (John 3:16 & John 17:6). The Jesus
of Mormonism claims no such authority. Mormonism
teaches that in order to be saved on must believe in Joseph
Smith, their founder, as well as believe in their Jesus.
In his book Doctrines of Salvation, 1:189, Joseph Fielding
Smith proclaims, "NO SALVATION WITHOUT ACCEPTING JOSEPH
SMITH". Brigham Young said, "From the day the
Priesthood was taken from the earth to the winding up scene
of all things, every man and woman must have the certificate
of Joseph Smith, Junior, as a passport to their entrance
into the mansion where God and Christ are." He also
said, "No man or woman in this dispensation will ever enter
into the celestial kingdom of god without the consent of
Joseph Smith" (Journal of Discourses, 7:289). |
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In short, Mormons worship a Jesus who
they claim was a polygamist and the spirit-brother of Satan.
They believe in a Jesus who was not always god and whose
blood does not cover all sins. The Jesus of the Mormon
Church is not the Jesus of the Bible.
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