Mormonism Facts

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MormonismFacts

• Commonly known as the Church of Jesus Christ of
  Latter-Day Saints
• Claim that their Church, as established by
  Christ, did not survive in its original form,
  and was restored in modern times by divine means
  through the modern prophet, Joseph Smith.

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MormonismWhat do they Believe?

• Although Mormons regard the Bible as the Word of
  God, they say the record is incomplete.
• They also consider The Book of Mormon, Doctrine
  and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price to be
  divinely inspired, and they regard them as holy
  scripture.

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MormonismWhat do they Believe?

• Since man was created in Gods image, they
  believe that the Supreme Being of God the Father,
  who is a living, eternal Being, has a glorified
  body of flesh and bone
• They believe God created people as spirit
  children before the earth was made
• They believe Jesus was the first spirit child and
  he created the world under the direction of God
  the Father.

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MormonismChristianity vs. Mormonism

• One God of the Universe
• One God makes up the Trinity
• Gods power is unlimited, beyond human
  understanding
• God is without beginning or end

• One God of this world but many gods in the
  universe
• three separate gods make up one godhead
• Gods power is limited by human attributes
• God has a beginning - is an offspring of another
  god

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MormonismChristianity vs. Mormonism

• God created the entire universe ex nihilo
• God is unchanging
• Jesus is Savior - His perfect life and
  sacrificial death gain eternal life for all who
  believe

• God didnt create the universe but arranged what
  was already in it
• God was once a man who worked his way to godhood
• Jesus is Savior - His atonement gains physical
  resurrection for all His people

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MormonismChristianity vs. Mormonism

• Through faith, Christians receive Christs work
  and perfection
• Jesus paid our debt to sin so that we dont have
  debt
• our life, spirit, and body begin at conception

• Must prove own worthiness and earn own perfection
• Jesus refinanced our debt to sin but we still
  have our entire debt to pay him
• spirit life begins in the pre-existence where we
  mature as spirits before coming to earth

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MormonismChristianity vs. Mormonism

• Adam committed original sin and so, the entire
  creation was cursed
• Man is born sinful - mans natural inclination is
  to sin
• Man is saved by faith in Christ alone

• Adam fell so that man could have the joys of
  physical bodies, procreation, and opportunity to
  gain eternal life
• Man is born without sin - natural inclination to
  do good
• Man is saved by faith and works

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MormonismChristianity vs. Mormonism

• All who believe in Christs redemptive and
  substitutionary works are members of the
  invisible (True) Church

• The only true church is the Church of Jesus
  Christ of Latter-Day Saints

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MormonismWitnessing Fundamentals

• Afraid of leaving Mormonism?
• Trust in Gods Word (The Bible)
• Read and Study Gods Word
• Turn to Gods Word for all your answers
• Recognize the true nature of God
• Build a relationship with Jesus

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MormonismWitnessing Fundamentals

• Recognize the unconditional blessings of the
  Christian life
• learn to use and not fear Christian freedom
• Unlearn conditioned responses
• Come to grips with the errors of Mormonism and
  having been deceived
• You are welcome into our church setting

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MormonismResources

• www.truthinlovetomormons.com
• the M World Book Encyclopedia - Mormons