Posted on 06/10/2012 9:38:54 AM PDT by 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.
This is the religion forum and discussion about mormonism. If you are not interested in the discussion, why not just move along?
Oh, and since the words are the words from lds sources, what is wrong about them?
Is it as bad as you talk about them???
Catholics think you Protestants are heretics. Jews don’t believe Jesus was the Son of God.
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Actually, Catholics consider protestants brethren, separated brethren but consider us to be Christians.
Jews aren’t claiming to be Christians.
Mormons claim to be the only Christians, while at the same time insulting every basic Christian belief and lying about their beliefs. Christians are called to fight that - deal with it.
Your small mind can’t grasp this goes way beyond Mittens. We were fighting Mormonism before Mitt ever ran and we will continue to do so when he is a long bad memory.
BTW, this is on the RELIGION forum, if you can’t stand the heat, then go back to the News/Activism forum. If you have no care for souls then that is not my problem, go back to your narrow little world.
And I’m not voting for either Mitt or Obama. The GOP has screwed conservatives over one too many times.
Again, just what point int he thread prior to your post did you read this thread was about Romney?
Let me help you out, the first reference is found in post #2. The thread article does not mention Romney.
Is it as bad as you talk about them???
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Far, far worse, ontap. Far worse.
I at least speak the truth and have been on both sides of the fence. One of the things that always bothered me when I was LDS was why we wanted to be considered ‘just another Christian denomination’ when we hated Christians so much and we were the ‘only true church’. My Mission Prep professor explained it was easier to get them to convert if we didn’t tell them what we really believed or believed about them.
I can give you sources by LDS leaders that show my point.
I oppose all polygamy. I oppose closet polygamy and I oppose bringing closet polygamy into the open so as to mainstream polygamy. Marriage =. one man + one woman.
Reject Romney. Reject Obama. Reject all evil.
And, polygamy is evil.
Although not tied to Romney in this thread, THAT IS a concern, when a man about to obtain immense power, believes such lies.
That's because in order to see the "freaky rituals or cult like activities" you have to be "temple worthy".
Tell me that the following rituals are NOT freaky and cult like!
LDS Temple Ceremony Click HERE
In order to be "temple worthy" a member must satisfactorily answer the following questions from their bishop in order to have a "recommend" that is required to enter the doors of the temple.
There were SEVERAL temples in Idaho when you resided there, right?
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No Christian church requires this kind of interrogation of its members, not to mention the controlling of what members wear. drink, who they associate with, nor whether they tithe.
Cult? Yep!
Why do they think every LDS thread is about Mittens and use it as excuse to pimp the liberal? We were doing this long before Mittens and we will do it long afterwards.
BTW, talked to another woman who just left the LDS church and came to Christ a couple of months ago. God be praised!
The Mormons I have known don’t seem to have much if any better idea themselves.
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Or perhaps they just aren’t telling you. I know I didn’t tell gentiles much of what we believed when I was LDS under the guise of ‘milk before meat’.
Romney may be a Mormon. Not many people are not up on many of Mormon teachings.
Obama is vague on what he is. Obama fits the bill on being a Muslim in some ways & a Marxist in some ways.
Romney may be a Mormon. Not many people are not up on many of Mormon teachings.
Obama is vague on what he is. Obama fits the bill on being a Muslim in some ways & a Marxist in some ways.
South Park did an excellent job of educating millions on the foundation of Mormonism.
South Park did an excellent job of educating millions on the foundation of Mormonism.
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The funny thing about the SP episode on Mormonism is that what is in the episode is what the LDS missionaries ADMIT to and it doesn’t even cover the really strange doctrines...
God had sex with Mary, Jesus was a polygamist, Adam is God, we will become Gods, Heavenly Mother, Jesus was a sinner, God was a sinner, the Temple endowment (really freaky and poorly written to boot)....
This is the religion forum, if you are not interested in discussion moronism, maybe you should just move along.
Of course it's much better for successful men to have have mistresses instead of multiple wives, and for single women, even teenage girls, to run wild in the streets and have babies.
And it's better for a successful man to have only one wife, that way a lot of women either end up with losers or alone until they die.
Sure--monogamy is a much better system. But strange, isn't it, that monogamous societies are so rare throughout history, that one would think monagamy abnormal.
Jeffrey Holland claims forgiveness of personal sins applies to ONLY to members of the Mormon church:
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Good thing for me I believe the Bible version where the LORD Jesus Christ said,
“For God so loved Nana and all the rest of the world that He gave His ONLY BEGOTTEN Son that if Nana and whosoever else believes in Him, she and whosoever else will have eternal life” John 3:16
Did you miss the memo that this site does not condone or support polygamy?
Marriage is between only one man and one woman.
Aside from that, your presumptions and conclusions are fallacious. Why don’t you ask women who have escaped polygamy? They will tell you it is pure hell and abusive to women.
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