Doctrines of The Latter Day Saints of deception (Mormons/LDS)

By Don Koenig

The Mormon Church goes to great effort to portray itself as an orthodox Christian denomination. The truth is that the doctrines of the Latter Day Saints are in direct opposition to the Christian faith. Many Christians have believed this masquerade and think that Mormons are saved. In much of what they teach, they use Christian terminology but let us examine what their founders really taught:

(Many of the following bullet statements are excerpts from the Kingdom of the Cults, by Dr. Walter Martin)

• The Mormons believe in many gods - these gods procreate spirit children
• Latter day Saints believe that God the Father was and is a man of flesh and bone who once lived on another planet and who progressed to become the God of this world
• Mormons say Jesus was not begotten by the Holy Spirit, they say that Father God had physical sex with Mary to produce Jesus (early teaching)
• The Mormon god is eternally progressing and learning new things
• The Mormon Jesus is progressing and may become god of another planet
• Brigham Young (who cannot error according to their doctrine) said that, "Adam is our father and God. Adam is the Ancient of Days and also Michael the Archangel" (Later other prophets of the Mormon Church claimed that this inerrant doctrine of Brigham Young is false)
• The Latter Day Saints doctrine of the trinity is perverted and is nothing like the trinity of orthodox Christianity. They teach that there are three Gods (or four - some say the Holy Ghost is different from the Holy Spirit)
• Mormons believe that we were preexistent souls before we were born in the flesh
• The Latter Day Saints have corrected obvious errors in books that they say are inspired inerrant holy books. There have been 4000 documented word changes in the book of Mormon alone since 1830.
• The Latter Day Saints rewrote their history to be more credible
• Mormons believe that Jesus and Lucifer are spirit brothers
• The Latter Day Saints teach the doctrine of universal salvation and that there is no eternal hell except for those who will not progress. Hell only applies to those who leave Mormonism or will not become Mormon in the next life
• Mormons have conflicting theology about the Holy Spirit in their own writings and some refer to the Holy Spirit as an "It"
• Much of the original book of Mormon that they say was given to their founder by an angel - letter by letter - was plagiarized from the King James Bible errors and all. Since much of the book of Mormon is quoted from the King James Bible, the book of Mormon itself can be used to refute most of the practices and beliefs of Mormonism today
• The Latter Day Saints say that their church prophets are on the same level as the old testament prophets and that their doctrine cannot be in error
• The Latter Day Saints believe that each head of the Mormon Church wears the mantle of a prophet and that their church doctrine cannot be in error
• The Latter Day Saints doctrine of salvation is not by faith in Jesus alone. To be saved one must have faith, be baptized by immersion, keep the teachings of the Mormon Church, do good works and keep the commandments.
• The Latter Day Saints have said that God was predestined to sin which they equate with the fall into mortality. The fall happened so that more potential gods could come into being and reach godhood
• Mormons have said that Jesus married both Mary and Martha and had children
• LDS teaches a limited atonement; Brigham Young said "the blood of Jesus was ineffective for the cleansing of some sins. Those that believe it will lose their salvation"
• The Latter Day Saints idea of needing God's grace is that grace is needed so we may have power to progress and become like God. All Mormons must strive for perfection, sanctification and godhood
• Mormons believe that the family unit will endure unto eternity and some go through baptism rituals in the temple to save unbaptized dead.
• They say when Jesus returns that the Mormons will be gathered together in new Jerusalem in Missouri before the judgment
• The Latter Day Saints have three heavens - one for the heathen, one for the Christians and one for good Mormons. When Mormons progress enough to be gods they will get a planet of their own to rule
• The Mormons have added to the word of God by adding to the canon their Doctrine and Covenants, the Pearl of Great Price, and the Book of Mormon. The books have contradictions with each other and with the Bible
• There is no archeological evidence to support the claims of the book of Mormon and there is much to refute it
• The book of Mormon shows lack of knowledge about world history
• The book of Mormon contains words that were not in existence at the time it was said to have been written (500 - 600 BC) - words such as Church, Christ, Bible etc.
• Some of the book of Mormon may have come from a work of fiction on the American Indians by Solomon Spaulding but the theology seems to be that of Sidney Rigdon
• The book of Mormon contains a quote from Shakespeare - 1 Nephi 1:14b
• The Latter Day Saints teach as man is, God once was; as God is, man may become
• The prophet Joseph Smith of Mormonism has documented false prophecies
• The Latter Day Saints say that all Christian sects are wrong and that all their creeds are an abomination
• LDS claims to be the priesthood of Aaron and Melchizedek
• The Latter Day Saints have had a history of white supremacy and until recently did not let blacks into the priesthood
• The Mormons teach that the American Indian is a decedent of Israel and Semitic, yet scientific genetics teaches that the American Indian is of the Mongoloid race and from Asia
• Mormons are told to wear holy underwear with mystical Masonic markings to protect them from harm

The Mormons have a different Jesus

The Church of the Latter Day Saints has a different Jesus than the Jesus of scripture. They use Christian terms like born again, saved, trinity, Father God, etc., however, the meanings they put on these Christian terms are entirely different. The Mormon message supposedly was given to them by the angel Moroni. The apostle Paul warned about angels with false doctrine in Galatians 1:8, 9, "If an angel from heaven proclaims any other gospel than the one you received let him be cursed by God".

The real Jesus wants for Mormons to find out the truth.

If you are considering joining the Latter Day Saints, realize that their Jesus does not exist and never saved anyone. Why join with a counterfeit Jesus when the real Jesus is waiting for you to believe in Him? He said, all those that come to me I will in no way cast out. If you think you can progress to become a God as Mormons believe, then you have much in common with paganism, and eastern religions but this is not Christianity.

If the Latter Day Saints wish to know the real Jesus of Scripture He can be known by accepting Him and His finished work on the cross by faith in Him alone. No ordinances of the Church or good works have any part in salvation.

Many say Mormons are saved because they confess Jesus, but the Jesus they confess they also deny with their doctrine. So unless they have a genuine regeneration in the spirit and accept the sacrifice that Jesus did to pay for all their sins they are not really later day saints.

For more information please read the following book or one of Dr. Martin's other writings. "The Kingdom of the Cults" by Dr. Walter Martin. Also read the following articles.

The Achillies heal of Mormonism

Mormonsinshock.com gives evidence about the DNA claims

Also, check "Saints Alive in Jesus" and my apologetics links on my website directory for links to experts who deal with the claims of Mormonism.

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