Mormon Dilemma 718

Pernicious & Perverted Christianity

House of the Lord, pgs 76-77; “Among the pernicious dogmas taught by a perverted and mis-called Christianity, is the heinous doctrine that never-ending punishment or interminable bliss, unchanging in kind or degree, shall be the destiny of every soul,—the award being made according to the condition of that soul at the time of bodily death; a life of sin being thus nullified by a death-bed repentance, and a life of honor, if unmarked by the ceremonies of established sects, being followed by the tortures of hell without a possibility of relief.” – James Talmage

2 Thessalonians 1:9; “Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power.”

Revelations 20:10; “And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.”

Matthew 25:46; “And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.”

Besides being a lie this teaching has another huge problem…

I’ve asked the question countless times before, but why would God allow His Son to die for something that’s only temporary?

Jesus said He loves the bride and is compassionate towards her so why would He give His life for a whore (1 Nephi 14:10) or something perverted as Mr. Talmage has claimed here? 

This type of vocabulary distances the Redeemer from the redeemed and provides no comfort for those who are looking for a close relationship with Jesus.  Their intention to take focus away from what God can do for mankind is swallowed up in the constant degradation of others.