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?
The Cacas wars get to a new, lower level of incivility daily!
“Anti-Christianity”?
So when the truth is spoken it’s uncivil. Okay, gotcha.
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.
What? Dang the missionaries never told me that. I would have joined up with em if they did.
Like it or not, Mormon beliefs are the only theolgy that makes sense.
You forgot your sarc tag. ;-)
Yea, it's kind of redundant isn't it: [Mormonism/Anti-Christianity]
I’m no Mormon, but that parentheses in the title is an invitation to a flame war which is against Religion Forum rules.
It doesn’t say it’s a caucus, and right so, for I doubt there’s a Mormon/Anti-Christianity caucus.
That leaves the parenthesis as an editorial comment designed to troll for flames.
I dont have a problem with Mormons being Mormons..the problem comes in when they claim to be Christian. They are NOT Christians in any sense of the term. Even non-Christians can see that.
You might as well call Scientologists “Christian”.
"With a regard to true theology, a more ignorant people never lived than the present so-called Christian world"
Prophet Brigham Young
"The Christian world, so-called, are heathens as to the knowledge of the salvation of God"
Prophet Brigham Young
"Brother Taylor has just said that the religions of the day were hatched in hell. The eggs were laid in hell, hatched on its borders, and then kicked on to the earth."
Prophet Brigham Young
"The Gospel of modern Christendom shuts up the Lord, and stops all communication with Him. I want nothing to do with such a Gospel, I would rather prefer the Gospel of the dark ages, so called"
Prophet Wilford Woodruff
So, in other words, you’re Catholic? :)
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Take it up with the Religion Moderator and Jim Robinson. You've probably missed some of the recent developments.
Trolls, Sunday Christians, mormon's, etc....
Are you looking forward to being a god? As far as I know God says there is only one God (that being Him) and there can be no others - there can only be one. How does Mormonism reconcile these two positions?
Do Mormons really consider themselves Christians or some sort of evolved Christian?
I am not Roman Catholic, but I am part of the church universal of all true believers in the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, “and thus will we ever be with the Lord.”
So, in other words, you’re Catholic? :)Welcome. Again. +
that a young man recieved tablets from ? and founded a church? hmmmm.
uhhh. dont they use the bible and believe in God? I realize they added an addition but I think they still use the Bible.What qualifies as a Christian?
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