[Quester]

Unlike the bulk of Christendom, we believe that God still speaks to His people, as He has always done. It’s a pity most people don’t choose to listen.

But God has said (are you listening ?) that the gospel shall never change from that which was received by the New Testament christians ...

Galations 1:8-9: "But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed."

If Joseph SMith had come along and preached that same gospel (as it is presented in the New Testament documents) ... there would be no problem.

However ... Jospeh's gospel is changed, i.e different (however so slightly) ... from what we find in the New Testament documents ... for which the scriptures say ... he is accursed.

[tantiboh]

~”But God has said (are you listening ?) that the gospel shall never change from that which was received by the New Testament christians ...”~

True, and it never has.

Too bad that Christians themselves changed, isn’t it?

~”If Joseph SMith had come along and preached that same gospel (as it is presented in the New Testament documents) ... there would be no problem.”~

There’s the rub. Christianity has been corrupted over the generations through a combination of greed, priestcraft, evil, introduction of pagan elements, and well-meaning but misguided men. Just the fact that there is a schism between Catholicism and Protestantism proves this - they can’t both be right, and are more likely both wrong.

Fortunately, God still loves His children. Smith provided Him a clean slate with which to work, and the Gospel - as it had been taught by Christ - was restored. I thank God for that. Otherwise, I’d be as lost and aimless as most of the rest of Christianity.

[sevenbak]

You are going under the assumption that the gospel you were preached to is the same gospel that was preached to the early saints. I don’t know what faith you are, and frankly, it’s none of my business ( I don’t spend my time here on FR ripping other’s faith like some) but given the 30 thousand plus different “Christian” religions in the world, teaching different doctrines, they can’t all be teaching the same things that were given to the early saints.

One Lord, One faith, One baptism.