Category: Christianity
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LDS Church Leaders Declare Christianity to be in a State of Total Apostasy
By Sandra Tanner The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as the Mormons, claims that with the death of Jesus’ apostles the Christian church went into total apostasy. This lasted until God chose Joseph Smith to restore the true faith in 1830. LDS Apostle Bruce R. McConkie stated: If it had not…
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The Importance of Joseph Smith in Mormonism
LDS leaders teach that the gospel requires not only faith in Jesus Christ but also acceptance of Joseph Smith as a true prophet and obedience to church ordinances for full eternal life.
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How Does the LDS Church View the Bible?
By Sandra Tanner While Christians view the Bible as the final authority on doctrinal matters, the LDS Church holds that their other books of scripture and their prophets are more reliable than the Bible. Christian View of the Bible LDS Church View of the Bible Accurate All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and…
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Gethsemane and Christ’s Blood in LDS References
By Sandra Tanner The LDS Church claims that Jesus suffered for our sins mainly in Gethsemane, thus minimizing the importance of the cross. In the Encyclopedia of Mormonism, under the heading of GETHSEMANE, we read: . . . For Latter-day Saints, Gethsemane was the scene of Jesus’ greatest agony, even surpassing that which he suffered…
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Bible Verses Relating to LDS Teachings on Temple Work
LDS temples and their ceremonies, which are said to restore ancient Jewish/Christian practices essential to eternal life, bear no resemblance to either the Old or New Testament records.
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Temples and the Bible
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner One of the most important tenets of the LDS Church is the necessity of temple ordinances. LDS Apostle Bruce R. McConkie explained: From the days of Adam to the present, whenever the Lord has had a people on earth, temples and temple ordinances have been a crowning feature of their…
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Is Polygamy Part of God’s Plan for Marriage?
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner When God created humans He instituted His plan for marriage: one man should have one wife. Genesis 2:24 states: Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife; and they shall be one flesh.(Genesis 2:24, KJV) [Bold in quotations is added for emphasis…
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Bible and Book of Mormon Contradictions
By Sandra Tanner The LDS church claims the Bible as one of its four scriptures (with the caveat, “as far as it is translated correctly”). However, there are serious contradictions between it and the other three, despite inspiration by the same God, supposedly. Consider some of these contradictions below. 1. The Gospel The Bible plainly…
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How Do We Test a Prophet?
By Sandra Tanner The LDS presentation of the gospel relies on prayer and expectations of a subjective feeling (a “burning in the bosom”) to determine its truthfulness. But this does not match the biblical example. Frequently a person will say to me that the Mormon (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) missionaries have challenged…
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The True Church
Jesus taught in the Bible that all true believers are part of his body, which is the ‘true church,’ not a specific institution.