Mormon Dilemma 759

Brigham Teaches Things not in Scripture

Essential Brigham Young, “When I have asked My Counsellors or Any of the Brethren of the Twelve” A Sermon Delivered on 21 May 1877, pg 235; “In my doctrinal teachings I have taught many things not written in any book, ancient or modern, and yet, notwithstanding the many things I have told the people. I have never looked into the Bible, the Book of Mormon, or the Doctrine and Covenants, or any of our church works to see whether they agreed with them or not. When I have spoken by the power of God and the Holy Ghost, it is truth, it is scripture, and I have no fears but that it will agree with all that has been revealed in every particular.”

1 Cor. 15:1-4; “Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures.”

There are so many passages from the word of God imploring us to beware of other gospels and we can even find them in the Old Testament!  This shoot from the hip gospel Mr. Young liked to employ has nothing to do with the Lord and everything to do with his ego.