The Mormon President Brigham Young said "Take up the Bible, compare the religion of the Latter-day Saints with it, and see if it will stand the test" (JD 16:46). This web site will compare LDS Church teachings to the Bible using the Catholic Church teachings to interpret the Bible. This web site has received the Fidelity Green Light Award for its Excellence in Catholic Fidelity from CatholicCulture.org. Pope St. Felix III said "Not to oppose error is to approve it; and not to defend truth is to suppress it."
Preface: After comparing Mormonism with the Bible it is my testimony that:
The Catholic Church has ruled that a Mormon baptism is not valid. The Catholic Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has stated that "The words Father, Son and Holy Spirit, have for the Mormons a meaning totally different from the Christian meaning. The differences are so great that one cannot even consider that this doctrine is a heresy which emerged out of a false understanding of the Christian doctrine. The teaching of the Mormons has a completely different matrix. ... Mormons hold that there is no real Trinity, no original sin ..." (EWTN). The Catholic Church teaches:
1271 Baptism constitutes the foundation of communion among all Christians, including those who are not yet in full communion with the Catholic Church: "For men who believe in Christ and have been properly baptized are put in some, though imperfect, communion with the Catholic Church. Justified by faith in Baptism, [they] are incorporated into Christ; they therefore have a right to be called Christians, and with good reason are accepted as brothers by the children of the Catholic Church." "Baptism therefore constitutes the sacramental bond of unity existing among all who through it are reborn."
"Mormons are not Christians ... Those who deny the doctrine of the Holy Trinity deny that Christ is God. Now if one denies that Christ is God, he is denying an essential aspect of Christianity" (ETWN). "Although Mormons certainly consider themselves to be Christians, the Catholic Church does not consider them to be Christians, either sacramentally or theologically. The Church has ruled that Mormon baptism is not valid, which means that Mormons are not Christians by baptism. Since Mormons believe in a plurality of gods and do not believe in Christ's divinity (as it is understood by orthodox Christians), they are not theological Christians either." (ETWN). The Bible reveals Christians are disciples and disciples continue in the words of Christ (Acts 11:26; John 8:31). Mormon's are not Christians since they continue with Joseph Smith's teaching of "three Gods" instead of Jesus' teaching of "one God". Christians continue in the things which they have learned and have been assured of, knowing whom they learned it (2Tim 3:14). Several Christian denominations have made studies of Mormon teaching and come to the conclusion that there are irreconcilable differences between LDS doctrine and Christian beliefs based on the Bible (Institute for Religious Research).
A convert from Mormonism to Catholicism writes, "I could no longer accept the Mormon view of a plurality of gods." He also writes "The more I researched, the more flaws I found with the Mormon doctrines I had been taught. ... The overwhelming historical evidence available supports the Catholic teaching on Apostolic succession. ... Another truth I discovered is that there is only one God ..." (ETWN). Another convert from Mormonism to Catholicism writes "I was born and raised in a Latter-Day Saints family ... As I read and studied ... Mormon teachings were often in direct conflict with the Bible ... it is my testimony that the Catholic Church is Christ's Church on earth. ... It is the Church Christ himself established, and its fundamental doctrines and creeds have not changed in two thousand years. They have remained constant, in harmony with the earliest Fathers of the Church ...." (Catholic Answers). IRR.org has the following personal accounts from former Mormons who left the LDS Church:
David says, "The Bible clearly states in many passages that there is only one God. The standard explanation is that “well, that means that there is only one God 'for us/of our world'”. That explanation satisfies those who believe in Mormonism. Unfortunately, to make it true one has to make the Bible mean something other than what it actually says."
Chris says, "I found the LDS Church to be false and full of deceit and lies. If you're reading this, do your own investigation of the LDS Church. Look at it with an open mind. Research it. Study the contradictions and you too will find what I found out — that me and you were sold a bill of goods that cannot be delivered. Satan’s greatest weapon is deceit. I was deceived"
Melissa says, ""Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world." (1 John 4:1) For those of you who are members of the LDS faith; as I once was, please......please listen. Listen to what God is trying to tell you. Let Him in. Think for yourselves. Put your religion to the test."
Tracy says, "Christ taught that the “truth shall make you free,” and I never experienced that until I left Mormonism. Suddenly the world was brighter, life was fuller and more meaningful; there was a lift in my step and a smile on my face."
Sharon says, "I am now truly saved by His Grace. I am happier than I can ever remember being! All that was taken from me through depression and self-deprecation has been returned to me by the Lord. It feels good not to live with guilt and fear constantly. I finally feel right with God and I know He is always there for me."
Jennifer says "My decision to leave was based in my discovery of God's Grace; something that Mormonism had never offered me."
David says, "What happens when your feelings say one thing and the Word of God says another? Which is more reliable and which do you believe? Don't you think the Bible is a much more reliable standard than my 'feelings' or 'testimony' or your 'feelings' or 'testimony'?”"
Sandie says, "The world is also full of many Christians who are blindly unaware that Mormonism is not just another Christian denomination. The teachings of the Mormon Church are not in agreement with the Bible."
The Mormon President Gordon B. Hinckley said "we do not believe in the traditional Christ of Christianity ... our knowledge comes of the witness of a prophet" (LDS General Conference Apr 2002). Mormonism teaches Jesus is "a God" of many Gods (LDS Bible Dictionary God). The Bible reveals Jesus is "God" (John1:1) and that "God was manifest in the flesh" (1Tim.3:16). Jesus is "my God" (John.20:28), "in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily" (Col.2:9).
Mormonism teaches Jesus was born of heavenly parents (GP Chap 2). Jesus was not born of heavenly parents. In the beginning, Christ is "the Word" and "the Word was God" (John 1:1). The NAB footnotes for John 1:1 says that the term Word (Greek logos) combines God's dynamic, creative word (Genesis), and personified preexistent Wisdom as the instrument of God's creative activity (Proverbs). God is "eternal" (1Tim.1:17) and is from "from everlasting to everlasting" (Psalm.90:2). The early Christian Bishop Irenaeus said that "the eternal Word of God" came "into being in a manner like that of their own word" (Against Heresies 2:13:8). Christ is called "the firstborn of every creature" (Col 1:15). "... the title "first-born" refers to Christ’s place as the chief and unique Son of God (cf. Rom. 8:29)" (CA). Christ is also called "the firstborn from the dead" (Col 1:18), Christ has "preeminence" in all things (Col 1:11). Psalm 89:27 illustrates that the word "firstborn" does not necessary mean to be literally born, it says "I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth".
Mormonism teaches Jesus and Satan are spirit brothers who were born of a heavenly parents (GP Chap 3). The angel Satan was not born of a heavenly mother, the Lord created all the angels with a command, he spoke, and it was done (Psalm 148:2-5; Neh.9:6; Psalm 33:6-9; CCC331). The Catholic Church teaches that Jesus is the Father's eternal Word that created the angel Satan (CCC292; CCC331; CCC65).Our Creator did not need a heavenly wife when he created the first man, God formed the spirit within him (Zech.12:1; Gen.2:7).
Mormonism teaches that Jesus is one of "three Gods" in the Godhead (LDS Bible Dictionary Godhead). Three Gods do not form the Godhead as Mormonism teaches, it is "three persons in which subsists the one Godhead" (Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith). The Bible reveals in Christ "dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily", meaning the "fullness of the deity: the divine nature, not just attributes" (NAB Col 2:9) . The Athanasian Creed says "... the Godhead of the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Ghost is all One".
Mormonism teaches the Father of Jesus' has a body of flesh and bones (GP Chap 1). Jesus tells us "God is a Spirit" (John.4:24) and that "a spirit hath not flesh and bones" (Luke.24:39). "Jesus says the Father is a spirit, not that the Father has a spirit" (CA). Mormonism teaches "false Christianity ... believed that God was a being without form or substance" (Chapter 16). The early Christian Bishop Irenaeus said "the Father of all ... is ... without structure ... all spirit" (God has No Body).
Mormonism teaches Jesus is Jehovah and the Father is Elohim and that they are two separate Gods (LDS Bible Dictionary God). Elohim and Jehovah are not two separate Gods. "The Yahwist prefers the name Yahweh (represented in translation as Lord) by which God revealed himself to Israel; the Elohist prefers the generic name for God, Elohim." (NAB preface). Jehovah is God Almighty, the LORD our God (Exod 6:2-6). Jehovah (LORD) is our God and our father, he made us and established us, Jehovah (LORD) is the most High (Deut 32:3-9; CCC446). "An angel of the LORD: the visual form under which God appeared and spoke to men is referred to indifferently in some Old Testament texts either as God's angel or as God himself." (NAB Exodus 3).
The Book of Mormon reveals a different gospel, a perverted gospel, when compared to the Bible. The Book of Mormon reveals “it is by grace that we are saved, after all we can do” (2Nephi 25:23). The Bible reveals “by grace are ye saved through faith” (Eph.2:8). We are not saved "after all we can do" like the Book of Mormon reveals, we are saved "according to his own purpose and grace" (2Tim 1:9). We are justified by his grace, not by works of righteousness which we have done (Titus 3:5,7). We are "careful to maintain good works" because "these things are good and profitable unto men" (Titus 3:8) and we "keep his commandments" because "we love God" (1John 5:2). Salvation is through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth (2Thes.2:13). We are not saved by faith only, we are saved by grace through faith, it is the gift of God, not of works, not of ourselves (James 2:24; Eph.2:8,9). Justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him, we shall be saved by his life, the atonement (Rom.5:1-10). The Son of man shall reward every man according to his works, those who love their enemies and do good will have a great reward (Luke.6:35,36; Matt.16:27). All will be resurrected to stand in judgment before God (Acts 24:15). Those who have done evil come forth in the resurrection of damnation (John.5.29). "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Rom 6:23).
The Mormon Third Article of Faith states "... saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel" (A/F 3). Mormons "reject the doctrine of salvation by grace alone" (Ensign, Mar 1988, 7). Mormons believe they are "... saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel" (LDS Articles of Faith 3) and that "We cannot be saved by grace alone, for we know that it is by grace that we are saved, after all we can do.” (Ensign - Nov 2001, 18). The Book of Mormon Student Manual for 2Nephi 25:23 says "One of the most fallacious doctrines originated by Satan and propounded by man is that man is saved alone by the grace of God." "Catholics believe in salvation by grace alone ... we cannot earn God's unmerited favor by our good works, we can reject his love by our sins (that is, by our evil works) and thereby lose the eternal life he freely offers us in Christ" (Catholic Answers). Catholics DO NOT believe "one must do good works to come to God and be saved ... for if it is by grace, it is not now by works; otherwise, as the Apostle [Paul] says, grace is no more grace (Rom. 11:6)." (Reward and Merit).
Mormons will say "Feelings ... confirm the truth of the Book of Mormon" (LDS Web Site). Jesus did not teach us to use feelings to know if something is truth, Jesus taught that we can know the truth by continuing in his words (John.8:31-32). We can learn if the Book of Mormon is true or false by searching the Bible and allowing the Spirit of Truth to lead us to all truth, God will give wisdom to those who ask him (Acts.17:11; John.16:13; James.1:5). David says, "the Bible is a much more reliable standard than my 'feelings' or 'testimony' or your 'feelings' or 'testimony'".(IRR.org). The Bible reveals that a false prophet can come in sheep's clothing and can show a great sign like the Book of Mormon to deceive many (Matt 24:11,24; Matt 7:15).
Mormonism teaches that Book of Mormon is a fulfillment of Revelation 14:6-7. Revelation 14:6-7 is not describing the angel Moroni bringing the gospel to Joseph Smith as Mormonism teaches (GP Chapt 41) but is describing angels proclaiming imminent judgment, the everlasting gospel is the good news that God's eternal reign is about to begin (NAB footnotes for Revelation 14:6-7). The Bible warns us that an angel from heaven can preach "another gospel" than what the apostles preached (Gal.1:6-8). Ezekiel 37 is not a prophecy about the Book of Mormon as Mormonism teaches (Ensign, Feb 1987). The symbolic action of joining two sticks into one signifies the future union of Israel and Judah under one messianic King (NAB footnotes for Ezekiel 37). Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon (Chapter 10). Joseph translated it by "put the seer stone into a hat and put his face in the hat" (Ensign, Sep 1977). Mormons say that John 10:16 refers to Jews who allegedly migrated to South America around 600 B.C.. " Most Catholic biblical scholars, following the teaching of the early Church Fathers, agree that the "other sheep" are the Gentiles, to whom the gospel was sent after the Jews rejected Christ (Rom 11:11-12)." (Catholic Answers)
We can persuade Mormons to continue in the grace of God (Acts.13:43). Ask a Mormon if they believe we are saved by grace alone or if they believe we are saved after all we can do like the Book of Mormon reveals (2Nephi 25:23)? The Bible reveals we are under grace, we yield ourselves servants to obey, the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus (Rom.6:1-23). If by grace, then is it no more of works (Rom 11:6). We can choose to believe or not believe the gospel (Mark.16:15,16; Luke.8:12,13; John 3:36). Faith alone is dead if it has not works, without charity we are nothing even if we have faith (James 2:17; 1Cor 13:2). Living faith is not faith only it involves charity, we are doers of the word not hearers only (James 2:14-26; James 1:22). Living faith consists of disposing the heart to do the will of the Father, living faith is not only in saying "Lord, Lord," (Matt 7:21,22). We are careful to maintain good works because these things are good and profitable unto men (Titus 3:8). We obey his commandments because we love God, his commandments are to believe and love one another (1John 5:2; 1John 3:23). We can follow Christ by humbling ourselves and becoming obedient unto death (Phil.2:7-9). Those who humble themselves shall be exalted (Luke.18:14).
Mormonism teaches "Cornelius did not receive the gift of the Holy Ghost until after he was baptized" (GP Chap 21). "Acts 10:45–47 demonstrates unambiguously God giving Cornelius the Holy Spirit (that sanctifying grace necessary for salvation) before Cornelius received baptism." (Catholic Answers). The gift of the Holy Ghost can be received before water baptism (Acts.10:45-48). "Baptism of desire is sufficient for salvation. It is not, though, the gateway to the other sacraments; for that you need water baptism. The need for water baptism after baptism of desire is confirmed by Peter's order to have the Gentiles water baptized even after they have received the gift of the Spirit (Acts 10:47-48)" (Catholic Answers). Those not baptized are not necessarily damned because with God all things are possible (Mark.16:16; Matt.19:25,26). Moved by grace, man turns toward God and away from sin, thus accepting forgiveness and righteousness from on high (CCC1989). When they heard the gospel "they were pricked in their heart" ... Peter said ... repent and be baptized ... you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost (Acts 2:37,38).
The Book of Mormon reveals "Infant baptism is an evil abomination" (Book of Mormon Moroni 8). Mormonism teaches "it is mockery before God to baptize little children" and "Baptism by immersion by a person having the proper authority is the only acceptable way of being baptized" (Chapter 20). The Bible reveals we are to "stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle" (2Thes.2:15). The Catholic Church teaches "Since the earliest times, Baptism has been administered to children, for it is a grace and a gift of God that does not presuppose any human merit; children are baptized in the faith of the Church" (1282). A second century bishop, Irenaeus, taught "... through him are reborn in God: infants, and children ... sanctifying infants" (Against Heresies 2:22:4 [A.D. 189]). The Didache says a person can "pour water three times on the head". The three points to remember when discussing baptism with Mormons are (1) the reality of original sin, (2) the sacramental nature and spiritual effects of baptism, (3) and the Church's teachings on the destiny of unbaptized souls (Mormonism's Baptism for the Dead).
The Book of Mormon reveals "Adam fell that men might be" (2 Nephi 2:25). Mormon's deny the doctrine of Original Sin (LDS Ensign, Mar 1988). The apostles and early Christian leaders did not deny the doctrine of Original Sin like Mormons do. All men are implicated in Adam's sin (CCC402). The Apostle Paul affirms: "Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned" "For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous." [Rom 5:12, 19]. The Apostle contrasts the universality of sin and death with the universality of salvation in Christ. "Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life." [Rom 5:18]. Irenaeus was very concerned with the idea of sin, he says "the human race fell into bondage to death ... the sin of the first created man" (Against Heresies 5:19:1 [A.D. 189]). Other early Christians like Theophilus of Antioch and Tertullian affirmed Original Sin, they did not deny the doctrine of original sin like Mormons, for more early Christian quotes go to the following link Original Sin.
Mormonism teaches that Adam and Eve's fall "was a necessary step in the plan of life and a great blessing to all of us" (GP Chapter 6). The early Christian Bishop Irenaeus said "it was necessary that they first come to maturity before beginning to multiply" (Against Heresies 3:22:24 [A.D. 189]). Adam's fall was not a necessary step in the plan of life. God's plan is for his children to obey him (Eph 6:1,2). It is not necessary to disobey God's commandment to know good and evil, Jesus knew good and evil without disobeying God (2Cor 5:21). Before the fall Eve wanted to be wise (Gen 3:6). Adam and Eve could have asked God for the wisdom to know good and evil (James 1:5). Before their fall, Adam knew God's commandment and he had a choice to obey or disobey it (Gen 3:17). By disobeying God Adam sinned, sin is to him that knows to do good and does it not (James 4:14), the wages of sin is death (Rom 5:16; Rom 6:23). Before the fall Adam and Eve had fullness of joy by being in the presence of the Lord (Psalm 16:11), they had eternal life since death came after he sinned (Rom 6:23; Rom 5:12), and they were blessed by God to be fruitful and multiply (Gen 1:21-28). They would have done good by obeying God's commandment (Gen 2:16). Adam's fall was not a great blessing to all of us as Mormonism teaches. Men are not blessed for disobeying God, men are blessed for obeying him, those who obey have the right to the tree of life (Rev 22:14). Because of the fall men have a physical body of "sinful flesh" (Rom 8:13), and all men have sin and come short of the glory of God (Rom 3:23; Rom 5:12,19), and all men die because death passed upon all men and condemnation (Rom 5:12, 16). It was not Adam's transgression that brought great blessings like Mormonism teaches, it was Jesus' obedience that brought great blessing to all of us, Jesus turned the fault into happiness (Rom 5:19; CCC412).
Joseph Smith taught "three Gods" (Joseph Smith Teachings - Ensign, Mar 2008, 68-73 - Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 370). The Mormon Bible Dictionary reveals that there are three Gods in the Godhead (LDS Godhead) and that each is "a God" (LDS God). Joseph Smith's teaching of "three Gods" is illogical because it is illogical to say that there is one God and three Gods (CA). "No matter how closely together three gods work, they remain three gods, not one." (CA). Neither Jesus nor the apostles taught "three Gods" like Joseph Smith taught. Jesus taught "one God" (Mark.12:29,32) and the apostle Paul's taught "to us there is but one God, the Father and one Lord Jesus Christ" (1Cor.8:4-6). The Catholic Church teaches "We do not confess three Gods, but one God in three persons" (CCC253). God is God from everlasting to everlasting (Psalm 90:2). In 1Cor 8:4-6 the apostle Paul is contrasting his monotheistic confession (v 4) with polytheism (v 5).
- Deut.10 ([17] For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords [21]he is thy God [22] the LORD thy God hath made thee)
- Mark.12 ([32] the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he)
- 1Cor 8 ([4] there is none other God but one [5] For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,) [6] to us there is but one God, the Father and one Lord Jesus Christ)
- Psalm.90 ([2] from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God)- NAB Footnotes for 1 Cor 8:4-6 "[6] This verse rephrases the monotheistic confession of v 4 in such a way as to contrast it with polytheism (1 Cor 8:5) and to express our relationship with the one God in concrete, i.e., in personal and Christian terms."
Mormon scripture is contrary to the Bible. Mormon scripture (The Book of Abraham) reveals "the Gods, organized and formed the heavens ... they (the Gods) said: Let there be light" (Abr 4:1-3). The Bible says "God said, Let there be light" (Gen 1:3) and "... there is no God beside me ... I form the light ... stretched out the heavens" (Isa 45:5-12) and "... stretcheth forth the heavens alone ... by myself" (Isa 44:2,24). The Catholic Church teaches:
- There exists but one God ... He made all things by himself, that is, by his Word and by his Wisdom", "by the Son and the Spirit" (CCC292).
- God is one but not solitary (CCC254).
- "the Bible teaches that there is one God .... three Persons and one God is not illogical ... the difference between being and person. Being answers the question "What?" and person answers the question "Who?" ... With regard to the Trinity, there is one being, which is God, yet there are there Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. ... . ... Scripture is clear in demonstrating that the three Persons of the Trinity are distinct. For example, when Jesus prayed to the Father in the Garden of Gethsemane, it is clear that he was not talking to himself. ...a unity of three persons ...Deuteronomy 6:4 ... monotheism: "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD."... references to the Trinity in the Old Testament include Gen. 1:26, which reads, "Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness." Since God was alone at the time of creation (Isa. 44:24, Neh. 9:6) with no other gods, this expression of plurality must refer to God himself."(CA)
Joseph Smith said "I cannot believe in any of the creeds of the different denominations, because they all have some things in them I cannot subscribe to" (Joseph Smith Discourse, LDS Ensign Jun 1973, 40). Joseph Smith claimed that the Savior told him that the teachings of present churches were "an abomination in his sight" (Gospel Principles Chapter 17). From the beginning the church has expressed her faith using a creed. A creed is a summary of the faith contained in the Old and the New Testaments (CCC186). Creeds are consistent with what scripture reveals and over time clarifies the faith of the apostles. For example, the Athanasian Creed clarifies there are not "three Gods" like Joseph Smith taught. The church uses a council to clarify her faith like the early apostolic church. The council of Nicaea involved "much debate" just like the early council of Jerusalem during the time of the apostles (Acts.15:7). During the council of Nicaea Constantine took no part in the deliberations of the Council; it was entirely an affair of the Church’s bishops (The Church of Nicaea). Like scripture, the creeds reveal that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost are three distinct persons (CCC254) and that each person considered in himself is entirely God (CCC256). The Church never ceases to proclaim her faith in one only God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit (CCC152). Below are early Christian beliefs and creeds:
The Trinity has been from the beginning of the Church's faith principally by means of Baptism. "The Bible teaches that there is one God ... the three Persons of the Trinity are distinct" (Catholic Answers). Jesus tells us "I and my Father are one" (John.10:30). The Bible reveals three distinct persons, it says "baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:" (Matt.28:19). The Bible reveals one God, it says "the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he" (Mark.12:32; 1Cor 8:4,6). The Bible reveals "God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself" (2Cor.5:19). The Bible reveals "God said, Let us .." (Gen.1:26). Jesus said, "I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now" (John 16:12). The doctrine of the Trinity is "one God in three persons" (CCC253). The Trinity is a mystery of faith, a mystery is revealed by God (CCC). The Church's Magisterium exercises the authority it holds from Christ to the fullest extent when it defines dogmas, that is, when it proposes truths contained in divine Revelation or also when it proposes in a definitive way truths having a necessary connection with them (CCC88). The dogma of the Trinity (CCC251). The task of giving an authentic interpretation of the Word of God, whether in its written form or in the form of Tradition, has been entrusted to the living teaching office of the Church alone. Its authority in this matter is exercised in the name of Jesus Christ (CCC85). Catholic Answers writes:
- "the Trinity means there are three persons with one divine nature in God, not three persons in one person ... it doesn't mean three persons equals one person ... Person refers to who someone is. Nature refers to what something is. ... When we say Jesus and the Father are one, we mean one in nature, in what they are--God." (CA)
- "Three Distinct Persons ... the Trinity is encapsulated in Matthew 28:19" (CA)
- "The development of doctrine ... the word Trinity ... one God in three persons" (CA)
The divine persons are distinct from one another. God is one but not solitary. "Father", "Son", "Holy Spirit" are not simply names designating modalities of the divine being, for they are really distinct from one another (CCC254). Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is God and Man he is equal to the Father as touching His Godhead, and inferior to the Father as touching His Manhood (The Athanasian Creed). Christ could say "my Father is greater than I" (John 14:28) because Christ took the form of a servant (Phil 2:7) and a servant is not greater than his lord (John 13:16). Christ could say "I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God" (John 20:17) because the Father is God of our Lord Jesus Christ (Eph 1:3). Acts 7:55-56 supports the notion that the Son and the Father are distinct persons (v55) and the notion of one God (v59) just like the Christian creeds. The Bible reveals:
- 1Cor.8 ([6] to us there is but one God, the Father and one Lord Jesus Christ)
- 1Tim.2 ([5] there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus)
- Acts.7 ([55] saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God [59] Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus
- John.20 ([17] Jesus said I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God)
- Eph.1 ([3] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ:)
- Luke.22 ([41] he kneeled down, and prayed, [42] Saying, Father, ... not my will, but thine, be done)
- Phil 2 ([6] being in the form of God [7] took upon him the form of a servant)
- John.13 ([16] The servant is not greater than his lord)
Jesus tells us "I and my Father are one" (John.10:30). "Christ himself says: ‘I and the Father are one' ... by unity of nature. We say, then, that there is one God, not two or three gods" (CA). Three coherent Persons, who are yet distinct one from another. ... no separation of power and nature... These three are, one essence, not one person, as it is said, "I and my Father are one" [John 10:30], in respect of unity of being, not singularity of number" (CA). "The three divine persons act together as one (CCC648). While they are called three persons, we believe in one nature. Indeed everything (in them) is one where there is no opposition of relationship (CCC255). The three divine persons are by nature one God, each person is the divine nature, each of them is God whole and entire (CCC253). One divine nature (CCC259). We are called only to become one with him, for he enables us as the members of his Body (CCC521). In committing ourselves to Christ, we can become one spirit with him, and thereby accomplish his will (CCC2825). We are called to be a dwelling for the Most Holy Trinity [Jn 14:23] (CCC260). "We confess one God, not in number but in nature" (CA). "Three coherent Persons, who are yet distinct one from another. ... no separation of power and nature... These three are, one essence, not one person, as it is said, "I and my Father are one" [John 10:30], in respect of unity of being, not singularity of number" (CA). The Bible reveals:
- John.10 ([30] I and my Father are one. [38] believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him)
- John.14 ([10] the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works [23] If a man love me, he will keep my words: we will come unto him, and make our abode with him)
- John 17 ([21] That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us)
- 1Cor.6 ([17] he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.)
- Eph 5 ([30] we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones)
- 2Pet.1 ([4] the divine nature)
Each of them is God whole and entire, by nature one God, each of the persons is divine nature (CCC253). One divinity and power, existing one in three, each person considered in himself is entirely God (CCC256). Three persons in which subsists the one Godhead (Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith). Jesus is "I AM", the Son of God and God himself (CCC653). Thomas said unto Jesus, My Lord and my God, we are to believe Jesus is the Son of God (John.20:28,31). "God was manifest in the flesh" (1Tim 3:16; John 1:1,14). In Jesus dwelt all the fullness of the Godhead bodily (Col 2:9). When John 1:1 says the Word was God it means the Word was divine nature. The risen Christ is the brightness of God's glory (Heb 1:3). The Word can be God and be with God because the Son is "the Word of God" (Rev 19:13). The Bible reveals:
- 1Tim.3 ([16] God was manifest in the flesh.)
- John 1 ([1] the Word was God. [14] And the Word was made flesh [34] this is the Son of God.)
- 2Cor.5 ([19] God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself)
- Col.2 ([9] For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily)
- John.20 ([28] Thomas said unto Jesus, My Lord and my God [31] Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God)
- Heb.1 ([3] Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person)- NAB Footnotes for John 1:1 "[1] Was: this verb is used three times with different meanings in this verse: existence, relationship, and predication. The Word (Greek logos): this term combines God's dynamic, creative word (Genesis), personified preexistent Wisdom as the instrument of God's creative activity (Proverbs), and the ultimate intelligibility of reality (Hellenistic philosophy). With God: the Greek preposition here connotes communication with another. Was God: lack of a definite article with "God" in Greek signifies predication rather than identification."
- The NAB Footnotes for Col 2:9 "Fullness of the deity: the divine nature, not just attributes".
Mormons believe Joseph Smith was a prophet. Joseph Smith is a false prophet. The Bible reveals that we can know a false prophet because they "shall bring in damnable heresies" (2Pet.2:1). A heresy is a teaching that conflicts with what Jesus and his apostles taught. Joseph Smith's teaching of "three Gods" is heretical because it is contrary to Jesus' teaching of "one God" (Mark 12:29,32). The apostle Paul's taught "to us there is but one God, the Father and one Lord Jesus Christ" (1Cor 8:4-6). The Bible reveals that false prophets "shall deceive many" "to draw away disciples after them" (Matt.24:11; Acts.20:29-30). Because many false prophets are gone out into the world we are to not to believe every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God (1John 4:1). The Mormon President Hinckley said "we do not believe in the traditional Christ of Christianity ... our knowledge comes of the witness of a prophet" (LDS General Conference Apr 2002).
Mormonism teaches "Because of apostasy, there was no direct revelation from God. … For many years people lived in spiritual darkness. . . . there was no revelation ..." (GP Chapter 17). "The Catholic Church teaches that public revelation was completed, and therefore was concluded, with the death of the last apostle, but private revelation has continued. ... ‘private’ revelations ... do not belong, however, to the deposit of faith." (Private Revelation). Catholics believe "The Father's self-communication made through his Word in the Holy Spirit, remains present and active in the Church" (CCC79). Polycarp, a Catholic Church bishop, "combined both apostle and prophet in his own person" (Private Revelation). In the New Testament prophets are secondary (1Cor 12:28), there are many prophets in the church and prophets judged other prophets (1Cor.14:26-37; 1Cor.12). Prophets like Judas and Silas exhorted the brethren after the church decided a dispute by a council and after much debate (Acts 13:1; Acts 15:32). "Development of doctrine defines, sharpens, and interprets the deposit of faith." (CA). "... the primitive Council of Jerusalem (Acts 15) ... represents a classic example of what in modern times has been called the "development of doctrine" in the Church (CA). Sustained by the "Spirit of truth" and guided by the sacred teaching authority the People of God receive "the faith which was once delivered unto the saints" (CCC93; John.16:13; Jude.1:3).
Joseph Smith said "I will prove that the world is wrong, by showing what God is ... God himself was once as we are now, and is an exalted man ... if you were to see him today, you would see him like a man in form ... God came to be God." (Joseph Smith's King Follett Sermon, LDS Ensign, Apr 1971, 13-14). Mormonism teaches "our Heavenly Father became God ... He was once a man like us; . . . God himself, the Father of us all, dwelt on an earth, the same as Jesus Christ himself did" (GP Chapter 47). Mormonism teaches "a plan for our progression ... He is a creator. We can become like our Heavenly Father" (Chapter 47). Men can become like God in terms of eternal life, holiness, and righteousness (1John.3:2-9; 1John.5:1-13; Heb.12:10; Eph.4:24). The Catholic Church teaches, "The Word became flesh to make us "partakers of the divine nature": [2 Pt 1:4] "For this is why the Word became man, and the Son of God became the Son of man: so that man, by entering into communion with the Word and thus receiving divine sonship, might become a son of God." "For the Son of God became man so that we might become God." "The only-begotten Son of God, wanting to make us sharers in his divinity, assumed our nature, so that he, made man, might make men gods" (CCC460). Men can not have the "fullness" of the divine nature like the man Jesus (Col.2:9), men can only have a part of the divine nature since men can only "partake" of the divine nature according to God's divine power (2Pet.1:3,4).
Mormonism teaches "Apostles could not meet to choose and ordain men to replace those who were dead." (Chapter 16). Scripture reveals before the apostles died they ordained bishops, these bishops could ordain others like they were appointed (Tit.1:4-9). Bishops are made overseers by the holy Ghost to protect the flock (Acts.20:17,28), they must first be proved (1Tim.3:10), they receive the gift that is given with the laying on of hands (1Tim 4:14), they are the stewards of God (Tit.1:7), they take care of the church of God (1Tim.3:5), and they hold fast to the faithful word that the apostles taught (Tit.1:9). While the apostles were alive Bishops were local leaders (Phil.1:1). The writings of the early Christians reveal that the apostles meet to choose and ordain men to replace them (see below).
Mormonism teaches "Authority from God Was Restored" through Joseph Smith (GP Chap 17). Peter's authority is continued through succession, the overwhelming historical evidence supports (see below). Apostolic succession means that the authority of the apostles was passed on to the early bishops of the Church. Apostolic succession involves the bishops serving as successors to the apostles, not serving as apostles (Successors of the Apostles). "Bishops fulfill the pastoral mission entrusted to the apostles and have all the powers which this mission entails" (Vatican). Modern bishops belong to an unbroken lines of ordination going back to the hands of the apostles themselves. The Catholic Church teaches "The sacrament of Holy Orders is the sacrament of the apostolic ministry, it is for the bishops as the successors of the apostles to hand on the "gift of the Spirit," the "apostolic line." Validly ordained bishops, i.e., those who are in the line of apostolic succession, validly confer the three degrees of the sacrament of Holy Orders." (CCC1576). The writings of the early Christians reveal (see below):
Mormonism teaches "a pattern for twelve Apostles to govern the Church ... was to continue (Chapter 16). The office of twelve apostle can not continue after Jesus died because no person can meet the office's requirements of being a eye witness of Jesus’ life and resurrection (Acts.1:8-26). The twelve apostles are the foundation of the Church (Eph 2:20). The twelve apostles were witnesses of all things which Jesus did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem, they ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead (Acts.10:39-41). The twelve apostles of the Lamb (Rev 21:12,14) were chosen and ordained by Jesus, they were witnesses that were with Jesus from the beginning (John.15:16-27). They were eye witnesses (2Pet 1:15; Acts 2:32). In the church there are some who have the vocation of apostle to edify the church (Eph 4:1-12). Jesus was called an apostle (Heb 3:1). In addition to the twelve apostles there were those who were called apostle like Barnabas and Paul who were sent out to teach and preach the word of the Lord (Acts 14:14; Acts 15:22-35). There are also false apostles who are deceitful workers, who transform themselves into the apostles of Christ (2Cor 11:13; Rev 2:1-2). The writings of the early Christians reveal (see below):
Mormonism claims that the LDS church "teaches the same principles and performs the same ordinances as were performed in the days of Jesus" (Chapter 17). Mormons have departed from the faith taught by the apostles of Jesus. The Bible reveals "in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils” (1Tim.4:1). The Mormon Faith is very different than "the faith which was once delivered unto the saints" (Jude.1:3). As Christians we are to " stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle" (2Thes.2:15). We are to "continue in the things which we have learned and have been assured of, knowing whom we learned it" (2Tim 3:14). The apostolic faith was committed to faithful men who taught others (2Tim.2:2). Jesus and his apostles taught "take, eat this is my body” (1Cor 11:24; John 6:54-60). The Bible reveals “The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?” (1Cor 10:16,17). Ignatius, a bishop of Antioch who was appointed by the apostle Peter, wrote "the Eucharist is the flesh of our Savior Jesus Christ." (Epistle to Smyrnaeans,7,1).
Mormonism teaches commandments of men (Col.2:22). Mormonism teaches: "The Lord commands us not to use wine and strong drinks, meaning drinks containing alcohol ... tobacco ... coffee and tea ..." (Chapter 29). "Jesus, you will recall, was called a winebibber (Matt. 11:19), the charge being not that he drank, but that he drank too much. Jesus Wasn't a Teetotaler ... Wine was used also at weddings, of course, and our Lord apparently approved of the practice; after all, when the wine was depleted at Cana, he made more out of water ... the Bible condemns excessive drinking (1 Cor. 5:11; Gal. 5:21; Eph. 5:18; 1 Pet. 4:3)" (EWTN).
Mormonism does not perform the same ordinances as the apostles of Jesus performed. Mormonism teaches "Temple ordinances have been performed for the dead since the early days of the Church" (Chapter 40). It's certain that Paul wasn't referring to orthodox Christians baptizing the dead (Mormonism's Baptism for the Dead). The footnotes in the New American Bible says for 1Cor 15:29 "Baptized for the dead: this practice is not further explained here, nor is it necessarily mentioned with approval, but Paul cites it as something in their experience that attests in one more way to belief in the resurrection." Neither scripture nor the early early Christian writers reveal the Mormon practice of baptism for the dead, scripture (1Pet 4:6) and the early Christian writers (Hermas; Irenaeus) reveal that "The gospel was preached even to the dead ... the spread of Christ's redemptive work to all men of all times and all places" (634). The Catholic Church teaches, "God has bound salvation to the sacrament of Baptism, but he himself is not bound by his sacraments" (1257).
The early Christian bishops like Clement, Ignatius, Irenaeus, DID NOT teach Mormon doctrines, they taught the following Catholic doctrines (see list below). Clement of Rome was the 1st century Bishop of Rome who was ordained by the apostle Peter. Ignatius of Antioch was a 1st century Bishop who was appointed to Antioch by the apostle Peter. Irenaeus of Lyons was a 2nd century Bishop of Lyons who was a disciple of Polycarp, Polycarp was a disciple of the apostle John. The letters of Clement and Ignatius are roughly contemporary with John’s Revelation.
Joseph Smith taught "the word create came from the word baurau, which does not mean to create out of nothing; it means to organize; the same as a man would organize materials and build a ship." (The King Follett Sermon,” Ensign, Apr 1971). The Catholic Church teaches "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth": [Gen 1:1] three things are affirmed in these first words of Scripture: the eternal God gave a beginning to all that exists outside of himself; he alone is Creator (the verb "create" - Hebrew bara - always has God for its subject). The totality of what exists (expressed by the formula "the heavens and the earth") depends on the One who gives it being (CCC290). Holy Scripture reveals Ex Nihilo (Creation out of Nothing), Gen.1:1 reveals "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth" and 2Mac.7:28 reveals "God made them of things that were not".
The Early Christians taught creation out of nothing. "On the first day God made what He made out of nothing. But on the other days He did not make out of nothing, but out of what He had made on the first day, by moulding it according to His pleasure" (Hippolytus). Irenaeus explains "created matter itself ... the substance of creation was supplied to the Creator". Irenaeus says "While men, indeed, cannot make anything out of nothing, but only out of matter already existing, yet God is in this point proeminently superior to men, that He Himself called into being the substance of His creation, when previously it had no existence." Tertullian said "The object of our worship is the One God, He who by His commanding word, His arranging wisdom, His mighty power, brought forth from nothing this entire mass of our world, with all its array of elements, bodies, spirits, for the glory of His majesty; whence also the Greeks have bestowed on it the name of Cosmos."
Mormons are taught they have "been commanded to marry and have children" (Chapter 36) and "the goal of every Latter-day Saint" is an "eternal marriage" in a Mormon temple (Chapter 38). The Mormon commandment of marriage is contrary to what the Bible reveals. Jesus tells us that being unmarried is not for all but only for those to whom that is granted by God (Matt 19:11). The apostle Paul viewed marriage and being unmarried as a particular spiritual gift from God (1Cor 7:7). Paul lead a celibate way of life (1Cor 7:1-7). The Apostle Paul associated being unmarried with a calling (1Cor 7:6-40). Some are called to be man and wife like Adam and Eve so they can multiply (Gen.1:21-281; Gen.2:18-25).
Before Mormons can be married in a Mormon temple they must be worthy, they are asked questions like: Do you have a firm testimony of the restored gospel? Do you sustain the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as the Prophet, Seer, and Revelator? Are you a full-tithe payer? Do you keep the Word of Wisdom? (Chapter 38). "tithing was an Old Testament obligation that was incumbent on the Jews under the Law of Moses. Christians are dispensed from the obligation of tithing ten percent of their incomes, but not from the obligation to help the Church ... God doesn't demand a fixed amount of money from us; he wants us to give from the heart." (Catholic Answers).
Mormonism teaches "our exaltation depends on marriage" (Chapter 38) and that "exaltation is eternal life, the kind of life God lives" (Chapter 47). The Bible reveals that those who humble themselves shall be exalted (Luke.18:14). God exalted Christ because he "humbled himself, and became obedient unto death" (Phil 2:8-9). The Virgin Mary humbled herself and become obedient. The Catholic Church teaches "At the announcement that she would give birth to "the Son of the Most High" without knowing man, by the power of the Holy Spirit, Mary responded with the obedience of faith, certain that "with God nothing will be impossible": "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be [done] to me according to your word" [Lk 1:28-38; Rom 1:5]." (CCC494). The Bible reveals that all generations shall call Mary blessed (Luke.1:48).
Mormonism teaches "An eternal marriage must be performed by one who holds the sealing power" (Chapter 38). Scripture and the Catholic Church reveals "marriage is a reality of this present age which is passing away [Mk 12:25; 1 Cor 7:31]" (CCC1619) and that "The consent by which the spouses mutually give and receive one another is sealed by God himself [Mk 10:9]. ... The covenant between the spouses is integrated into God's covenant with man" (CCC1639). Sacraments are "the masterworks of God" in the new and everlasting covenant" (CCC1116).
Mormonism teaches those "who become gods, must also have been married for eternity in the temple" (Chapter 46). Our God is God of gods (Deut.10:17). The Bible reveals that those whom the word of God comes to can be "called gods" (John.10:35). Adam and Eve were called "gods" and became "as one of us" even after they disobeyed God (Gen.3:5,22). The apostle Paul says "there be that are called gods" (1Cor.8:5). 1 Cor 8:4-6 rephrases the monotheistic confession of v 4 in such a way as to contrast it with polytheism (v5). Satan is called " the god of this world" (2Cor. 4: 4). The Son did not progress and become God, He was "God" from the beginning and "created all things" before all things (John 1:1; Col 1:16). Psalm 82 reveals "Now God arises in the heavenly assembly (Psalm 82:1) to rebuke the unjust "gods" (Psalm 82:2-4), who are stripped of divine status and reduced in rank to mortals (Psalm 82:5-7)." Psalm 89 reveals "The gods: literally, "the sons of gods," "the holy ones" and "courtiers" of Psalm 89:6, 8. These heavenly spirits are members of God's court."
Mormonism teaches you will "will live separately and singly forever" in a "terrestrial kingdom" if you are "not valiant" (GP Chapter 46). The Bible reveals all the righteous will dwell with the Father and inherit the kingdom of God and all things, they will have the glory of God (Rev.21:2-11). The Catholic Church teaches "All those he has redeemed and made "holy and blameless before him in love" [Eph 1:4], will be gathered together as the one People of God, the "Bride of the Lamb" [Rev 21:9], "the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, having the glory of God" [Rev 21:10-11]" (CCC865) and "all the just ... gathered together in the universal Church in the Father's presence" (CCC769). The just will reign with Christ for ever (CCC1060). Jesus assures us in John 14:2 that "In my Father's house are many mansions". Augustine says the "rooms" or "mansions" refer to different degrees of rewards in heaven (Tract. 67) (Does Being Catholic Make a Difference?).
Mormon scripture reveals "plurality of wives" (D&C 132). The Bible reveals two "becoming one flesh" [Gen 2:24; Mt 10:8; Eph 5:31] (CCC1627). The Apostle Paul says "let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband" (1Cor.7.2). Polygamy directly negates the plan of God which was revealed from the beginning, because it is contrary to the equal personal dignity of men and women who in matrimony give themselves with a love that is total and therefore unique and exclusive (CCC2387). Polygamy is contrary to conjugal love which is undivided and exclusive (CCC1645) and is a grave offense against the dignity of marriage (CCC2400). In the Old Testament the polygamy of patriarchs and kings is not yet explicitly rejected (CCC1610). In the New Testament "Marriage ... its renewal "in the Lord" in the New Covenant of Christ and the Church [1 Cor 7:39; Eph 5:31-32] (CCC1602).
Mormons believe they are members of the Only True Church (Ensign, Feb 1995, 62–63). The Book of Mormon Student Manual says "The church of the devil is ... every church except the true church" (Book of Mormon Student Manual, 1 Nephi 14:10). Mormonism is very different than the early Christian church. The historical evidence reveals that the Church of Jesus Christ has not been restored by God through the Joseph Smith. "The first Christians had no doubts about how to determine which was the true Church and which doctrines the true teachings of Christ. The test was simple: Just trace the apostolic succession of the claimants. Apostolic succession is the line of bishops stretching back to the apostles. All over the world, all Catholic bishops are part of a lineage that goes back to the time of the apostles" (from Catholic Answers).
Mormonism is an example of "in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils” (1Tim.4:1). The Catholic Church teaches "Before Christ's second coming ... religious deception ... apostasy from the truth ... [2 Th 2:4-12]" (CCC675). Mormons "have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray," following the way of Joseph Smith, they are entangled after they have "escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ" (2Pet.2:15-20). Mormons have distorted some of things that are hard to understand to their own destruction (2Pet.3:16). The Bible reveals Christians are disciples and disciples continue in the words of Christ (Acts 11:26; John 8:31). As Christians we are to "stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle" (2Thes.2:15). We are to "continue in the things which we have learned and have been assured of, knowing whom we learned it" (2Tim 3:14). The apostolic faith was committed to faithful men who taught others (2Tim.2:2). Those who hear the word of God but do not understand fall away, those who understand the word of God bring forth fruit to perfection (Luke.8:11-15).
Jesus was moved with compassion and he began to teach those without a shepherd (Mark.6:34). Mormons do not have a shepherd. Mormons have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Joseph Smith, they are entangled after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ (2Pet.2:15-20). Those who hear the word of God but do not understand fall away, those who understand the word of God bring forth fruit to perfection (Luke.8:11-15). Mormons have distorted some of things that are hard to understand to their own destruction (2Pet.3:16).
The Catholic Church teaches "all the faithful share in understanding and handing on revealed truth" (91) and has said that "Inter-religious dialogue, which is part of the Church's evangelizing mission, requires an attitude of understanding and a relationship of mutual knowledge and reciprocal enrichment, in obedience to the truth and with respect for freedom" (Second Vatican Council). The Catholic Church teaches "it is from God's love for all men that the Church in every age receives both the obligation and the vigor of her missionary dynamism" (851) and that "Christ provides for our growth: to make us grow toward him, our head, he provides in his Body, the Church, the gifts and assistance by which we help one another along the way of salvation" (CCC794).
As you evangelize Mormons reason from the Bible because scripture "is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction" (Acts 17:3; 2Tim 3:16). A convert from Mormonism to Catholicism, said "Most people don't know the Bible very well, which makes it really easy for (Mormon) missionaries to be successful ... Learn the Bible well" (From Mormon to Catholic). The Italian Catholic theologian Saint Thomas Aquinas believed that truth is known through reason (natural revelation) and faith (supernatural revelation), he demonstrated gentleness in condemning what was false and fairness in pointing out the direction to true knowledge. We are to "grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen" (2Pet.3:18).
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