"But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any [man] preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed. " Galatians 2
Most of us have had a Mormon Missionary knock at our door. If you have ever invited them in and listened to a presentation of their beliefs, you probably found most but not all of what they said very similar to those beliefs held by Christians.
Watch this animated video taken directly from Mormon doctrine and teachings. See how much YOU agree with.
However, while trying to convince you that your Church is wrong and the Mormon Church is right, there are several points they intentionally leave out.
Below is a list of Mormon beliefs the missionaries will be reluctant to tell you about:
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God was not always God - "We have imagined and supposed that God was God from all eternity. I will refute that idea, and take away the veil, so that you may see." (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, pg. 345)
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Jesus and Satan are brothers - "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." (Milton R. Hunter, Gospel Through the Ages, pg.15)
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Jesus was a polygamist -"I discover that some of the Eastern papers represent me as a great blasphemer, because I said, in my lecture on Marriage, at our last Conference, that Jesus Christ was married at Cana of Galilee, that Mary, Martha, and others were his wives, and that he begat children." (Orson Hyde, Journal of Discourses 2:210)
The grand reason of the burst of public sentiment in anathemas upon Christ and his disciples, causing his crucifixion, was evidently based upon polygamy, according to the testimony of the philosophers who rose in that age. A belief in the doctrine of a plurality of wives caused the persecution of Jesus and his followers. We might almost think they were 'Mormons'" (Jedediah M. Grant, Journal of Discourses, 1:346)
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Adam was God - "Now hear it, O inhabitants of the earth, Jew and Gentile, Saint and sinner! When our father Adam came into the garden of Eden, he came into it with a celestial body, and brought Eve, one of his wives, with him. He helped to make and organize this world. He is Michael, the Archangel, the Ancient of Days! about whom holy men have written and spoken--He is our Father, and our God, and the only God with whom we have to do." (Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses 1:50)
"I have learned by experience that there is but one God that pertains to this people and he is the god that pertains to this earth--The first man. That first man sent his own son to redeem the world..."(Heber C. Kimball, Journal of Discourses 4:1)
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Brigham Young said only polygamists become gods - "The only men who become Gods, even the Sons of God, are those who enter into polygamy." (Journal of Discourses 11:269)
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The bible cannot be trusted - "I believe the Bible as it read when it came from the pen of the original writers. Ignorant translators, careless transcribers, or designing and corrupt priests have committed many errors." (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph smith, pg.327)
"But the Bible has been robbed of its plainness; many sacred books having been lost, others rejected by the Romish Church, and what few we have left, were copied and recopied so many times, that it is admitted that almost every verse has been corrupted and mutilated to that degree that any two of them read alike." (Orson Pratt, The Seer, pg.213)
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You must accept Joseph Smith as a prophet to be saved - "There is "no salvation without accepting Joseph Smith. The word "salvation," used in this context, must really mean "exaltation" because former Mormon apostle Bruce R. McConkie stated in his book Mormon Doctrine that general salvation is given to everyone regardless of belief. Personal salvation or exaltation to the highest form of Mormon heaven comes only by accepting Joseph Smith as a prophet of god and by following the laws of the LDS church." (Tenth LDS President Joseph Fielding Smith in his book, Doctrines of Salvation)
Last week Pastor Joel Osteen of Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, spoke out about Mitt Romney’s Mormon faith. He said, “When I hear Mitt Romney say that he believes that Jesus is the Son of God — that he’s the Christ, raised from the dead, that he’s his Savior — that’s good enough for me.” He then goes onto say that he wants to be “inclusive” and welcoming to those who claim they accept Christ. That's an interesting word to pick.
This isn't the first time he's made this statement. He expounded on some of his other beliefs when he was on Oprah, and that's when he told the world there are many paths to Jesus.[1]
His choice of words concerning an "inclusive church" is quite revealing on his part. It is the third leg of Rick Warren's purpose driven/communitarian "three-legged-stool". The "inclusive church", according to Warren, is a church that includes a broad spectrum of believers with a common purpose. This fits very neatly in with Warren's PEACE Plan, and kingdom building with/for the Roman Catholic church.[2]
Here's the interview with Wolf Blitzer:
Shouldn't a minister of the Lord Jesus Christ be able to differentiate the truth from a lie? Since he is one of the Most Influential Christian Leaders in the U.S., he is leading many of the sheeple toward the wide gate. Let's look at some key differences between Christianity and Mormonism.
God is a spirit without flesh and bones (John 4:24)
Mormons
"And they (the Gods) said: Let there be light: and there was light (Book of Abraham 4:3)
"God himself was once as we are now, and is an exalted man, and sits enthroned in yonder heavens!!! We have imagined that God was God from all eternity. I will refute that idea and take away the veil, so that you may see," (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 345).
"The Father has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as man's," (Doctrine and Covenants 130:22; Compare with Alma 18:26-27; 22:9-10).
"Therefore we know that both the Father and the Son are in form and stature perfect men; each of them possesses a tangible body . . . of flesh and bones," (Articles of Faith, by James Talmage, p. 38).
Mormon's "sacred" under garments
The Trinity Christians
The Trinity is the doctrine that there is only one God in all the universe and that He exists in three eternal, simultaneous persons: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Mormons
The Trinity is three separate Gods: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. "That these three are separate individuals, physically distinct from each other, is demonstrated by the accepted records of divine dealings with man," (Articles of Faith, by James Talmage, p. 35).
Mormons, as do other cults, uses the beehive in their symbolism. The beehive represents the Mother Goddess, and is part of Satan's Unholy Trinity (or triangle): Mother Goddess (the Queen Bee), Father of Light (Lucifer) and Antichrist, the Son of Perdition, all conspiring to take control of planet earth.[2]
Jesus is the eternal Son. He is second person of the Trinity. He has two natures. He is God in flesh and man (John 1:1, 14; Col. 2:9) and the creator of all things (Col. 1:15-17).
Mormons
Jesus is the literal spirit-brother of Lucifer, a creation (Gospel Through the Ages, p. 15).
Holy Spirit Christians
The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity. He is not a force. He is a person. (Acts 5:3-4; 13:2)
Mormons
Mormonism distinguishes between the Holy Spirit (God's presence via an essence) and the Holy Ghost (the third god in the Mormon doctrine of the trinity). "He [the Holy Ghost] is a being endowed with the attributes and powers of Deity, and not a mere force, or essence," (Articles of Faith, by James Talmage, p. 144).
First generation temples like the one located in Nauvoo, are loaded with Hermetic symbolism. The image of the "sunstone" is known to occultists as the symbol for Ba'al.[3]
Salvation Christians
Salvation is the forgiveness of sin and deliverance of the sinner from damnation. It is a free gift received by God's grace (Eph. 2:8; Rom. 6:23) and cannot be earned (Rom. 11:6).
Salvation has a double meaning in Mormonism: universal resurrection and . . . "The first effect [of the atonement] is to secure to all mankind alike, exemption from the penalty of the fall, thus providing a plan of General Salvation. The second effect is to open a way for Individual Salvation whereby mankind may secure remission of personal sins," (Articles of Faith, by James Talmage, p. 78-79).
"As these sins are the result of individual acts it is just that forgiveness for them should be conditioned on individual compliance with prescribed requirements -- 'obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel,'" (Articles of Faith, p. 79).
Another view of the symbol for Baal, we see the pentagrams on the side of their Navoo temple. They tell their members it represents Christ's condescension and then resurrection.
The Bible Christians
The inspired inerrant word of God (2 Tim. 3:16). It is authoritative in all subjects it addresses.
Mormons
"We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly. . ." (8th Article of Faith of the Mormon Church).
Mormonism is not the biblical version of Christianity. It is not Christian, and Mormons serve a different god than do the Christians -- a god that does not exist. Paul talks about this in Gal. 4:8, "Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods." Only the God of the Bible exists. There are no others. Mormonism puts its faith in a non-existent god.
