The book of mormon false testament learn the bible. Anyone who reads the book gains a fuller appreciation for gods love for his children, and realizes that his plan for us is not bound by geographical borders. The book of mormon shall stand as a testimony against the world, ether 5. First staged in 2011, the play is a satirical examination of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints beliefs and practices that ultimately endorses the positive power of love and service. The importance of commandments as taught in the book of. According to joseph smith, he was seventeen years of age when an angel of god named moroni. Read the book of mormon s subtitle, another testament of jesus christ. Smith, they will say, translated the book of mormon from golden plates he dug up in a hill in. The falsity of mormonism and the book of mormon god on the. The book of mormon contradicts itself and the bible. Mormons believe that through obedience to the word of wisdom and participation in temple rituals that they, too, will become gods to rule over their own planets. It holds that god and man are essentially of the same species, and that god the father has a body of flesh and bones. What the book of mormon says about jesus christ the full name of the book of mormon is the book of mormon.
These declarations were made by mormon prophets joseph smith, brigham young, and others. At times jesus god the son will speak the words of god the father in first person, as though he were god the father. Mormons also accept the book of mormon as a new revelation. The book describes the spirit of the lord in the form of a man and speaking as a man would. Yes, that is implied and stated in the book of mormon. Sep 11, 2006 does the book of mormon state or imply that jesus is his own father. Readers unfamiliar with the book of mormon are sometimes surprised to find how much, from the beginning to the end, the book is about jesus christ. They believe that jesus was a spiritbrother of lucifer and therefore was a creation of god and not god from all eternity past gospel through the ages, p. They also claim that lucifer is his brother and that we too are his brothers and sisters in a very literal way. The book of mormon is not discussing nicene trinitarianism, and does not contradict the doctrine that god or jesus possess a physical body critics who object to the lds position that god has a physical body claim that the latterday saints are being inconsistent, since the book of mormon teaches that god is a spirit. Oct 28, 2012 do mormons believe that jesus was just a man who became god. Jesus the christ is a classic text on the life and ministry of the savior. Most notably, the resurrected jesus who, in life, was the fathers faithful messenger delivered to the nephites the words of the father.
The bible is not the only revelation of god, the book of mormon is another testament of jesus christ in these last days. Of more than 6,000 verses in the book of mormon, far more than half refer directly to him. All opinions, speakers and presenters represent and express their own individual opinions, and not necessarily the opinions of firm foundation, book of mormon evidence, or its employees, and no information or opinions represent the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. The founder of mormonism said the book of mormon was the most correct book of any book, including the bible history of the church, vol. Brigham young taught that jesus was not born with any involvement of the holy spirit. Why do mormons say jesus is not god, when the book of mormon. However, mormon doctrine denies the trinity, teaching that the father, son, and spirit do not comprise one god. When and where our thinking is at cross purposes with the word of god we should change our thinking. This website is not owned by or affiliated with the church of jesus christ of latterday saints sometimes called the mormon or lds church. The crucifixion of jesus was a part of god s plan from the very beginning of the birth of jesus. Christ the word, the firstborn, had of course attained unto the status of godhood while yet in preexistence.
What is the difference between the mormon jesus and the. The book of mormon testifies that jesus is the savior of the world. According to this work, kolob is the heavenly body nearest to the throne of god. Mormons say they believe in the father, the son, and the holy spirit. The saints, or mormons as they are referred to by church outsiders,1 assert that they are christian as they believe in the jesus christ of the bible. Mormon s today do not believe this and many have disputed whether brigham young was properly understood. And we know for a fact god never had relations, god is a spirit. Mormonism is centered on jesus christ and his role as creator and redeemer.
This bible story is the central summary of the saving gospel of jesus. Jesus is god incarnateeternal, allknowing, and allpowerful, while satan is a fallen angel that was created by god for god s purposes. The book of mormon is the word of god ezra taft benson. Jesus will return in the second coming, which will happen soon but no one knows the hour 2. Nephi also quoted the father, but this remains more the exception than the rule. Over the next few months, ill be adding articles here that introduce you to what the book of mormon really says about jesus. The location of nahom is nothing more than shooting arrows, then drawing the target.
The mormons believe that if anyone can live a righteous life like jesus did, then they will receive eternal life and become a god. Crucifixion of jesus bible story bible study tools. The bible mentions the necessity of being born again and gives a few examples like paul. When mormon missionaries properly called latter day saints or simply lds come to your door, they will often offer a free copy of the book of mormon and tell you about its author, joseph smith. And he was born into the world with power and intelligence like that of his father. He was born through physical sexual relations with mary. Ten testimonies of jesus christ from the book of mormon. The book of mormon says, and we talk of christ, we rejoice in christ, we preach of christ, we prophesy of christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a remission of their sins 2 nephi 25. May 11, 2011 the book of mormon original broadway cast recording licensed to youtube by wmg on behalf of ghostlight records. According to the book of mormon, after jesus resurrection he visited america. What mormons believe about jesus christ church newsroom.
As members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, we believe the book of mormon to be the word of god. Find thousands of lds books, movies, music and more. President hinkley, the prophet and revelator of the mormon church, has publicly declared that the jesus of mormonism and traditional christianity are not the same. In response, jesus in the gospels sometimes spoke from the perspective of his divinity and at other times from the perspective of his. Nephi speaks of the father, and of the son, and of the holy ghost, which is one god. Published more than eight decades ago and translated into many languages, jesus the christ, has become a truly classic volume in mormon literature. The addition of the son of to four passages in 1 nephi does not change the book of mormon s teaching that jesus christ is the god of old testament israel. The book of mormon is the most correct of any book on earth because it centers upon the truth see john 14.
The book of mormon is another testament of jesus christ. For do we not read that god is the same yesterday, today and forever, and in him there is no variableness, neither shadow of changing. Most church people say jesus is god, but that is far from the truth. I believe that the book of mormon and the bible are the word of god. The father, son, and holy ghost are three separate gods. Yet, essential mormon doctrines arent even found in it. What the book of mormon tells us about jesus christ.
Mar 01, 2009 the book of mormon is the word of god. Nov 26, 2017 here are two things there are of course others. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the position of the church. Why do mormons say jesus is not god, when the book of mormon states jesus is god. Smith, they will say, translated the book of mormon from golden plates he dug up in a hill in new york in the early 1800s. The people pitch their tents near the temple in zarahemla. Another testament of jesus christ is to convey to the modern world powerful testimonies of the divine mission and essential attributes of jesus christ, to the convincing of the jew and gentile that jesus is the christ, the eternal god. How the book of mormon was translated let us reason. The book of mormon is a musical comedy with music, lyrics and book by trey parker, robert lopez, and matt stone. After each left, another angel showed up, but it was not one from god, and he did not have a body. God the father according to mormonism mormonism research. According to mormonism, jesus is a created being, the first spirit to be born of the father mormon doctrine, p.
They tell us the book of mormon states that jesus was begotten conceived of the holy ghost. This has caused many to wonder whether the book of mormon teaches a trinitarian concept of god. The book of mormon, a larky buddy story about two american mormons who go to. The book of abraham is traditionally held by several latter day saint denominations as having been translated from an egyptian papyrus scroll by joseph smith, the founder of the latter day saint movement. The crucifixion of jesus is recorded in the new testament books, known as the gospels matthew, mark, luke and john. Latinautor umpg, walt disney music company publishing, bmi broadcast music. Any one hungering and thirsting after gods opinion should read this book. The falsity of mormonism what about the book of mormon.
Specifically, the book of mormon was prepared for our day so that we would learn and grow by readings the words of ancient prophets in the americas. The book of mormon contradicts itself and other inspired mormon writings. All this has led to considerable misunderstanding about what latterday saints believe about the central subject of christian religion. Apr 01, 20 the book of mormon contains more references to the savior than even the bible and it is difficult to find even one page that does not refer to him or to some aspect of his gospel.
Miriam robarts yes, i believe that god inspired and instructed many prophets to keep records and then a prophet compiled them in the book of mormon, similar to howmore yes, i believe that god inspired and instructed many prophets to keep records and then a prophet compiled them in the book of mormon, similar to how the bible was written by many prophets. Smith, they will say, translated the book of mormon from golden plates he dug up. Jun 25, 2019 the church of jesus christ of latterday saints has a fouryear seminary program for students ages 1418. Its largest denomination is headquartered in utah and goes by the name the church of jesus christ of latterday saints.
The doctrine that god is nothing more than an exalted man with a body of flesh and bones appears nowhere in the book of mormon. Nov 06, 2006 although the beliefs of mormons is not in harmony with the bible, the same applies to most people who call themselves christian. This book was written to people who are interested in gods opinion. According to mormon theology, jesus is the literal son of god and his goddess wife. Look at our name, theyll say, the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. He is not uniquely selfexistent, transcendent, or eternal. The simple fact of the matter is, the book of mormon description is general enough to be worthless. But some mormon people teach god was just a man at one time and that jesus was created when god had relations with mary. The teachings of jesus christ in the book of mormon are plain and preciousby divine design. Nor do the doctrines that men can become gods and that god the father has a god above him, who has a god above him, ad infinitum. The central purpose of the book of mormon is its testament of jesus christ. The teaching that jesus and satan are spirit brothers is one of the many false teachings of the mormons latterday saints and, to some degree, also the jehovahs witnesses. Jesus christ is not god is a great guage to help you determine what you think about god. Published october 28, 2012 basic doctrines, christianity, holy trinity, jesus christ 5 comments tags.
The nineteenthcentury mormon prophet joseph smith published a new scripture dominated by the figure of jesus christ, dictated revelations presented as the words of the christian savior, spoke of encountering jesus in visions, and told his followers that their messiah and king would soon return to the earth. In the early years, mormon leader brigham young taught that adam was the father of the spirit of jesus, and that adam is god. Jesus in mormonism mormon christology religionfacts. Mormonism and the nature of godgod is a spirit fairmormon. Mormon doctrine states that there are many gods only one of which we are directly involved with, which got together to create the universe. Joseph smith at the age of 16 maybe 14,15 or 17 was led to the site of the plates by the angel moroni, joseph was instructed not to remove the items until he was given permission. Following the teachings in the scriptures helps me grow closer to my heavenly father and jesus christ. Lehi and his family had been commanded by god not to light fires. I am grateful for the scriptures and the peace that they bring to my life. The book of mormon urgesanyone who readsit to ask god ifthe book and the things it teaches are true moroni 10. Nor does the doctrine of jesus christ being the spirit brother of lucifer.
Itpromises that by the power of theholy ghost you can know the truthof all things. I can tell you i know for myself the book of mormon is true. Hinckley says that mormons believe in a different jesus. Does the book of mormon say jesus is god yahoo answers. This concept is taught in more than a dozen other passages whose readings remain unchanged from the original manuscripts. Contemporary mormonism presents the book of mormon as another testament of jesus christ, but the jesus of the book of mormon is not the only begotten son of god, the second person of the trinity, or the one through whose death on the cross we can be saved from our sins. They primarily belong to the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, or lds, which is headquartered in salt lake city, utah, and has more. Have you ever wondered how mormonsproperly referred to as members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saintsgot their. Plain and precious truths of christ in the book of mormon. The teachings contained in john 17 likewise harmonize well with many book of mormon passages. Like the bible, the book of mormon is a book of scripture that teaches about jesus. The book of mormon false testament introduction while reading the book of mormon, this socalled other testament of jesus christ, i noticed something very eyeopening, something that gives away the true nature and origin of this book.
Abinadi taught that jesus christ was both the father and the son. One of the teachings found in the both the bible and book of mormon is love. Other book of mormon scriptures speak in similar terms. Each year students study one of the four books of scripture and with each study program, theres a set of 25 scripture mastery scriptures. The foregoing are not by any means all of the references in the book of mormon identifying jesus as the ancient god of israel known as jehovah, but they are sufficient to establish the idea. Is jesus in fact jehovah, the god of the old testament. The book of mormon teaching that these divine commands are contradictory, and that god expected adam and eve to figure out that in reality he wanted them to break the latter command of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it in order to keep the former be fruitful and multiply, has no basis in logic or the.
Jesus christ mormonism, the mormon church, beliefs. It is the word of god and, like the bible, gives us guidance and inspiration in our daily lives. Dear mormons, you dont know the book of mormon is true. Mormonism is the predominant religious tradition of the latter day saint movement of restorationist christianity started by joseph smith in western new york in. Top 40 inspirational book of mormon scriptures the lifey app. The psalms declare i will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth psalms 89. For example, one thing that jesus emphasized in these chapters was the importance of keeping god s commandments. By viewing abinadis teachings through the lenses of mesoamerican deity complexes, however, a different understanding emerges. The claim is often heard that there are more than 4000 changes to the book of mormon text. The mormon doctrine of god is not the same as the historic christian view. Taken from mormonism is not christianity used by permission. He was not born without the aid of man, and that man was god. What details in the book of mormon are not in the bible. Discover how you can come closer to god by reading from its pages.
Paul declares that jesus christ is the image of the invisible god, the firstborn of every creature colossians 1. The truth is they worship another jesus, proclaim another gospel, and teach the skin of the truth stuffed with a lie. In 1841 joseph smith declared that the book of mormon was the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to god by abiding by its precepts than by any other book teachings of the prophet joseph smith, 194. Why do mormons say jesus is not god, when the book of.
Jesus christ is not god the son or even god himself. Kolob is a star or planet described in the book of abraham, a sacred text of the latter day saint movement. The book of mormon teaches that god the father, and his son jesus christ, and the holy ghost are one, with jesus appearing with a body of spirit before his birth, and with a tangible body after his resurrection. Do mormons believe that jesus was just a man who became god. King benjamin addresses his people mosiah 15 book of. The importance of commandments as taught in the book of mormon. Lds mormon jesus was not always god page 12 christian. The book of mormon affirms the bible teaching that jesus was god before he was born. Another testament of jesus christ which claims to be a record of gods. Mormon doctrine teaches that jesus christ was the firstborn of all gods children in the premortal life. The unique combination of these two factorsa focus on the. Its history was carefully written to build faith in christ, its stories show how that faith can lead to righteous actions, and its sermons and teachings explain the intricacies of christs doctrine. Contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible.
Mcconkie, for example, was a member of the 70s quorum, a very high ranking mormon and wrote the book, mormon doctrine, from which much of the documentation for this is taken. In light of such a fantastic claim, it behooves an individual to take a serious look at the precepts found in the book of mormon. The book of mormon talks about it at much greater length e. The following excerpts about jesus christ are taken from an address to the harvard divinity school in march 2001 by robert l. And now, if ye have imagined up unto yourselves a god who doth vary, and in whom there is shadow of changing, then ye have imagined up unto yourselves a god who is not a god of miracles mormon 9. Its pretty clear from reading the bom that it states jesus and god the father are one and the same it even mentions the trinity directly. Is there one god according to the bible and book of mormon. According to joseph smith, he was seventeen years of age when an angel of god named. He is not only the center of mormon worship, he leads the church personally through revelation to his prophet the president of the church and by giving the authority to church priesthoodholders to act in his name. Distinctive mormon beliefs about jesus, not shared by mainstream christian denominations, include the following. Some cults argue that because jesus said no one knows the day or hour of his return except the father mark. In the book of mormon zeezrom asks amulek, is there more than one god. Mormons claim that jesus was a created being and not god.
Notably, the mormons believe that jesus was a god, but not god himself. Book of mormon difficulties, contradictions and explanations. The prophet jacob in the book of mormon taught, wherefore, my beloved brethren, reconcile yourself to the will of god, and not to the will of the devil and the flesh. I prayed about it, asked for an answer that i could not mistake, and i was visited by 2 angels who shook my hand each. The book of mormon is the most correct of any book on earth, joseph smith stated, and the keystone 1 of our religion. A book of mormon prophet, king benjamin, gathers his people to hear him preach the gospel of jesus christ one last time. Mormons views about god have varied widely over their short history. Anyone who reads the book gains a fuller appreciation for god s love for his children, and realizes that his plan for us is not bound by geographical borders. Were taught of god s and christs love for us, how we should love them, and also how we should love others. Test your knowledge of the book of mormon mormonism. May 20, 2018 he was even created from god into mary for this one purposes, as a sacrifice. Why is the book of mormon so focused on jesus christ. The book of mormon teaches the gospel of jesus christ, outlines god s plan of happiness for his children, and tells them what they must do to gain peace in this life and exaltation in the life. Mormonism claims to be a christian religion, the only true christian religion.
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