In Acts 20:28 we read:
Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood.
I came upon this verse the other night as I was doing my devotional. It caused me to pause and think about how the Mormon Church was “purchased”. Clearly it wasn’t purchased through the blood of Jesus Christ, considering the fact that according to Mormon doctrine it’s through temple works that an individual is permitted to enter into the presence of God.
Jesus died for His church; he gave his life for it. He shed his blood on the cross, and told us that it’s through him and him alone that we can come to the Father. Instead of accepting and embracing this wonderful knowledge Mormonism chooses to literally hang the veil back up, putting a barrier between God and man. Telling the people that it’s only through temple works that they have any hope of living in the presence of God when they die.
And as far as Jesus goes, well according to Mormon doctrine his sacrifice only “made it possible” for us to live with God, it’s up to the individual to accept the Mormon Gospel and obey its laws and ordinances.
In Christ,
Melissa Grimes