Posted in Mormon Terminology, tagged Divine, false doctrines of Mormonism, godhead, Life and Teachings of Jesus and His Apostles Instructor's Manual, Partakers of Divine Nature on 03/17/2017| Leave a Comment »
“Partakers of the Divine Nature” The Life and Teachings of Jesus and his Apostles, Instructor’s Guide (Rel 211–12), (2000), 109–10; “Theme. The purpose of the gospel is to assist man in overcoming sin so that he might become a partaker of the divine nature of Jesus Christ.”
Posted in Mormon Terminology, tagged false doctrines of Mormonism, Jesus, missionary service, Sanctification on 02/18/2017| Leave a Comment »
“Sanctification Through Missionary Service,” Ensign, November 1981; “The words have come into my mind…They invite us to come unto Christ and be perfected in Him. This is done by serving Him with all of our heart, might, mind, and strength. If we do this, we receive a remission of our sins and become holy and without spot and may return to our Heavenly Father to dwell again with Him, to live the kind of life He lives. The Savior stands with His hands extended, offering us glorious blessings if we will serve Him.” – William R. Bradford
Posted in Mormon Terminology, tagged Brent L Top, false doctrines of Mormonism, lds.org on 01/31/2017| Leave a Comment »
John 3:13; “And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.”
Immortality; “A state of endless life beyond the power of death, which is obtained following the Resurrection. All mortal souls will eventually become immortal through the power of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.”
Posted in Mormon Terminology, tagged false gods of Mormonism, Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit not part of the Trinity on 01/04/2017| Leave a Comment »
John 14:23; “Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.”
Several days ago, the Church posted a video, ‘Mormon Message: Like a Broken Vessel’, where their apostle, Russell Ballard, spoke on the ‘epidemic’ of mental illness, and depression. The reason we’ve brought this up isn’t to delve into the discussion of what is, and isn’t sin, rather, it’s to point out the solution Mr. Ballard promised would work for this problem.
The 12 minute video is a compilation of several people sharing experiences they’ve had (including Mr. Ballard), and how the Church’s gospel offers the hope they were searching for to obtain peace. Mr. Ballard went so far as to say, “everything that was broken gets fixed. That’s the great promise of the gospel.”
Posted in Mormon Terminology, tagged Ensign, Marion Romney, utah on 11/23/2016| Leave a Comment »
Conference Report, Afternoon Meeting, April, 1961, p. 119; “This Church is the standard which Isaiah said the Lord would set up for the people in the latter days. This Church was given to be a light to the world and to be a standard for God’s people and for the Gentiles to seek to. This Church is the ensign on the mountain spoken of by the Old Testament prophets. It is the way, the truth, and the life.” – Marion Romney
Posted in Mormon Terminology, tagged Encyclopedia of Joseph Smith’s Teachings, false doctrines of Mormonism, false gods, foreordain, God made Adam and Eve sin, original sin, p. 237 on 06/16/2016| Leave a Comment »
February 1840 Discourse, Washington, DC
Encyclopedia of Joseph Smith’s Teachings, p. 237; “Fall of Adam and Eve. I believe in the fall of man, as recorded in the Bible; I believe that God foreknew everything, but did not foreordain everything; I deny that foreordain and foreknow is the same thing. He foreordained the fall of man; but all merciful as He is, He foreordained at the same time, a plan of redemption for all mankind. (Joseph Smith, History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 7 Vols. 4:78)” – edited by Larry E. Dahl and Donald Q. Cannon [Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1997], also see same entry for this on p. 270
Posted in Mormon Terminology, tagged definition of 'Mormon', Greek underground goddess, Mormo, Mormon terminology on 05/21/2016| Leave a Comment »
History of the Church, 2:52; “Take away the Book of Mormon and the revelations, and where is our religion? We have none.” – April 21, 1834
The quote above has always startled me, and left me wondering what if anything might a Mormon of today’s day and age be able to hold onto if the BoM was stripped from them. The following definitions give a dismal, if not downright dark, outlook for Mormons if this were to happen.
Take a look at the following definitions of the word ‘Mormon’ and you decide…
Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 300
; “I may safely say that the word Mormon stands independent of the learning and wisdom of this generation.6 —Before I give a definition, however, to the word, let me say that the Bible in its widest sense, means good; for the Savior says according to the gospel of John, “I am the good shepherd;”7 and it will not be beyond the common use of terms, to say that good is among the most important in use, and though known by various names in different languages, still its meaning is the same, and is ever in opposition to “bad.” We say from the Saxon, “good”; the Dane, “god”; the Goth, “goda”; the German, “gut”; the Dutch, “goed”; the Latin, “bonus”; the Greek, “kalos”; the Hebrew, “tob”; and the Egyptian, “mon.” Hence, with the addition of “more,” or the contraction, “mor,” we have the word “mormon”; which means, literally, “more good.” Yours, JOSEPH SMITH. (May 15, 1843.) T&S 4:194.”” – May 15, 1843
Posted in Mormon Terminology, tagged Ezra Taft Benson, false doctrines of Mormonism, General Conference April 1982, lies of the Mormon Church, The Cross v. Gethsemane on 05/10/2016| Leave a Comment »
Ensign, “Valiant in the Testimony of Jesus,” May 1982 [April Conference issue], 62; “To possess a testimony of Jesus is to know that He voluntarily took upon Himself the sins of all mankind in the Garden of Gethsemane, which caused Him to suffer in both body and spirit and to bleed from every pore. All this He did so that we would not have to suffer if we would repent. (See D&C 19:16, 18.)” – Ezra Taft Benson
Posted in Mormon Terminology, tagged Adam's sin a blessing not a curse, false doctrines of Mormonism, man is born perfect, man is good, man not inherently evil, sin nature Christian v Mormon on 05/06/2016| 4 Comments »
Can you name the key differences between Mormonism and Christianity regarding man’s sin nature? If not, don’t feel too bad yet, because you’re not alone! Many Christians are unaware of what they are, due in part to the elusive nature of the terminology Mormons use to hide the truth.
Posted in Mormon Terminology, tagged begotten child of God, child of God, Donald Hallstrom, false Mormon doctrines, General Conference April 2016, I am a Child of God on 05/01/2016| Leave a Comment »
Child of God
General Conference, ‘I Am a Child of God,’ Saturday Morning, April 2, 2016; “… A correct understanding of our heavenly heritage is essential to exaltation. It is foundational to comprehending the glorious plan of salvation and to nurturing faith in the firstborn of the Father, Jesus the Christ, and in His merciful Atonement. Further, it provides continual motivation for us to make and keep our indispensable eternal covenants. …” –Donald L. Hallstrom
Posted in Mormon Terminology, tagged Book of Mormon, Book of Mormon missing key doctrines of Mormonism, CES Broadcast January 2013, false apostle Dieter Uchtdorf, false doctrines of Mormonism, fulness of the gospel on 02/24/2016| Leave a Comment »
“What is Truth?” CES Broadcast, January 2013; “Yes, we do have the fulness of the everlasting gospel, but that does not mean that we know everything. In fact, one principle of the restored gospel is our belief that God ‘will yet reveal many great and important things.’” —Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Posted in Mormon Terminology, tagged devil, devil takes human bodies, false doctrines of Mormonism, false prophet, Mormon doctrine, Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith p 305 on 02/22/2016| Leave a Comment »
Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 305; “The punishment of the devil was that he should not have a habitation like men. The devil’s retaliation is, he comes into this world, binds up men’s bodies, and occupies them himself. When the authorities come along, they eject him from a stolen habitation.”
Posted in Mormon Terminology, tagged anti-Mormon, anti-Mormonism, Christianity, false doctrines of Mormonism, Jesus, Mormon terminology, salvation, tolerance on 04/02/2012| Leave a Comment »
Anti Mormonism
“Anti-Mormonism includes any hostile or polemic opposition to Mormonism or to the Latter-day Saints, such as maligning the founding prophet, his successors, or the doctrines or practices of the Church….
Posted in Mormon Terminology, tagged atonement, crucifixion, death of Jesus, false doctrines of Mormonism, Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus, Mormon terminology, sin of man on 03/17/2012| Leave a Comment »
Atonement
“What is the Atonement?
As used in the scriptures, to atone is to suffer the penalty for sins, thereby removing the effects of sin from the repentant sinner and allowing him or her to be reconciled to God. Jesus Christ was the only one capable of carrying out the Atonement for all mankind. Because of his Atonement, all people will be resurrected, and those who obey His gospel will receive the gift of eternal life with God.”
Posted in Mormon Terminology, tagged bible, Jesus, Jesus and Lucifer are brothers, Jesus chosen as savior, literally begotten by God, Mormon terminology, pre-existence, pre-mortal life, salvation on 03/07/2012| Leave a Comment »
Pre-mortal life/Pre-existence
The Mormon believes that he/she existed in spirit form before the earth was created and is co-eternal with God Himself. They also believe they came into existence through a sexual union between their Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother.
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, Mormon Terminology, tagged $10 Grand bet by Romney, 2012 POTUS Iowa Debate, false doctrines, Mitt Romney, Mormon Dilemmas on 12/11/2011| 15 Comments »
Christian/Christianity
Mitt and the $10,000 Bet
Journal of Discourses 6:176; “Brother Taylor has just said that the religions of the day were hatched in hell. The eggs were laid in hell, hatched on its borders, and then kicked on to the earth.” – Brigham Young
Posted in Mormon Terminology, tagged bible, creation, Creator, elohim, false doctrine, Genesis, God, mormonism, plurality of gods on 11/13/2011| Leave a Comment »
Creation
The book of Moses in the Pearl of Great Price is the account of the creation. Moses 2:1-31 is much like the account of the creation as told in the Bible. Now if we skip over to Abraham chapters 4 and 5 in the Pearl of Great Price we see an entirely different story of the creation. Here it tells the Mormon that the ‘Gods’ created the earth and then created man. This is just one example of how the Mormons became confused.
Posted in Mormon Terminology, tagged 3 levels of heaven, angel of light, bible, celestial kingdom, false doctrine, false teachings, heaven, Jesus, Mormon doctrine, Mormon terminology, mormonism, salvation, telestial kingdom, terrestrial kingdom on 09/18/2011| Leave a Comment »
Salvation
In Mormonism there is a general or “unconditional salvation” of all people because God gives “grace alone without obedience to gospel law”. After this general salvation comes the placement of souls. Heaven is comprised of three distinct levels and you earn your way into the various levels by the amount or type of work you’ve done here on earth. These levels are; the Celestial Kingdom, Terrestrial Kingdom and the lowest level of the Telestial Kingdom. To the Mormon you aren’t truly ‘saved’ unless you enter into what they call the Celestial Kingdom and have become a god.
Posted in Mormon Terminology, tagged another gospel, Book of Mormon, false doctrine, false gospel, godhood, Jesus, many gods, Mormon terminology, pre-existence, pre-mortal life, salvation on 09/17/2011| Leave a Comment »
Pre-mortal life/Pre-existence
The Mormon believes that he/she existed in spirit form before the earth was created and is co-eternal with God Himself. They also believe they came into existence through a sexual union between their Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother.
Posted in Mormon Terminology, tagged bible, false gospel, godhood, gods, Jesus, Jesus chosen as savior, Jesus was created, Mormon terminology, mormonism, polytheism, salvation on 09/15/2011| Leave a Comment »
Jesus
“We affirm, on the authority of Holy Scripture, that the Being who is known among men as Jesus of Nazareth, and by all who acknowledge His Godhood as Jesus the Christ, existed with the Father prior to birth in the flesh; and that in the preexistent state He was chosen and ordained to be the one and only Savior and Redeemer of the human race.” Jesus the Christ, pg. 6 by James E. Talmage.
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Ordained of God?
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