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Anti- Mormon rant #9
TEN REASONS WHY I CANNOT BE A MORMON
by Rev. John Hornok
1. ?MORMONISM DOES NOT TEACH THAT THE BIBLE IS THE INFALLIBLE WORK OF
GOD. ??"We ?believe the Bible to the the Word of God as far as it ?is
translated ?correctly; ??we also believe the book of Mormon to be ?the
word of God" (Articles of Faith, No. 8).
As ?Christians we believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old ?and ?New
Testaments ?to ?the ?the verbally inspired Word ?of ?God, ??the ?final
authority ?for ?faith and life, ?inerrant in ?the ?original ?writings,
infallible and God-breathed (2 ?Tim. ?3:16-17; ?2 Pet. ?1:20-21; ?Matt
5:18).
2. ??MORMONISM TEACHES THAT GOD IS AN EXALTED MAN AND HAS A ?PHYSICAL
BODY. ??"God himself was once as we are now, ?and is an exalted ?man"
(Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, ?pg. 345). ?"The Father has a
body of flesh and bones as tangible as man's..." ?(Doc. ?& Cov., ?Sec.
131:22)
The Bible says, ?"God is not a man..." ?(Num. ?23:19). ?"God is a
Spirit; ??and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and ?in
truth" ??(John 4:24). ?"A spirit hath not flesh and ?bones..." ??(Lk.
24:39).
3. MORMONISM TEACHES THAT CHRIST AND THE DEVIL ARE BROTHERS. "...that
Lucifer, ?the son of morning, ?is our elder brother and the brother of
Jesus Christ" (Mormon Doctrine by Bruce McConkie, pp. 163-4).
The Bible says that the devil is a created being, ?created by God.
"thou ?wast ?perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast ?created,
till ?iniquity ?was found in thee" ?(Ezekiel 28:15). ??"For ?by ?Him
(Christ) ?were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in
earth, ?visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, ?of dominions,
or principalities, ?or powers; ?all things were created by Him and for
Him..." (Col. 1:15-17).
4. MORMONISM TEACHES THAT JESUS WAS MARRIED AND THE HE IS POLYGAMOUS.
"We ?say ?it ?was ?Jesus Christ who was married at ?Cana ?of ?Galilee"
(Journal of Discourses, ?Vol 2, p. 80). ?Mormonism teaches that Jesus
was ?the ?natural ?child ?of Adam and Mary. ?"When ?the ?Virgin ?Mary
conceived ?the Child Jesus....He was not begotten by the ?Holy ?Ghost.
And who is his Father? ?He is the first of the human family" (Brigham
Young, Journal of Discourses, pp. 50-51).
The Bible says, ?"In the beginning was the Word (Christ), ?and the
Word was with God, and the Word was God;...The Word was made flesh and
dwelt among us..." ?(John 1:1, 14). ?"Then Mary said unto the angel,
How ?shall ?this ?be, ?seeing that I know not a man? ?And ?the ?angel
answered... The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee..."(Lk. 1:34-35).
5. ??MORMONISM TEACHES THAT THE TRUE CHURCH CEASED TO EXIST UNTIL ?IT
WAS RESTORED TO JOSEPH SMITH. ?The church (LDS) was restored April 6,
1830 by Joseph Smith (Doc. & Cov., 20:1).
Jesus ?Christ said, ?"I will build my church and the gates of hell
shall not prevail against it" ?(Matt. ?16:18). ?"for other foundation
can no man lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ" (1 Cor.
3:11). ??"...And ?are built upon the foundation of the ?apostles ?and
prophets, ??Jesus ?Christ himself being the chief cornerstone" ??(Eph.
2:20).
6. ??MORMONISM TEACHES ANOTHER (PERVERTED) ?GOSPEL THAN THAT ?OF ?THE
BIBLE. ??The gospel to Mormonism is: ?"Faith, ?Repentance, ?Baptism,
Receiving the Holy Spirit by laying on of hands, ?Morality, ??Loyalty,
Tithing, ?Word of Wisdom, Duty Celestial Marriage (for eternity)" (LDS
chart of FREE AGENCY and Articles of Faith, No. 4).
The Bible says, "Moreover brethren, I ?declare unto you the gospel
that he was buried, ?and that he rose again the third day according to
the scriptures" ?(1 ?Cor. 15:1, ?3-4). ?"if any man preach any other
gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed" (Gal.
1:9).
7. ??MORMONISM ?TEACHES ?SALVATION FOR THE THE DEAD ?BY ?PROXY ?WATER
BAPTISM. This doctrine is based on one misunderstood Scripture: "Else
what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, ?if the dead ?rise
not at all? Why are they then baptized for the dead?" (1 Cor. 15:29).
Paul ?did not practice baptism for the dead. ?He excluded himself
by using the pronoun "they" rather than "we" ?or "ye". He is asking a
question ?rather than making a statement. ?"It is appointed unto ?man
once to die, but after this the judgment" (Heb. 9:27).
8. ?MORMONISM TEACHES GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH FOR THE DEAD. ?"Let ?us,
therefore, ?as a church and a people, and as Latter-day Saints, ?offer
unto the Lord an offering in righteousness; ?and let us present in his
holy temple, when it is finished, a book containing the records of our
dead, ?which shall be worth of all acceptation" ?(Doc. ?& ?Cov., ?Sec.
128:24).
The ?Bible ?says, ??"Neither ?give ?heed ?to ?fables ?and ?endless
genealogies" ??(1 ??Tim. ??1:4). ?"but ?avoid ?foolish ?question ?and
genealogies..." (Titus 3:9).
9. ??MORMONISM TEACHES THAT THERE ARE MODERN DAY PROPHETS AND ?MODERN
DAY REVELATIONS FROM GOD. Mormonism claims that Joseph Smith received
the ?Aaronic ?Priesthood ?from John ?the ?Baptist. ??The ?Melchizedek
Priesthood and Apostleship ?was ?restored ?by Peter, ??James ?and John
shortly afterwards in 1829 (Doc. & Cov., Sec. 13).
The Bible says, ?"God...hath in these last days spoken unto us ?by
his ?Son, ?whom he hath appointed heir of all things, ?by whom also he
made ?the worlds" ?(Heb. ?1:1-2). ?The test of a prophet is given ?in
Deut. 18:20-22.
10. ??MORMONISM ?TEACHES THAT SALVATION DEPENDS UPON ?GOOD ?WORKS ?AND
ACCEPTANCE ?OF ?JOSEPH SMITH. ?"No man who rejects the ?testimony ?of
Joseph ?Smith can enter the kingdom of God" ?(Doctrines of ?Salvation,
vol. 1 pg. 190). "Men have work to do it they would obtain salvation"
(Doctrines of Salvation. vol. 3, pg 91).
The ?Bible ?teaches ?that salvation is provided ?by ?Jesus ?Christ
alone, ??"for ?there is none other name under heaven given among ?men,
whereby we must be saved" (Acts 4:10-12). ?"For by grace are ye saved
through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God. Not
of works, lest any man should boast" (Eph. 2:8-9).
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