Archive for October, 2008
We’ve reviewed several things over the past several posts. With everything, I never set out to totally disprove Mormonism. That would take much more time, and an extensive amount of research. I do not have time or will to devote my studies to this topic. This is a post with some closing thoughts about the [...]
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Book of Mormon: True of False?
Mormons believe in the Bible. Their preferred translation is the King James Version (KJV). Many other Christian churches use this translation today. I would say that this is probably one of the worse translations to get these days. If you want to know a little more about that, please refer to What Version of the [...]
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Tags: Book of Mormon, Christianity, Cults, Latter Day Saints, Mormonism, Religion
The Mormon Jesus
Who is Jesus? According to the Christian Bible Jesus is the son of God, He is God, He created man, and He is Savior to all humankind. There is only one God who is immortal. Jesus was miraculously born from the virgin Mary and died on the cross, only to rise from the dead three days later, thus saving humanity. God is [...]
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Tags: Christianity, cult, Cults, Jesus, Latter Day Saints, Mormonism, mormons, Religion, theology
Joseph Smith: Mormon Founder
Born in 1805, Joseph Smith Jr. was never a part of any church while growing up. He and his father were well known for their treasure hunting interests. They would go on digs around New York looking for treasure, but could never find anything of substance.
Smith Jr. claimed that his first vision accured at the age of 14 [...]
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Tags: Cults, Joseph Smith, Latter Day Saints, Maroni, mormons, Nemphites, Religion, Thummin, Urim
The Meaning of ‘Cult’
Before I get into too much detail here, a cult should be defined. Before we can define a cult, however, we must first explain what a religion is.
Religion: a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
Some well known world religions would be Judaism, Hinduism, Muslim, and Christianity. Notice that one [...]
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Tags: cult, Cults, definition, Religion
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