Lutherans and Other Denominations

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Lutherans and Other Denominations

• Non-Christian Cults
• Mormons
• Unitarian
• Jehovah Witness
• Christian Science

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Lutherans and Other DenominationsMormons

• Christian
• Someone who trusts in Jesus Christ as their
  Savior.
• For it is by grace you have been saved, through
  faith - and this not from yourselves, it is the
  gift of God -not by works, so that no one can
  boast.
• Ephesians 28-9

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Lutherans and Other DenominationsMormons

• Joseph Smith Jr
• 1820 - Vision 1
• All churches are wrong

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Lutherans and Other DenominationsMormons

• Joseph Smith Jr
• 1820 - All churches are wrong
• 1823 - Vision 2
• Chosen to translate Book of Morman

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Lutherans and Other DenominationsMormons

• Joseph Smith Jr
• 1820 - All churches are wrong
• 1823 - To translate Book of Morman
• 1827 - Vision 3
• Location shown for book and glasses

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Lutherans and Other DenominationsMormons

• Joseph Smith Jr
• 1820 - All churches are wrong
• 1823 - To translate Book of Morman
• 1827 - Location for book and glasses
• 1829 - Vision 4
• Ordained into Priesthood of Aaron

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Lutherans and Other DenominationsMormons

• Joseph Smith Jr
• 1820 - All churches are wrong
• 1823 - To translate Book of Morman
• 1827 - Location for book and glasses
• 1829 - Priesthood of Aaron
• 1829 - Vision 5
• Given Priesthood of Melchizedek

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Lutherans and Other DenominationsMormons

• Joseph Smith Jr
• 1820 - All churches are wrong
• 1823 - To translate Book of Morman
• 1827 - Location for book and glasses
• 1829 - Priesthood of Aaron
• 1829 - Priesthood of Melchizedek

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Lutherans and Other DenominationsMormons

• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
• 1830 - Founded by 5 in Fayetteville, NY
• 1831 - Kirtland, Ohio
• 1832 - Independence, Missouri
• 1838 - Far West, Missouri
• 1839 - Nauvoo, Illinois
• 1844 - Joseph Smith shot in Carthage, Ill

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Lutherans and Other DenominationsMormons

• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
• 1830 - Founded by 5 in Fayetteville, NY
• to Kirtland, Oh to Independence, Mo
• to Far West, Mo to Nauvoo, Ill
• 1844 - Brigham Young, 25 groups split
• Reorganized Church of LDS
• 1847 - Salt Lake, Utah

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Lutherans and Other DenominationsMormons

• Book of Mormon
• Story of Gods western people
• Part 1 - Jareds Descendants
• Part 2 - Lehis descendants
• Mormon
• Moroni
• Manuscript Found, Sidney Rigdon

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Lutherans and Other DenominationsMormons

• Doctrine Sources
• Book of Mormon
• Bible - Translated correctly
• Pearl of Great Price
• Smiths translation
• Doctrines and Covenants
• Smiths divine revelations

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Lutherans and Other DenominationsMormons

• God
• Human body for probationary period
• Progressive and eternal perfection
• Physical bodies (Father and Son)
• Elohim - God the Father
• Jehovah - Jesus in prenatal state

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Lutherans and Other DenominationsMormons

• End of the World
• Body and spirit separated at death
• Christs millennial rule - Jerusalem, Zion
• Gospel preached, Satan released
• Body and spirit reunited
• Men go to respective glories

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Lutherans and Other DenominationsMormons

• Heaven (No Hell)
• Telestial Glory - Happy, useful
• No presence of Father and Son
• Terrestrial Glory - Rich blessings
• No Father, Visits by Son
• Celestial Glory - Unspeakable joy
• Presence of Father and Son

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Lutherans and Other DenominationsMormons

• Celestial Glory
• Need to be baptized in Temple
• Descendant can be proxy for dead
• Must accept Mormon gospel
• Must be married for eternity in temple
• Women can be sealed to a dead man
• Children can be sealed to parents

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Lutherans and Other DenominationsUnitarians

• Unitarians
• Unitarian Universalist Association - 160K
• Reject that Jesus is God
• No creeds - Draw from other religions

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Lutherans and Other DenominationsChristian
Science

• Christian Science
• Mary Baker Eddy
• Phineas P Quimby
• Science and Health with
• Key to the Scriptures
• Church of Christ, Scientist

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Lutherans and Other DenominationsChristian
Science

• Doctrinal Points
• God is everything - Everything is God
• God is Mind - Mind is God
• Nothing is matter - Matter is nothing
• God denies evil - Evil denies God

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Lutherans and Other DenominationsChristian
Science

• Contrasts with Mormons
• Everything is Spirit
• Everything is physical
• Scientific discovery
• Divine revelations

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Lutherans and Other DenominationsUnity School of
Christianity

• Unity School of Christianity
• Charles and Myrtle Fillmore
• Combines many non-Christian religions
• State of consciousness

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Lutherans and Other DenominationsJehovah Witness

• Charles T Russell
• Built on basic Adventism
• 1872 - The Watchtower Bible Tract Society
• 1931 - Jehovah Witnesses

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Lutherans and Other DenominationsJehovah Witness

• God
• Unitarian
• Only Father is God, Jehovah
• Jesus was angel, man, archangel
• Holy Spirit is Jehovahs power

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Lutherans and Other DenominationsJehovah Witness

• Satans Allies
• Organized religion
• Catholics, Protestants, Sunday School
• Politics
• Flag saluting, Voting, Military service
• Commercialism
• Civic groups, Movies, Mothers Day

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Lutherans and Other DenominationsJehovah Witness

• Eternal Life
• Lost eternal life when man sinned
• Christ won eternal life by not sinning
• Gave to world by trading for immortality

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Lutherans and Other DenominationsJehovah Witness

• Millennium
• 1914 - Date for Jesus return
• Battle of Armageddon
• Great Mystery Class - Rulers in heaven
• Old Test Believers - Rulers on earth
• Jonadab Class - Live on earth forever
• Second Chancers - 100 yrs probation

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Lutherans and Other DenominationsJehovah Witness

• Bible
• Quote out of context
• Allegorize
• Require JW translation

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Lutherans and Other DenominationsJehovah Witness

• Membership
• 1MM in US, 7MM in world
• Not a church
• Kingdom Hall / Company / Instruction
• Publisher / Pioneer

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