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Don't Follow Their Own Book | The
Choice (1 Nephi 14:9-10) | An Opinion | MORMONS
DON’T EVEN FOLLOW THEIR OWN BOOK! Take you choice, either the Book of Mormon is true and Mormon prophets of today don’t follow it, or the Book of Mormon is false!
What a dilemma!
They can’t have it both ways!
I use the Book of Mormon to refute Mormonism. It’s the best
tool I have!
Mormon prophets don’t
follow their own book! Mormon
prophets say, “As man is, God once was; as God is, man may become.”
Mormonism says God, Christ and the Holy Ghost are three separate
Gods. Mormons say that God
can be at only place at a time.
The Book of Mormon says,
“JESUS is the CHRIST, the ETERNAL GOD.”
Title page, second paragraph.
The testimony of the Three
Witnesses says in the last sentence, “An honor be to the Father, and
to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, which is One God. Amen.”
Mosiah 5:2 - 4 says that
“they” “are one God, yea the very Eternal father of heaven and of
earth.”
Alma 11:22 says that a
fellow named Amulek shall “say nothing contrary to the Spirit of the
Lord.”
Verses 27 – 29 says:
“Now Zeezram said: Is there more than one God?
And he answered, No.”
Verse 39 says, “Is the
Son of God the very Eternal Father?
And Amulek said unto him: Yea, he is the very Eternal Father of
heaven and earth, and all things, which in them are; he is the beginning
and the end, the first and the last…”
And the 44th
verse ends with, “and shall be brought and be arraigned before the bar
of Christ the Son, and God the Father, and of the Holy Spirit, which is
one Eternal God…”
Third Nephi says:
“and thus will the Father bear record of me, and the Holy Ghost
will bear record unto him of the Father and me; for the Father and I,
and the Holy Ghost are one.” (3rd
Nephi 11:36)
Note however, Alma 11:44
says Holy Spirit rather then Holy ‘Ghost.’
The two words, as in the King James Version of the Bible, have
the exact same meaning.
When I was speaking through
interpreters to a group from old Mexico, who spoke no English, I
mentioned Mormonism error that they teach that God, Christ, and the Holy
Ghost have omnipresence, but that the Holy Spirit does not. They consider the Holy Spirit incapable of omnipresence.
My host from back in the
auditorium stood up and said, “Bro. Smith, you have lost your
interpreter, Spanish and English, give the same meaning to both words!
“Therefore, the Book of
Mormon, which I do not consider scripture, if their interpretations
are correct, is in error,” according to Alma 11:44 and the other
passage quoted here.
Is the book wrong?
Or are your prophet and all the rest of Mormons wrong?
And I could point to dozens
of other passages from the Standard Works that prove beyond doubt that
Mormonism is not what it claims!
Therefore, there is
something drastically wrong. Either
Mormonism is wrong or the Book of
Mormon is wrong! And either way, Joseph Smith, Jr., and the current prophet and former prophets are wrong!
Jesus is the way! THE
CHOICE!
I should remind our
readers that the word “church” is never
found in the Old Testament. However,
in the Book of Mormon, 1st Nephi 14:9-10, presumably written
between 600 and 592 BC, before Christ, we find the word used two times.
In verse 9 it says, “that great and abominable church…whose
founder is the devil.”
The following verse, 10, says, “Behold there are save two
churches only; the one is the church of the Lamb of God, and the other
is the church of the devil…whoso belongeth not to the church of the
Lamb of God belongeth to that great church, which is the mother of
abominations; and she is the whore of all the earth.”
Now the very fact that this is supposedly written between 600 and 592
years before the church began to exist – thinking people should see
that these verses alone prove the falsity of the Book
of Mormon.
A man should not have to be a genius to see this error!
Obviously the passage was written hundreds of years later, after the Catholic Church had come into prominence.
In fact, we find the “church” or “churches” used six
times in the two verses, and another six times in the rest of the
chapter. There
are dozens of other instances where words from other centuries are in 1st
Nephi. If
you found a letter supposedly written by your great grandparents that
spoke of computers and calculators and Bill Gates and the two president
Bush’s and other more recent facts, would you believe it was really
written 100 years ago?
God expects us to use reason. AN OPINION!
The 7/25/02 issue of The Salt Lake
Tribune includes an opinion relating to the imprisonment of Tom
Green who is seeking aid to pay for the upkeep of the convict’s
family.
The prosecutor, the Governor’s brother (?), is seeking state and
federal program’s as well as private donations for the Green family.
He claims the wives and children are victims. Helping
them with food and shelter might be justified, but moving them closer to
the prisoner, whose 1-5 years prison term just may be extended since his
August 16 conviction for child rape. Perhaps
helping the Green wives (5) may be justified.
If private citizens want to chip in, perhaps that is legitimate;
but asking state and federal taxpayers to relocate the family so they
can be closer to the convicted polygamist is too
much! Taxpayers
have already funded $54,000.00 in support for Green’s family, five
wives and 30 children. They also
paid for two trails and are funding his incarceration.
MORMON POLYGAMY
Mormon Polygamy a History,
by Richard S. VanWagner, printed by Signature
Books in Salt Lake City, a quasi Mormon publisher in Salt Lake City
intimates that Polygamy is “an embarrassing relic of the past.”
How could that be true when 70% of Utah’s population is Mormon and
30,000 or more people are practicing it without question in Utah? It appears to be widely practiced too, in Arizona and Montana, etc.
Polygamist’s
businesses thrive in Salt Lake City.
This
book says (2nd edition) page x that a sect practicing
polygamy in Ogden (UT) also “advocates divinely mandated lesbian
practices as well as polygamy.”
The book mentions a San
Francisco Examiner’s 4/7/85 article, which cites the testimony of
those trying to leave the group, “where women wear ankle length
dresses, shun make-up, wear their hair in buns and do little but
breed.” Sect leaders
“squabble over desirable young girls.”
But
among the more sophisticated people in Utah’s larger cities, it’s
“the thing to be!” It is only reasonable that the likelihood of lesbian practices would develop among polygamous wives during those times when the husband was cohabiting with one of his other wives. Young women, once sexually active, I would think would more likely be involved under these circumstances. Their limited funds would make the likelihood of their cohabiting more likely. BAPTISM FOR THE DEAD!
There
is a verse in the Bible (1st Corinthians 15:29) which says,
“Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the
dead rise not at all? Why
are they then baptized for the dead?” Mormons use this verse for much of their doctrine. Note: It does not say that Paul, or the Corinthians, Christians, or any other group of Bible believers ever did, or taught such a thing as “baptism for the dead!” Yet much of Mormonism’s most important teachings depends on the correct interpretation of this single verse. Note: It is never mentioned anywhere else in the Bible, nor is it ever even hinted at in the Book of Mormon. However, hundreds of thousands every year are being persuaded to become Mormons, and assuming Mormon temples are costing an average of a million a piece, they have spent $100,000,000.00 on their temples, plus up keep and maintenance. Mormon missionaries are persuading our people, their converts, to participate in their program of temple work. Note
the passage. It
is never even mentioned but this one time in the Bible and never
in the Book of Mormon. Note
too, the passage never says
that Paul, nor the Corinthians, nor any church ever baptized “for
the dead.” Perhaps
someone did? How should this passage be interpreted? Verses 3 and 4 of this passage speak of Christ who did not sin, died in our place so that we could be saved, He died for us. Now baptism, immersion, teaches that though we must die, because of Christ’s death, we have the promise of being resurrected. When one is baptized, it is a picture of his death to sin and as he is raised up out of the water, resurrected, to walk with Christ together. Baptism is a picture of our death to sin and rising to walk with Christ, that does not mean that we won’t sin anymore, but that we are looking to Christ’s death for our salvation. This
does not mean that we won’t sin anymore, but that because of His death
we have the promise of the resurrection. Therefore
Mormon temples, promise of baptism for dead relatives and temple
marriage ceremonies are all in vain. It is wrong to promise people something that is not Biblical, nor is it ever taught in the Book of Mormon. Mormonism is built on a false hope! It is fooling hundreds of thousands of sincere people a year!
Help
us set the record straight! PROVO, (UTAH) HOMES ONLY 42.6% OWNER-OCCUPIED
I haven’t seen other statistics, but the July 27, 2002
issues of the Salt Lake Tribune
reports only 42.6% of its homes are owner-occupied.
The article implies that the figure is very low. It
appears that many of its landlords have ignored zoning laws and that
residential homes are actually single-family homes being illegally
converted into “triplexes and even mini-motels.” Provo,
the home Brigham Young University, is among the largest private universities
in the world, and the largest in the continental United States.
It is roughly twice the size of Baylor. Provo
has 16,752 rentals the paper says, too many to keep track of.
They want owners to buy business licenses and to allow zoning
officers to make inspections, crack down on illegal apartments and make
owners subject to fines or closure. Councilman Dave Knight calls conditions there “appalling.” Some places on the west side have cockroaches, rotting carpet and broken toilets forcing occupants to use bathrooms in neighboring apartments or nearby convenience stores, one BYU alum says. Other Utah cities, Salt Lake City, Ogden and West Valley City for example, already require owners of larger rental complexes to get business licenses. Ogden’s business license and permit supervisor says their fees generate more than $61,000.00 a year for zoning enforcement. Provo city officials will be discussing proposals next month. ORIGINS
OF THE BOOK OF MORMON
It is our conviction, that the Book of Mormon is not a book of
scripture. It is the work
of perhaps two or more men, either to fulfill their intention to
use their writing ability to write a novel, or perhaps, thinking
themselves providentially endowed to present religious fact as they
believed, or desired, to reveal them. It
is, of course, my many years’ conviction that the Book
of Mormon is not a new revelation from God, but a very human effort
to develop a new book of scripture. The two theories generally presented by those who do not consider the book divine, is that one of two men endeavored to write a book that would be accepted as scripture. One, I think, did not intend that it be considered scripture, the other, I suspect, intended that it be accepted as a revelation from God. Its
obvious use of the King James translation of the Bible should be evident
to anyone knowledgeable of the King James Version and the events
relevant to its source and production. Its
thousands of verses word for word from the King James Version cannot be
explained apart from the observation that many, many passages are
obviously simply copied from existing material. To
assume that the book is a translation from “Reformed Egyptian” is
neither reasonable nor explainable. Particularly
2nd Nephi 12-24, 13 chapters almost word for word from the
King James Version first printed in 1611, supposedly a translation by
inspiration from the golden plates found by Joseph Smith buried in a
hill in upstate New York. Even
including many italicized words from the King James Version for which
there was no word for word translation.
These italicized words were added by the King James translations
for which there were admittedly no original Greek words.
These words, often, “that,” “men,” “even,”
“them,” “shall,” “how,” etc. were included, not translated,
to give sense in the English language.
The supposed translator’s were evidently not aware of these facts,
therefore proving to knowledgeable and educated readers, that the book
is not what it claims. Too,
other proof that the Book of
Mormon is not scripture, the writers speaking of Adam and Christ as
though they were contemporaries, and the word “church” long before
its use in scripture. And speaking of Christ by name centuries before his birth,
and its mention of cities and peoples whereas in Scripture practically
every country and city is known to have existed.
Its use of animals, coins, names Nephi, Lehi, and many others not
known in ancient history, whereas practically every place, city, stream,
lake, king, nationality, etc. mentioned in scripture is otherwise known. Not a city, country, mountain, lake, sea, ruler, etc. mentioned in the Book of Mormon but was obviously fabricated, except those excerpted from the Bible.
Now Mormons have come up with the idea that Joseph Smith wrote
the Book of Mormon at or near
Susquehanna, PA, according to a story in the 8/16/02 Ogden
(UT) Standard Examiner.
For years I’ve tried to find one
Mormon who can show me Mormon teaching’s about God in the Book
of Mormon.
I’ve discussed Mormonism through the years with Mormon Apostle
LeGrande Richards, Joseph Fielding Smith, Jr., the church historian and
later prophet, Leonard Arrington, President of BYU, and many Mormon
missionaries, and ex-missionaries, I’ve talked, not one
has shown me a single verse that plainly, or even remotely, teaches that
God did not create the heavens and the earth, that he has a body,
physical children, except Jesus, or that men now living can become gods
or Gods.
Who wrote the Book of Mormon? It
wasn’t a pre-25-year old uneducated Joseph Smith, Jr.!
The Book of Mormon wasn’t written in 600 BC to 421 AD.
How do I know? Because
claiming to be several hundreds years BC it quotes almost verbatim from
the King James Version, 2nd Nephi 12:24, 13 chapters from the
King James Version which was not printed until 1611.
Let’s be honest now, if you found a book claiming to have been
written in the 1800’s, would you expect it to mention Chevrolet, Ford,
and Dodge automobiles?
Honestly now, would you?
Would you expect to see the words “church,” “Jesus
Christ,” “Holy Ghost” and “Holy Spirit,” and “Bible”
supposedly hundreds of years before those words existed.
You don’t find them in the Old Testament!
You say, “What’s the point!”
“What difference does it make?”
For one thing, it determines whether the Book
of Mormon is what it claims to be or not.
I defy any BYU professor, any Mormon General Authority, or even
any Mormon missionary, to show me a single verse in the Book of Mormon
that even implies that, “as man is, God once was; as God is, man may
become."
That’s a pretty big order!
The Book is obviously the work of someone in the past 200 or so
years. Someone who was
aware of the disagreement with Catholicism must have written it.
It wasn’t written by a catholic, 1st Nephi 13:5 –
14:17.
There are verses that were plainly written after the work of
Alexander Campbell, 2nd Nephi 25:23.
If a Congregationalist on Presbyterian had anything to do with
it, it would have had to later be edited.
It had to be written by someone familiar with Baptist
teaching’s, Mosiah 27:25-28.
In fact, if it were scripture, it would contradict modern day
Mormonism in many passages throughout the book.
Jacob 2:24 and verse 27 and 3:5.
Strangely, in such and important subject as the doctrine of God,
it obviously denies the Bible teaching that God, Christ and the Holy
Ghost today have omnipresence and it obviously and plainly teaches that
there are only three in the Godhead.
Christ had a body until his resurrection.
Anyone with any training in Biblical studies would have to admit
that the two words, “Ghost” and “Spirit” are really just
translations of one word.
In checking www.mormonish.org
it is obvious that educated Mormons are beginning to see a little light.
The tragedy is that educated and intelligent Mormons, in their
effort to be right, are often becoming agnostics or atheists.
Someone responsible may have to account for leading others
astray! Did They Tell You This At Salt lake City?
Many years ago I wrote a tract entitled Did
They Tell You This at Salt Lake City. DID
THEY TELL YOU THIS AT SALT LAKE CITY? MORMON DOCTRINE EXAMINED
The Adam God Doctrine!
Brigham
Young, the second Prophet of the Mormon Church said, "When our
Father Adam came into the Garden of Eden, he came into it with a celestial
body, and brought Eve, one of his wives with him.
He helped to make and organize this world. He is Michael,
the archangel, the ANCIENT OF DAYS! about whom holy men
have written and spoken - HE is our FATHER and our God, and the
only God with whom WE have to do.
Every man upon the earth, professing Christians
or non-professing, must hear it, and will know it sooner or
later....When the Virgin Mary conceived the child Jesus, the father
had begotten him in his own likeness. He was not begotten by the
Holy Ghost. And who is the Father? He is the first of the
human family, and when he took a tabernacle it was begotten by his
Father in heaven after the same manner as the tabernacles of Cain and
Abel, and the rest of the sons and daughters of Adam and
Eve,....." (Journal of Discourses, vol. I, pg. 50)
Now
the Bible says, "If there arises you a prophet, or a dreamer of
dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, and the sign or the wonder
come to pass, whereof he spake unto the, saying, Let us go after other
gods, which thou has not known, and let us serve them; Thou shalt not
harken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for
the Lord your God proveth you to know whether ye love the LORD your
God with all your heart and with all your soul...And that prophet, or
that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken
to turn you away from the LORD, your God..." (Deut. 13:1-3, 5)
And
there is a further problem! More recently, on 10/9/76, the Deseret
News Church News (Mormonism's official newspaper), page 11, quoted
the then LDS prophet, Spencer W. Kimball who emphasized during the
Priesthood session of the conference (10/2/76): "We warn you
against the dissemination of doctrines which are not according to the
scripture and which are alleged to have been taught by some of the
General Authorizes of past generations. Such, for instance, is
the Adam-God theory. We denounce that theory and hope that
everyone will be cautioned against this and other kinds of false
doctrine."
There
you have it! One or the other taught false doctrine, or BOTH!
"Come
ye out from among, and be ye separate, sayeth the Lord..." (2nd
Cor. 6:17b).
When
prophets disagree on such important subjects, LDS leaders should lead
the way!
Mormonism
is NOT of God!
Top JABEZ I
could be Jabez or Jason, or Jasper, or Jehu, or Jephthah, or Jeremiah,
or Jesse, or Joe, or John or Jonathan (or Joseph), or whoever, but the
important things are the facts that are presented here! I
just ran across some interesting information:
a website (according to the Deseret
News, the Mormon newspaper, April 25, 2000 Utah rates higher than
the national average in work-related injuries in the workplace during
the year 2000.
Too, Utah has more tax protesters for its population than any
other state in the union! Tax
protesters either refuse to file or attempt to avoid payment!
Deseret News, 4/13/02.
Utah’s rate of suicides has exceeded the national average for
several decades in a row! Only
9.4% of the people nationally commit suicide while Utah rates 14.3%,
according to the Deseret News, 4/1/02.
Historically, the leading cause of death of 24 to 44 year-old men
in Utah, is suicide. It
ranks second as the cause of death in 15 to 24 year old men.
According to the 4/16/02 Deseret News, Utah ranks ninth in deaths
by suicide in the nation!
How about the use of Antidepressants in Utah, the 2/20/02 issue
reports that Utah leads the nation in their prescribed use!
Their use is twice that of other states and three times the rate
of New York and New Jersey! (Los
Angeles Times, 2/20/02)
What state has the highest MS (Multiple Sclerosis) cases?
Utah. (Deseret News,
2/8/02)
Prenatal Care in Utah: Nationwide,
3.8% of birth mothers in 1999 received little or no prenatal care during
pregnancy. In Utah the rate
of mother’s receiving little or no care was 4.4%.
But as late as 1993, the number was only 2.4%.
The Annie E. Casey
Foundation, 2/02.
Utah is the second driest state in the U.S., Nevada was first! More than half the drinkable water in Utah goes to sprinkle
gardens and residential lawns. (National
Geographic, 2/02)
What state has the greatest piracy of software, according to
Microsoft, (Web Reviewer Cleotis.com
3/26/02) “Utah is the worst and they say that Mississippi is the
second worst in disregarding copyright laws and license agreements.
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