Hi Laurie,
Mormonism and Historic Christianity are very different. I hope I can be respectful to your beliefs and from this e-mail your concerns revolve around our different view of God in regards to the Trinity and in particular Jesus Christ as God the Son co-equal with the Father. Here is a my attempt to explain the difference to show that we are worshipping a totally different God.
Scripture teaches monotheism (Only one God).
The Theme of one God is carried on throughout the Bible (Deut. 32:39, Ps 86:10, Isa 43:10, 44:6, 45:21).
The Bible teaches that ALL other gods are a product of human imagination.
Mormons will argue correctly that these are idols. However, the Mormon church paints pictures of the First Vision of Joseph Smith with two human-gods appearing in light, these are no less images. Thus, both the Romans and Mormons have exchanged God’s heavenly likeness for an earthly likeness. No Man can be compared to the likeness of God, not Adam – no one.
The Bible teaches that God is Spirit then, he cannot be made of material substance. God is a personal, infinite, self-existent, immaterial, transcendent being who drives no attribute from another source. God does not have a Spirit – He is pure Spirit
Jesus has Always pre-existed as God. (John 1:1; Micah 5:2;Col. 1:17-19; Heb. 1:8;13:8 and 1John 1:1) He was not Jehovah one of the many god’s.
The Bible teaches explicitly the vicarious atonement of Jesus Christ for the sins of the world.
Jesus is God come in human form to reconcile the world to himself (2 Cor. 5:18; Phil. 2:6-8)
This is accomplished through the shed blood of Jesus (Rom. 5:10).
The atonement was accomplished on the cross – not the Garden – Christ bore our sin on the cross.
Laurie I hope this helps clarify some of the doctrinal difference. The Mormon God and Jesus are not the same as the Christian God and Jesus – So we do not worship the same God.
I am confident after years of study and the reliability of the only true Scriptures (the Bible) that the Historic view is the correct one and the Mormon religion is a Cult.
Pastor
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That has to be the most confusing and obtuse explanation I have ever heard. "God does not have a Spirit – He is pure Spirit" What does that mean? "Jehovah one of the many god’s." Is he saying that Jehovah, the God of the Old Testament was one of many Gods? Also what is meant by God being possessive--does Jehovah belong to God? "No Man can be compared to the likeness of God" Isn't he saying the Jesus is God and wasn't Jesus in the likeness of man.
ReplyDeleteLaurie, I thought your statements were so clear, logical, and understandable, and this pastor's reply was completely unclear, illogical, confusing and even contradictory. I actually cannot comprehend anyone reading both your view and his and possibly agreeing with the Pastor's.
This is one thing I have always loved about the fullness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ--I don't have to remove or disregard my logical brain to understand it and have it make sense.
RoseAnn