Is the Book of Mormon True? Part 2

Book of Mormon
“ We invite all men everywhere to read the Book of Mormon, to ponder in their hearts the message it contains, and then to ask God , the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ if the book is true . Those who pursue this course and ask in faith will gain a testimony of its truth and divinity by the power of the Holy Ghost.” (See Moroni 10:3-5 .)

Introduction
In this lesson we focus on Mormon teachings:
About God, Jesus and Satan, and about Salvation.
We will see the casual teachings when they come to your home, but also the deep seeded and perverted teachings that are not taught in your homes.

Doctrines of the Books

Just one God. Dt. 6:4, 1 Cor. 8:4
The Doctrine of God “ Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one! Deuteronomy 6:4

Just one God. Dt. 6:4, 1 Cor. 8:4
The Doctrine of God … We know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God but one. 1 Corinthians 8:4

Monotheistic ( teaching at the door )
Stephen Robinson : “The Latter-day Saints (should) be considered worshipers of the one true God.”
He also states, “The Latter-day Saints accept unequivocally all the biblical teachings on the nature of God.”
The Doctrine of God
Stephen Robinson (chairman of the Department of Ancient Scriptures at Brigham Young University)

Joseph Smith: “In the beginning, the head of the gods called a council of the gods; and they came together and concocted a plan to create the world and (the) people in it.”
Prophet Joseph Smith, Jr., History of the Church , v. 6, pp. 307, 308
The Doctrine of God

Abraham 4:1-3: 1 And then the Lord said: Let us go down . And they went down at the beginning, and they, that is the Gods , organized and formed the heavens and the earth. 2 And the earth, after it was formed, was empty and desolate, because they had not formed anything but the earth; and darkness reigned upon the face of the deep, and the Spirit of the Gods was brooding upon the face of the waters. 3 And they (the Gods) said: Let there be light; and there was light.
The Doctrine of God

Jesus is God, who was manifest in the flesh. Gen. 1:26; Jn. 1:1-3, 14; Phil. 2:5-8
Teachings About Jesus and Satan Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness… Genesis 1:26

Jesus is God, who was manifest in the flesh. Gen. 1:26; Jn. 1:1,14; Phil. 2:5-8
Teachings About Jesus and Satan In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God…. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us. John 1:1, 14

Jesus is God, who was manifest in the flesh. Gen. 1:26; Jn. 1:1,14; Phil. 2:5-8
Teachings About Jesus and Satan … Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God… taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. Philippians 2:5-8

Teachings About Jesus and Satan
Mormon’s spin for mainstream Christian listeners : “We believe, as other Christians believe and as Paul wrote, that God is the father of all,” said the spokeswoman, Kim Farah. “That means that all beings were created by God and are his spirit children. Christ, on the other hand, was the only begotten in the flesh and we worship him as the son of God and the savior of mankind. Satan is the exact opposite of who Christ is and what he stands for.”

Abraham 3:27-28: 27 And the Lord said: Whom shall I send? And one answered like unto the Son of Man: Here am I, send me. And another answered and said: Here am I, send me. And the Lord said: I will send the first. 28 And the second was angry, and kept not his first estate; and, at that day, many followed after him.
Teachings About Jesus and Satan

Spencer W. Kimball (12th president of LDS church) : “There is another power in this world forceful and vicious. In the wilderness of Judaea, on the temple's pinnacles and on the high mountain, a momentous contest took place between two brothers , Jehovah and Lucifer, sons of Elohim.”
Teachings About Jesus and Satan Spencer W. Kimball (12 th President), Conference Report, April 1964, Pg.95

His birth . Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:18; Luke 1:34-35
Teachings About Jesus’ Life Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel. Isaiah 7:14

His birth . Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:18; Luke 1:34-35
Teachings About Jesus’ Life Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. Matthew 1:18

Teachings About Jesus’ Life
Jesus “was born in the same personal, real and literal sense that any mortal son is born to a mortal father”
His birth
Bruce R. McConkie (LDS apostle), Mormon Doctrine, pp. 547, 742

Ezra Taft Benson : “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints proclaims that Jesus Christ is the Son of God in the most literal sense. The body in which He performed His mission in the flesh was sired by that same Holy Being we worship as God, our Eternal Father. Jesus was not the son of Joseph, nor was He begotten by the Holy Ghost”
His birth
Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson (13 th President) , p. 7; cf. Come unto Christ , p. 4

Christ had a “unique status in the flesh as the offspring of a mortal mother and of an immortal or resurrected and glorified Father (Adam)”
His birth
James Talmage (LDS apostle), Articles of Faith, p. 473

Doctrine of Salvation
Passage Mormon Missionaries use at the end of each study: And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart , with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you , by the power of the Holy Ghost. 5 And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things. Moroni 10:4-5

Doctrine of Salvation
“ Full salvation is attained by virtue of knowledge, truth, righteousness, and all true principles….There is no salvation outside The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.” Mormon apostle Bruce McConkie
Bruce R. McConkie (LDS apostle), Mormon Doctrine, p. 670

Hear the gospel of Jesus Christ as taught by His apostles that lived with Him. Matt. 28:18-20
Doctrine of Salvation Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit… Matthew 28:18-20

Respond to the gospel message by believing and confessing Jesus as the Christ. Rom. 10:9
Doctrine of Salvation that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9

Respond by repenting of your sins and being baptized into Christ for the remission of your sins. Acts 2:38
Doctrine of Salvation “ Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. Acts 2:38

The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie 2 Thessalonians 2:9-11 Plea to Mormon Neighbors

But there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed . Galatians 1:7-8 Warning to Faithful Christians

Is the Book of Mormon True? Part 2

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