Posted on 03/05/2011 7:02:53 PM PST by delacoert
The major heresy of Mormonism is summed up in its central theological axiom, the doctrine of The Law of Eternal Progression. It is as follows: “As Man is, God once was, and as God is, man may become.”
Basically, it says that the god of Mormonism was once a man who was born to human parents on another planet, grew to manhood, lived out his life being obedient to the laws and ordinances of the gospel presented by the god of that world. Upon his death and resurrection, he was judged (by his god) as being worthy for godhood.
The Mormon god was raised to his godhood and sent with many goddess wives to a planet near the great star, Kolob, somewhere in our present galaxy. There, this god and his wives began ‘procreating’ or physically begetting “spirit” children. We here on this planet are each the offspring of this god and one of his goddesses in this pre-existent Mormon world.
Amazing? Yes, it is! But even more disparate is the position of Christ in all this. Mormonism teaches that when their god decided it was time to populate this earth with his spirit children, the Head of All The Gods called a great council meeting to decide the method. The Mormon god asked his two eldest sons, Jesus and Lucifer, to both prepare plans for presentation to the council. They chose the plan of Jesus.
Lucifer rebelled and led one-third of the children to revolt against god and in a great battle, was defeated by Christ and the two-thirds who were “valiant.” Lucifer and those who fought with him were cast to earth without bodies and became the devil and his demons. Those others who were less than valiant became the black race and the very valiant became the “white and delightsome” race.
Mormonism teaches that if Mormons are faithful, pay their tithing, obey all the laws and ordinances of the (Mormon) gospel, do their genealogy and go to the temple for secret, sacred rituals for both the living and their dead, they too can become gods and goddesses as all gods have done before them.
To the Mormon, Jesus is our elder brother, who pointed the way, but isn’t The Way, as we Christians understand. To the Mormon, Jesus was the god of the Old Testament, but once he took his physical form, justified his own spiritual salvation through his works while in the flesh, just as each of us must.
Mormonism teaches that Jesus suffered for our sins in the Garden of Gethsemane, providing personal salvation (which may mean exaltation to godhood) conditional upon our obedience to the laws and ordinances of the LDS gospel. His death on the cross provided a general salvation, whereby all mankind is resurrected to be judged for our works, using the secret keys, hand grips and passwords learned only in the Mormon temple by worthy Mormons.
What I have just shared is just the tip of a dark and dangerous iceberg, filled with spiritual death for its unsuspecting victims. Proverbs 14:12 says, “There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.” Were the scriptures ever more direct in such a matter?
I guess I need some clarification on tag removal, etc. When Flying Inman were warned not to use the tag “Other Non-Christian” on threads about Mormonism I started using a [Non-Christian] title tag.
Is it now the official policy at FreeRepublic that Mormonism IS Christianity?
Thanks for posting.
Many people don’t know anything about the Kingdom of the Cults.
“My people perish for a lack of knowledge” comes to mind.
Just because everybody in the cult is pleasant, does not mean it’s not a cult.
And as "non-Christian" the point would be redundant to the title of the article.
So can the tag “Other Non-Christian” be used?
probably not, but for argument’s sake, I agree with the title that Mormonism is not part of historic Christianity.
However, the religion forum rules do not permit intentionally inciting flame wars through manipulation of or parenthetical comment to titles of articles.
I would agree with that
As far as I’m concerned, the “Other Non-Christian” topic can be used and “[Non-Christian]” can be used as a comment in the title provided it doesn’t confuse posters, e.g. as if “Non-Christian” were a caucus.
I stand by my choice of the descriptor [Anti-Christian]. Am I to understand that I am forbidden from making use of that descriptor?
Am I forbidden from using [Non-Christian] as a descriptor?
Is redundancy forbidden?
And thank you again.
this keeps happening, doesn’t it?
Be afraid, be very afraid. :)
Well, thanks for the help and all, but your ability to read my mind isn’t all that great, and last I heard it isn’t permitted either.
Mormonism is satanism.
Just in case anyone missed the previous 840 Mormonism-bashing threads.
I was "title-reading" and not "mind-reading". Your title was bullish on trollish.
Just out of curiosity, what was the purpose of the parenthesis...is it a caucus, a devotional, a comment, a what?
Joe Smith and Bring 'em Young were charlatans. Joe was a con man who was shot escaping prison. He still needs to be charged with the crime for ordering the destruction of the Nauvoo Printing Press. They are both fake prophets (anyone knows that who has any sense of reality). True proFits were realized by their confused and wreckless minions.
The mormon cult is the furthest thing from Christianity. The mormon Cult is blasphemous.
Any religion that says you’ll be a god in the afterlife is not Christianity. Only the devil would promise you such a thing.
And just what does all this have to do with secret underwear, huh?
And just what does all this have to do with secret underwear, huh?
No wonder they were run out of town.
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