LDS religion in light of the Bible

LDS religion in light of the Bible

The heart of Mormonism are three things.

1. Like Satan, Mormons want to ascend to be God.
2. Sex. This is a male dominated religion whereby the early church practiced Polygamy and the doctrine has always proclaimed eternal polygamy.
3. It is by works that you get into "Heaven".

Brief summary of the True Christian Gospel.

1. Salvation is through faith in Christ and repentance of Sin. Gen 15:6 Gal 2:20
2. Jesus, born of a virgin through the seed of the woman. Gen 3:15
3. Jesus Christ lived a perfect life, was crucified for our sins, and defeated death rising again. 2 Cor 5:21
   
4. Christ is the Son of God and He is God. John 10:30
5. There is only One God. Father, Son, Holy Spirit: Triune God Genesis 1:26,27 Isaiah 44:6,8 Isaiah 46:9
6. The World is Saved through Jesus. John 3:17
   
7. Only one Godly inspired text. The Bible – Old and New Testament 2 Tim 3:12-17
8. Salvation is not through Works but through faith. Eph 2:8-9 Titus 3:5

I know there are more but this is a small summary of which the LDS church is totally different.

The Mormon Gospel

1. The Law of eternal progression: As God is, man once was. As God is, man may become.
1. Men can become a God
2. Man will have their own planet to be God of.
3. Man will have sex with his many wives and give birth to spirit babies who will populate the planet.
2. Whom they believe God the Father is.
1. A man, of flesh and bone as tangible as man’s. (bible shows not true in John 4:22-24 – Numbers 23:19)
2. God evolved from mortal man.
3. That there are millions of gods. Father gods, Mother gods, Grand Father gods, Uncle gods, Aunt gods, etc.
4. Man can become a god of his own planet. [1]
3. Whom they believe Jesus Christ is.
1. God the Father had sex with Mary to conceive Jesus.
2. Brother of Satan
3. Had three wives, Mary, Martha, and Mary Magdalene. They also had many babies, to which, Joseph Smith is a descendant.
4. His death only brings general salvation where you will be resurrected and judged by your works.
5. His blood has nothing to do with salvation. They drink water for their communion.
4. “Heaven” is actually termed as “degrees of glory” [2] since there are 4 levels of heaven. (Joseph Smith will be there with Christ and GOD judging all the people)
1. Hell – Where the absolute worst sinners go.
2. Telestial - where unbelievers go
3. Terrestrial - for religious people who aren't Mormons and for Mormons who have not met the requirements of the laws. NO: Alcohol, red meat, tea, coffee, soda, smoking, tithing 10% etc.
4. Celestial - for Mormons who have kept ALL of the laws and ordinances of their church. He must be married in a Mormon temple with all its rituals. Their bishop will wash the entire body of the bride and groom.
5. Black people are descendants of Cain and will not enter heaven. [3]
6. Women must be married to make it into the upper levels of heaven. Her Mormon husband raises her to life by calling her by her temple name. [4]
5. The book of Mormon.
1. Joseph Smith, who was involved with the occult went out into the woods to pray about which religion was the true religion. As he was praying, an angel of light appeared to him and told him that all the religions were false and that he needed to start a new religion. The angel told him where he could find the true writings of God buried near by. Smith proceeded to dig up the writings which were on Golden Tablets. These were written in reformed Egyptian and he needed two rocks called seer stones to help him translate it. Smith says that the angel Morni took the tablets so he was unable to show anyone them. He then put the seer stones into a hat and looked into it. He said that the stones turned into what looked like parchment and he was able to translate the reformed Egyptian to English. He got through dictating 161 pages of the book of Lehi. The man writing all of Joseph Smith words convinced Joesph to let him take the pages home to his wife. She took them and hid them to see if Smith could duplicate it since the story seemed so unbelievable. Smith became angry that the pages were lost and left to pray. He cam back and said that he had a vision, and that an angel of the Lord told him that he was very angry with Smith and that the punishment would be that he could not read from the book of Lehi anymore. He would have to read out of the book of Nephi and that the stories would be similar but not exactly the same.

The Difference

1. Mormons will tell you that the reason they believe is that they felt a burning in their bosom or heart.

--- Bible says ---
Proverbs 14:12 There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.
Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?

2. The LDS religion is a creation of Joseph Smith. I also maintain that the religion was also created by Satan. Satan is a brilliant being. He created this religion which is the closest religion to Christianity but so far away that people follow it and go to hell because of it.

--- Bible says ---
Romans 10:3 Since they did not know the righteousness that comes from God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness.

3. Joseph Smith describes the angel Moroni as an "Angel of Light".

2 Nephi 9:9-10; “And our spirits must have become like unto him, and we become devils, angels to a devil, to be shut out from the presence of our God, and to remain with the father of lies, in misery, like unto himself: yea, to that being who beguiled our first parents, who transformeth himself nigh unto an angel of light, and stirreth up the children of men unto secret combinations of murder and all manner of secret works of darkness. O how great the goodness of our God, who prepareth a way for our escape from the grasp of this awful monster…”

Introductory page of the D&C, 3^rd paragraph says; “This took place in the early spring of 1820. In September, 1823, and at later times, Joseph Smith received visitations from Moroni, an angel of light, who revealed the resting place of the ancient record from which The Book of Mormon was afterward translated”.

--- Bible says ---

2 Cor. 11:14-5 says; “And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works”.

Galatians 1:6-9 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— 7which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ. 8But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let him be eternally condemned! 9As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let him be eternally condemned!

So, the Mormon doctrine is completely contrary to the bible. What makes Mormons not Christian is the fact that Mormons believe in a different Jesus than what is in the Bible. We have salvation through faith in the Jesus Christ of the Bible. If you have faith in a different Jesus than that of the bible, it is no faith at all; especially not a saving faith.

References and sitations:

[1] Times and Seasons, Volume 5 page 613 - Journal of Discourses, volume 10 page 223 – Journal of Discourse volume 1 page 121 - Mormon Doctrine page 577

2] D&C 131:1-3
“To receive this blessing of exaltation, a temple sealing is essential,” “In the celestial glory there are three heavens or degrees; And in order to obtain the highest, a man must enter into this order of the priesthood [meaning the new and everlasting covenant of marriage]; And if he does not, he cannot obtain it.”

[3] Journal of Discourses 7:290

[3] "We know there is a portion of inhabitants of the earth who dwell in Asia that are Negroes, and SAID TO BE JEWS. The blood of Judah has not only mingled almost with all nations, but also WITH THE BLOOD OF CAIN, LET THIS CHURCH which is called the Kingdom of God on the earth; we will summons the first presidency, the twelve, the high counsel, the Bishoprick, and all the elders of Israel, suppose we summons them here to appear here, and here declare that it is right to mingle our seed, WITH THE BLACK RACE OF CAIN, that they shall come in with us and be partakers with us of all the blessings God has given to us. ON THAT VERY DAY, AND HOUR WE DO SO, THE PREISTHOOD IS TAKEN FROM THIS CHURCH, and kingdom and God leaves us to OUR FATE. The moment we consent to mingle with the seed of Cain THE CHURCH MUST GO TO DESTRUCTION. Perhaps I have said enough upon this subject. I have given you true principles and doctrine." (Brigham Young address, Ms. (d.1234, Box 48, folder 3, dated Feb. 5, 1852, LDS Church Historical Department, SLC, Utah)

[4] D&C 84:33-9; Goddesses are always subject to a god. Women are denied the Priesthood (meaning they are denied authority—not the same as Catholic priesthood). “In the LDS universe, theologically described as the real eternal universe, each man who achieves the highest degree of the Celestial Kingdom is worth many times more than each woman, even the women who qualify at that highest Celestial level, because each man who achieves Godhood-level may have numerous God-wives, but each God-wife may have only one husband. This can only mean that each "heavenly father" is worth many times more than each "heavenly mother." And, even if the ratio were strictly one to one, the male God, not the female God, holds the priesthood authority and is the only one of the God parents to whom his earth-mortality children are allowed to pray. So Mormon women can never, NEVER achieve equality with men, no matter how outstanding or righteous the women are. That's just the way it's set up."

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