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CUL:Contradictions between the Book of Mormon and the Bible 2/22/87
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The following quotes examine what Mormon theology teaches as opposed
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to what Christianity teaches. CCN wishes to make clear this is not an
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attack on Mormons, but a defense of what Christ taught.
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I. ON THE NATURE OF GOD'S BEING:
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MORMONISM: "The Father has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as
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man's; the Son also; but the Holy Ghost has not a body of flesh and
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bones, but is a personage of spirit. Were it not so, the Holy Ghost
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could not dwell in us." - Joseph Smith, Doctrine and Covenants, 130:22
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CHRISTIANITY: "God is spirit; and those who worship Him must
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worship in spirit and truth." - Jesus Christ, John 4:24
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II. ON HOW MANY GODS EXIST:
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MORMONISM: "And then the Lord said: Let us go down. And they went
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down at the beginning, and they, that is the Gods, organized and
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formed the heavens and the earth." - Joseph Smith, (allegedly from a
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translation of an ancient papyrus), Pearl of Great Price, Abraham 4:1
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CHRISTIANITY: "You are my witnesses, " declares the Lord, "And my
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servant whom I have chosen, in order that you may know and believe Me,
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and understand that I am He. Before Me there was no God formed, and
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there will be none after Me." - Isaiah 43:10
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III. ON WHO CAN BECOME A GOD:
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MORMONISM: "As man is now, God once was. As God is now, man may
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become."
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CHRISTIANITY: "How have you fallen from heaven, O star of the
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morning, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the earth, you who
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have weakened nations! But you have said in your heart, I will ascend
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to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God, and I will
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sit on the mount of assembly in the recesses of the north. I will
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ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the
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Most High. Nevertheless you will be thrust down to Sheol, to the
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recesses of the pit." - Isaiah 14:12-15
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Read again Isaiah 43:10 and note that there were no Gods formed
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before God and there will be none formed after.
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"Then the Lord God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of Us,
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knowing good and evil: and now, lest he stretch out his hand, and take
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also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever -" - Genesis 3:22
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(note: some Mormons may claim that this verse "proves" the existence
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of more than one God due to the words "like one of US". However, if you
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notice, the verse, in context, reads "Then the LORD GOD (singular)
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said, Behold, the man has become like one of US (plural)". This verse
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actually helps illustrate the existence of ONE GOD eternally existent
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in THREE MINISTERING ENTITIES. Both verses show that it is not in God's
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plan for man to be as God or to be a God. Notice what Satan's "reward"
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was for his attempt to make himself "like the Most High" ... eternal
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damnation.)
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IV. ON THE SOURCE & TESTING PROCESS OF DIVINE REVELATION:
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MORMONISM: "While I was thus in the act of calling upon God, I
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discovered a light appearing in my room, which continued to increase
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until the room was lighter than at noonday, when immediately a
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personage appeared at my bedside, standing in the air, for his feet did
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not touch the floor. He had on a loose robe of most exquisite
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whiteness. ... He called me by name, and said unto me that he was a
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messenger sent from the presence of God to me, and that his name was
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Moroni; that God had a work for me to do; ... He said there was a book
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deposited, written upon gold plates, giving an account of the former
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inhabitants of this continent, and the source from whence they sprang.
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He also said that the fullness of the everlasting Gospel was contained
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in it, as delivered by the Savior to the ancient inhabitants;" - Joseph
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Smith, The Origin of the Book of Mormon, the Book of Mormon
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CHRISTIANITY: "But though we, or an Angel from heaven, should preach
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to you a gospel contrary to that which we have preached to you, let him
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be accursed. As we have said before, so I say again now, if any man is
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preaching to you a gospel contrary to that which you received, let him
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be accursed." - the apostle Paul, Galatians 1:8-9
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(note: the Greek word for "accursed" used in this text is ANATHEMA,
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translated the Divine Curse. This is the only place in the entire
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Bible this word is used, and it's use here underscores the severity of
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teaching false doctrines.)
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"For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising
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themselves as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for even Satan
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disguises himself as an angel of light." - the apostle Paul, 2
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Corinthians 11:13-14
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(note: some have asked how could Mormonism be wrong when the message
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was delivered by an angel? Consider 2 points: first, Satan can appear
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as "an angel of light" and secondly, the messenger sent to Joseph Smith
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brought teachings contradictory to previous revelations from God. God
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is not a God of confusion, and will not contradict Himself.)
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V. ON WHO ADAM WAS:
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MORMONISM: When our father, Adam, came into the Garden of Eden, he
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came into it with a celestial body ... he is our father and God and
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the only God with whom we have to do." - Brigham Young, April 9, 1852,
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Journal of Discourses, Vol. 1, page 50
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CHRISTIANITY: "Then the Lord God formed man of the dust from the
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ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man
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became a living being." - Genesis 2:7
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VI. Joseph Smith's boast elevating himself above Christ:
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"God is in the still small voice. In all these affidavits,
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indictments, it is all of the devil - all corruption. Come on! ye
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prosecutors! ye false swearers! All hell boil over! Ye burning
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mountains, roll down your lava! for I will come out on top at last. I
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have more to boast of than ever any man had. I am the only man that has
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ever been able to keep a whole church together since the days of Adam.
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A large majority of the whole have stood by me. Neither Paul, John,
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Peter nor Jesus ever did it. I boast that no man ever did such a work
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as I. The followers of Jesus ran away from Him; but the Latter-day
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Saints never ran away from me yet" - Joseph Smith, History of the
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Church, 6:408-9
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VII. Check out the following verses dealing with:
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a. Biblical prophesies dealing with the rise of cults and visions
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- 2 Corinthians 11:13-15
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- Colossians 2:18-23
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b. "testing" of a prophet to see if they are of God
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- Deuteronomy 18:20-22
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- Deuteronomy 13:1-3
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