THREE LIES
That The
MORMONS
Will Tell YouContrary to what they may tell you, The Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (hereafter
referred to as the Mormon Church) are not
Christian. They will lead you to believe they are,
but in reality they deny the major doctrines of the
Word of God and teach many that are false. Space
will not permit me to examine all of these false
teachings, but with the guidance of the Holy Spirit
and the truth from the Word of God, I will examine
three.Lie #1
What The Mormon Church Teaches About God"God himself was once as we are now and is an
exalted man..." (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph
Smith, Deseret Publishing Co., 1976) This false
teaching came from the founder of the Mormon
church, who was considered by many that knew him
to be "...destitute of moral character and addicted to
vicious habits." (Kingdom of the Cults, P. 175,
Bethany House Publishers, 1985) How could
anyone believe that God was, at any time, like we
are. The truth is that we are all sinners, yes even
the Prophet Joseph Smith. "For all have sinned,
and come short of the glory of God;" Romans
3:23. "...There is none righteous, no, not one:"
Romans 3:10. So you see, the Bible says that we all
have a sin problem and there would not be any hope
if God was like we are. The Bible declares that God
is a righteous God and will only accept His own
righteousness, therefore we must have His
righteousness to be justified in His sight.
"But now the righteousness of God without
the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law
and the prophets; Even the righteousness of God
which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and
upon all them that believe: for there is no
difference: Being justified freely by his grace
through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation
through faith in his blood, to declare his
righteousness for the remission of sins that are
past, through the forbearance of God; To
declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that
he might be just, and the justifier of him which
believeth in Jesus." Romans 3:21,22,24-26.Lie #2
What The Mormon Church Teaches
About The Virgin Birth Of ChristThe Mormon Prophet Brigham Young taught the
"Adam-god" doctrine, which led him to erroneous
teachings about the "Virgin Birth" of Jesus Christ.
He stated that "Christ was not begotten by the Holy
Ghost..., but...was begotten in the flesh by the same
character that was in the garden of Eden" (Journal
of Discourses, Vol 1) The Bible tells us that Mary
was a virgin when she gave birth to our Saviour, the
Lord Jesus Christ and that Jesus was conceived in
her by the Holy Spirit of God. For a person to teach
otherwise, is denying the very foundation of our
Christian faith.
The Old Testament Scriptures foretold of His
virgin birth: "Therefore the Lord himself shall
give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive,
and bear a son, and shall call his name
Immanuel." Isaiah 7:14
The New Testament confirms His virgin birth:
"And the angel answered and said unto her, The
Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power
of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore
also that holy thing which shall be born of thee
shall be called the Son of God." Luke 1:35
"Now the birth of
Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his
mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before
they came together, she was found with child of
the Holy Ghost. But while he thought on these
things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared
unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of
David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife:
for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy
Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son, and thou
shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his
people from their sins. Then Joseph being raised
from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had
bidden him, and took unto him his wife: And
knew her not till she had brought forth her
firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS."
Matthew 1:18,20,21,24,25Lie #3
What The Mormon Church Teaches About
Salvation Through Jesus ChristThe first thing we need to understand is that the
Jesus of Mormonism, is not the Jesus Christ of the
Bible. "Joseph Smith taught that there were certain
sins so grievous that man may commit, that they
will place the transgressors beyond the power of the
atonement of Christ. If these offenses are
committed, then the blood of Christ will not cleanse
them from their sins even though they repent.
Therefore their only hope is to have their own blood
shed to atone, as far as possible, in their behalf."
(Doctrines of Salvation, Deseret Publishing Co.
1954) This clearly states the false teachings of the
Mormon church.
We do not have to accept the lies of men, since
we have the Word of God as our authority. Notice
what God has said, in His Word, concerning the
atonement for sin. "And you, being dead in your
sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath
he quickened together with him, having forgiven
you all trespasses; Blotting out the
handwriting of ordinances that was against us,
which was contrary to us, and took it out of the
way, nailing it to his cross;" Colossians 2:13,14
Notice how the Scriptures testify that all sins have
been paid for, removed, and forgiven, by God.
It is very easy to see that the teachings of the
Mormon church are nothing but lies and distortions
of the Word of God. There is nothing "Christian"
about them. Please do not let them lead you away
from the Truth that is found only in God's Word, the
Bible. You can be saved today. You can have a
home in Heaven. Jesus has made peace with God
for you. "And, having made peace through the
blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things
unto himself;..." Colossians 1:20.
"For the wages of sin is death; but
the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus
Christ our Lord." Romans 6:23
"Jesus saith unto him, I am the
way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto
the Father, but by me." John 14:6
"For God so loved the
world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in him should not perish,
but have everlasting life. For God sent not his
Son into the world to condemn the world; but
that the world through him might be saved. He
that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life:
and he that believeth not the Son shall not see
life; but the wrath of God abideth on him."
John 3:16-17,36
Will you submit yourself to the righteousness of
God, which is available to all believers, in the
person of the Lord Jesus Christ. "For I bear them
record that they have a zeal of God, but not
according to knowledge. For they being ignorant
of God's righteousness, and going about to
establish their own righteousness, have not
submitted themselves unto the righteousness of
God. For Christ is the end of the law for
righteousness to every one that believeth."
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