[Colofornian]

ALL: Scan those SIX links I provided in post #58 to see where the LDS Church STILL sanctions Lds "apostle" Bruce R. McConkie's Doctrinal New Testament Commentary, Vol. 3.

When you turn to another page of this book -- p. 238 -- you find this quote about the Mormon jesus:

(He) "Needs salvation...Came to earth to work out His own salvation”

Do you now see why the Mormons worship a different jesus?

The Jesus of the Bible -- Jesus of Nazareth -- didn't need salvation!

The Jesus of the Bible didn't sin, & therefore 'twas nothing to be "saved" from.

He was the Savior...the ONE and ONLY one! (see 1 John 4:14 & John 4:42 where it references "THE" Savior -- singular!)

Brigham Young claimed multiple words were populated & each needed its own savior. Joseph Smith & every ensuing Mormon "prophet" has propped up the idea that the dead need "co-saviors" who research & then proxy-baptize them. And yes, they repeatedly use the plural "saviors" in referencing Mormon temple-ites.

[StormPrepper]

"The Jesus of the Bible -- Jesus of Nazareth -- didn't need salvation!"

"Do you now see why the Mormons worship a different jesus?"

No, it's the same Jesus, you just don't really know anything about Him. Half of what you think you know about Him are fairy tales.

Luke 13:
32 And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.

Jesus' own words. He had things He had to do before He would be perfect.

Luke 2:
52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.

How can Jesus increase in wisdom if He didn't have room to improve?

"The Jesus of the Bible didn't sin, & therefore 'twas nothing to be "saved" from."

This is why I say, you don't really know Him. You think you do. But you don't. Being "saved" is about being proven. It's about obeying the commandments of God. Jesus had to prove that He would obey all the commandments of His Father. Which He did, He was sinless.

Matt 3:
15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.

This is why Jesus had to be baptized. It wasn't for the remission of sin it was because He was commanded to. Just like we are.

Jesus worked out His own salvation and in so doing He became perfect. But He wasn't born perfect. The choice was His to make.

He is our greatest example. He was born into this world, He worked out His own salvation by obeying the commandments of God, perfected Himself, and took His place in Heaven. As incredible as that is, He did more, He paid the price of justice for everyone that chooses to obey Him because we are not sinless. He paid that price with His own blood.