2 Chronicles 7:14 “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”
I’ve prayed the verse listed above I don’t know how many times for the Mormon people. One thing is certain, I’ll keep praying it until the Lord comes, or calls me home. I so want for them to know Jesus!
The first thing they must do however, is to disencumber themselves from the lies like those we’re looking at today. Mr. Anderson’s talk at the General Conference is a classic example of how their leaders are like a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
Talk #7
LDS apostle Neil L. Andersen has been around for awhile now and never misses the opportunity to use key words that sound Christian, but aren’t at all. He also has a vested interest in reminding members their obedience to the leaders is vital to their salvation. See ‘The Voice of the Lord for his entire speech.
Like yesterday, we’re looking at just one comment from each talk that summarizes their overall message. Here we go!
While reminding Mormons of their obligations to obey God, Mr. Andersen didn’t skip a beat by including the mandate to obey leaders of the Church. This he said, is how they’ll know Jesus spoke to them.
‘General conference is one of the very important times [Jesus Christ] gives direction to His Church and to us personally. …’
They may believe Conferences are one of the important times Jesus speaks to them, but in reality, it’s not! God’s word outweighs anything man has to say at any given time. If Mormons would heed Hebrews 1:1-2 they’d know they shouldn’t listen to the false LDS prophets!
“God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds.”
A Mormon’s time would be better spent by reading God’s word rather than listening to their prophets who lead them astray. They can receive guidance 24/7 from the Lord if they’d just crack open those Bibles of theirs and believe the words on the page.
Simply put, if you’re not going to believe what Jesus says, why read His word, and why even use His name?
Talk #8
LDS apostle Gary E. Stevenson made a comment we’re using here for our summary, and I have to admit…I agree with his short analysis! To read his talk in full, see Spiritual Eclipse.
Here’s the small portion I agree with –
‘A spiritual eclipse can occur when we allow minor and troublesome obstructions to get so close they block out the magnitude, brightness, and warmth of the light of Jesus Christ and His gospel. …’
This is indeed what the Mormon people have done, although not in the way Christians would think of it…
Mr. Stevenson’s talk focused on reminding members to be obedient to the Church and its leaders through the use of ‘gospel glasses’. In essence he tried to convey the message that looking at things without the filter of what the Church says can ruin your testimony of Joe Smith, and the gospel he was trying to sell.
His talk ran long on metaphors, and short on reason. Pray for him and those who listened to his talk!
You are saying that you agree with this;
‘A spiritual eclipse can occur when we allow minor and troublesome obstructions to get so close they block out the magnitude, brightness, and warmth of the light of Jesus Christ and His gospel. …’
The reasons that you say you can agree are Christian- taking it at face value; however, the LDS meanings are different, as you know, for they are hidden in the terminology. For example, their Jesus is not part of our Triune God. What sounds like something to ‘agree with’ in Christian sense, outright-face -value of the words, you cannot agree with.
In other words, “wolves in sheep” clothing comes in here to trap the unsuspecting Christians all with words that sound the same but mean differently in Mormonism. Likewise, the reverse is true: the terminology tricks the Mormons into thinking that they really ARE Christians when they are not.
(Personally, I’d prefer not to say that I’d agree with the words at all so that people don’t get confused.)