The Articles of Faith
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.
We believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam’s transgression.
We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.
We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.
We believe that a man must be called of God, by prophecy, and by the laying on of hands by those who are in authority, to preach the Gospel and administer in the ordinances thereof.
We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth.
We believe in the gift of tongues, prophecy, revelation, visions, healing, interpretation of tongues, and so forth.
We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God.
We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.
We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the restoration of the Ten Tribes; that Zion (the New Jerusalem) will be built upon the American continent; that Christ will reign personally upon the earth; and, that the earth will be renewed and receive its paradisiacal glory.
We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may.
We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law.
We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul—We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things.
Joseph Smith
We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.
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Why thank you Saundra...
I dont know why you PINGed me with this...
Your mormon religious beliefs..
Your three separate mormon gods...
While in Christianity we have just one God, the Holy Three in One, the Trinity...
God the Father, God the Son, also called the Word, Jesus, and the Holy Ghost..
For there are three that bear record in Heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. 1 John 5:7
We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God.
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What no pearl of great price ???
In Christianity we believe that The Bible is the ONLY Word of God...
Both the Old Testament and the New Testament...
“We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; “
Actually, the Bible is not necessarily translated. We have the original manuscripts. There is technically no correct translations. When in doubt, you have to go back to the original language. Check out http://www.e-sword.net for some good software.
We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may.
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In Christianity we believe that Jesus came to save both men and women, equally...
regardless of color or nationality...
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. Galations 3:28
And they sang a new song: “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation. Revelation 5:9
We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may.
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In Christianity we believe that Jesus came to save both men and women, equally...
regardless of color or nationality...
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. Galations 3:28
And they sang a new song: “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation. Revelation 5:9
We believe in the gift of tongues, prophecy, revelation, visions, healing, interpretation of tongues, and so forth.
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Christianity doesnt seem to list a way to “so forth”
However, do the mormons practice the rest at every service ???
Or have they just D&C 132d them ???
We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law.
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Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
The jury is still out on this one...
Remember mormons were to swear that they would forever be disruptive enemies of the United States government...
That would be “terrorists”...
We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.
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And just where and how did this “Atonement of Christ” occur for the mormons ???
For the Christians, Jesus redeemed us from sin and purchased forgiveness for everyone when He shed His precious blood on the cross and died. He descended into Hell, walked up to Satan and took the keys of death Hell and the grave from him, and Jesus kept them forever, and still has them and has never given them to anyone else because nobody has been worthy to have them but Jesus.
The third day he rose again from the dead/Hell and went around Israel for the next 40 days showing Himself to His disciples. After 40 days He promised His disciples He would return for us and then he went up to Heaven where only He sits on the right hand of God the Father.
We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul—We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things.
Joseph Smith
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Well if Joey Smith ever said that, he sure didnt live that way...
A case of dont do what I do..do what I say there...
We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may.
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1. “I was answered that I must join none of them (Christian churches), for they were all wrong…their creeds were an abomination in [God’s] sight; that those professors were all corrupt” (Joseph Smith—History 1:19).
2. “Orthodox Christian views of God are pagan rather than Christian” (Mormon Doctrine of Deity, B. H. Roberts [General Authority], 116).
3. “Are Christians ignorant? Yes, as ignorant of the things of God as the brute beast” (Journal of Discourses, John Taylor [3rd Mormon President], 13:225).
4. “The Roman Catholic, Greek, and Protestant church, is the great corrupt, ecclesiastical power, represented by great Babylon” (Orson Pratt, Writings of an Apostle, Orson Pratt, n. 6, 84).
5. “All the priests who adhere to the sectarian [Christian] religions of the day with all their followers, without one exception, receive their portion with the devil and his angels” (The Elders Journal, Joseph Smith, ed. Vol. 1, n. 4, 60).
6. [Under the heading, “Church of the Devil,” Apostle Bruce R. McConkie lists:] “The Roman Catholic Church specifically—singled out, set apart, described, and designated as being ‘most abominable above all other churches’ (I Ne. 13:5)” (Mormon Doctrine, 1958, 129).
7. “Believers in the doctrines of modern Christendom will reap damnation to their souls (Morm. 8; Moro. 8)” (Mormon Doctrine, 1966, Bruce R. McConkie, 177).
We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law.
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1. Joey Smith was crowned king of the world
2. Joey Smith was a candidate for the office of president of the United States (a president -for-life office in his mind)
3. Joey Smith was tyhe ruler of the mormons and “prophecied he would subdue the whole earth...He want ed to be the 2nd Mohammad...convert or die...
4. Joey Smith set himself up as judge over the whole earth..
5. Joey Smith demanded that his followers obey only him, honor only him, sustain only him asd the law giver...
Do you see a pattern here ???
We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the restoration of the Ten Tribes; that Zion (the New Jerusalem) will be built upon the American continent; that Christ will reign personally upon the earth; and, that the earth will be renewed and receive its paradisiacal glory.
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Yes some of this has shades of truth...
with some lying twists...
However mormons are not descendants of the 12 tribes...
and no mormon can trace his family back that far...
regardless of what those idiot “bishops” say...
We believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam’s transgression.
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However the mormons also believe that Adam is really a mormon god...
The Christians believe that the God of the Bible cannot sin...
We believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam’s transgression.
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However the mormons also believe that Adam is really a mormon god...
The Christians believe that the God of the Bible cannot sin...
Now about man being punished...
Jesus came to redeem us from the punishment for our sin...
He took our sin upon Himself and died in our place...
Christians will never suffer punishment for their sin...
So some mormon god lied to Joey Smith and the mormons about that...
6. We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth.
7. We believe in the gift of tongues, prophecy, revelation, visions, healing, interpretation of tongues, and so forth.
Really precise language Ol' Joe came up with there!
There I corrected them for you…no need to thank me.
The Articles of Faith
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost. (as 3 Separate “gods”, who are required to have a body of “flesh and bone” yet 1 only got one 2000 yrs ago and the other may or may not get one).
We believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam’s transgression. (translation: contrary to what the Bible says, there is no such thing as a “sin nature” or “original sin”)
We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, (in the Garden of Geshemene) all mankind may be saved (attain Godhood), by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the (mormon) Gospel (which includes our health code, geneology, temple work, and a myriad of other “to dos” to be worthy).
We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ (a created being who is the “spirit brother” of Lucifer and had to earn his Godhood); second, Repentance (which means NEVER sinning again cuz if you do then all your previous sins of the same time come back) ; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins (only by a Mormon priesthood holder); fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.
We believe that a man must be called of God, by prophecy (or by a local leader), and by the laying on of hands by those who are in authority, to preach the Gospel and administer in the ordinances thereof.
We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth. (and even a few that aren’t)
We believe in the gift of tongues (although we never use them), prophecy (if you are male), revelation, visions, healing, interpretation of tongues, and so forth.
We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly (which means we only accept the verses that support our doctrine and we ignore the “translation” by our first prophet even though our own History says he completed it) ; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God (as far as it is plagiarized from the Bible correctly)
We believe all that God has revealed (but only to our leaders and as along as it doesn’t conflict with current public opinion), all that He does now reveal , and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God (which means us Mormons and not you “gentiles” )
We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the restoration of the Ten Tribes (us Mormons, not the Jews – who are really Gentiles) that Zion (the New Jerusalem) will be built upon the American continent (in Missouri where the Garden of Eden was located);; that Christ will reign personally upon the earth; and, that the earth will be renewed and receive its paradisiacal glory.
We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience (which means leave us alone), and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may (except that we send out 60K plus young missionaries to tell everyone that their church is an ‘abomination’ before God – in other words do as we say, not as we do)
We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law (unless it disagrees with our doctrines, especially polygamy which we only gave up b/c the US government disenfranchised us).
We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men (except when we “lie for the Lord” and cheat our own members in white collar crime) ; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul—We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things (especially if it gains us good PR) . If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things (in order to obtain godhood).
Joseph Smith (profit, seer, revelator, hat-looker, money digger, king of this world, and gatekeeper to the Celestial Kingdom)