Mormonism in a Nutshell

A basic and accurate description of Mormon teachings.

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• Mormon
• joseph smith
• book of mormon
• christian
• cult

[TheDanchip]

love the irony of a christian saying that mormonism is ridiculous......

[TheOriginalAnalogKid]

If you really want "Mormonism in a nutshell" read the 'Articles of faith.'

Many marveled at the rapid growth of this new Christian sect people called :Mormons", and a journalist of the time asked Joseph Smith if he could condense what his church taught into a few sentences, so those who weren't familiar with the church could understand the differences and similarities to protestant Christianity. These 13 statements have become known as "The Articles of Faith" by the church. ...

[supernovamike]

@CerebrumPedere Very convincing; thank you for your inspiring words. ;)

I'm curious, what is it about religion that makes you (and others) so hostile towards it?

Are you opposed to the principle of freedom to believe and freedom to have different ideas?

[supernovamike]

@celticwomanfan01 About the Trinity, I've read many times the passages that say "I and my Father are one" or "which is One God," etc. But I've also read everything else.

The Trinity is founded primarily not in scripture but in councils. I enjoyed the Athanasian Creed, which puts the nature of the Godhead as something that is "incomprehensible." It's an effective security blanket, but unfortunately that idea has no scriptural support either... in fact it's opposed to what I find in the Bible.

[supernovamike]

@celticwomanfan01 You say that "Heresies and schismatics have a tendency to not be popular." Is that so? I hear atheism is very popular nowadays. Islam has been around for awhile, and it's doing fine. I don't think you understand the power of the devil. The truth is NEVER popular (they killed Christ, remember?), and according to history, the only thing that never seems to last very long is the truth. I mean...how long was Moses gone before the Israelites started worshipping a statue? (Exodus 32)

[supernovamike]

@celticwomanfan01 Have you ever even considered the possibility that one of those churches that you call "heretic and schismatic" was actually the right one? Is there any reason why it could not be? The church that you claim to be inspired is guilty of violently suppressing other groups that did not accept their creeds. Is that Christ's way of spreading His church--by crushing all other opinions, destroying opposing religious texts, and slaughtering infidels? No, that's the Roman's way.

[supernovamike]

@celticwomanfan01 You're citing majority opinion as evidence for divine truths? I don't understand that. According to the majority of human beings alive today, Jesus Christ wasn't even the Son of God as he claimed, so... should we go with that because that's what the majority says? No, the church of God always has been and always will be a minority. That's what the scriptures teach. (Matthew 7:13-14, for instance)

[celticwomanfan01]

@supernovamike Also...there is a "Kingdom" of sorts that is "not from this world" (You get that from the Gospel of John, btw) but that did not mean that there was no earthly Church, ministry, or 'gospel.' In no way then is the understanding of the Trinity (again, present in the New Testament writings in plenty of places) "represents the twisting of the truth that happened during that time." Tell me, tell me what "truth" you really think happened and I'll gladly rebut you with facts and history.

[celticwomanfan01]

@player12534 And actually...the letters were decided upon for over 150 years (as were ALL OF THE BOOKS TO MAKE IT IN THE NEW TESTAMENT CANON) and debated by the early Christians...Paul's letters as we have them in the NT were never rejected...they were actually meant to be in the canon because all of the early Christians recognized Paul to be the apostle that he was....furthermore, though we can't give an exact author to all the writings, that does not take away from the teachings in them.

[celticwomanfan01]

@player12534 Paul was a human being. Jesus was also fully human (and divine). The apostles were all human. So were Jesus' disciples. So what is your point? Does someone being "human" discredit the historical accounts which they might have left us? Does being human color the theology..? The whole Bible was written by HUMANS and as many would argue, divinely inspired. I don't see how you discredit Paul by saying he was human (cough cough here would be a good place to have a degree pal...)

[celticwomanfan01]

@supernovamike Furthermore, you cannot be Christian and deny the Trinity...you just cannot be. Heresies and schismatics have a tendency to not be popular and survive throughout the centuries...the case can and should be made that the very very Scriptural understanding of the Trinity has been time tested to be the most orthodox Christian belief as evident by the overwhelming majority of Christians holding true to the Trinitarian doctrine. So yes, you Mormons, God bless you, are not Christians.