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What Mormons Believe - Mormon Doctrine Studies - Posted: 4th Mar, 2008 - 10:11pm
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What Do Mormons Believe?
Can someone tell me in just a couple of lines what Mormons believe and what aspect of it is considered the most controversial?
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Believe Mormons What
I know this is more then you asked, but it is hard to express a belief in a few lines.
I believe some of the controversy is our belief in modern day prophets and apostles, that the church receives revelation today, a belief that God the Father, His son Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost are separate beings, and that Mankind can, if he
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| "overcometh all, shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. (Revelation 21:7)" |
This, we believe means, we may have all that God has and as his son (or daughter) we can inherit his attributes, live with him, and know what he knows.
LDS Articles of Faith
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| 1. We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost. 2. We believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam's transgression. 3. We believe that through the atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel. 4. We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost. 5. We believe that a man must be called of God, by prophecy, and by the laying on of hands by those who are in authority, to preach the Gospel and administer in the ordinances thereof. 6. We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth. 7. We believe in the gift of tongues, prophecy, revelation, visions, healing, interpretation of tongues, and so forth. 8. We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God. 9.We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God. 10. We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the restoration of the Ten Tribes; that Zion (the New Jerusalem) will be built upon the American continent; that Christ will reign personally upon the earth; and, that the earth will be renewed and receive its paradisiacal glory. 11. We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may. 12. We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law. 13. We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul--We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things. |
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| We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church |
What is the primitive church? Is your church considered sophisticated or advanced?
Believe Mormons What
Primitive as defined as original or first. This is not a pejorative, but rather an admission that we believe that it is necessary to follow the Original Church in doctrines and beliefs.
We believe that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is if fact the restored primitive Church.
Believe Mormons What
I can understand that but I do not remember primitive being used this way in modern English especially to describe someone's beliefs.
That literal gathering is the formation of Israel in 1947?
What Do Mormons Believe?
We believe that the formation of Israel was a major part of it. The Church also holds that Missionary work and the teaching of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the ordinance of baptism are aspects of the Gathering of Israel (believing That Christians are the Seed of Abraham literally and through adoption.)
What Mormons Believe
What do you mean by adoption? Do you have members or missionaries in Israel too?
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In Romans 9:4
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4 Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises; |
All who join the church who do not have a direct lineage to Abraham are brought into the house of Israel by "adoption" as Paul taught.
Currently missionary work and proselyting in Israel is prohibited to all religions, but there is a BYU Collage University in Jerusalem.
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