I was recently visited by some Mormons who claimed to be Christians and said that the
book of Mormon teaches the same things as the Bible, but is that really true?
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The two Mormon missionaries who visited my house claimed that the book of Mormon teaches
the same things as the Bible.
So, I decided to ask them a few questions to see if what they believe really does line
up with the Bible.
Most people tend to focus on the polygamy of Joseph Smith and the fact that he married
a mother and daughter, which is forbidden in the Bible.
However, I am more concerned with what the book of Mormon teaches about God and salvation.
Mormons claim that an angel came to Joseph Smith and give him the revelation for the
Book of Mormon, and they claim that the Book of Mormon is “Another testament of Jesus
Christ.”
However, I explained to them that the Bible says that even if an angel from heaven brings
you a different Gospel, that you should reject it.
“I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ,
to a different gospel, which is not another; but there are some who trouble you and want
to pervert the gospel of Christ.
But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have
preached to you, let him be accursed.
As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you
than what you have received, let him be accursed.”
- Galatians 1:6-9
They explained that they do not have a different gospel, but I insisted that they have a very
different gospel.
So, I decided to ask them some questions about what they believe about God, Jesus, and salvation.
Mormonism claims to be monotheistic, but they are actually a polytheistic religion, and
they believe that God had a father and a grandfather and a great-grandfather.
They also believe that Jesus was born when God had sex with Mary.
On top of that, they teach that Mormons will become gods of their own planet someday.
These teachings are completely foreign from the Bible.
In contrast, the Bible tells us that God says of Himself that there was no God before Him
and there will be no God after Him.
“You are My witnesses," says the Lord, "And My servant whom I have chosen, That you may
know and believe Me, And understand that I am He.
Before Me there was no God formed, Nor shall there be after Me.”
- Isaiah 43:10
This is a huge difference between Mormon belief and what the Bible says about God.
The Mormons claim that Joseph Smith was a prophet, and his teachings indicate that there
are many gods and that Mormons can also become gods themselves someday, but listen to what
the Bible says about such a prophet who leads people astray in this way.
“If there arises among you a prophet or a dreamer of dreams, and he gives you a sign
or a wonder, and the sign or the wonder comes to pass, of which he spoke to you, saying,
'Let us go after other gods' - which you have not known - ‘and let us serve them,' you
shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams, for the Lord your
God is testing you to know whether you love the Lord your God with all your heart and
with all your soul.”
- Deuteronomy 13:1-3
The Bible teaches that there is only one God, and that He created all things.
This is very different from the gods of the Mormons.
Mormons say that Jesus was the first created being and the brother of Satan, but the Bible
says that Jesus is the Creator of all things, including Satan.
They also believe that we are all brothers and sisters of Jesus and Satan, and that we
all existed as spirit beings long before we were given mortal bodies.
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
He was in the beginning with God.
All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made…
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as
of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.”
- John 1:1-3,14
All things were made by Yeshua and nothing was made without Him, and if that is not clear
enough, listen to what Colossians says about this.
“For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible
and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers.
All things were created through Him and for Him.
And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.
And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the
dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.
For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell”
- Colossians 1:16-19
All things in heaven and on earth were created by Yeshua.
Not only was everything created by Him, but He existed before all things.
This means that Jesus was not created by God, and He is not Satan’s brother, and we are
not eternal with Him.
The Bible also tells us that God alone has immortality, which contradicts what the Mormons
teach about the immortality of humans being co-eternal with God.
“who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen
or can see, to whom be honor and everlasting power.
Amen.”
- 1 Timothy 6:16
However, to further explain the origin of mankind, we should look at what the Bible
says about the creation of man.
“So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and
female He created them.”
- Genesis 1:27
God created man.
Man did not exist in spirit bodies prior to creation as Mormonism teaches.
Mankind is a creation of God.
In fact, the Bible even tells us how we came to become living beings.
“And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils
the breath of life; and man became a living being.”
- Genesis 2:7
Not only do Mormons claim that we are co-eternal with Jesus, but they also believe that we
are equal with Him as priests in the Melchizedek priesthood.
However, the Bible explains that Yeshua became the High Priest in the order of Melchizedek
because He has no predecessor and no successor, and because He has an endless life.
“And it is yet far more evident if, in the likeness of Melchizedek, there arises another
priest who has come, not according to the law of a fleshly commandment, but according
to the power of an endless life.
For He testifies: "You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek…
Also there were many priests, because they were prevented by death from continuing.
But He, because He continues forever, has an unchangeable priesthood.
Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He
always lives to make intercession for them.”
- Hebrews 7:15-17,23-25
The Bible never says that we are priests in the order of Melchizedek, but it indicates
that Yeshua is unique in His role as a Priest like Melchizedek.
Not only are their beliefs about the nature of God and the nature of man vastly different
from what is portrayed in the Bible, but their teachings about salvation and grace are quite
different as well.
Remember that the Bible says if anyone teaches a different Gospel than the one that has already
been given in the Bible, that person is accursed.
The Book of Mormon says that we must do everything we can do to be saved, then the grace of God
kicks in.
“for we know that it is by grace that we are saved, after all we can do.”
- 2 Nephi 25:23
They are teaching that our good works come first, and that we must do everything we can
to be saved first, then the grace of God makes up for where we fall short.
However, this is quite different from the Bible, which says we are saved by grace through
faith and not by anything we can do on our own.
“For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the
gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.”
- Ephesians 2:8-9
We are all unrighteous.
the Bible says there is no one righteous and all of our righteousness is like filthy rags.
We are saved only by the grace of God when we put our faith in Him.
However, that doesn’t mean we don’t do good works.
We are to walk out our faith in obedience to God.
The Bible says if we love God, we will keep His commandments.
But our obedience is not what saves us.
We are saved by grace through faith.
We obey and do good works because we love Him.
It is also interesting to note that the book of Mormon speaks about people and places that
archaeologists have never found evidence for.
It seems that those people and places never existed.
Yet there is an abundance of evidence found in archaeology and secular history that prove
the people and places in the Bible existed.
In fact, we can go visit the places the Bible speaks about and see them for ourselves, but
you can’t do that with the places in the book of Mormon.
The book of Mormon also claims that Jesus came to the Americas to visit the natives,
but there is absolutely no evidence to support these claims.
The book of Mormon was written by one man named Joseph Smith after having an encounter
with an angel named Moroni who showed him where to find some gold tablets written in
an unknown language.
They claim that Joseph was given the ability to translate these tablets from the unknown
language into English, and then the tablets were taken to heaven.
So, there is no proof they existed, and there are no ancient texts to verify the stories,
no original texts, no supporting manuscripts, and no way to test or prove his claims.
However, there are thousands of Bible manuscripts dating back to the time of the Apostles in
the First Century.
These Bible texts are written in Greek, Aramaic, and Hebrew, languages that people can read
and translate to verify their accuracy.
The Bible was also written by dozens of different people over thousands of years, yet the Bible
has a consistent testimony from Genesis to Revelation.
In conclusion, the book of Mormon is a complete contradiction to the Bible.
Not only that, but it presents a false gospel, and the Bible says the book of Mormon is accursed.
“But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we
have preached to you, let him be accursed.
As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you
than what you have received, let him be accursed.”
- Galatians 1:8-9
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