Leaving Mormonism - Dealing with the Questions

Today we talk again with Bo and KD, two former Mormons who are leaving the LDS church and trying to do it right. We go over their insights around some of the major doctrinal differences between the Mormon church and biblical Christianity.

Shownotes:

• Bible
• “As far as it is translated correctly…”
• Mormons lack trust in the Bible
• Joseph claimed that plain and precious truths were corrupted over time by translators (1 Nephi 13:26-29)
• “Precious things taken away from the book, which is the book of the Lamb of God.” 
• “Because of these things which are taken away out of the gospel of the Lamb, an exceedingly great many do stumble”
• Mormons attempt to contrast the Biblical translation process with the Book of Mormon translation process… 
• 5,800+ Greek Manuscripts compiled to translate the Bible
• 300 fulfilled prophecies in Jesus
• 25,000 archeological digs that prove biblical history
• BoM has 0 evidence 
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• Jesus
• Jesus of the Mormon Church
• Mormons believe we were all spirit children of Heavenly parents (Father and Mother) and that Jesus is their Elder brother. 
• Jesus is the Son of God
• Jesus is our Savior 
• This is where Mormons get the idea that they are Christians
• It can be pretty offensive to Mormons for others to assert that they aren’t Christian. 
• Biblical Jesus
• Jesus is God and has been from the beginning (John 1:1)
• Point out the JST that changes this verse substantially 
• Jesus created all things in Heaven and in Earth (Col 1:16) 
• The Fullness of the Father dwells in Jesus - Triune Nature of God (Col 1:19)
• Trinity vs Godhead?
• Atoned for our Sins on the Cross (Col 1:20)
• Hebrews 9:11-15
• Jesus’ death was the ultimate sacrifice and marked the end of Levitical sacrifices in the Temple. No more Temples or sacrifices needed.  We have a new covenant with Jesus through His blood.  When we accept Him in Faith we are saved. 
• Ephesians 2:11-17
• Grace
• Ephesians 2:8-9 vs. 2 Nephi 25:23
• Saved by Grace when we believed vs. saved by Grace after all the works we can do 
• How is one saved in Mormonism? 
• 3rd Article of Faith “by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the gospel”
• How does God explain salvation in the Bible? 
• Galatians 2:16, 20-21
• Families
• Mormons believe the purpose of eternal families is to become Gods (D&C 132:19-21) 
• If you are married in the Temple and obey the commandments the rest of your life and do not commit murder, then you will become gods. 
• The Bible teaches (Ephesians 2:19-21)
• We are part of God’s family when we believe in Jesus
• We become God’s temple where His Spirit dwells
• Romans 8:1-17
• We received The Spirit of God when we believed in Jesus and we were adopted as children of God. 
• Romans 8:18-30