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TEN REASONS WHY I CANNOT BE A MORMON
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by Rev. John Hornok
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1. MORMONISM DOES NOT TEACH THAT THE BIBLE IS THE INFALLIBLE WORK
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OF GOD.
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"We believe the Bible to the the Word of God as far as it is
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translated correctly; we also believe the book of Mormon to be the
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word of God" (Articles of Faith, No. 8).
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As Christians we believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New
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Testaments to the the verbally inspired Word of God, the final
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authority for faith and life, inerrant in the original writings,
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infallible and God-breathed (2 Tim. 3:16-17; 2 Pet. 1:20-21; Matt
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5:18).
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2. MORMONISM TEACHES THAT GOD IS AN EXALTED MAN AND HAS A PHYSICAL
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BODY.
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"God himself was once as we are now, and is an exalted man"
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(Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, pg. 345). "The Father has a
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body of flesh and bones as tangible as man's..." (Doc. & Cov., Sec.
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131:22)
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The Bible says, "God is not a man..." (Num. 23:19). "God is a
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Spirit; and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in
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truth" (John 4:24). "A spirit hath not flesh and bones..." (Lk.
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24:39).
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3. MORMONISM TEACHES THAT CHRIST AND THE DEVIL ARE BROTHERS.
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"...that Lucifer, the son of morning, is our elder brother and the
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brother of Jesus Christ" (Mormon Doctrine by Bruce McConkie, pp.
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163-4).
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The Bible says that the devil is a created being, created by God.
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"thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created,
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till iniquity was found in thee" (Ezekiel 28:15). "For by Him
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(Christ) were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in
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earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, of dominions,
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or principalities, or powers; all things were created by Him and for
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Him..." (Col. 1:15-17).
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4. MORMONISM TEACHES THAT JESUS WAS MARRIED AND THE HE IS POLYGAMOUS.
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"We say it was Jesus Christ who was married at Cana of Galilee"
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(Journal of Discourses, Vol 2, p. 80). Mormonism teaches that Jesus
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was the natural child of Adam and Mary. "When the Virgin Mary
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conceived the Child Jesus....He was not begotten by the Holy Ghost.
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And who is his Father? He is the first of the human family" (Brigham
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Young, Journal of Discourses, pp. 50-51).
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The Bible says, " In the beginning was the Word (Christ), and the
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Word was with God, andthe Word was God;...The Word was made flesh and
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dwelt among us..." (John 1:1, 14). "Then Mary said unto the angel,
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How shall this be, seeing that I know not a man? And the angel
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answered... The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee..."(Lk. 1:34-35).
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5. MORMONISM TEACHES THAT THE TRUE CHURCH CEASED TO EXIST UNTIL IT
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WAS RESTORED TO JOSEPH SMITH.
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The church (LDS) was restored April 6, 1830 by Joseph Smith (Doc. &
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Cov., 20:1).
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Jesus Christ said, "I will build my church and the gates of hell
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shall not prevail against it" (Matt. 16:18). "for other foundation
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can no man lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ" (1 Cor.
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3:11). "...And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and
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prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone" (Eph.
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2:20).
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6. MORMONISM TEACHES ANOTHER (PERVERTED) GOSPEL THAN THAT OF THE
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BIBLE.
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The gospel to Mormonism is: "Faith, Repentance, Baptism, Receiving
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the Holy Spirit by laying on of hands, Morality, Loyalty, Tithing,
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Word of Wisdom, Duty Celestial Marriage (for eternity)" (LDS chart of
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FREE AGENCY and Articles of Faith, No. 4).
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The Bible says, "Moreover brethren, I declare unto you the gospel
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that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to
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the scriptures" (1 Cor. 15:1, 3-4). "if any man preach any other
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gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed" (Gal.
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1:9).
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7. MORMONISM TEACHES SALVATION FOR THE THE DEAD BY PROXY WATER BAPTISM
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This doctrine is based on one misunderstood Scripture: "Else what
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shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at
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all? Why are they then baptized for the dead?" (1 Cor. 15:29).
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Paul did not practice baptism for the dead. He excluded himself by
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using the pronoun "they" rather than "we" or "ye". He is asking a
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question rather than making a statement. "It is appointed unto man
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once to die, but after this the judgment" (Heb. 9:27).
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8. MORMONISM TEACHES GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH FOR THE DEAD
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"Let us, therefore, as a church and a people, and as Latter-day
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Saints, offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness; and let us
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present in his holy temple, when it is finished, a book containing the
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records of our dead, which shall be worth of all acceptation" (Doc. &
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Cov., Sec. 128:24).
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The Bible says, "Neither give heed to fables and endless
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genealogies" (1 Tim. 1:4). "but avoid foolish question and
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genealogies..." (Titus 3:9).
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9. MORMONISM TEACHES THAT THERE ARE MODERN DAY PROPHETS AND MODERN
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DAY REVELATIONS FROM GOD.
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Mormonism claims that Joseph Smith received the Aaronic Priesthood
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from John the Baptist. The Melchizedek Priesthood and Apostleship was
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restored by Peter, James and John shortly afterwards in 1829 (Doc. &
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Cov., Sec. 13).
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The Bible says, "God...hath in these last days spoken unto us by
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his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he
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made the worlds" (Heb. 1:1-2). The test of a prophet is given in
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Deut. 18:20-22.
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10. MORMONISM TEACHES THAT SALVATION DEPENDS UPON GOOD WORKS AND
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ACCEPTANCE OF JOSEPH SMITH.
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"No man who rejects the testimony of Joseph Smith can enter the
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kingdom of God" (Doctrines of Salvation, vol. 1 pg. 190). "Men have
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work to do it they would obtain salvation" (Doctrines of Salvation.
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vol. 3, pg 91).
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The Bible teaches that salvation is provided by Jesus Christ alone,
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"for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we
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must be saved" (Acts 4:10-12). "For by grace are ye saved through
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faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God. Not of
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works, lest any man should boast" (Eph. 2:8-9).
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For more information see below:
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This file has been brought to you by the ministry of the;
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Southern Maryland Christian Information Service BBS, (SMCIS)
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(301) 862-3160 HST
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P.O. Box 463
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California, MD 20619
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