Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged Articles of Faith 2 & 3, bible, D&C 93:38 vs. Romans 5:12, false doctrines, Jesus' atonement, mormonism, original sin, salvation on 02/03/2012| Leave a Comment »
Pre-existence & Original Sin
D&C 93:38; “Every spirit of man was innocent in the beginning; and God having redeemed man from the fall, men became again, in their infant state, innocent before God.”
Romans 5:12; “Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned.”
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged Adam and Eve, curse, Doctrines of Salvation 1:90 vs. Genesis 3:15, enmity between God and man, fall of man, false doctrines, Mormon Adam is Michael the Archangel and Ancient of Days, mormonism, original sin on 01/30/2012| Leave a Comment »
Who was Adam in the pre-existence?
Doctrines of Salvation 1:90; “The first man placed upon the earth was a perfect being, a son of God. He was Michael, the Archangel, who had reached great distinction and power before he ever came to this earth; and who helped to frame this earth while he was yet a spirit, just as our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ was a spirit before he was born in Bethlehem. Michael, after being placed upon this earth, is known as Adam.”
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged bible, fall of man, false doctrines, Jesus, mormonism, original sin, salvation, sin nature on 11/19/2011| 3 Comments »
Are men born into sin?
Mosiah 3:19 says yes; “For the natural man is an enemy to God, and has been from the fall of Adam, and will be, forever and ever, unless he yields to the enticings of the Holy Spirit, and putteth off the natural man and becometh a saint through the atonement of Christ the Lord, and becometh as a child, submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love, willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon him, even as a child doth submit to his father.”
Posted in Thought of the Day about Mormonism, tagged bible, blacks are cursed, false gospel, Jesus, man born perfect, mormonism, original sin, racism, salvation on 11/02/2011| 2 Comments »
Today I’m wondering…
How could I have been born perfect if I supposedly sided against Jesus in the pre-existence?
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged cult, fall of man is blessing, false doctrine, Jesus, mormonism, original sin, Pearl of Great Price, salvation on 10/27/2011| 9 Comments »
Adam & Eve Praise God for Their Sin
Moses 5:11; “And Eve, his wife, heard all these things and was glad, saying: Were it not for our transgression we never should have had seed, and never should have known good and evil, and the joy of our redemption, and the eternal life which God giveth unto all the obedient.”
Posted in Thought of the Day about Mormonism, tagged Adam and Eve, bible, fall of mankind, false doctrines, false gospel, first sin, Garden of Eden, God and Adam, Jesus, mormonism, original sin, procreation, salvation on 09/30/2011| Leave a Comment »
Does God Need Man to Sin?
One of Mormonism’s biggest lies is taught in the second book of Nephi. It is here you will find the damnable heresy that the fall of man was a necessary step in the life of mankind.
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged atonement, bible, children can't sin, fall of man, false doctrines, false teachers, Jesus, joseph smith, mormonism, original sin, salvation of man on 08/19/2011| 1 Comment »
Was Mankind Born Perfect or Sinful?
If you’ve ever been a Mormon there was probably a time in your life when your sacred canon caused you some confusion. I’ve spoken to countless people both active and ex-Mormon who have experienced just this thing.
For me it was the day I was baptized at the age of eight. I was being baptized for the remission of sins, but up until that time I had been taught I was born perfect and couldn’t sin.
Their contradictory teaching on this subject is worth exploring and worthy of asking the Mormon in your life what they think of this.
Posted in July, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Adam, bible, false doctrine, false gospel, Jesus, joseph smith, mormonism, original sin, salvation, the Fall, Witnessing to Mormons on 07/26/2011| Leave a Comment »
July 26 – Matthew 19:14 says; “Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.”
Posted in Sinful Nature, tagged Adam and Eve, bible, false doctrine, Jesus, joseph smith, mormonism, original sin, salvation, sinful nature on 07/15/2011| 3 Comments »
Man’s Sinful Nature
“Since there is no such thing as original sin, as that expression is used in modern Christendom, it follows that children are not conceived in sin. They do not come into the world with any taint of impurity whatever.” – Bruce R. McConkie (April 1977 Ensign)
Posted in Joseph Smith Prophecies, Mormon Dilemmas, tagged bible, Book of Mormon, false doctrine, false prophecies, Jesus, joseph smith, man's sinful nature, original sin, salvation on 07/07/2011| 1 Comment »
Mormon Dilemmas and False Prophecies of Joseph Smith
Original Sin
Melissa is writing an article on this subject for the site so be watching out for that because it’s going to be good! For now I wanted to point out a few things for the Mormons and their loved ones to think about. I’ve listed this in both the Mormon Dilemmas section and Joseph Smith’s False Prophecies.
Posted in Lifestyles of the Mormon, tagged bible, Book of Mormon, Christianity, false prophets, Jesus, mormonism, original sin, salvation on 05/14/2011| Leave a Comment »
Are Mormons as good as Christians?
This question was posed on a blog I read several years ago and is a recurring question I’m asked on a regular basis.
Posted in Adam and Eve's Sin, tagged Adam and Eve, atonement, cross, Doctrine and Covenants, fall of man, false gospel, false prophet, Garden of Eden, Garden of Gethsemane, Genesis, Jesus, joseph smith, mormonism, original sin, redemption, sacrifice, salvation on 05/11/2011| 3 Comments »
Adam and Eve’s Sin and the New Mormon Website
In my daily LDS Gems e-mails I received notice today (February 26, 2008) of another new website launched by the Church. Here in part is what it said;
“The new site is a helpful resource for anyone who wishes to know firsthand what Latter-day Saints believe about Jesus Christ. It is also a valuable reference that Church members can use as they share their beliefs with others.”
Posted in Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Adam, bible, fall of man, false prophets, Garden of Eden, Jesus, mormonism, original sin, salvation, sin nature, word of God on 04/27/2011| Leave a Comment »
April 27 – Romans 3:23; “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God”.
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God has told us throughout scripture that man’s heart is deceitful and desperately wicked, so even though that little toddler in the house looks really cute, beware because behind the cuteness, lies a wealth of selfishness! They want you to themselves and in their minds they are the only one who is worthy of the blocks and dolls in the toy box. Just imagine how convoluted our hearts become with age. This is why it’s so important to always follow God by studying His word and have our minds upon Him.
Posted in Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Adam, atonement, bible, Book of Moses, crucified, Eve, fall of man, false gospel, Garden of Eden, grace, Jesus, mormonism, original sin, Pearl of Great Price, salvation on 04/26/2011| Leave a Comment »
April 26 – Ro. 5:19; “For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.”
Posted in Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Adam, angel of light, be like gods, bible, Bruce McConkie, Eve, fall of man, false doctrines, false gospel, false prophet, false teacher, freedom, Genesis, God, Jesus, joseph smith, lds church, lies, Mormon doctrine, mormonism, original sin, salvation, Savior, tree of knowledge, tree of life, truth on 03/13/2011| Leave a Comment »
March 13 – Gen. 3:24; “So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubim’s, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life”.
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Next to John 3:16, the Genesis scripture should be at the forefront of every believer’s mind. Man was separated from God, thus the need for John 3:16. It was not God’s intention for this to happen. He knew it would happen, but it doesn’t mean that He willed it to happen. The Mormon believes man had to sin in order to know joy, sadness and to even procreate. They believe this sin commandment came from God.
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“In conformity to the will of the Lord, Adam fell both spiritually and temporally.” Mormon Doctrine, pg. 268.
Posted in Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged 8 years old, age of accountability, bible, Doctrine and Covenants, fall of man, false gospel, false prophet, false teacher, Garden, Genesis, God, Jesus, joseph smith, lds church, mormonism, nature of man, of Eden, original sin, Redeemer, salvation, Savior, truth on 02/24/2011| Leave a Comment »
February 24 – “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God”. Romans 3:23.
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Not one Mormon believes that children can sin. They baptize at the age of eight to be cleansed from their sins because this is when they believe you become accountable for your actions. Have a Mormon try to explain away a two-year-old child’s behavior. Also ask them why they’d have to be baptized for a remission of sins if they were perfect up until they got baptized.
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D&C 29:47-8; “Wherefore, they cannot sin, for power is not given unto Satan to tempt little children, until they begin to become accountable before me; For it is given unto them even as I will, according to mine own pleasure, that great things may be required at the hands of their fathers”.
Posted in Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Adam, Adam baptized, Adam holds the priesthood, Adam spiritually begotten by God, Adam spread the gospel, bible, fall of man, false doctrine, false gospel, false prophecy, false prophet, Garden of Eden, God, Jesus, joseph smith, lds church, Michael the Archangel, mormonism, original sin, salvation, Savior, truth on 02/19/2011| Leave a Comment »
February 19 – The word or name Adam is translated in the Hebrew as meaning the first man, or ruddy, from the ground. Gen. 2:19.
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Joseph Smith taught that man’s spirit was sexually begotten by God before he came to earth. He also taught that Adam was actually Michael the angel, and Noah was Gabriel.
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D&C 107:54; “And the Lord appeared unto them, and they rose up and blessed Adam, and called him Michael, the prince, the archangel.”
Posted in Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Adam, bible, Eve, Garden of Eden, God, lie, mormonism, original sin, righteousness, worship, worthy on 11/12/2010| Leave a Comment »
November 12 – Genesis 3:17; “And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life.”
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The doctrine of God is that Jesus is God incarnate and we should obey Him, there are no hidden agendas with God and no hidden meanings. If you love Him, obey Him. Because of the fall, the ground became cursed and worse yet there came a separation of God and man. They were kicked out of the Garden and an enmity was placed between God and us. The Mormons would have you believe that this was a glorious event. Nothing could be further from the truth! What kind of God would allow sin to be part of His plan if heaven is perfect?
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“The doctrine of Adam is the doctrine of Eve; their mission and purpose are one. “As she was at Michael’s side before the foundations of the earth,” wrote Elder Bruce R. McConkie, “so she came with him into Eden.” Together they performed the mission of the Fall, making the probation of life available to all. Chosen as the first wife and the first mother, her role in the salvation of their posterity is as vital as his. She is Adam’s counterpart and his crown. She is our glorious mother. With Adam she was set at the head to mark the way.” Joseph Fielding McConkie and Robert L. Millet, eds., The Man Adam [Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1990], 85 – 88.
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