Christianity vs. Mormonism (Part 5)

How Do We Obtain Eternal Life?

1. Mormonism: There are 3 degrees of Glory of all of mankind according to Doctrine & Covenants.

1. Telestial Kingdom (Third and lowest) - Doctrine & Covenants 76:103

i. The glory of the stars

ii. For liars, adulterers, whore mongers, sorcerers, etc.

2. Terrestrial Kingdom (Middle kingdom) - Doctrine & Covenants 76:72-75

i. Inhabited by those who died without the law.

ii. They accepted Jesus in the spirit world

iii. They are the honorable men of earth who were blinded by the craftiness of men.

3. Celestial Kingdom (highest kingdom) - Doctrine & Covenants 76:58

i. Where gods are equal in power, might and dominion, even the sons of god.

4. Mormons shove Christ's atonement for our sins aside and must adhere to the following works to attain salvation.

i. Keep all 10 of the 10 Commandments

ii. Keep all of the commandments throughout the 3 Mormon books

iii. They must be baptized into the Mormon church

iv. They must tithe

v. They must get married in the Mormon temple

vi. They must obey the word of wisdom

vii. They must be baptized for the dead

viii. They must magnify the church callings

ix. The list goes on and on and on…

2. The Bible: There is Heaven and there is hell.
1. Heaven

i. Those who are followers of the true Jesus Christ of the Bible… those who repent of their sins and put their trust in Him with their eternity, will be born again; given a new heart with new desires and will begin to be changed into His likeness. The person who is born again will inherit worship God in Heaven for all of eternity.

2. Hell

i. Those who die having lived their lives with their backs to Christ will bear the weight of their judgment and will be cast into hell for eternal destruction.

3. The Bible says that we are saved through repentance toward God and faith in our LORD Jesus Christ. (Acts 20:21). Our salvation is solely dependant upon the shed blood of Jesus Christ. As soon as we add one ounce of our own work to our salvation, we have perverted the Gospel of Jesus Christ and it becomes a false Gospel with no saving power.
4. "For it is by grace we are saved, through faith; it is the Gift of God, not of works, lest any man should boast." - Ephesians 2:8-9
5. The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life. - Romans 6:23

3. Mormonism: You must keep the 10 Commandments as well as the commandments through out the 3 Mormon books, be baptized into the Mormon church, tithe, get married in the Mormon temple, obey the word of wisdom, be baptized for the dead, magnify the church callings and the list goes on and on and on.

4. The Bible: Ephesians 2:8-9 says, "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast."

5. Mormonism: Joseph Smith claims to hold the keys to heaven. "Verily I say unto you, the keys of this kingdom shall never be taken from you, while thou art in the world, neither in the world to come." - Doctrine and Covenants 90:3

6. The Bible: Jesus said, "All authority has been given to Me in Heaven and on earth." - Matthew 28:18
1. For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus." - 1 Timothy 2:5

7. Mormonism: "…that 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, vol. 7, pg. 289

8. The Bible: Only faith in Jesus Christ can save us. REPENT and BELIEVE! - Acts 20:21
1. Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved." - Acts 4:12
2. "For it is by faith we are saved, not of works, it is a gift of God, not of ourselves lest any many should boast." - Ephesians 2:8-9

Christianity vs. Mormonism (Part 4)

Can God Lie?

1. Mormonism: In Joseph Smith's Pearl of Great Price, Abraham and wife Sarah are on their way to Egypt when the Lord tells Abraham the Egyptians will find beauty in his wife and tells him to lie and say she is his sister in order to save his life.
1. "Let her say unto the Egyptians, she is thy sister, and thy shall live." - Book of Abraham 2:24

2. The Bible: We find a very similar story in Genesis 20, only it is Abraham who lied about Sarah being his sister. Abraham told this lie on his own; this was not a command by God.
1. "You shall not bear false witness." - Exodus 20:16
2. "All liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone…" - Revelation 21:8
3. "in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began" - Titus 1:2
4. "that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us. - Hebrews 6:18

How do we know?

So how do we know the true answer? Is there one God or millions of gods? Why would God give us the Bible for instruction and life molding and later give us another testament of Jesus Christ only to contradict each other. Does God make mistakes? Why the Bible AND the Book of Mormon?

Christianity vs. Mormonism (Part 3)

Can God Lie?

1. Mormonism: In Joseph Smith's Pearl of Great Price , Abraham and wife Sarah are on their way to Egypt when the Lord tells Abraham the Egyptians will find beauty in his wife and tells him to lie and say she is his sister in order to save his life.
1. "Let her say unto the Egyptians, she is thy sister, and thy shall live." - Book of Abraham 2:24

2. The Bible: We find a very similar story in Genesis 20, only it is Abraham who lied about Sarah being his sister. Abraham told this lie on his own; this was not a command by God.
1. "You shall not bear false witness." - Exodus 20:16
2. "All liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone…" - Revelation 21:8
3. "in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began" - Titus 1:2
4. "that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us. - Hebrews 6:18

How do we know?

So how do we know the true answer? Is there one God or millions of gods? Why would God give us the Bible for instruction and life molding and later give us another testament of Jesus Christ only to contradict each other. Does God make mistakes? Why the Bible AND the Book of Mormon?

Christianity vs. Mormonism (Part 2)

Who is God?

When we consider the intricacies of all creation; the detail and marvel of the human eye, or the DNA code, or the orbit of the planets, it’s clear there was a designer, creator, a perfect God in control.

Do the Mormon’s believe that?

1. Mormonism: “The Father has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as a man’s, the Son also…” - Doctrines and Convenants section 130:22
2. The Bible: i) “God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” - John 4:24. ii) “Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever You had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God.” - Psalm 90:2 iii) For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. - Colossians 1:16 iv) “Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ. 9 For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; 10 and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power. - Colossians 2:8-10
1. God has existed for all of eternity. He alone is the eternal, omnipresent, omniscient and omnipotent Creator.

In The Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith pg. 345 we are told:

“I’m going to tell you how God came to be God. We have imagined and supposed hat God was God from all eternity, I will refute that idea and take away the veil so you may see… he was once a man like us; yea, that God himself, the Father of us all, dwelt on an earth, the same as Jesus Christ Himself did.”

Orson Pratt (Mormon Apostle) – “If we should take a million worlds like this and number their particles we should find that there are more gods than there are number of particles in those worlds.”

People think there are other gods out there somewhere, but the Bible is clear there is but ONE! The Apostle Paul said in 1 Corinthians 8:4-5, “Therefore concerning the eating of things offered to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God but one. 5 For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many gods and many lords)”

There is only one God. Any others are only imagined.

Joseph Smith Redefines God – In Mormonism, God is simply an exalted man. He was born as a man and conceived in natural way and by an adherence to the system of Mormonism in a previous world, in a previous life, through his good works in accordance with that system, he became God.

Men have a tendency to want to bring God down to our level and become gods. This is what the serpent promised Eve in the Garden of Eden, that she would become a god. Brigham Young said, “The devil told the truth. We don’t fault Eve for eating the apple in the Garden of Eden, that’s how we become Gods!”

Therefore, Mormonism is based on saying the lie of the serpent is the truth.

“I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God besides me.” - Isaiah 44:6

“I am the LORD and there is no other; besides me there is no God.” – Isaiah 45:5

Mormonism says there are many gods and men can become gods.

“…Before me there were no gods formed, Neither shall there be after me.” - Isaiah 43:10

That means: All the Mormon teaching about many gods is FALSE.

That means: There was NEVER a god before this God.

That means: Mormon men will NEVER become gods.

Christianity vs. Mormonism (Part 1)

I would like to begin a series of posts on Mormonism. In light of Mit Romney running for President of the United States, we are hearing more and more about Mormonism on the news and I think it would be a great time to help bring to light to damning doctrine of this false religion.

Mormons use a lot of the same "Christian" terminology, so you have to be very careful when speaking with them as to not let them make you believe they share the same beliefs as a true follower of the Jesus Christ of the New Testament.

Before I begin with this first post, I would like to say that we need to pray for our Mormon friends. They are deceived and have a need for God to open their eyes. They do not worship the Jesus Christ of the Bible and are staking their eternity on the claims of a false prophet. They carry a great burden upon their backs and should be lifted up in prayer that Almighty God would open their eyes and reveal Himself to them in all His glory, lest they continue to be deceived by the father of lies, satan.

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Who is Jesus?

1. Mormonism: According to the LDS Gospel Principles manual, all people are spirit brothers and sisters, everyone who has ever lived. Jesus Christ is our “big brother”; He was the first born of our “Heavenly parents”. We needed a savior to save us from our sins so we can return to our “Heavenly Father”. When our Father asked who would go, Jesus said “send me” (Abraham 3:27). Lucifer (Jesus’ brother) said “send me”, but our Heavenly Father said, “I will send the first.” (Abraham 3:27). Lucifer was angered by this and rebelled.
2. The Bible: Jesus is the Almighty Creator of all, including the angels. (Colossians 1:16). Jesus has also eternally been God while Joseph Smith teaches that Jesus had to “achieve” godhood. According to the Bible, Jesus Christ was God in the flesh, a co-equal, uncreated. Jesus created all things, including satan, for His ultimate glory. Jesus is God and satan is a creature.

a. Jesus created all things! (John 1:3 and Col 1:16)

b. Nothing existed prior to that creation

Gordon B. Hinkley (LDS) – “No I don’t believe in the traditional Christ. The traditional Christ of whom they speak is not the Christ of whom I speak. For the Christ of whom I speak has been revealed in this, the Dispensation of the fullness of Times.”

The one who loves you the most, tells you the most TRUTH

You do a homosexual more good by telling them they're lifestyle is an abomination before Almighty God than someone who tells them their lifestyle is OK. You see, in order to be saved there needs to be repentance in people's hearts brought about by the Holy Spirit. Just as a drunkard needs to recognize that drunkenness is a sin.... and for us to say its ok to be like that, its your choice you can be like that, God loves you just the way you are.... No, No, NO! We need to say, You need to turn from your drunkenness, repent of your sin and trust the Messiah Jesus as your Savior and He'll change your lifestyle. 1 Corinthians 6:9 - a whole list of people who will not inherit the Kingdom of God. If a person picks homosexuality as their lifestyle they will end up in hell if they die unrepentant and unforgiven. A homosexual can be saved, just like a liar can, a thief can, an adulterer can, and so on... But they need to repent of their lifestyle and trust the Messiah Jesus. You don't do them any good by telling them they're ok, you might think you're showing them love, but you don't show love by telling a sinner he's alright when he's all wrong. If you were driving down a road that went right off a 400 ft cliff and you stopped to talk to me and I said the way you're going is fine, just keep following this road. You might make the person feel alright at the time, but if you love that person you'll tell them to turn around because if they continue down the road they're on they'll drive off of the 400 ft cliff and face the consequences of the law of gravity. So it is only out of love that we tell the person caught in the sin of a homosexual lifestyle that they need to repent, change direction and turn from their sin and trust Jesus Christ. If they reject Christ by continuing to live a lifestyle of rebellion toward God, they will one day face the consequences of violating God's law. Eternal torment in the lake of fire.


Galatians 4:16 - Have I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth?

Infinite Punishment in Hell

With this being my first post, I would like to start out with a warning and a plea to anyone reading this who has not surrendered their lives to Jesus Christ. TURN FROM YOUR SIN AND SURRENDER TO JESUS CHRIST!

There is a JUST and HOLY God who's wrath abides upon you. You anger God with your sin, He is angry with you everyday (Psalm 7:11).

"The bow of God's wrath is bent, and the arrow made ready on the string, and justice bends the arrow at your heart, and strains the bow, and it is nothing but the mere pleasure of God, and that of an angry God, without any promise or obligation at all, that keeps the arrow one moment from being made drunk with your blood. Thus all you that never passed under a great change of heart, by the mighty power of the Spirit of God upon your souls; all you that were never born again, and made new creatures, and raised from being dead in sin, to a state of new, and before altogether unexperienced light and life, are in the hands of an angry God."

You must be warned that if you die in your sins, never having came to that place of repentance (turning from your sins) and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, then you will face God on Judgment Day and have to bear the penalty for those sins. That penalty is eternity in the lake of fire and brimstone!

You may think I'm trying to scare you... I say to you, YOU BETTER BELIEVE I'M TRYING TO SCARE YOU!!! Hell is a REAL place! Jesus Christ spoke much more of the horrors of Hell in the Bible than He did of the joys of Heaven... and without Jesus Christ, we are all destined for Hell! Jesus Christ paid our sins FOR us so we wouldn't have too... it was the ultimate gift, the ultimate sacrifice and all we have to do is step up and receive that gift! You do that by confessing your sins in prayer to Jesus Christ, not a priest, or a statue... to Jesus Christ Himself! The Bible says in Acts 4:12 - "There is none other name, under Heaven, given among men, whereby you must be saved!" Confess your sins. If you're not sure what sin actually is, the Bible says, "Sin is transgression of the law". Just look at God's Law... if you've broken even one of the 10 Commandments, then the punishment is eternity in the lake of fire. If you've ever lied, stolen, looked with lust... any of these, ever in your life, then God's wrath abides upon you. Now that you have a better picture of how exceedingly sinful we are as human beings, you should confess your sins through prayer to Jesus Christ, confess your need for a Savior, repent of your sins (turn from them) and put your trust in Jesus! If this seems foolish to you, please read 1 Corinthians 1:18 - "the preaching of the cross is to them that perish, foolishness!" If this does seem foolish, then you need to get on your knees and cry out to God to save you! God will soften your hard heart and remove the blindness from your spiritual eyes, because no one can come to Christ unless the Father first draws him! (John 6:44)

People... regardless how good of a person you think you are, how religious you think you are, how generous you think you are, or how much better you think you are compared to other people in this world.... without the righteousness of Christ, you'll perish on the Day of Wrath.


God's Wrath

"It is everlasting wrath. It would be dreadful to suffer this fierceness and wrath of Almighty God one moment; but you must suffer it to all eternity. There will be no end to this exquisite horrible misery. When you look forward, you shall see a long for ever, a boundless duration before you, which will swallow up your thoughts, and amaze your soul; and you will absolutely despair of ever having any deliverance, any end, any mitigation, any rest at all. You will know certainly that you must wear out long ages, millions of millions of ages, in wrestling and conflicting with this almighty merciless vengeance; and then when you have so done, when so many ages have actually been spent by you in this manner, you will know that all is but a point to what remains. So that your punishment will indeed be infinite. Oh, who can express what the state of a soul in such circumstances is! All that we can possibly say about it, gives but a very feeble, faint representation of it; it is inexpressible and inconceivable: For "who knows the power of God's anger?"

If you are not sure you are saved, please get on your knees and cry out to God to save you as if the jaws of hell were swallowing you up at this very moment. Salvation is of the LORD and only God can remove the blindness so that we can see our need for His forgiveness. Cry out to God to save you, confess your sins to Him, ask for His forgiveness over and over again until you know He has saved you! Cry out until you HATE the sin you once loved and LOVE the God you once hated.

* Italics are from Jonathan Edwards' sermon, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God. LISTEN | READ