Many cults “believe in Jesus” in different ways, but are definitely not Christian in the biblical sense. Their doctrine/beliefs would be contrary to biblical teachings. Mormons cannot be considered Christian because they believe in a different gospel, and therefore a different Jesus. According to LDS teaching, the Book of Mormon (“Another Testament of Jesus Christ”) more »

Great point. The Mormon belief that Jesus and Satan are brothers comes from Mormon scriptures, of course, not the Bible. Joseph Smith taught that before this life all of mankind lived with God as his spirit children. These spirit children came from a physical union between Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother. Their children, then, were more »

Is there anything I can say to my Mormon cousin to make her think or question her beliefs? We have had talks and so far we just agree to disagree. First, you have not said what you have already discussed with your cousin and what you have agreed to disagree about. We’ve seen different results, more »

Why are they [Mormons] not witnessed to as much as we [Christians] are from them, when their way can so simply be proven false, and against the One True God? That is a great question. It is our prayer that Christians who know the Word will take the opportunity to invite the Mormon missionaries into more »

Our son is married to a Mormon for 10 years now, this past year we have been ostracized by, or at least orchestrated by his wife and our son. Is this part and parcel of Mormonism, or is this just a personality conspiracy? This behavior is fairly common in Mormonism (the LDS church). We see more »

How is Mormonism any different than Protestantism, not in theology but in the fact that neither existed 500 years ago much less 2000 years ago? Weren’t all Christians of the Catholic faith for the first thousand years? Should we not reject both Mormonism and Protestantism for the exact same reason? They were both impossible (historically) more »

Joseph Smith joined the Free Masons in 1842, prior to establishing the LDS temple ritual (History of the Church, by Joseph Smith, Deseret Book, 1978, Vol.4, Ch.32, p.550-2). This experience seems to have sparked his imagination and shortly thereafter he introduced his own secret ceremony, with similar wording and gestures. In the Encyclopedia of Mormonism more »

My pastor claims that the Seventh Day Adventist Denomination is just like the LDS church. He claims it is because they have the writings of a lady named Ellen G. White and (according to my pastor) they say HER writings are just like the writings of the founder of the LDS church. Would you happen more »

If God is an exalted man of flesh and bones like us (D&C 130) and lives on a planet near a star called Kolob, according to the Prophet Joseph Smith, does that make him an extraterrestrial being like the movie character “ET?” If God is or was a man of flesh and bones like us, more »

I heard something about upon getting married in the temple you are given a secret name which has to be spoken in order to get to heaven by your loved one. is there truth in this? Yes. The first time a Mormon attends the LDS temple endowment ceremony he/she will be given a new name [usually a more »

Can you stop a deceased family member from being baptized by a Mormon family member?  Can you make sure that family member is never baptized by proxy? No. As I understand it, once someone has died there is no legal recourse to prohibit any use of that person’s name.   You can inform the LDS Church more »

Does Mormonism support the facts of how the Mormon bible was written?  Can they provide the facts and evidence of the creation of the Mormon Bible and how it relates to the Holy Bible? While there are thousands of ancient manuscripts for the Bible, there are no ancient documents for the Book of Mormon.  Joseph more »

In studying Mormonism one needs to keep in mind that Joseph Smith’s doctrines evolved over the fourteen years he led their church.   Mormonism started in 1830 with a one God concept.  For instance, the Book of Mormon, which was Smith’s first scripture, teaches there is only one God.  In 2 Nephi 31:21 we read: And more »

The LDS Church teaches that there must be prophets in every generation.  Thus they believe that prophets were to continue after Christ ascended to heaven.  In Mormonism the president of their church is considered a prophet equal to Moses or Isaiah, and is the only one authorized today to speak for God and add to more »

The LDS Church teaches that prior to Christ’s return all Israelites will be gathered to Israel and that the Mormons will gather to Independence, Missouri (Zion), where Christ will return and set up his millennial reign.  Their 10th Article of Faith states: We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the restoration of more »

By their fruits ye shall know them.  Many will draw close to me with their mouths but their hearts are far from me.  The fruits of the Mormon Church are Christ-like. See you all at judgment day. This is an important issue—to examine the fruit of a particular person or faith group to test whether more »

I watch/support Glenn Beck’s web tv and I am wondering if he has read the “open letter” or responded to it. He has ties to Evangelicals and I am just curious if any of these people have presented the Gospel of Grace to him? I like him and pray for him, but I’m conflicted when more »

In the Mormon Church, Mitt is considered active and faithful. He holds a temple recommend, attends the temple, and has held various leadership positions in the Mormon Church both locally and at the stake level. He has served as a Stake President which means he presided over the priesthood and church members of about 10 more »

Eleven Mormons have run for the office of President of the United States since the 1840’s. Joseph Smith was the first. In the early years, Mormons wanted to rule their own people since they felt they had been persecuted unfairly and the U. S. government neglected to punish the perpetrators. Brigham Young and President Abraham more »

The LDS Church maintains that the true church will have both the Aaronic and Melchizedek Priesthoods.  Melchizedek is mentioned twice in the Old Testament, Genesis 14:18 and Psalms 110:4.  The Aaronic, or Levitical, priesthood was instituted under Moses. The LDS Church believes that the authority to act in God’s name was lost shortly after Christ’s more »

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