Most Christians Have No Idea What Mormons Believe [LDS truth claims oft' tucked away by Mormons]

Christian Newswire ^ | June 7, 2012

[Colofornian]

TORRANCE, Calif., June 7, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- There are more than a dozen key differences in the beliefs of Christians and Mormons, yet most Christians have no idea.

In a recent article in the Christian magazine, World, author Joel Belz made this statement:

"A huge majority of the American public has no idea what Mormons claim to believe. If those holding to the Mormon faith were to place their distinctive truth claims front and center, the public response would be probing, negative, and nasty." -- World Magazine, God's World Publications, online June 16, 2012 edition (Vol. 27, No. 12)

For starters, official Mormon teachings include the belief that God the Father was once a man who progressed to godhood and that worthy men may one day become gods themselves.

On the topic of Jesus, official Mormon doctrine holds that Jesus' death on the cross did not provide full atonement for all sin. There is no concept of the Trinity. Rather, Mormonism is polytheistic, having multiple gods.

Everyone -- whether you are religious or just curious -- should know the differences. A free side-by-side comparison chart showing differences between Mormonism and Christianity is available as a free download for your computer or iPad. It can be printed for personal or group use. This objective chart simple compares the beliefs of Mormonism and Christianity in eight key areas.

Go to: www.rose-publishing.com/Assets/ClientPages/mormon_landing.aspx to download the free comparison chart.

Rose Publishing is a Christian publishing company that specializes in comparison charts of religious groups and church denominations that help Christians understand biblical basics. The company takes no political stance.

[liberalh8ter]

Lol.....okay. The pain that plank is causing must be excruciating.

[svcw]

Islam mormonism is a political ideology cloaked in religion.

“What the world calls ‘Mormonism’ will rule every nation...God has decreed it, and his own right arm will accomplish it. This will make the heathen rage.”

(Journal of Discourses, vol. 7, p. 53)

We will establish our religion with the sword. We will trample down our enemies and make it one gore of blood, from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean. I will be to this generation a 2nd Muhammad, whose motto in treating for peace was ‘the Al-Qur’an or the sword.’ So shall it be with us — ‘Joseph Smith or the sword!’

(History of the Church, Vol. 3, p. 167)

[Colofornian]

The pain that plank is causing must be excruciating.

(It's always "funny" how the 'plank'-pointer-outers have perfect "20-20" vision to see others' planks...so, tell us, how you've maintained such perfect vision all these yrs?)

[Colofornian]

....are you suggesting that exit polls from the Mormon community are indicative of the thoughts and actions of posters on FR?

No.

What I am suggesting is that while some FREEPERs get riled over what they perceive as either...
...a lack of respect for others religious traditions in a nation of religious freedoms...
...and/or "religious bigotry" -- whereby people vote ONLY or PRIMARILY based upon the other-worldly worldviews of a candidate...
...they don't apply that same provocation toward Mormons when they vote ONLY or PRIMARILY based upon the other-worldly worldviews of a candidate (Romney)...

Either they should...
...stay silent on BOTH counts...
...or, if they're going to get riled re: comments-about-voting that include Romney's Mormonism, then they may want to exercise some consistency and comment negatively upon Mormons who vote for Romney ONLY or PRIMARILY due to his Mormonism.

Nothin' wrong with encouraging consistency, is there?

If I'm reading you correctly, you would like them to 'sit out' the electoral process until such a time that their ideal candidate is running because until then, they're hypocrites.

No... I just got done saying in #295: Me? I think Mormon voters could use any measuring tool they wished re: voting

Why would I -- who exercise my faith beliefs and inject that in my voting decisions -- deny that for Mormons?

[greyfoxx39]

Your statement: Islam is a political ideology cloaked in religion. It is not compatible with our Constitutional Republic as it ignores the laws of our land and instead, seeks to impose its own.

Mormonism is not compatible with Christianity as it ignores the Christian beliefs of centuries after Joseph Smith named them "false and corrupt". Mormonism is a cult ideology cloaked in religion.

As far as your Mormon and Evangelical facts go, are you suggesting that exit polls from the Mormon community are indicative of the thoughts and actions of posters on FR?

Are you suggesting that YOU can read the thoughts and actions of posters on FR? Just WOW!

[Elsie]

Are you serious? Paul preached against FALSE teachings.

No!

You are kidding; right???

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Romans 15:4
 For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

 

 

Romans 16:17
   I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them.

 

 

1 Corinthians 4:17
   For this reason I am sending to you Timothy, my son whom I love, who is faithful in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which agrees with what I teach everywhere in every church.

 

 

1 Corinthians 11:2
 2.  I praise you for remembering me in everything and for holding to the teachings,  just as I passed them on to you.

 

 

Ephesians 4:14-15
 14.  Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming.
 15.  Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ.

 

 

2 Thessalonians 2:15
   So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the teachings  we passed on to you, whether by word of mouth or by letter.

 

 

2 Thessalonians 3:6
  In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we command you, brothers, to keep away from every brother who is idle and does not live according to the teaching  you received from us.

 

 

1 Timothy 1:3-4
 3.  As I urged you when I went into Macedonia, stay there in Ephesus so that you may command certain men not to teach false doctrines any longer
 4.  nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies. These promote controversies rather than God's work--which is by faith.

 

 

1 Timothy 1:7
  They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not know what they are talking about or what they so confidently affirm.

 

 

1 Timothy 2:7
   And for this purpose I was appointed a herald and an apostle--I am telling the truth, I am not lying--and a teacher of the true faith to the Gentiles.

 

 

1 Timothy 4:1-2
 1.  The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons.
 2.  Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron.

 

 

1 Timothy 4:6
   If you point these things out to the brothers, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, brought up in the truths of the faith and of the good teaching that you have followed.

 

 

1 Timothy 4:11
  Command and teach these things.

 

 

1 Timothy 6:3-5
 3.  If anyone teaches false doctrines and does not agree to the sound instruction of our Lord Jesus Christ and to godly teaching,
 4.  he is conceited and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy interest in controversies and quarrels about words that result in envy, strife, malicious talk, evil suspicions 
 5.  and constant friction between men of corrupt mind, who have been robbed of the truth and who think that godliness is a means to financial gain.

 

 

2 Timothy 1:13
  What you heard from me, keep as the pattern of sound teaching, with faith and love in Christ Jesus.

 

 

 2 Timothy 2:15-17
 15.  Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.
 16.  Avoid godless chatter, because those who indulge in it will become more and more ungodly.
 17.  Their teaching will spread like gangrene.

 

 

2 Timothy 3:16-17
 16.  All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,
 17.  so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

 

 

 2 Timothy 4:3-4
  3.  For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.
  4.  They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.

 

 

Titus 1:11
   They must be silenced, because they are ruining whole households by teaching things they ought not to teach--and that for the sake of dishonest gain.

 

 

Titus 2:1
  You must teach what is in accord with sound doctrine.

 

 

Titus 2:15
  These, then, are the things you should teach. Encourage and rebuke with all authority. Do not let anyone despise you.

 

 

 Hebrews 13:9
 Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings.

 

 

 2 Peter 2:1-3
 1.  But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them--bringing swift destruction on themselves.
 2.  Many will follow their shameful ways and will bring the way of truth into disrepute.
 3.  In their greed these teachers will exploit you with stories they have made up. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.

 

 

2 John 1:10
  If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not take him into your house or welcome him.

[D-fendr]

Thanks for your posts.

We're talking political choices, not conversion of beliefs.

Yep. And we're not electing a national pastor.

It is also nigh on impossible to completely know anyone's religious beliefs and how sincerely or deeply their are held.

We can know whether they profess to be a member of a particular church or religious organization and infer from there. It might be interesting to consider which organizations whose members we would not vote for - based on that membership alone.

Two I can think of for myself would be Scientology and Satanism.

[Elsie]

Islam is the threat to this free Republic, not Mormonism.

When you widen your lens and learn more about MORMONism; perhaps your 'not' will turn into 'just like'.

[Elsie]

...one that conservatives believe should respect religious freedoms.

You are ABSOLUTELY right!

However...

Conservatives do NOT believe that we should respect all religions!

(You may have us confused with Oprah...)

[Elsie]

Yep. And we're not electing a national pastor.

 

 

Office of First President & Living Prophet®:

November 1st, 2011

The message for this month is -

Primaries are coming up REAL soon; so we MUST stay on our mantra:

        We are NOT electing a pastor/pope, but a PRESIDENT!!

We've been taking a beating on the Internet - especially from those hateful ANTIs on FreeRepublic!

We MUST keep the media constantly informed of those things the world considers christian.

We must NOT allow our MORMONness to show thru, as it has gotten a really bad rap thru history - lord only knows why...

Tommy

[Elsie]

Two I can think of for myself would be Scientology and Satanism.

Religious BIGOT!

[D-fendr]

Does your post mean you think we are electing a national pastor?

[D-fendr]

What religious organization membership would be on your list?

[liberalh8ter]

(It's always "funny" how the 'plank'-pointer-outers have perfect "20-20" vision to see others' planks...so, tell us, how you've maintained such perfect vision all these yrs?)

Why bother? It's clear from your posts (and those of your pile on cohorts) that your 'brand' of Christianity is far superior to that of any other. I feel sorry for you. I will pray for you and I'm betting that's more than you'd do for me or anyone else who disagrees with your POV.

[Colofornian]

If Romney said he would not have a Muslim in his cabinet - good on him! Islam is a political ideology cloaked in religion. It is not compatible with our Constitutional Republic as it ignores the laws of our land and instead, seeks to impose its own. That's not hypocrisy, that's calling it like it is and besides, we're at war with Islam, no matter how much the liberal talking heads would like you to believe it's a war against 'terrorism'.

After the Lds declared a statement on polygamy in 1890, it went on to secretly solemnize about 250 or more additional plural marriages 'tween 1890 - 1910 (Source: See B. Carmon Hardy's A Solemn Covenant list in his appendix for Who's Who)

One of those was B.H. Roberts...who took a third wife around 1893. Utah then elected Roberts to represent their new state in 1898. Congress rejected Roberts; sent him back home -- because -- as you mentioned above w/regard to Muslims...Mormons in the 1890s (& prior) "ignored the laws of our land" re: monogamy vs. polygamy.

So, I take it then -- as we look back on history & also apply consistent applications -- that you retro-actively agreed with Congress' shutting out this Mormon Congressman from office back in 1898 re: B.H. Roberts?

Also...since EVERY Mormon "prophet" up until 1945 was a polygamist, I would also take it that as long as Mormonism was still embracing polygamy, you would agree that no Mormon was "worthy" to hold any Cabinet post...again because, via polygamy, they were "igoring the laws of our land"(?) IOW, you would agree that no Mormon was worthy of a Cabinet position thru 1944?

Are we discussing cults, politics or political cults?

Given these quotes of Mormon leaders, where has Mormonism backed off theocratical leanings within politics? (I don't see it; where -- and why -- do you de-link the two when Mormon leaders have not?)

See See chart here @ post#5

[Colofornian]

Are you suggesting that YOU can read the thoughts and actions of posters on FR? Just WOW!

(Well, of course she can, GF! She's plank-free, doncha know?! Which apparently enables her to describe the planks of others...so she can properly frown on it from her elitist posture...)

[Elsie]

It's clear from your posts (and those of your pile on cohorts) that your 'brand' of Christianity is far superior to that of any other.

Since you find it so CLEAR; perhaps you could help us folks with poor vision identify the BRAND you are talking about; right?

[Colofornian]

Does your post mean you think we are electing a national pastor?

Your Q is intended for Elz, but I'll toss in my perspective here:

Here's how I would frame it: Question A at hand: Are we voting for a 'pastor-in-chief' or commander-in-chief?
Principle (A): This question addresses not only the role and identity of the POTUS, but the perceived 'self' identity of the candidate. If a given candidate thinks he's a 'god' or 'would-be' god, he exposes himself as deceived on one of the most basic elemental identity issues you can think of.

If a candidate doesn't even know who he is fundamentally, and inwardly lauds himself as 'divine,' why would we want to reinforce such an idolater who steals glory from the One True God?

Principle B also deals with Question A, but from a distinct angle: Is a POTUS a 'minister' of sorts?

Many say 'no.'

I say 'yes,' and here's why:

Even non-religious people tend to at times honor the Bible. The Biblical record shows that true successful leadership in public office is done by those who fear the TRUE Lord -- not by some low-level Mormon god who is part of a great number of Mormon gods...

And these Biblical leaders did not -- or were not to -- worship false gods/idols. The Old Testament is replete w/ such examples. The Israelites had kings leaning toward a secular model vs. "pastors in chief." But that didn't mean that these kings' ministrations were any less a "ministry." Romans 13 makes it clear that public office is also a "ministry." Those who contend against this are openly militating against this Scripture.

It doesn't mean that public officeholders administrate in a parochial way; it just means that public office is a "ministry of service" like the soup kitchen down the street. History (biblical & otherwise) shows that the more pagan or counterfeit god that a leader adheres to, the more trouble that leader's "exhaust" settles on the people-at-large. Kings & presidents need all the grace, mercy, & guidance possible, since God gets more credit for preserving & directing leaders than we care to give Him credit for. Therefore, one who worships a false god & has no true relationship w/the living God is stifling access to God's resources; & a nation may suffer for that.

[liberalh8ter]

I feel sorry for you.

[Colofornian]

(You couldn’t resist yet one more frown to toss my way, eh?)