Interestingly, the Muslim religion was founded the same way as the Mormon religion. Both Mohammed and Joseph Smith claimed to have been visited by an angel. Both were illiterate men. Both believed in polygamy. Both made up their own “sacred texts” that taught new and heretical “doctrines”/practices. (the Koran and Book of Mormon). What is also of importance is that Mohammed at first believed this “angel” was Satan and was very afraid. Yet his wife convinced him otherwise.
blessings,
CEM
I am curious CEM, which heretical doctrines are found in the Book of Mormon? If you cannot provide such examples in the Book of Mormon, why on earth would you state such a thing?
There is such vast difference between knowledge of a subject and repeating the fallacy of others. As my mother always taught me, “if you don’t know what you are talking about, hold your tongue.” To speak from ignorance while feigning knowledge causes others to doubt all that you say. The problem is that you have truth to speak; please don’t bury it with such inane statements.
The Book of Mormon is fairly innocuous from doctrinal position. The only doctrine in it that would cause a Catholic to reject is its declaration that all children that die do not need to be baptized because they are covered by the atonement of Jesus Christ.
I KNOW what I am talking about. Have you researched any of it? I also have a first edition of the Book of Mormon - the orginal that was given to me by my ex-Mormon friend who is now deceased. She was like a mother to me and a grandmother to my children. She taught me much and I have much material.
You want quotes - I’ll give you quotes:
For example:
In 2 Nephi 5:21, “hardened their hearts against him, that they had become like unto a flint; wherfore as they were white, and exceedinly fair and delightsome, that they might not be enticing unto my people the Lord God did cause skin of blackness to come upon them.”
This is where they get their teaching ***that those cursed by God will get black skin and those who are God’s “chosen” people are white skinned. ***They were forbidden to intermarry. If you are white and become cursed by God, your skin will turn black. If a dark-skinned person becomes Mormon, then their skin was supposed to turn white. The earlier Mormons were suprised when this didn’t occur when the first few Native American Indians and blacks converted and their skin didn’t miraculously turn whtie. So they eventually canged their thinking on this and concluded that by intermarriage among the Mormons, down through the ages, eventually the darkened skin would cease and only white would then be predominant.
Brigham Young,
Journal of Discourses, pg. 110, “Shall I tell you the law of God in regard to the African race: If the whtie man who belongs to the chosen seeds mixes his blood with the seed of Cain the penalty under the law of God is death on the spot.
This will always be so.”
*July 17th, 1947, statement from the first presidency *(which is the Mormon prophet and his tow counselors): "From the days of the prophet Joseph Smith even until now, it has been the doctrine of the church never questioned by any of the church leaders
that the Negros are not entitled to the full blessings fo the gospel."
1852,
Brigham Young,
Journal of Discourses, said in his address, “The first presidency, the twelve, the high council, the bishopric, and all the elders of Israel – supoose we summons them to appear here, and there declare that it is right to mingle our seed with the black race of Cain. That they shall come in with us and be partakers with us of all the blessings that God has given us.
On that very day and hour we should do that, the Priesthood is taken form the (Mormon) **church and the kingdom of God is left to its fate. The moment we consent to mingle wit the seed of Cain the **(Mormon)
church must go to destrucion. We should receive the curse which has been placed upon the seed of Cain and nevermore be numbered with the children of Adam who are heirs to the Priesthood until that curse be removed.”
In 1958, the Mormon apostle
Bruce McConkie wrote the comprehensive work called “
Mormon Doctrine” and said this: “Negro’s in this life are denied the Priesthood. Under
no circumstances can they hold this delegation of authority from the Almighty. The gospel message of salvation is not carried affirmatively to them.”
This is against the Word of God in the Holy Scriptures, for the salvation that Jesus offered belongs to ALL MEN should they accept it and does not forbid anyone regardless of race/color of skin.
There are many heresies taught by Mormon leaders, and anyone who takes up the Holy Word of God (Bible) and compares Jesus’ teachings and that of the Apostles whom Jesus put in charge/ordained, to that of Mormonisms teachings, you will see teachings opposed to that of Jesus’ teachings.
They teach that God is not ONE (do not believe in the Trinity): they teach that the Father is one god, that Jesus is a separate, lesser god, and that the Holy Spirit is another god. Three individual and separate “gods” and that they each have a physical body (except the Holy Spirit).
Doctrine and Covenants, 1985, Sec. 130:22, p. 265 ,one of the four sacred volumes of Mormonism declares, "The Father has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as man’s; the Son also; but the Holy Ghost has not a body of flesh and bones… THAT is a heresy!! See what Jesus said:
Jesus said, “God is a spirit…” (John 4:24).
to be continued…
