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October 04: Baptism
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November 01: Jesus Christ
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A Biblical Church
The Family Altar
Satan: The Enemy
The Importance of the Bible
The Holy Spirit
God the Father
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whether or not we had faith in Jesus
Christ as our Lord and Savior. To be
absent from our bodies means, as
believers, we are with the Lord (2
Corinthians 5:6–8). Unbelievers are sent
to hell, or the place of the dead (Luke
16:22–23). When Jesus
comes the second time, we
will receive new bodies (1
Corinthians
15:50–54).
There will be a new
heaven and new earth for
believers
(Revelation
21:1), and unbelievers will
be
thrown
into
an
everlasting lake of fire
(Revelation
20:11–15).
There is no second chance
for redemption after death (Hebrews
9:27).
Mormon leaders have taught that Jesus’
incarnation was the result of a physical
relationship between God the Father and
Mary (Journal of Discourses, vol. 8, p.
115; Mormon Doctrine, p. 547).
Mormons believe Jesus is a god, but that
any human can also become a god
(Doctrine and Covenants 132:20;
Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith,
p. 345–354). Mormonism teaches that
salvation can be earned by a combination
of faith and good works (LDS Bible
Dictionary, p. 697).
Contrary to this, Christians historically
have taught that no one can achieve the
status of God—only He is holy (1
Samuel 2:2). We can only
be made holy in God's
sight through faith in Him
(1 Corinthians 1:2). Jesus
is the only begotten Son of
God (John 3:16), is the
only one ever to have lived
a sinless life, and now has
the highest place of honor
in heaven (Hebrews 7:26).
Jesus and God are one in
essence, Jesus being the only man who
existed before physical birth (John 1:1–8;
8:56). Jesus gave Himself to us as a
sacrifice, God raised Him from the dead,
and one day everyone will confess that
Jesus Christ is Lord (Philippians 2:6–11).
Jesus tells us it is impossible to get to
heaven by our own works and that only
by faith in Him is it possible (Matthew
19:26). We all deserve eternal
punishment for our sins, but God's
infinite love and grace have allowed us a
way out. “For the wages of sin is death,
but the gift of God is eternal life through
Jesus Christ our Lord” (Romans 6:23).
Clearly, there is only one way to receive
salvation, and that is to know God and
His Son, Jesus (John 17:3). Receiving
salvation is not done by works, but by
faith (Romans 1:17; 3:28). We can
receive this gift no matter who we are or
what we have done (Romans 3:22).
“Neither is there salvation in any other:
for there is none other name under
heaven given among men, whereby we
must be saved” (Acts 4:12).
Although Mormons are usually friendly,
loving, and kind people, they are
deceived by a false religion that distorts
the nature of God, the Person of Jesus
Christ, and the means of salvation.
(Author’s note: many of the references in
this article on Mormonism are Mormon
publications, such as Mormon Doctrine,
Articles of Faith, Doctrines of Salvation,
History of the Church, Doctrine and
Covenants, and so forth. Others are from
the Book of Mormon itself, e.g., books
such as 1 Nephi, 2 Nephi, and
Alma.).
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