Mormon Teachings Do Not Agree With the Book of Mormon |
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The Book of Mormon is described as teaching with much greater clarity and perfection than those same doctrines revealed in the Bible. Anyone who
will place in parallel columns the teachings of these two great books on such subjects as ... will find conclusive proof of the superiority
of the Book of Mormon (Mormon Doctrines, 1966, page 99).
What shall we say of the most "clear and perfect book" - the Book of Mormon?
The Book of Mormon doesn't even contain major Mormon teachings such as "God having a body of
flesh and bones", celestial marriage, eternal marriage, a progressive God, a Mother God in Heaven, plurality of gods, God is a
polygamist, and the Aaronic priesthood are NOT even found in the Book of Mormon.
Joseph Smith and those after him CONTRADICT even their own Mormon scriptures. As an honest person,
one cannot ignore this.
Joseph Smith taught that God is an exalted man. God is NOT an exalted man (Alma 18:28).
Joseph Smith taught that Jesus was born through physical sexual relations with Mary (MD, page 547). The Bible says that Mary
was a virgin and that she conceived through the power of the Holy Spirit. Also, Alma (7:10) says Mary was a virgin. If she had
physical sexual relations, she would not be a virgin!
Joseph Smith taught that man progressed into God. But God does NOT change (D&C 20:17, Mormon 9:9-11, Moroni 8:18).
Joseph Smith was a polygamist and taught that Jesus was a polygamist. But Jacob (2:24) says that "plurality of wives" is
an abomination to God.
Joseph Smith taught that Jesus and Lucifer are created spirit brothers, and yet the title page of the Book of Mormon says that Jesus is
the Christ the ETERNAL God. Also, in 2 Nephi 26:12, it says that Jesus is the ETERNAL God. According to the Bible, Lucifer is an
angel ... and Jesus created all things. Lucifer is a creation of Jesus.
Joseph Smith taught that men and women become sons and daughters of God BEFORE they are born physically upon the earth and that humans
were first born in heaven as a result of a relationship between God and one of his many wives. Besides these teachings not being
found in the Book of Mormon, quite the opposite is found which will surprise you! Mosiah (27:24-28) states, "And the Lord said
unto me, Marvel not that all mankind ... must be born again ... changed from their carnal and fallen estate to a state of
righteousness, being redeemed of God, BECOMING HIS SONS AND DAUGHTERS ... inheriting the kingdom of God". This passage speaks
of "becoming a new creature," something totally foreign to Mormonism which teaches that one must endure to the end to see
which of the 3 kingdoms of which one might be worthy.
By FAITH, we are born again. Being born again is NOT a life time experience.
Joseph Smith taught that "The idea that the Father and the Son dwell in a man's heart is an old sectarian notion, that is false"
(Doctrines and Covenants 130:3). But Alma (34:36) states "And this I know, because the Lord hath said He dwelleth not in unholy temples,
but in the hearts of the righteous doth He dwell".
Mormon Orson Pratt taught that God can progress no further in knowledge and power but Bringham Young taught the God he serves is progressing
eternally (Journal of Discourses 11:286).
Both the Book of Mormon and the Bible (James 1:17, Malachi 3:6) say that God does not change. "For I am the Lord, I change not" (Mal 3:6).
Joseph Smith taught that Jesus has a heavenly Father, and that Father has a father, and so on and so on. According to Smith, Jesus had a great great
… grandfather, etc. But Mosiah 16:15 says that Jesus is the ETERNAL Father. There is ONLY ONE Father. Alma 11:38-39 also teaches that
Jesus is the ETERNAL Father. Thus, Joseph Smith even contradicts the Book of Mormon.