Salvation is rooted in proper belief, which is summarized in the articles of faith, as well as right practices. A comparison between christian doctrine and mormon doctrine. The articles of faith provide a good summary of the beliefs of members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, but they do not. I just happen to have blooms book on my shelf at the moment and want to do something with it before it starts generating fines at the ridiculous rate of 25 cents per day which vastly overstates the daily harm i might inflict on the local reading community by. He gave us an insight on the religion, and how the musical corresponds with the basic beliefs. Several years ago while i was serving in a bishopbric, i was asked by a member of the stake presidency, a personal friend, to describe in a nutshell how i felt about the church.
Mormon prophets who lived from 600 bc to ad 400 wrote the book. Are latter day saints just another denomination of biblical christianity. Learn about mormonism mormons believe that the gospel of jesus christ, as restored on the earth through the prophet joseph smith, is the path to happiness in this life and life eternal. Please note that these teachings are documented from mormon writersnot antimormon writers. It is a christian church, with a belief in christ as the foundation of the church. The book of mormon is the embodiment of gleeful obscenity full of deliberate unfortunate implications, running gags, and plenty of precision fstrikes and cluster fbombs looking at you hasa diga. If you have both the discourse and the book of mormon on hand, read these passages to the missionary. Depending on your point of view, however, it was rogers and my papers which shared the most ground. Following is a comparison between christian doctrine and mormon doctrine. And this was exactly my trouble with trying to be a post mormon christian. It also includes the book of mormon bom which joseph smith declared is the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to god by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book teachings of the prophet joseph smith, p. I read in another thread someones belief that the book of mormon is basically joseph smiths plagarization of the kjv of the bible. Take up the bible, compare the religion of the latterday saints with it and see if it will stand the test, brigham young, may 18, 1873, journal of discourses, vol.
All of these should be interpreted together, and from them the true teaching of god can be made clear. The book of mormon is the second sacred text of mormons. The 8 beliefs you should know about mormons when they knock. Some long thoughts on mormon political theology times. In the mormon plan of salvation there needed to be a savior. Mormons view book of mormon more as opportunity than. The book of mormon is a book of lds scripture that takes place during the same time as the bible and takes place on the american continent. Oct 05, 2012 i have never noticed such a psychological sore point in other churches. The church of jesus christ of latterday saintsedit. Shifting sexual mores have made mormon polygamy and sacred undergarments a matter more of.
A mormon perspective on the book of mormon we recently spoke with gerald argetsinger, a mormon who has seen the show in new york to find out what he thought about the show itself, and how it reflects the mormon faith as a whole. One passage says that the book of mormon shall establish the truth of the bible and shall make known to all kindreds, tongues, and people, that the lamb of. Smith wrote the book of mormon, which he claimed to be the fullness of the everlasting gospel. Mormon is allegedly a prophethistorian who was the native american believed by mormons to have written the book of mormon the main religious text of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints mormonism. The truth is the jesus christ of the mormon church is very different jesus from our true savior as revealed in the bible. If you question a mormon missionary, hell be familiar with the king follett discourse, and hell have a testimony about the truth of the doctrine of eternal progression. The fundamentalist church of jesus christ of latterday saints flds church, which is a splinter group off the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds church, is the only other religion that uses the book of mormon. It is common knowledge that mormons consistently and deliberately hide the teachings of their religion. Mormons prefer to be be called lds because the name of their church is the church of jeses christ of later day saints. The book of mormon, the doctrines of the covenant, and the pearl of great price. It follows the stories of two tribes who descended from the family of lehi. Mormons use the book of mormon alongside the bible in teaching and study. A basic belief in these truths is the foundation of a testimony of the mormon church.
But these are real characters with real beliefs and thats why the book of mormon is really good. It only takes a little research to reveal this truth. The fourteen fundamental articles or beliefs of mormons. The mormonism faq answers the most common questions about mormons and mormon religion, and its a good place for quick, interesting information. They call other christian churches their brother and talk about the churches all uniting again, then keep on talking about their different doctrines and opening a new spin off church because they had a disagreement with the head pastor. The book of moroni is the last book in the book of mormon and the last writings of the prophet moroni. A guide to mormonism a mormon take on the book of mormon. More letters to a young mormon, this time from deseret book. The book of mormon states that mormon was instructed by the prophet ammaron where to find the records that had been passed down from their ancestors. Mormons, while holding that the bible is a part of the canon of scripture, add to it several mormon works.
Mormons believe that their jesus was the first born son of their once human god. The book of mormon is another testament of jesus christ. Written by prophets to a people who lived in america long before white people ever came, some believe they. Mar 17, 2015 mormonism teaches the continuation of the soul after the body is physically dead. He said that the birth of our savior was as natural as the birth of our parents. An extra book the book of mormon, a living prophet, and some extra intriguing secrets, the mormon temple and its rituals. The critically acclaimed musical by south park creators trey parker and matt stone had all the features of a. A dynamic, interactive, webfriendly presentation of the book of mormon.
Unlike most of the rest of the book of mormon, the book of moroni was not abridged by mormon, but contains the writings of his son after the nephites were destroyed as a people. Book of mormon the book of mormon is more correct than the bible, history of the church, vol. Well, here are some of the basics, plain and simple. The next time you speak with mormon missionaries, cite these verses. Mitt romneys run for president has put his mormon faith in the spotlight, but the religion remains a mystery to most. It also says that mormon later abridged the nearmillenniumlong history of his ancestors, and added additional revelations into the book of mormon. The translation was published in 1830 as the book of mormon, now revered by mormons as scripture, along with the bible. Twelve beliefs the mormon church might not want you to know.
The book of mormon is a religious and secular history of the inhabitants of the western hemisphere from about 2200 bc to about 421 ad. Oct 08, 2009 mormons use the book of mormon alongside the bible in teaching and study. South park episode all about mormons 2003 destroys the foundations of the mormon religion with good humour. Its followers hold that it is a divinely inspired work revealed to and translated by the founder of their religion, joseph smith. The uneducated joseph smith reads from his imaginary golden plates. Mormonism has a host of aberrant doctrines, such as god once being a man on another planet who has a goddess wife and that we can become gods and goddesses. The book of mormon student manual religion 121122 joseph smith on. This is important because the latterday saints make such a point about it containing the fullness of.
Twelve beliefs the mormon church might not want you to. According to mormonism, jesus is a created being, the first spirit to be born of the father mormon doctrine, p. The word mormon originally derived from the book of mormon, a religious text published by smith, which he said he translated from golden plates with divine. God commanded these prophets to keep a record of their teachings, prophecies, missionary labors, and wars so that we could know concerning the doings of the lord in other lands, among people of old 1 nephi 19. If this show were a spoof, it wouldnt be the success that it is. But in a nutshell, it shows that though joseph in his lifetime had access to jasher and josephus, it would not have been soon enough in the case of jasher to help him in fraudulently inventing the book of abraham if indeed that were his intent. I basically pick and choose based on experience and reason.
An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates. They believe that the book of mormon tells the story of gods dealings with the ancient inhabitants of the american. It tells the reader that three groups of immigrants settled the uninhabited americas. The book of mormon has, indeed, created a new opportunity for the lds church to publicly reframe an indigenous, messianic american religion founded in the 19th century by joseph smith. To those who are investigating mormonism by richard packham. As we touched on above, the prophet joseph smith translated the ancient book by what he called a revelation from god. To those who are investigating mormonism the mormon church. For him to be born on earth, brigham young the second prophet of the mormon church said that instead of letting any other man do it, god the father did it with mary. However, mormon doctrine denies the trinity, teaching that the father, son, and spirit do not comprise one god. After jesus resurrection lds people believe he visited the peoples of the americas.
In the mormon plan of salvation there needed to be a saviorjesus. As we touched on above, the prophet joseph smith translated the. Their main deception is that they present themselves as simply another mainline christian denomination who believe and worship our creator who has revealed himself in the bible. Devil, the the devil was born as a spirit after jesus in the morning of preexistence, mormon doctrine, p. The scriptures in a nutshell the book of mormon gets called the mormon bible. Could the books of jasher and josephus have helped joseph. The mormon religion was officially founded in 1830 when the book of mormon was published. The mormon religion is going mainstream, leaving a lot of people asking the question. There are a lot of pro mormon propaganda sites and they all say the same thing family unity, they are christian, the book of mormon is true and on and on. Apr 25, 20 the fundamentalist church of jesus christ of latterday saints flds church, which is a splinter group off the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds church, is the only other religion that uses the book of mormon. Mormon missionaries usually try to get prospective converts investigators to read it as soon as possible, implying that by doing so the investigator. They believe their god was once a mortal man who was born on some planet out. Even some lds quirks seem to be turning into positives. He stated on june 4, 1998, in a speech in paris, france.
Top 10 embarrassments of the mormon religion listverse. The more i learn about how my mind works the more clear it is to me that religion is one of the hard to pin down but very important things that bind human groups together. The reason this is here is because many have written to me wanting to know what do mormons really believe. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. The book contains ten chapters that range widely in length. If you are investigating mormonism the church of jesus christ of latterday saints or lds church, you are probably studying it in private meetings in your home with missionaries from that church. In reality, no part of the mormon message is biblically christian or the biblical. Mormonism is a religion less than two centuries old, but in this short time it has managed to accrue a long list of embarrassments which the church leaders would prefer were kept. Apr 15, 2020 mormons, while holding that the bible is a part of the canon of scripture, add to it several mormon works. Whats the difference between mormonism and christianity. The purports to be a digital version of the original 1830 book of mormon. Book of moroni mormonism, the mormon church, beliefs. If the mormon church were truly a restored church, however, one would. Mormons believe and strive to follow the ten commandments and the articles of faith.
Mormonism is the predominant religious tradition of the latter day saint movement of restorationist christianity started by joseph smith in western new york in the 1820s and 30s the word mormon originally derived from the book of mormon, a religious text published by smith, which he said he translated from golden plates with divine assistance. Each little branch thinks theyre teaching the right doctrine. Many of the central concepts of the mormon religion are laid out in the articles of faith. First, it utterly lacks historical or archaeological support, and there is overwhelming empirical evidence that refutes it. These are sold as the lost parts of the christian gospel. The book of mormon is the embodiment of gleeful obscenity full of deliberate unfortunate implications, running gags, and plenty of precision fstrikes and cluster f. Mormons believe that the people of the book of mormon lived in the western.
I do not know what the printed version looks like, but the digital version is simply a reformatted copy of the current book of mormoncomplete with chapter headings, verse numbers each verse is in fact numbered twice. Next to the bible, the lds church believes in the book of mormon. Second, the book of mormon contains none of the key mormon doctrines. In it are passages that proclaim there is only one god and that god cant change. This decade has been called, the mormon moment, the time that americas largest homegrown religion finally comes into its own as a part of the christian tapestry. Book of mormon, work accepted as holy scripture, in addition to the bible, in the church of jesus christ of latterday saints and other mormon churches. Whats the difference between mormonism and christianity in a nutshell. Like the bible, the book of mormon is a collection of sacred writings by ancient prophets, except these prophets lived upon the american continent.
At the core of a mormons testimony is faith in god, jesus christ, the holy ghost, and joseph smiths restoration of the true church on earth. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which, according to adherents, contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. The critically acclaimed musical by south park creators trey. Mormons say they believe in the father, the son, and the holy spirit. Oct 18, 2018 mormonism in a nutshell officially, the mormon religion is called the church of jesus christ of latterday saints.
The mormon religion makes no distinction between clergy and laity, at least with regard to men laake 9. The lds church also adheres to actual locations in the afterlife i. Book of mormon the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. The book of mormon the bible family is forever purpose of life coming closer to god jesus christs church forgiveness life after death baptism temples healthy living belong worship services people and programs missionaries. The theological foundations of the mormon religion signature. Book of mormon vs mormonism by richard packham most people mormons and nonmormons alike assume that the mormon religion is based on its holy book, the book of mormon and that by reading that book one can learn what mormonism is all about. Mormonism is the predominant religious tradition of the latter day saint movement of restorationist christianity started by joseph smith in western new york in the 1820s and 30s. However, mormons use the bible with their own interpretation of some passages along with the book of mormon and other sacred texts and many recorded revelations. The theological foundations of the mormon religion signature mormon classics sterling m. All mormon men are ordained as members of the priesthood, with the absolute authority to preach the gospel, bestow blessings, prophecy, perform healings and baptisms, and generally speak for god. A comparison between christian doctrine and mormon doctrine a quick look at the book of mormon. Book of mormon at artisnaples is raunchy fun about religion and more. Hidden truths behind mormonism and the church of the latter day saints james r white duration.
Book of mormon mormonism, the mormon church, beliefs. Dec 18, 2007 mitt romneys run for president has put his mormon faith in the spotlight, but the religion remains a mystery to most. This was verified by the late president and prophet gordon b. Jun 24, 2011 did you know mormons arent polygamous. Plus, they let a plucky mormon hero proudly assert some of the more eyebrowraising minutiae of that religion with a julie andrewslike confidence.
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