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THE ARTICLES OF FAITH
OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

1 We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.
2 We believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam’s transgression.
3 We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.
4 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.
5 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.
6 We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth.
7 We believe in the gift of tongues, prophecy, revelation, visions, healing, interpretation of tongues, and so forth.
8 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.
9 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.
10 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.
11 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.
12 We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law.
13 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.

1. Is that the same God your founders claimed was once a man who became exalted and then fathered Jesus? 3. So, is obedience to the law as the Mormons define the law equal to in 'must do' to repentance? Did Jesus lie when He said He came to fulfill the law ... and Christianity has then claimed He fulfilled the law for those who claim Him as Savior?

4. And will you admit that only Mormon baptism is recognized as suffiecient for Salvation in Mormon doctrinal eyes?

5. Will you admit that Mormonism claims only the LDS hold this authority, thus ALL other Christian sects are not in authority for any of these preachings, etc.?

7. Will you admit that Mormonism claims these gifts cannot be bestowed upon non-Mormons because other outside of Smithism lack the authority to bestow?

8. Do you claim Joe Smith made a more accurate 'translation' even though he added thousands of words not in the Hebrew or Greek ... by use of his 'special powers'?

etcetera

Such articles have zero Christian value if they are used to hide 'deeper truths' (the other heresies in Mormonism) that the gullible are not shown until thoroughly indoctrinated in the cult. And that is precisely how these articles of indoctrination are used. Mormonism is not orhtodox Christianity, it isn't even a good copy of what Christ brought to fruitition for humankind. But it does thrust people back into the temple controls that preceeded Christ's advent. Of course, many of the temple ordinances and 'path' are copied directly with only minor changes from Masonic rituals.