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Chrysostom (John) [who affirmed Peter was a rock, but here not the rock in Mt. 16:18]: Therefore He added this, 'And I say unto thee, Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church; that is, on the faith of his confession. — Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Saint Matthew, Homily LIIl; Philip Schaff, Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers (http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf110.iii.LII.html)

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“We refuse to be bound by the interpretations which others place upon our beliefs, or by what they allege must be the practical consequences of our doctrines. Men have no right to impute to us what they think may be the logical deduction from our beliefs, but which we ourselves do not accept. We are to be judged by our own interpretations and by our own actions, not by the logic of others, as to what is, or may be, the result of our faith”, page 154. ( Messages of the First Presidency, Volume IV, compiled by James R. Clark, 1970)

. President J. Reuben Clark: Here we must have in mind—must know—that only the President of the Church, the Presiding High Priest, is sustained as Prophet, Seer, and Revelator for the Church, and he alone has the right to receive revelations for the Church, either new or amendatory, or to give authoritative interpretations of scriptures that shall be binding on the Church....(J. Reuben Clark, Jr., "Church Leaders and the Scriptures,"Vol, 2)

...that only the President of the Church, the Presiding High Priest, is sustained as Prophet, Seer, and Revelator for the Church, and he alone has the right to receive revelations for the Church, either new or amendatory, or to give authoritative interpretations of scriptures that shall be binding on the Church...

In conclusion let us summarize this grand key, these “Fourteen Fundamentals in Following the Prophet”, for our salvation depends on them.

1. The prophet is the only man who speaks for the Lord in everything.
2. The living prophet is more vital to us than the standard works.
3. The living prophet is more important to us than a dead prophet.
4. The prophet will never lead the church astray.
5. The prophet is not required to have any particular earthly training or credentials to speak on any subject or act on any matter at any time.
6. The prophet does not have to say “Thus Saith the Lord,” to give us scripture.
7. The prophet tells us what we need to know, not always what we want to know.
8. The prophet is not limited by men’s reasoning.
9. The prophet can receive revelation on any matter, temporal or spiritual.
10. The prophet may advise on civic matters.
11. The two groups who have the greatest difficulty in following the prophet are the proud who are learned and the proud who are rich.
12. The prophet will not necessarily be popular with the world or the worldly.
13. The prophet and his counselors make up the First Presidency—the highest quorum in the Church.
14. The prophet and the presidency—the living prophet and the First Presidency—follow them and be blessed—reject them and suffer.

I testify that these fourteen fundamentals in following the living prophet are true. If we want to know how well we stand with the Lord then let us ask ourselves how well we stand with His mortal captain—how close do our lives harmonize with the Lord’s anointed—the living Prophet—President of the Church, and with the Quorum of the First Presidency.

Ezra Taft Benson

(Address given Tuesday, February 26, 1980 at Brigham Young University) http://www.lds.org/liahona/1981/06/fourteen-fundamentals-in-following-the-prophet?lang=eng

Mormonism

claims itself to uniquely be "the Church"
claims a unique and authoritative priesthood, thereby denying the royal priesthood of all believers
adds to the Holy Bible (with the Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants and Pearl of Great Price)
accepts multiple satanic visions as being from God
undermines the power of Jesus' blood by its view of personal suffering for the expiation of sins
sings praise songs about Joseph Smith, Jr.
has strange doctrines regarding marriage (polygamy accepted in early days)
believes in God the mother (who has conceived multitudes of spirit children)
claims the head of their group speaks infallibly at times
redefines "saint" to mean a living, breathing Mormon, instead of a bible-defined child of God
accepts and spreads "another gospel" (Gal. 1:8,9)- good works, water baptism and church membership
professes itself as Christian; Jesus as God, Savior, Lord and Son of God; Jesus' atoning death and resurrection
doctrines are sending millions to Hell and they need to be openly refuted with Scripture

Catholicism

claims itself to uniquely be "the Church"
claims a unique and authoritative priesthood, thereby denying the royal priesthood of all believers
adds to the Holy Bible (with sacred tradition)
accepts multiple satanic visions as being from God
undermines the power of Jesus' blood by its view of personal suffering for the expiation of sins
sings praise songs about Mary
has strange doctrines regarding marriage (celibacy still practiced among its clergy)
believes in the mother of God (who is the sinless Queen of Heaven)
claims the head of their group speaks infallibly at times
redefines "saint" to mean a physically dead Catholic who was afterwards "canonized," instead of a bible-defined child of God
accepts and spreads "another gospel" (Gal. 1:8,9) - good works, the sacraments, Mary and church membership
professes itself as Christian; Jesus as God, Savior, Lord and Son of God; Jesus' atoning death and resurrection
doctrines are sending hundreds of millions to Hell and they need to be openly refuted with Scripture
teaches and practices bowing before and kissing statues
WORSHIPS the consecrated communion wafer as God
claims Mary is their life, sweetness, hope and most gracious advocate (as revealed in the Rosary)
claims Mary was raised bodily into Heaven
claims they get to Jesus by first going to Mary

http://www.evangelicaloutreach.org/catholicmormon.htm