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To: Elsie
Comes thru hearing the RIGHT stuff. Mormonism has added 'traditions' and doctrine; just like Rome has.

I wonder who taught them that?

Was Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism, an ex Catholic? Some ex Catholics join other false religions, like Mormonism, Jehovah’s witnesses, SDA. It’s called, out of the frying pan, into the fire.

996 posted on 08/24/2023 11:50:08 PM PDT by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF Captain & pilot. Both bitten by the aviation bug)
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To: Mark17
Was Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism, an ex Catholic?

Well...


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 (Book of Mormon, Doctrine & Covenants, 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
  • claims they get to Jesus by  going thru Joseph Smith

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 apparitional visions as being from God's Mother
  • 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
  • claims they get to Jesus by first going to Mary
  • 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
 
http://www.evangelicaloutreach.org/catholicmormon.htm
1,025 posted on 08/25/2023 4:45:21 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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