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Mormon Dilemma 49

Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged bible, Brigham Young, eternal, Everlasting, false doctrines, false prophet, God, Jesus, joseph smith, mormonism, salvation, unchanging on 08/18/2011| 1 Comment »

Does God Change?

Today we’re looking at another contradiction in Mormonism. This contradiction is between Moroni 8:18, Doctrine and Covenants 20:17, and Teachings of the Presidents of the Church: Brigham Young (Chapter 4, page 29). These read as follows:

Moroni 8:18; “For I know that God is not a partial God, neither a changeable being; but he is unchangeable from all eternity to all eternity.”

Doctrine and Covenants 20:17; “By these things we know that there is a God in heaven, who is infinite and eternal, from everlasting to everlasting the same unchangeable God, the framer of heaven and earth, and all things which are in them.”

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Mormon Dilemma 48

Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged atonement for sin, bible, Book of Mormon, Calvary, cross, crucifixion, false doctrine, false teachings, Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus, redemption from sin, salvation on 08/18/2011| 3 Comments »

The Cross and The Atonement

Today we’re looking at the Cross…at Calvary. For the Christian, it’s the place where we find peace, as we know this is where God gave His Only Son to die in our stead.

A sacrifice had to be made to pay for our sin, and God, in His infinite wisdom and mercy, paid that price for us because of His love. For God so loved the world… John 3:16

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Tip of the Day, August 18

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August 18 – Genesis 17:7; “And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.”

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Saints of Polygamy

Posted in Polygamy, tagged bible, false doctrine, false prophecies, Jesus, mormonism, polygamy, salvation, Witnessing to Mormons on 08/17/2011| Leave a Comment »

The Saints of Polygamy

This article comes from our regular website and was posted in 2008.

Tonight it is with both joy and a heavy heart that I write to you. I pray that you, as our faithful partner with Life After Ministries, will continue to hold us up in your prayers and especially pray for all of those caught in the lies of Mormonism.

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Something to think about…

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bible, false doctrine, false gospel, false prophets, Jesus, mormonism, salvation, thinking has been done on 08/17/2011| 1 Comment »

I received an e-mail not long ago from a Mormon asking me why I had to bring up so many negative things about the Church. He then told me that I was inciting riot behavior in suggesting that members of the Church should think for themselves…

So this got me to thinking…is it okay to encourage members of the Mormon Church to think for themselves or should they do what their leaders have told them to do with unwavering abandon? The monthly magazine Improvement Era said this in the June 1945 issue written for the teachers in the Church;

When our leaders speak, the thinking has been done. When they propose a plan—it is God’s plan. When they point the way, there is no other which is safe. When they give direction, it should mark the end of controversy. God works in no other way. To think otherwise, without immediate repentance, may cost one his faith, may destroy his testimony, and leave him a stranger to the kingdom of God.

So tell us what you think! Should the Mormon think for themselves or just trust the prophet is right and go along with everything they say?

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Tip of the Day, August 17

Posted in August, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged bible, false doctrine, false gospel, Jesus, mormonism, salvation, suicide in Mormonism, witnessing tip of the day on 08/17/2011| Leave a Comment »

August 17 – John 8:44; “Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.”

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Mormon Dilemma 47

Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged baptism for the dead, bible, Book of Mormon, Corinthians, Doctrine and Covenants, false doctrine, false gospel, false prophet, Jesus, joseph smith, Mormon dilemma, mormonism, resurrection, salvation on 08/17/2011| 3 Comments »

Mormon Dilemma 47

This time we’re looking at the contradiction between:

D&C 124:29-30; “For a baptismal font there is not upon the earth, that they, my saints, may be baptized for those who are dead—For this ordinance belongeth to my house, and cannot be acceptable to me, only in the days of your poverty, wherein ye are not able to build a house unto me.”

and

2 Nephi 9:38; “And, in fine, wo unto all those who die in their sins; for they shall return to God, and behold his face, and remain in their sins.”

Along with:

1 Cor. 15:29; “Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?”

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Mormon Dilemma 46

Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged Abraham, bible, false doctrine, false prophecy, Hagar, Isaac, Ishmael, Jesus, mormonism, polygamy, Sarah, the Promise of God on 08/16/2011| 1 Comment »

For this dilemma we’re looking at the story of Ishmael. When I became a Christian, surprised and shocked couldn’t really fit the description of my reaction to what I was learning. I don’t know what it’s like to be a “normal” person who came to Christ and learning the truth about God so all I can refer to is my experience as a member of the LDS Church.

Learning the truth about people like Abraham, Ishmael, Jeremiah and not to mention Jesus was mind-blowing to say the least and that’s why I keep praying these dilemmas or discrepancies will shed some light on the minds of the Mormon people.

This selection is from our 3rd installment of Demonic and Ungodly Names in the Book of Mormon.

Don’t forget to pray!

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Tip of the Day, August 16

Posted in August, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged bible, false doctrines, false prophet, false teachings, God is exalted man, human soul, Jesus, joseph smith, man is created, mormonism, salvation, spirit of man is immortal on 08/16/2011| Leave a Comment »

August 16 – Genesis1:27; “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.”

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Tip of the Day, August 15

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August 15 – Isaiah 45:22; Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.

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Tip of the Day, August 14

Posted in August, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged bible, false doctrine, false prophecies, false prophecy, God an exalted man, godhood, Jesus, joseph smith, man is a god in embyro, mormonism, salvation on 08/13/2011| 1 Comment »

August 14 – Isaiah 43:10-11; ‘Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour.’

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Tip of the Day – August 13

Posted in August, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Adam holds keys of the gospel, Adam holds priesthood, Adam is Michael the Archangel, bible, false doctrine, false gospel, Jesus, mormonism, salvation on 08/13/2011| Leave a Comment »

August 13 – Hebrews 10:19-21; ‘Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; And having an high priest over the house of God…’

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Tip of the Day, August 12

Posted in August, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged baptism for the dead, bible, false doctrine, false gospel, false prophets, Greatest commandment, Jesus, Mormon temples, mormonism, necromancy, salvation on 08/11/2011| 1 Comment »

August 12 – Matthew 22:36-38; ‘Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment.’

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Temple Garments

Posted in Mentoring Handbook, Temple Ordinances, tagged bible, false doctrines, false gospel, false prophets, Jesus, Mormon temples, mormonism, salvation, secret handshakes, secret oaths, temple garments on 08/11/2011| 1 Comment »

Temple Garments

This article comes from a section from the Mentoring Handbook that we have available at our bookstore or you can download it for free on the site.

It is a compilation of LDS doctrines we’ve looked at and compared to biblical standards to see is what Joseph Smith taught and the modern-day LDS still adhere to today.

~Sandals are scriptural/shorts are optional~

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Mormon Dilemma 45

Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged bible, Book of Mormon, confusion of languages, false apostles, false doctrines, false gospel, Jaredites, Jesus, Mormon Dilemmas, salvation, Tower of Babylon on 08/11/2011| 1 Comment »

Jared

This dilemma comes from the 2nd installment of our series the Demonic and Ungodly Names in the Book of Mormon. Take a look at what the Book of Mormon teaches about the Tower of Babylon and what God says in His word. The two examples couldn’t be more contradictory of each other.

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Tip of the Day, August 11

Posted in August, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Apostle Peter, Book of Mormon, Christianity, church, false apostles, false doctrines, false gospel, Gordon Hinckley, Jesus, mormonism, rock, salvation, Special Witness for Christ on 08/11/2011| Leave a Comment »

August 11 – Matt.16:18; ‘And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.’

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Mormon Dilemma 44

Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged Ammonites, bible, Book of Mormon, false doctrine, false teachings, Jesus, joseph smith, Mormon Dilemmas, salvation on 08/10/2011| 1 Comment »

Demonic Names in the Book of Mormon Part 1

For the next week or so we’re going to take a look at some various teachings in the Church that cause dilemmas for its members. We’re beginning with their sacred cannon – the Book of Mormon. Here is part of our article on the Demonic and Ungodly Names in the Book of Mormon.

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False prophecies of Joseph Smith

Posted in Joseph Smith Prophecies, tagged bible, Book of Mormon, false doctrine, false gospel, false prophets, Jesus, mormonism, salvaiton on 08/10/2011| 1 Comment »

Man Gets Nearer to God by the Book of Mormon

Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, pg. 194; “Perfection of the Book of Mormon – Sunday, 28.—I spent the day in the council with the Twelve Apostles at the house of President Young, conversing with them upon a variety of subjects. Brother Joseph Fielding was present, having been absent four years on a mission to England. I told the brethren that the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book. (November 28, 1841.) —DHC 4:461.”

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False Prophecies of the Mormon Church

Posted in False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, tagged bible, false doctrines, false prophecies of the Mormon Church, false prophets, Jesus, joseph smith, mormonism, salvation, spirit of man created, spirit of man eternal on 08/10/2011| 4 Comments »

Spirit of man sexually begotten by Heavenly Father

Latter-day Prophets Speak: Selections from the Sermons and Writings of Church Presidents, Book 5; “There is not a person here today but what is a son or a daughter of that Being. In the spirit world their spirits were first begotten and brought forth, and they lived there with their parents for ages before they came here. This, perhaps, is hard for many to believe, but it is the greatest nonsense in the world not to believe it. If you do not believe it, cease to call Him Father; and when you pray, pray to some other character.” -Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses 4:216, February 8, 1857

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Mormon Dilemma 43

Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged bible, false doctrine, false prophecies, false prophets, Jesus, Joseph better than Jesus, Joseph held church together, joseph smith, mormonism, salvation on 08/10/2011| 26 Comments »

Arrogance of Joseph Smith

History of the Church 6:408-409; “Come on! ye prosecutors! ye false swearers! All hell, boil over! Ye burning mountains, roll down your lava! for I will come out on the top at last. I have more to boast of than ever any man had. I am the only man that has ever been able to keep a whole church together since the days of Adam. A large majority of the whole have stood by me. Neither Paul, John, Peter, nor Jesus ever did it. I boast that no man ever did such a work as I. The followers of Jesus ran away from Him; but the Latter-day Saints never ran away from me yet.”

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