Restorations of the gospel (which happened many times in the Bible) start with a prophet of God being called.
Jesus was considered a heretic for calling the orthodox Jews of his day to repentance.
“So when you state that the lds jesus is the heart of mormonISM, whom are you speaking of?”
A) I never said “lds Jesus”
B) I am speaking of Jesus Christ, the only begotten of the father in the flesh, the salvation of all mankind who lived a sinless life, preached a perfect gospel and died upon the cross for my sins (and yours too), broke the bands of death, as only a being who is fully God and Fully man could have done thus bringing us sinful men the hope of both resurrection and salvation.
It's funny how anti’s feel the need to damn me to hell (by denying me Christ) while I only feel the need to preach repentance and prayer.
I wonder why?
Delph
No one can condemn you to hell, every goes or does not go of their own free will. It is your choice and yours alone.
I said lds jesus, because he is not the Biblical Jesus, the two are completely different.
What you stated in #B is not what mormonISM teaches.
The lds jesus was a man who worked his way to godhood, he was not sinless, he earned that state.
mormonISM does not teach a perfect gospel as in the Bible as they teach it was not translated correctly.
Yes, the lds jesus died on the cross but mormonISM teaches his price was paid in the garden not on the cross.
mormonISM teaches salvation must be worked for, there is no grace, there is only works.
The Biblical Jesus is not the lds jesus, which is why I asked which jesus.
JM said he was greater than jesus, JM followers stated without JM there would be no salvation.
When lds says begotten, they are talking about intercourse between the lds god and Mary, you are aware of that correct?
Not a correct representation DU, don't you mean fully A god?
. . . while I only feel the need to preach repentance and prayer.
Have you truly repented DU?
Joseph smith testified of Jesus, not of himself.
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“I’m greater than Jesus” ...Joseph Smith, May, 1844
One month later God destroyed that same false prophet whether or not he ever did “testified of Jesus, not of himself”
Why did God wait 15 years ???
God has a long patience...
JESUS: Hey Smith! Remember that boast you made about doing more than even I had done to hold the 'church' together?
JOSEPH SMITH: Where am I?
JESUS: Don't you remember? A few seconds ago you were in that jail.
JOSEPH SMITH: Oh; yeah; but where am I NOW?
JESUS: Don't you remember? Does bang - bang ring a bell?
JOSEPH SMITH: Oh; yeah - that crummy gun I had was about USELESS!
JESUS: I hope you left instructions on how to hold your church together.
JOSEPH SMITH: Dang! I knew there was SOMETHING I was forgetting!
JESUS: Looks like there's a power struggle going on down there.
JOSEPH SMITH: Yeah; there was always SOMEone who wanted the power that I held - especially over the LADIES - wink wink.
JESUS: No need to worry about that now; remember what my friend Matthew wrote down?
JOSEPH SMITH: This? “At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven” (Matthew 22:30)
JESUS: That's it.
JOSEPH SMITH: I thought that was mistranslated.
JESUS: Nah - it was right.
JOSEPH SMITH: Oh well; it was fun while it lasted. My buds will still get it on with the girls.
JESUS: Uh; I'm sorry; in just a few more years; your followers will cavein to the United States government and abandon the 'Eternal Covenant' that you came up with.
JOSEPH SMITH: ME!? YOU are the one that told me to do that!
JESUS: Sorry; but you must have mistranslated what I told you. What part of Do NOT commit ADULTERY did you not understand?
JOSEPH SMITH: mumble....
JESUS: What did you say?
JOSEPH SMITH: Oh, nothing.
JESUS: Well; it was interesting talking to you; but now I must get back to perparing a place for those who believe in Me.
JOSEPH SMITH: Oh, yeah; the Celestial Kingdom.
JESUS: No...
JOSEPH SMITH: The Telestial one?
JESUS: Nope.
JOSEPH SMITH: SUREly not the TERRESTRIAL one!!
JESUS: Nope. Didn't you read that the mind of man had NOT conceived of it? Paul wrote it down in 1 Corinthians 2:9.
JOSEPH SMITH: I thought that was mistranslated.
JESUS: No; it wasn't.
JOSEPH SMITH: You SURE?
JESUS: Yes. Now I must be going: what did you say your name was again?
JOSEPH SMITH: Joseph Smith.
JESUS: Hmmmm. According to my Heavenly FAITHbook, you didn't sign in as one of my friends - sorry, I never knew you.
JOSEPH SMITH: But....
Use different bait...
YOUR prophet has done that already.
Worry about THAT!
