Mormon Church Research Paper
The Mormon Church
Over the centuries since Jesus walked on the earth, there have been many beliefs and doctrines that have been conceived. Many of these have not established their foundation in God’s Word, the Bible. This has caused a descent from how Christ initially established the Church those many years ago. Many religions today would claim to be the true Church of Jesus Christ. However, most have turned from Bible truths, and are therefore not the true Church of Jesus Christ. The Mormon Church is not the Church of Jesus Christ because they do not hold to the beliefs that the Bible is the complete, inerrant Word of God, salvation is by faith alone, and Jesus Christ has always been God.
First, the Mormon Church is not the Church of Jesus …show more content…
The Mormons believe that salvation must be accomplished with their working out of the laws and ordinances of the gospel. In their book, McKeever and Johnson state, “This progress toward eternal life is a matter of achieving perfection. Living all the commandments guarantees total forgiveness of sins and assures one of exaltation through that perfection which comes by complying with the formula the Lord gave us.” In the Mormon belief one must become perfect by complying with the laws that have been given in order that one can “earn” their salvation. Ephesians chapter 2 verses 8 and 9 record, “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” This very clearly states that salvation is of faith, and works are not included in it because then men could become proud, thus taking the glory from …show more content…
These beliefs have all been shown contrary to God’s own truths in His Word. God promised to always preserve His word perfectly as it was originally inspired. If this is the case, one can truly see that the doctrine of salvation through grace plus works is a fallacy, and that salvation is by grace alone. Also one can see many evidences in the preserved Word of God that Jesus Christ is and always has been God. Although religion has often been degraded, God’s Word has always proven
Over the centuries since Jesus walked on the earth, there have been many beliefs and doctrines that have been conceived. Many of these have not established their foundation in God’s Word, the Bible. This has caused a descent from how Christ initially established the Church those many years ago. Many religions today would claim to be the true Church of Jesus Christ. However, most have turned from Bible truths, and are therefore not the true Church of Jesus Christ. The Mormon Church is not the Church of Jesus Christ because they do not hold to the beliefs that the Bible is the complete, inerrant Word of God, salvation is by faith alone, and Jesus Christ has always been God.
First, the Mormon Church is not the Church of Jesus …show more content…
The Mormons believe that salvation must be accomplished with their working out of the laws and ordinances of the gospel. In their book, McKeever and Johnson state, “This progress toward eternal life is a matter of achieving perfection. Living all the commandments guarantees total forgiveness of sins and assures one of exaltation through that perfection which comes by complying with the formula the Lord gave us.” In the Mormon belief one must become perfect by complying with the laws that have been given in order that one can “earn” their salvation. Ephesians chapter 2 verses 8 and 9 record, “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” This very clearly states that salvation is of faith, and works are not included in it because then men could become proud, thus taking the glory from …show more content…
These beliefs have all been shown contrary to God’s own truths in His Word. God promised to always preserve His word perfectly as it was originally inspired. If this is the case, one can truly see that the doctrine of salvation through grace plus works is a fallacy, and that salvation is by grace alone. Also one can see many evidences in the preserved Word of God that Jesus Christ is and always has been God. Although religion has often been degraded, God’s Word has always proven