Conference Report October 1997, p. 88 “With one voice and one accord, we bear witness that the gospel of Jesus Christ is the only way to satisfy ultimate spiritual hunger and slake definitive spiritual thirst. Only He who was so mortally wounded knows how to heal our modern wounds. Only One who was with God, and was God, can answer the deepest and most urgent questions of our soul. Only His almighty arms could have thrown open the prison gates of death that otherwise would have held us in bondage forever. Only on His triumphant shoulders can we ride to celestial glory–if we will but choose through our faithfulness to do so.” — Jeffrey R. Holland
Also see the video of this speech here.
John 1:1, 14 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.”
John 4:24 “God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.”
Lie #1 —
Mormons don’t believe Jesus was God. As our friend Glenn Chatfield pointed out in yesterday’s post, the JW’s also believe Jesus was a god.
Lie #2 —
There is no such thing as riding on Jesus’ triumphant shoulders. When true believers get to heaven, we’ll be there worshiping the Only One who was/is triumphant and falling on our knees to worship the King!
GotQuestions.org explains how any crown we receive is cast at Jesus’ feet.
Lie #3 —
Mormons don’t believe anyone is held forever at the prison gates of hell. This is why they have baptisms and marriage ceremonies for the dead.
Although Mr. Holland gave this speech more than two decades ago, the same doctrines are taught in Mormonism so be sure to share these truths with the Mormon you know!
With Love in Christ —
Michelle
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