“I have been Mormon All of my life .... my ancestors were early members and pioneers of the LDS Church, my great-great-great-grandparents knew Joseph Smith. I engaged in a two year LDS prostyliting Mission in Africa,”
Indeed. I am truly sorry for what was done to you and what your actions may have done to ensnare others in the cult of mormonism. I would suggest, however, that you do not make this thread about yourself.
“I worship Jesus Christ my Lord and Savior. I feel the spirit of the Holy Ghost when I commune with God.”
Which Jesus Christ are you referring to in that statement:
1. The Jesus Christ of Scripture, who was and is and evermore shall be, eternally God. Neither Created nor made? The Savior who died to pay the full penalty of sin on the cross?
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2. The Mormonic Jesus, who was a created spirit-being, who came to earth and earned his way to godhood, by swooning in the garden and who can not save?
It is worth noting here for readers that mormonism teaches that there are AT LEAST 4 Earth Gods: Heavenly Father, who used to be a man, Heavenly Mother (may be more than one), Swooning Jesus, who became a God, and the Holy Spirit, who was naughty and never got a body. In addition, there are millions or billions or trillions of other mormonic gods. Heck, you may intend to become one yourself teppe. Do you?
“I do not; however, believe in the Nicene Creed.”
Many people who cannot read and who have never read the Nicene Creed, have come to faith in the real Jesus Christ and are saved. They did not do so by adding to what God said about Him. They put there faith in the Christ of Scripture.
“Sorry, I just don’t see the “Evil†that you do.”
It is always difficult to be objective about a system that you are part of.
“Maybe YOUR the one who is in error.”
God’s Word is not in error. The mormonic cult additions to Scripture add all kinds of evil errors to God’s plan of salvation.
so you are perceptive enough to know that the Jesus that mormons worship is different than your Jesus, because their understanding and description of Jesus is not in synch with your beliefs. ask any two people at an accident what they have witnessed, and i would be willing to bet that their descriptions of the same events would differ, even tho, both witnessed the same thing. ask two people who have met someone for the first time to describe that person after he has left, and i would bet there would be differences in their descriptions; even in their perception of what that person was like. ask 2 people at a crime scene what the suspect looked like and see if they differ. that happened to me and another person and we both recalled differences in what the suspect looked like. just because mormons attribute different characteristics than yours to Jesus doesn’t mean that you and the mormon aren’t worshiping the same Son of God.
The mormonic cult additions to Scripture add all kinds of evil errors to God’s plan of salvation.
Here is MORMONism's own creed:
Articles of Faith
The Articles of Faith outline 13 basic points of belief of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The Prophet Joseph Smith first wrote them in a letter to John Wentworth, a newspaper editor,
in response to Mr. Wentworth's request to know what members of the Church believed.
They were subsequently published in Church periodicals.
They are now regarded as scripture and included in the Pearl of Great Price.
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THE ARTICLES OF FAITH
OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
History of the Church, Vol. 4, pp. 535—541
- We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.
- We believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam's transgression.
- We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.
- We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.
- We believe that a man must be called of God, by prophecy, and by the laying on of hands by those who are in authority, to preach the Gospel and administer in the ordinances thereof.
- We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth.
- We believe in the gift of tongues, prophecy, revelation, visions, healing, interpretation of tongues, and so forth.
- We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God.
- We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.
- We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the restoration of the Ten Tribes; that Zion (the New Jerusalem) will be built upon the American continent; that Christ will reign personally upon the earth; and, that the earth will be renewed and receive its paradisiacal glory.
- We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may.
- We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law.
- We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul—We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things.
Joseph Smith |
