The Ol' Mormon "Switcheroo"?

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The Christian Gospel


  1. *]For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoev-
    er believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16) And
    if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace.
    (Romans 11:6)
    *]Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where
    sin abounded, grace did much more abound (Romans 5:20). There-
    fore it is of faith, that it might be by grace (Romans 4:16).
    *]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. For we are his
    workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath
    before ordained that we should walk in them. (Ephesians 2:8-10).
    *]Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus
    (Romans 3:24). Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but accord-
    ing to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of
    the Holy Ghost. (Titus 3:5)
    *]That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe
    in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
    (Romans 10:9)

    The Mormon Gospel

    1. *]Grace consists of God’s gift to His children wherein He gave His Only Begotten
      Son that whosoever would believe in Him and comply with His laws and ordinan-
      ces would have everlasting life. (Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson, pp. 353-354).

      *]Grace is granted to men proportionately as they conform to the standards of
      personal righteousness that are part of the gospel plan. (Bruce R. McConkie,
      Mormon Doctrine, p. 339).
      *]Yea, come unto Christ, and be perfected in him, and deny yourselves of all ungodli-
      ness; and if ye shall deny yourselves of all ungodliness, and love God with all your
      might, mind, and strength, then is his grace sufficient for you (Moroni 10:32, Book
      of Mormon)
      *]As with all other doctrines of salvation, justification is available because of
      the atoning sacrifice of Christ, but it becomes operative in the life of an in-
      dividual only on conditions of personal righteousness (McConkie, Mormon
      Doctrine, p. 408).
      *]Certain saved-by-grace-alone fanatics flatter their followers into believing
      they can be saved through no act other than confessing Christ with their
      lips (McConkie, Mormon Doctrine, p. 287).
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    1. **I don’t consider the terms “Mormon” and “Christian” as being mutually exclusive and therefore I accept all of the statements you listed above.

      Here are some more teachings. I would like know if you would place these under “Mormon Doctrine” or “Christian Doctrine”? I hope you will answer this one. Thanks.**
      1. “For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law but under grace? God forbid.
        Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
        But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine, which was delivered you. Being then made free from sin ye became the servants of righteousness.” Apostle Paul (Rom. 6:14-18)
      2. “Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered; And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him.” (Heb. 5:8-9)
      3. “Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.” Jesus Christ (Matt. 7:21)
 
I have a question. Ive seen this written many times before by Mormons. They say they still practice because of their families. Shouldnt God/Jesus be first in your life then your family? So Mormons would and do deny God/Jesus their glory?
 
kimg901 said:
I have a question. Ive seen this written many times before by Mormons. They say they still practice because of their families. Shouldnt God/Jesus be first in your life then your family? So Mormons would and do deny God/Jesus their glory?
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I can’t speak for all others, but at least in my case I’m not denying God his due glory, otherwise I wouldn’t even be investigating the Catholic Church at all… I’d be perfectly content in just going through the motions of being LDS and feigning faith, completely ignorant of all other religions just for the sake of family cohesiveness. If and when I finally get the witness I need to have faith in Catholicism I’ll have to face this issue head on. In the mean time, I’m not at all convinced of the truthfulness of Catholicism and so there’s really nothing compelling me to actively divorce myself from my Mormonism. Why would I leave if I haven’t yet anywhere to go?
 
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