Actually the entire Bible refutes Mormonism, but it can be refuted by just one verse from the Bible.
(Isaiah 43:10) "You are my witnesses, declares the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen, that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor shall there be any after me." (ESV)
Mormonism is perhaps the most polytheistic religion in the world. The Mormons believe in an infinite or unlimited number of gods. They believe that individuals can become gods through obedience. They also believe humans can become gods of their own planets. Mormons believe that God was once a man who became a god. They believe that God had a father and a mother, and that he has a wife. The Mormons do not believe that God is eternal, but they do believe that matter is eternal.
When we look at the last part of Isaiah 43:10, "Before me no god was formed, nor shall there be any after me", it is quite obvious that Mormonism is in direct contradiction with the Word of God. The Bible teaches that there is one God and besides him there is no other. There were no gods before the LORD and there will be no gods after him. There is one God in three persons (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit), the Trinity. They are not three different gods as the Mormons teach.
Mormons are told that they can become like God. Where have we heard this before? In Genesis 3:5 the serpent (that is the devil) told Adam and Eve, "you will become like God." Of course the devil deceived Adam and Eve with the ultimate lie. They did not become like God but plunged the whole human race under the sin curse. Desiring to be a god is not a good desire at all, it is actually outright rebellion against the one, true God.
Mormonism is not Christianity at all. In fact Christian apologist James White even says that Islam is closer to Christianity than Mormonism is. Mormonism is a false religion founded by a false prophet named Joseph Smith (see Deuteronomy 13:1-7). Christians should not consider Mormons to be fellow Christians. Mormons are terribly deceived and in rebellion against the one, true God. Isaiah 43:10 clearly exposes Mormonism as a heresy.
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Monday, April 18, 2016
Mormon Beliefs About God
Mormonism has become more and more mainstream in modern America. The Mormons themselves claim to be Christians. Some evangelicals have joined with them and accepted them as orthodox. But are Mormons really Christians? Does their view of God match with that of Biblical Christianity?
First of all Mormons hold to polytheism (belief in many gods). They believe the Trinity is composed of three different gods and not one God in three persons as the Bible teaches. They believe that two of the three persons of the Trinity have physical bodies. Mormons believe there are more than just these three gods, they believe in thousands of gods. The Bible teaches there is one God in three persons and we are only to worship the one true God (Exodus 20:3).
The Mormons believe that God the Father was once a man and has now attained godhood. They believe he has a physical body and a wife. But the Bible teaches that God is a spirit (John 4:24). It teaches that God has always been God, he has eternally existed. God the Father was never a man and he has no wife.
Mormons believe that Jesus was the first spirit child born to God the Father and his wife. Jesus progressed to becoming God in the spirit world. They believe he was physically conceived by Mary through a physical union with God the Father. The Bible teaches that Jesus has always existed and has always been God. In the Incarnation
Jesus was conceived in Mary through a miracle of the Holy Spirit.
The Latter Day Saints believe that Mormon men can become gods. This sounds a lot like the lie the devil told Adam and Eve at the fall of mankind (Genesis 3:4). The Bible teaches that men are not gods and cannot become gods. The desire to be a god is sinful. Humans are creatures created by God their Creator and are meant to worship him alone.
In reality Mormonism is full of idolatry and errors teaching people to worship false gods. Mormonism is not Biblical Christianity, it is a Christian heresy and false religion.
First of all Mormons hold to polytheism (belief in many gods). They believe the Trinity is composed of three different gods and not one God in three persons as the Bible teaches. They believe that two of the three persons of the Trinity have physical bodies. Mormons believe there are more than just these three gods, they believe in thousands of gods. The Bible teaches there is one God in three persons and we are only to worship the one true God (Exodus 20:3).
The Mormons believe that God the Father was once a man and has now attained godhood. They believe he has a physical body and a wife. But the Bible teaches that God is a spirit (John 4:24). It teaches that God has always been God, he has eternally existed. God the Father was never a man and he has no wife.
Mormons believe that Jesus was the first spirit child born to God the Father and his wife. Jesus progressed to becoming God in the spirit world. They believe he was physically conceived by Mary through a physical union with God the Father. The Bible teaches that Jesus has always existed and has always been God. In the Incarnation
Jesus was conceived in Mary through a miracle of the Holy Spirit.
The Latter Day Saints believe that Mormon men can become gods. This sounds a lot like the lie the devil told Adam and Eve at the fall of mankind (Genesis 3:4). The Bible teaches that men are not gods and cannot become gods. The desire to be a god is sinful. Humans are creatures created by God their Creator and are meant to worship him alone.
In reality Mormonism is full of idolatry and errors teaching people to worship false gods. Mormonism is not Biblical Christianity, it is a Christian heresy and false religion.
Monday, November 16, 2015
What Are The Beliefs Of Christian Science?
Christian Science holds to pantheism, the belief that God is all and all is God. It believes that since all is God sin, sickness, pain, and death do not really exist. They are seen as mere illusions. These illusions can be overcome by correct thinking. Christian Scientists believe in mind over matter.
Christian Science holds that Jesus was a mere human who embodied the Christ idea as an adult. They believe that other humans can achieve this Christ idea as well. Christian Scientists believe that humans like everything else are God. They believe that salvation is achieved by right thinking. A person must believe that sin, pain, sickness, and death are mere illusions. Christian Science believes that a person creates his own hell by incorrect thinking. They also believe that a person creates his own heaven by correct thinking.
On the other hand Biblical Christianity teaches something entirely different. God is separate from his creation it is not part of him. He created out of nothing. Humans like the rest of creation are not God. Sin, sickness, pain, and suffering are all reality and not mere illusions. Man sinned against God and brought about sickness, pain, suffering, and death.
Jesus is God and has been eternally and he is also the Messiah or Christ. Jesus is fully God and fully man. He lived a perfect life without sin and died on the cross to save his people from their sins. He was resurrected victorious over sin and death. People are saved by faith alone in Christ alone. Believers go to heaven for eternity which is a physical place. Unbelievers go to hell for eternity which is also a physical place.
Christian Science is a cult or false religion. The teaching of Christian Science is not reality but an illusion itself. It is not a livable belief system. Christian Science is totally out of line with historic, Biblical Christianity.
Christian Science holds that Jesus was a mere human who embodied the Christ idea as an adult. They believe that other humans can achieve this Christ idea as well. Christian Scientists believe that humans like everything else are God. They believe that salvation is achieved by right thinking. A person must believe that sin, pain, sickness, and death are mere illusions. Christian Science believes that a person creates his own hell by incorrect thinking. They also believe that a person creates his own heaven by correct thinking.
On the other hand Biblical Christianity teaches something entirely different. God is separate from his creation it is not part of him. He created out of nothing. Humans like the rest of creation are not God. Sin, sickness, pain, and suffering are all reality and not mere illusions. Man sinned against God and brought about sickness, pain, suffering, and death.
Jesus is God and has been eternally and he is also the Messiah or Christ. Jesus is fully God and fully man. He lived a perfect life without sin and died on the cross to save his people from their sins. He was resurrected victorious over sin and death. People are saved by faith alone in Christ alone. Believers go to heaven for eternity which is a physical place. Unbelievers go to hell for eternity which is also a physical place.
Christian Science is a cult or false religion. The teaching of Christian Science is not reality but an illusion itself. It is not a livable belief system. Christian Science is totally out of line with historic, Biblical Christianity.
Monday, November 9, 2015
What About Seventh-day Adventists?
The Seventh-day Adventist Church was founded in the 1850's by Ellen G. White (1827-1915). White combined the teaching of the Millerites who predicted the return of Christ would take place in 1844 and the Seventh-day Sabbatarians. Some Christian apologists consider Seventh-day Adventists a Christian denomination with errors while others consider it a cult or false religion.
In its official teaching the SDA affirm the authority of the Bible and the doctrine of the Trinity. They affirm the deity of Christ, the virgin birth, he was sinless, his death on the cross, and resurrection. But there have been some within the SDA movement who have deviated from these core beliefs.
The Seventh-day Adventists believe that Christianity was corrupted in the early centuries by Roman Catholic popes. They believe the Catholic Church changed the Sabbath day from Saturday to Sunday. SDA believe that a Remnant church has existed throughout history worshiping on Saturday. The SDA believe that worship must be on Saturday and see it as the seal of God. Those who worship on Sunday will receive the mark of the beast. We might point out that the New Testament church met on the first day of the week (Sunday) because of the resurrection of Christ.
Seventh-day Adventists also add works to salvation. They see observance of the seventh-day sabbath as necessary for assurance of salvation. SDA believe that in 1844 Jesus began the second phase of his atoning ministry called the "investigative judgment". In it Jesus examines the dead to see if they are true believers and examines the living to see if they are in Christ and obeying his commandments. SDA believe in soul sleep until the resurrection and believe that hell is not eternal but that unbelievers will be annihilated.
Ellen G. White the founder of the Seventh-day Adventists supposedly possessed the "spirit of prophecy". SDA believe her visions were the divine interpretation of Scripture. White is seen as the final end time prophet.
It seems that nearly half of Ellen G. White's writings were borrowed from other people. Ellen G. White was a false prophet who was deceived and taught a false gospel. SDA believe that all who worship on Sunday as the New Testament church did will receive the mark of the beast, while those in the SDA Church who worship on Saturday will be saved. Much of the Seventh-day Adventists teaching is based on an erroneous interpretation of Revelation 14:6-12.
Based on the standard set down by the Apostle Paul in Galatians the Seventh-day Adventists teach another gospel (See Galatians 1:8-9). They do not hold to the gospel of justification by faith alone in Christ alone. While there may be some SDA who are true Christians it is simply not Biblical Christianity.
In its official teaching the SDA affirm the authority of the Bible and the doctrine of the Trinity. They affirm the deity of Christ, the virgin birth, he was sinless, his death on the cross, and resurrection. But there have been some within the SDA movement who have deviated from these core beliefs.
The Seventh-day Adventists believe that Christianity was corrupted in the early centuries by Roman Catholic popes. They believe the Catholic Church changed the Sabbath day from Saturday to Sunday. SDA believe that a Remnant church has existed throughout history worshiping on Saturday. The SDA believe that worship must be on Saturday and see it as the seal of God. Those who worship on Sunday will receive the mark of the beast. We might point out that the New Testament church met on the first day of the week (Sunday) because of the resurrection of Christ.
Seventh-day Adventists also add works to salvation. They see observance of the seventh-day sabbath as necessary for assurance of salvation. SDA believe that in 1844 Jesus began the second phase of his atoning ministry called the "investigative judgment". In it Jesus examines the dead to see if they are true believers and examines the living to see if they are in Christ and obeying his commandments. SDA believe in soul sleep until the resurrection and believe that hell is not eternal but that unbelievers will be annihilated.
Ellen G. White the founder of the Seventh-day Adventists supposedly possessed the "spirit of prophecy". SDA believe her visions were the divine interpretation of Scripture. White is seen as the final end time prophet.
It seems that nearly half of Ellen G. White's writings were borrowed from other people. Ellen G. White was a false prophet who was deceived and taught a false gospel. SDA believe that all who worship on Sunday as the New Testament church did will receive the mark of the beast, while those in the SDA Church who worship on Saturday will be saved. Much of the Seventh-day Adventists teaching is based on an erroneous interpretation of Revelation 14:6-12.
Based on the standard set down by the Apostle Paul in Galatians the Seventh-day Adventists teach another gospel (See Galatians 1:8-9). They do not hold to the gospel of justification by faith alone in Christ alone. While there may be some SDA who are true Christians it is simply not Biblical Christianity.
Monday, October 19, 2015
A Look At Jehovah's Witnesses
The Jehovah's Witnesses believe in one God whose only name is Jehovah. They deny the Trinity, not believing that Jesus and the Holy Spirit are God. But the Bible does teach the Trinity (one God, in three persons). God is three persons of one essence. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are all fully and equally God and have been God eternally. The Son and Holy Spirit possess all the attributes of God just as the Father does.
The Jehovah's Witnesses believe that Jesus was created by Jehovah as the archangel Michael. They believe that Jesus is a lesser god not equal to Jehovah. The Witnesses also believe that Jesus was merely a man when he came to earth. They see his resurrection as merely spiritual and not bodily. Jehovah's Witnesses see the Holy Spirit as an impersonal force from God and not an actual person.
The Bible teaches that Jesus was not created but has existed eternally. He is fully and equally God along with the Father and Holy Spirit. At the Incarnation Jesus was fully God and fully man. The resurrection of Christ was not just spiritual but also bodily. The Bible also teaches that the Holy Spirit is not an impersonal force but a distinct person who is God along with the Father and Son.
The Jehovah's Witnesses believe that salvation involves faith in Jesus, belonging to the Jehovah's Witnesses and keeping its rules. They believe the Anointed Class (144,000) go to heaven while other believers will live in paradise on earth. The Witnesses believe that unbelievers will be annihilated, they do not believe that hell is a physical, eternal place of punishment.
The Bible teaches that salvation is by God's grace (unmerited favor) through faith in Christ alone, not by works. Christians go to heaven and will live in the new heaven and new earth. Unbelievers go to hell which is a physical place of eternal punishment.
The Jehovah's Witnesses are a Christian heresy, a false religion. They terribly distort the teaching of the Bible. The Jehovah's Witnesses deviate dramatically from historic, orthodox Christianity. It is most definitely not Biblical Christianity.
The Jehovah's Witnesses believe that Jesus was created by Jehovah as the archangel Michael. They believe that Jesus is a lesser god not equal to Jehovah. The Witnesses also believe that Jesus was merely a man when he came to earth. They see his resurrection as merely spiritual and not bodily. Jehovah's Witnesses see the Holy Spirit as an impersonal force from God and not an actual person.
The Bible teaches that Jesus was not created but has existed eternally. He is fully and equally God along with the Father and Holy Spirit. At the Incarnation Jesus was fully God and fully man. The resurrection of Christ was not just spiritual but also bodily. The Bible also teaches that the Holy Spirit is not an impersonal force but a distinct person who is God along with the Father and Son.
The Jehovah's Witnesses believe that salvation involves faith in Jesus, belonging to the Jehovah's Witnesses and keeping its rules. They believe the Anointed Class (144,000) go to heaven while other believers will live in paradise on earth. The Witnesses believe that unbelievers will be annihilated, they do not believe that hell is a physical, eternal place of punishment.
The Bible teaches that salvation is by God's grace (unmerited favor) through faith in Christ alone, not by works. Christians go to heaven and will live in the new heaven and new earth. Unbelievers go to hell which is a physical place of eternal punishment.
The Jehovah's Witnesses are a Christian heresy, a false religion. They terribly distort the teaching of the Bible. The Jehovah's Witnesses deviate dramatically from historic, orthodox Christianity. It is most definitely not Biblical Christianity.
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