Bible Promises Not Meant for Us Today

Joseph Smith: The Choice Seer, Chapter 25; “Revelation, the Prophet taught, was to be immediate and personal. We have no right, he explained, to lay claim to promises made to another people in another time. As their curses are not our curses, so their promises are not our promises (see Ibid., p. 12). “Reading the experience of others, or the revelations given to them, can never give us a comprehensive view of our condition and true relation to God. Knowledge of these things can only be obtained by experience through the ordinances of God set forth for that purpose. Could you gaze into heaven five minutes, you would know more than you would by reading all that ever was written on the subject.” (Ibid., p. 324; emphasis in original.)” – Joseph Fielding McConkie, Also see Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 324

Romans 8:6; “For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.”

It’s always sad when someone doesn’t believe the Bible is meant for people today, and it’s stunning (not in a good way) when a so-called man of God believes and preaches the same thing. 

Today’s dilemma is just downright awful and looking over this I have a few questions; 

1. God has made it perfectly clear the heart of man is inherently evil (Jer. 17:9), thus our need for a Savior to redeem us. If the promises in the Bible were only for that time, is Jesus’ atonement only good for those living during His day as well?

2. If the curses mentioned in the Bible were only meant for those times why is there still sin in the world today?

3. Wouldn’t Smith’s theory negate God’s condemnation of Adam’s sin? 

4. What is our condition and relationship with God today if we’re not separated from Him as unbelievers? 

5. If Joseph Smith was an inspired prophet called of God and his theory is true, why does the Church use the Bible today? 

Ask your Mormon friends/loved ones for their opinion about this and let them know their opinion matters to you. Most of all, don’t forget to pray!