Transcript Mormonism Facts

Mormonism
Facts
 Commonly known as the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-Day Saints
 Claim that their Church, as established by
Christ, did not survive in it’s original form,
and was restored in modern times by divine
means through the modern prophet, Joseph
Smith.
Mormonism
What do they Believe?
 Although Mormons regard the Bible as the Word
of God, they say the record is incomplete.
 They also consider The Book of Mormon,
Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great
Price to be divinely inspired, and they regard them
as holy scripture.
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What do they Believe?
 Since man was created in God’s image, they
believe that the Supreme Being of God the Father,
who is a living, eternal Being, has a glorified body
of flesh and bone
 They believe God created people as spirit children
before the earth was made
 They believe Jesus was the first spirit child and he
created the world under the direction of God the
Father.
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Christianity
vs.
 One God of the
Universe
 One God makes up the
Trinity
 God’s power is
unlimited, beyond
human understanding
 God is without
beginning or end
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 One God of this world
but many gods in the
universe
 three separate gods
make up one godhead
 God’s power is limited
by human attributes
 God has a beginning is an offspring of
another god
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Christianity
vs.
 God created the entire
universe ex nihilo
 God is unchanging
 Jesus is Savior - His
perfect life and
sacrificial death gain
eternal life for all who
believe
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 God didn’t create the
universe but arranged
what was already in it
 God was once a man
who worked his way
to godhood
 Jesus is Savior - His
atonement gains
physical resurrection
for all His people
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Christianity
vs.
 Through faith, Christians
receive Christ’s work and
perfection
 Jesus paid our debt to sin
so that we don’t have
debt
 our life, spirit, and body
begin at conception
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 Must prove own
worthiness and earn
own perfection
 Jesus refinanced our debt to
sin but we still have our
entire debt to pay him
 spirit life begins in the
pre-existence where we
mature as spirits before
coming to earth
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Christianity
 Adam committed
original sin and so, the
entire creation was
cursed
 Man is born sinful man’s natural
inclination is to sin
 Man is saved by faith
in Christ alone
vs.
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 Adam fell so that man could
have the joys of physical
bodies, procreation, and
opportunity to gain eternal life
 Man is born without sin natural inclination to do
good
 Man is saved by faith and
works
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Christianity
vs.
 All who believe in
Christ’s redemptive
and substitutionary
works are members of
the invisible (True)
Church
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 The only true church
is the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-Day
Saints
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Witnessing Fundamentals
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Afraid of leaving Mormonism?
Trust in God’s Word (The Bible)
Read and Study God’s Word
Turn to God’s Word for all your answers
Recognize the true nature of God
Build a relationship with Jesus
Mormonism
Witnessing Fundamentals
 Recognize the unconditional blessings of the
Christian life
 learn to use and not fear Christian freedom
 “Unlearn” conditioned responses
 Come to grips with the errors of Mormonism and
having been deceived
 You are welcome into our church setting
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Resources
 www.truthinlovetomormons.com
 the “M” World Book Encyclopedia Mormons