Mormons

Wait....wtf?

I'm not sure what your friend believes...but...I very much am a Christian and yes, Mormon's are Christian. Jesus was a perfect sacrifice. He was perfect. He was born to Mary in the flesh in order to make the sacrifice for us....otherwise it could have never been given....because none of us were worthy to give it...and God needed a mediator between us and His law. God could not give the sacrifice so He called upon His son to come to the Earth to pay the price of sin against us. Jesus died so that we could all screw up...because He and Heavenly Father want us to return home to them. Christ paid the mortal price...and the eternal price. And we do believe in God the Father, His Son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost. They are three seperate entities all perfected that they can work together and seem to us mortals to be of one mind.

And I have a very personal relationship with My Heavenly Father and My Savior Jesus Christ. I pray to my Father in the name of His son. I know them. They know me. We work together to get me through this life to return home. I'm not one of those people who say I believe, but have doubts. There is not a single doubt in my mind about my Heavenly Father or about my savior Jesus Christ, thier truthfulness or thier love for me.

I think...sweetheart...that you should look into the facts from more than your friend...because I think your friend is A.) not really LDS...or B.) not understanding the teachings and gospel of the LDS church....at all.

and we LDS do read the bible...the King James version if you want to know...and we do have an understanding of the teachings in it...and we do study the scriptures, both Book of Mormon and the Bible. We know as much as you know. 🙂

Originally posted by Kella
Curious! What's the activity called? Is it FHE? Or Institute? Or...something else? We have a movie night on Thrusdays sometimes. Fridays are usually reserved for dances. Do tell....very curious.

I've never heard of HOSH, but I have heard of Seminary. It's like the kids version of Institute. You go and study the Bible and BoM. I only went to Seminary for about 2 months when I was 16 and never really had to go again. I should have gone, but I didn't. I didn't live close enough to the morning classes and I wasn't interested in it. I do go to Intitute though...when we have it. I really enjoy it.

As with all classes...religious and not...it all depends on the teachers ability to teach and the students ability to learn. If you make it fun...it will be. If you make it a chore or boring...it will be just that. I've always been curious what cathesism was like. My ex-fiancee's mom taught that...and she was REALLY opposed to her son marrying an LDS girl...especially when he told her that he wanted to convert to the LDS church.
She yelled at me saying that I should deny my church and join the Catholic church...I should be what my husband is. I probably shouldn't have said this...but I did..I said, "Then why aren't you atheist?" She pretty much hated me eternally after that.

Yeah...sorry...got carried away. I'm chatty today!

Originally posted by Resa<3
hi im a christian, and my bff is a mormon. U ARE NOT CHRISTIANS. u dont beleive that jesus is a part of God, and dont believe in the trinity. How can u go to heaven if jesus wasnt a perfect sacrifice? only God is perfect, we r all born in sin. So if jesus isnt God, we cant go to heaven and be saved. That says one thing: it is faulse. Jesus is God, or else how can he heal people, walk on water, and even save your soul from being damned? I think you should think about the subject and have a personal time in the lord. Try praying to him and asking him to reveal his real self to you, and not in the way ur religion views him. A relationship with the Lord is personal, and it takes time to grow spiritually. Read The Holy Bible, Look at John 3: 16-20, and read Romans, everything in it. Please think about who he really is and also read a lot of the gospels, like Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Also read James. Have fun, and please write to me if you have any questions. You need to know the lord for who he is.

another person saying that the mormons are not christians, but i have proven in my earlier post, that the mormons are christians, by the definition of the word christian, look it up and it will prove to you that mormons are christians but just so you dont have to look it up yourself, i will post it again

Chris·tian ( P ) Pronunciation Key (krschn)
adj.
Professing belief in Jesus as Christ or following the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus.
Relating to or derived from Jesus or Jesus's teachings.
Manifesting the qualities or spirit of Jesus; Christlike.
Relating to or characteristic of Christianity or its adherents.
Showing a loving concern for others; humane.

n.
One who professes belief in Jesus as Christ or follows the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus.
One who lives according to the teachings of Jesus.

Mormons believe in Christ, therefore, by the definition of Chritian, Mormons are Christian

we are not born in sin, how can anything as precious to God, as a newborn baby or any of his children be born into sin, it is just not possible God would not allow that to happen

and your right, Jesus is the God of the old testament and the savior of the new testament, but he is not God as proven in Luke 23: 34

34 ¶ Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

If Jesus was God, he would have said I forgive you, because you know not what you do, instead of saying what he said, i think you may be the one that needs to read the bible and then pray to God with all your heart wanting to know the truth

the mormons do believe in the trinity, they have a different belief then most other christian religions though, most christian religions have taken the bible statements more literally then is necessary, it does say that the trinity is one, but it does not mean that they are all one person, because if it did there would be many scriptures in the Bible that would get neglected because it would give a contradicting point, the Bible is confusing, i believe that everybody needs to read it carefully, and pray to God for a full understanding of each and every verse

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Thank you again...again...fact over fiction! WHOO!

Go RAB, whoot whoot!

I hate how people tell us we're not christian becuase of the whole "council at trent" thing. they established specific CATHOLIC beliefs. like god is christ, and such. CATHOLIC, CHRISTIAN. anyone see a difference besides me?

Resa<3, I have a very personal relationship with my father in heaven and christ as well. I have prayed and been given a personal witness that what i know is true, I feel it.

Oh and i spent an entire year in semenary (one periode of every school day last year) studying the new testament of the king james version of the bible. I read the entire thing, and memorized several passages as part of the course. I think i know a little about it.

But you're right in that we should know things like that. study what you believe. I have. 😄

Sorry, i dont mean to come off offensive but i dont think Mormonism is part of the Christian faith. For a number of reasons.

Mormons belive the following:1) Jesus is created.
Mormon Doctrine by
Bruce McConkie, pp. 192, 589
2.)Jesus is the brother of the devil.
Mormon Doctrine by
Bruce McConkie, pp. 192, 589
3.)Jesus is one of three gods.
Mormon Doctrine by
Bruce McConkie, p. 319
4.)Jesus did not pay for all sins
(Doctrines of Salvation by
Joeseph F. Smith, Vol. 1, p. 135)
5.)Jesus is not prayed to.

The Bible says diffrently
1.)Jesus is uncreated
(John 1:1-3; Col. 1:16-17)
2.)Jesus is not the brother of the devil
The devil is a fallen created angel.
Jesus created all things Col. 1:16-17.
Therefore, Jesus is not the brother of the devil.
3.)Jesus is second person of the Trinity
4.)Jesus is prayed to
(Acts 7:60; 1 Cor. 1:1-2 with Zech. 13:9)
5.)Jesus did pay for all sins
(1 John 2:2; 1 Pet. 2:24)

The Jesus of Mormonism is not the Jesus of the Bible. They cannot be both created and non created, prayed to and not prayed to, the brother of the devil and not the brother of the devil. They are different.
Because the Jesus of Mormonism is false, the faith of Mormons is useless. Faith is only as good as the object in which it is placed.

(part 2)

Mormons have a ton of contary doctrines such as:

1.God resides near a star called Kolob, (Pearl of Great Price, pages 34-35; Mormon Doctrine, p. 428.)

2.God used to be a man on another planet, Mormon Doctrine, p. 321. Joseph Smith, Times and Seasons, Vol 5, pp. 613-614; Orson Pratt, Journal of Discourses, Vol 2, p. 345, Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, vol. 7, p. 333.)

3.God the Father had a Father, (Joseph Smith, History of the Church, vol. 6, p. 476; Heber C. Kimball, Journal of Discourses, vol. 5, p. 19; Milton Hunter, First Council of the Seventy, Gospel through the Ages, p. 104-105.)

4."Christ Not Begotten of Holy Ghost ...Christ was begotten of God. He was not born without the aid of Man, and that Man was God!" (Doctrines of Salvation, Joseph Fielding Smith, 1954, 1:18).

5.There is a mother god, (Articles of Faith, by James Talmage, p. 443.)

6.After you become a good Mormon, you have the potential of becoming a god, (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, pages 345-347, 354.)

7.The book of Mormon is more correct than the Bible, (History of the Church, 4:461.)

8.God is married to his goddess wife and has spirit children, (Mormon Doctrine p. 516.)
The list goes on. These are the reasons why I belive they are not Christians. The Dictionarys definetion dosent point out the diffrence between Christians and cults.

mormons are a cult that is correct, all religions are a cult this is the definition of the word cult

A system or community of religious worship and ritual.
The formal means of expressing religious reverence; religious ceremony and ritual.

oh and if you are going to say that they have contridicting doctrine, you need to put what it is contridicting, and the Bible has been translated and changed so many times, its not surprising that they say the Book of Mormon is more correct then the Bible, because from what ive found it has only be translated once through the power of God

next time you want to accuse anybody or any group of anything, look up the definition of the word before hand

so by the definition of Christian, and the definition of a cult, Mormonism is a Christian cult, but of course so are Catholics, Baptists, Lutherns(sp?), and all other Christian religions

regulus a Black, did you read my post? I listed a number of cotradictions. (please take time to read my posts)

Oh,the diffrences between the translations, Dr. Lewis Foster, one of those who helped translate the NIV and the NKJV says, “It is necessary to continue making new translations and revising old ones if people are to read the Word of God in their contemporary languages. With the passage of time, words change in meanings. For instance, in King James’ day the word ‘prevent’ could mean ‘come before’ but not necessarily in a hindering way. So the translators in that day rendered 1 Thes. 4:15, ‘For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.’ But today the word ‘prevent’ has lost that earlier meaning (come before), so it must be translated differently to convey the proper meaning: ‘According to the Lord’s own word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left till the coming of the Lord, will certainly not ‘precede’ those who have fallen asleep’ (NIV). ...To keep the translation of God’s Word living it must be kept in the living language the people are using.

Also, Joseph Smith said "that the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book" (History of the Church, Vol. 4, page 461). Allegedly it was translated by the power of God. Nevertheless, it has some 4,000 changes in it. Some are mere spelling corrections, but others are significant changes. Why is this so if the book of Mormon was translated accurately by the hand of God? Why would the Mormon Church continue to change the work even after Joseph Smith's death? I can if you wish point out some of the many corrections.
later.

notice that joseph smith said, "the MOST correct of any book" he didn't say perfect. The changes made to the book of mormon are near 300, and are changes such as spelling punctuation, etc. if you find a copy of the first printing of the book of mormon and the one now, you aren't going to find any changes in doctrine. it says in it that any fault it contains is due to humman error. but that does not mean it cannot be the most correct of any book.

The bible, while it is very important and close to my heart, to me needs the companion of the book of mormon. There are direct and cleer contradicitons in it's text, even from one page to the next. and it has been around a lot longer than the book of mormon, we do not have the first copy to compare it to, as we do the book of mormon.

Thank you a Mormon admits the Book of Mormons contradictions of The Bible. (which has been around longer)

Joseph Smith said alot of weird things, such as boasting that he did more than Jesus to keep the church together.
"God is in the still small voice. In all these affidavits, indictments, it is all of the devil--all corruption. Come on! ye prosecutors! ye false swearers! All hell, boil over! Ye burning mountains, roll down your lava! for I will come out on the top at last. I have more to boast of than ever any man had. I am the only man that has ever been able to keep a whole church together since the days of Adam. A large majority of the whole have stood by me. Neither Paul, John, Peter, nor Jesus ever did it. I boast that no man ever did such a work as I. The followers of Jesus ran away from Him; but the Latter-day Saints never ran away from me yet . . . " (History of the Church, Vol. 6, p. 408-409).

Joseph Smith said that there are men living on the moon who dress like Quakers and live to be nearly 1000 years old. Since he was wrong about the moon, is it safe to trust him regarding the way to Heaven? (The Young Woman's Journal, Vol. 3, pages 263-264. See reprint in Mormonism -- Shadow or Reality? by Jerald and Sandra Tanner, page 4.)

Could a Mormon please explain why they belive these things. I mean no offense, truly.

Never heard of either of those before. Apparently only non-mormons reading anti-mormon doctrine seem to know these things...hmm. Maybe it was said...but a lot of things have been said since the beginning of the church. That doesn't mean it's what is taught to us. If we knew every line of every conference, paper, meeting, book, etc...we'd all be really cross-eyed and brain dead.

You can talk until you are blue in the face about how you think our church is wrong. It's not wrong. Some people take things too seriously about the church...and some people don't.

Things I DO know...

I am a Christian.
I am LDS.
I love my Father in Heaven.
He loves me.
I love my savior Jesus Christ.
He loves me.
God is my Father, Jesus is my brother (my very awesome older brother)
Lucifer is also God's son, but a rebellious one that didn't choose the right.
I have a Heavenly mother, but her name will never be known as the Father's and the Son's to us here. (really cool reason why...)
My church is founded on Christ and family.
The temple is one of the most spiritual and beautiful places on the Earth.
The Book of Mormon is another testament of Christ. (goes along with the Bible)
I only pray to God, the Father as the FIRST commandment says to do.
I pray to my Father in the name of His Son who is my mediator.
I believe the Bible is truth, but so is the Book of Mormon.
I believe the Lord knows all things and will reveal what you need to know to you if you would only ask (sincerely!)
I believe that the LDS church is the true church here on this Earth.
I believe in free will.
I believe in choice and accountability.
I believe that the teachings of the BoM,D&C, and Pearl of Great Price are truth.

I believe a lot of things...but can't fit them all on one page. sorry.

Originally posted by ~dorkerina~
Go RAB, whoot whoot!

I hate how people tell us we're not christian becuase of the whole "council at trent" thing. they established specific CATHOLIC beliefs. like god is christ, and such. CATHOLIC, CHRISTIAN. anyone see a difference besides me?

Resa<3, I have a very personal relationship with my father in heaven and christ as well. I have prayed and been given a personal witness that what i know is true, I feel it.

Oh and i spent an entire year in semenary (one periode of every school day last year) studying the new testament of the king james version of the bible. I read the entire thing, and memorized several passages as part of the course. I think i know a little about it.

But you're right in that we should know things like that. study what you believe. I have. 😄

Whatever, everyone's entitled to their own believes.

Originally posted by Eis
Whatever, everyone's entitled to their own believes.

I second that emotion. 😄

I'm just saying catholics (or those close to same beliefs) came up with those "all christians must believe this" or they're not christian stuff.

And I was saying that I know the bible, becuase I have read it. Maybe you should read the book of mormon before telling me what I believe.

Anti-mormon doctrines allways have very schetchy roots.... (i saw it on the internet, it must be true!)

And you can tell me what I am untill you turn blue in the face, but I know what I know, and feel what I believe. I have a personal testimony of the truth of my church, and of the living reality of christ. He is my savior, redemer, and brother. To me thats christian, no matter what you say.

Just so you know, we are all with out end if that is what you call uncreated. Our conciousness has been around for eternity, which streaches longer behind and ahead of this earth life than we can fathom. God is the father of our spirits, and christ is his son. He instructed Christ to create the universe, the world, before our time or Christs time here. It is a thing we call the pre-mortal life. At that time Jesus was as close to heavenly father as one without an reserected body. God gave to us his plan when we where in this premortal life. It was to come here to be tested, and all return to him. Jesus made it possible, becuase he was perfect. Satan, wanted to do christs job, but keep the glory for himself, so he fell, and was unable to get a body. Thats why he wants us to fail, so we are miserable, like him.

So jesus is as luke said "before all things". Thats what i believe.

Originally posted by Son of Man
regulus a Black, did you read my post? I listed a number of cotradictions. (please take time to read my posts)

Oh,the diffrences between the translations, Dr. Lewis Foster, one of those who helped translate the NIV and the NKJV says, “It is necessary to continue making new translations and revising old ones if people are to read the Word of God in their contemporary languages. With the passage of time, words change in meanings. For instance, in King James’ day the word ‘prevent’ could mean ‘come before’ but not necessarily in a hindering way. So the translators in that day rendered 1 Thes. 4:15, ‘For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.’ But today the word ‘prevent’ has lost that earlier meaning (come before), so it must be translated differently to convey the proper meaning: ‘According to the Lord’s own word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left till the coming of the Lord, will certainly not ‘precede’ those who have fallen asleep’ (NIV). ...To keep the translation of God’s Word living it must be kept in the living language the people are using.

Also, Joseph Smith said "that the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book" (History of the Church, Vol. 4, page 461). Allegedly it was translated by the power of God. Nevertheless, it has some 4,000 changes in it. Some are mere spelling corrections, but others are significant changes. Why is this so if the book of Mormon was translated accurately by the hand of God? Why would the Mormon Church continue to change the work even after Joseph Smith's death? I can if you wish point out some of the many corrections.
later.

yes i read your post, did you read mine? i said you need to put the contradicting statement with what it is contradicting, the Bible contridicts itself just take a look at my first post, and yes it does need to be translated to keep up with languages, but what really matters when it is translated is that everything be kept the way that God meant it, if you read the Bible carefully, it will speak about losing information in the translations of the Bible, many parts have been changed and many parts have been taken out, and i agree with dokerina we should prayerfull read the Book of Mormon before we make any judgements about the Mormon church. most of the mistakes were not made by Joseph Smith, they were made by whoever the scribe was at the time of the translation i am sure though that Joseph Smith made a few mistakes, and with corrections after his death, the Mormon chruch believes in a living prophet who recieves revelation from God, so i can only say that it was God, correcting them before you critize a church, read their doctrines, not the anti literature that so many people put out

Seventeen Evidences of the True Church

1Will recognize the Holy Trinity as separate Persons.
a. will know the identity of God (Father), Jesus Christ (Son) and the Holy Ghost (Spirit).
b. Jesus Christ will be recognized as Head of the Church.

2Will accept the Holy Bible in its entirety.
Will recognize that some parts of the record are missing.

3Will contain the same offices.
a. 12 Apostles mandatory
b.Prophets, Teachers, Elders, Evangelists, Bishops, Deacons, High Priests, Saints.

4Offices will be "Called of God."
a. College degree of license insufficient
b. Royal Priesthood
c. Can be married

5Will have an unpaid ministry.

6Members will be workers in the Church
Women included in activities.

7Baptism will be mandatory.
a. Probably by immersion.
b. Must be authorized.

8Will believe in the Virgin Birth.

9Will believe in literal resurrection.

10Will honor Sunday as the Sabbath.

11Will receive continuous revelation.

12Will be payers of tithes.

13Will partake of the Sacrament of the Lord.

14Will believe in immortality and heaven and a hell.

15Will have miraculous occurrences.

16Will teach that Jesus Christ will come again.

17Will be persecuted for beliefs.

decide for yourselves, they were not complied by members of the Mormon church

Here is part of a list complied by Mormons of 42 evidences of the true church with supports from the bible ill post the rest in another post, it was too long

The Godhead consists of three separate and distinct beings - God the Father, his Son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost.
Genesis 1:26-27;3:22
Matthew 3:17; 28:19
Luke 3:22
Acts 7:55
1 John 5:7

God the Father, as well as his Son Jesus Christ, who is a resurrected personage, both have bodies of flesh and bone and spirit.
Genesis 32:30
Exodus 33:23
Luke 24:39, 41-43
John 20:17; 21:13-14
Acts 7:55-56
1 John 3:2

Jesus is the Christ, the literal Son of God, the Messiah, and the only perfect person upon the earth - and not simply a great teacher.
Luke 9:35
John 17:4-5
Hebrews 1:6-7

Jesus Christ , as revealed in the New Testament, is Jehovah, God of the Old Testament.
Exodus 3:14
John 8:58
Isaiah 43:11
Hosea 13:4

The Holy Ghost is a distinct personage of spirit and is the third member of the Godhead.
Matthew 3:15-18
John 14:26; 16:13-14; 20:21-22
Ephesians 1:17

The Holy Bible is the word of the Lord insofar as it is translated correctly. It is the record of the Jews and will be joined with another record in the last days to relate God's word to his people. This second record will come from a descendant of Joseph.
Ezekiel 37:15-17
Isaiah 29:18
Revelation 20:12-14

Jesus Christ is recognized as the head of his Church, with other officers named, beginning with a foundation of apostles and prophets, and including teachers, saints, elders, evangelists, bishops, deacons, priests and high priests.
John 15:16
Mark 3:14-15
Ephesians 2:19-20; 4:11-14

Officers in Christ's church will be "called of God." They will receive their authority through the "laying of hands." One cannot call himself to the ministry,
a. College degree or license insufficient.
b. Royal priesthood will be known as such.
c. Bishops and leaders are to marry and to have children.

Acts 19:25
Hebrews 5:4, 10
Timothy 3:2; 4:2-3
1 Peter 2:9

Members of Christ's church will be "workers," and will be called "saints." In addition, women will be included in activities and leadership.
Proverbs 12:4
Romans 1:7
Ephesians 4:12
1 Corinthians 11:7
2 Thessalonians 1:7-10

here are the rest, i am not trying to convince you one way or the other, but im just saying if you are going to dis anything, do your research before you do, gather every bit of information you can from every source you can, and don't believe everything you read, unless it comes from the Bible or other books of God decide for yourselves

There will exist within the church separate entities for each of the groups of members. Adult and youth organizations will exist. This point stands to reason, if Christ is concerned with helping each individual from that person's own level of understanding.
Ephesians 4:11-14

Christ's church will believe in the "virgin birth" of Jesus Christ but will not believe in the "immaculate conception" of Mary.
Isaiah 7:14
Matthew 1:19-20, 23
Luke 1:26-31, 42

Christ's church will believe in immortality or eternal life, and in a heaven and hell. After the resurrection, we will be assigned to different places according to the judgement. The first resurrection will be for the righteous and will commence 1,000 years before the second resurrection.
John 3:16-17; 5:28-29; 14:2
1 Corinthians 15:20-22; 40-42
1 Thessalonians 4:16-18

The Savior's church will honor Sunday as the Sabbath, with the understanding that the resurrection transpired Sunday morning, the first day of the week - and thus replaced Saturday as the Sabbath.
Hosea 2:11
Matthew 28:1
John 5:18
Acts 20:7
1 Corinthians 16:2

Officers as well as members of Christ's church will receive continuous revelation from God.
Amos 3:7
Matthew 16:13. 16-19
Ephesians 1:17

Members of the Lord's church will be payers of tithes and offerings.
Malachi 3:8, 11
Luke 11:42 Hebrews 7:4-5

Members of the church will regularly partake of the Lord's supper. This sacrament represents the flesh and blood of Christ and is partaken of in remembrance of him.
Matthew 26:26-28
Acts 20:7
1 Corinthians 16:1-2

Members of the Lord's church will experience miracles, such as visions, tongues and prophesies. In addition, the church will practice divine healing. When members of the church are sick, elders of the church will anoint them with oil and heal them.
Matthew 9:18
Mark 6: 5; 16:17-18
Acts 5:12, 16
James 5:14-15

Church leaders will teach that the resurrected Jesus Christ will come again to the earth in the last days. This "second coming" will be greatly anticipated.
Job 19:25-26
Matthew 24:30
Acts 1:11; 3:19-21

Members of the Lord's church will be persecuted for their beliefs.
Matthew 5:10-12; 24:9
Luke 6:22-23
Acts 8:1-3; 28:22
Hebrews 11:36-38

The church as a whole, as well as its members, will be recognized for their "fruits" - as well as the prophets who lead them. The church will esteem honesty, virtue, and wholesome activity.
Proverbs 15:4
Luke 6:43-44
2 Corinthians 9:10
Philippians 4:17
Hebrews 13:18

The church must provide salvation for all of God's children, not just those who receive the gospel while living on the earth. It will practice baptism for the dead.
Mark 16:16
John 3:1-8
1 Corinthians 15:29

The church will build temples similar to the one Solomon built, which was destroyed and built again at the time of Christ. These temples will have unique purposes, including baptism and other ordinances. Temples will also be holy places, contain the Holy of Hollies, and be used by members as places of worship.
Isaiah 2:3
Malachi 3:1; 3:7

Christ's original church was organized by him and named after him, and his church today will also be named after him.
Acts 4:10-12
Ephesians 1:22; 4:11-14; 5:23-24

Specific authority to function in the administration of the church is called "priesthood." It is obtained through ordination by one having the power to so ordain.
1 Samuel 13:9-14
Mark 6:7
John 7:16; 20:21
Acts 19:2-5
Hebrews 5:4-6,(6?)8-20

A higher priesthood authority is required to bestow the Holy Ghost than to baptize.
Matthew 16:19
Mark 1:7-8
Acts 8:15-18; 19:2-6

The church that Christ originally organized did not baptize infants since the prerequisite for baptism had (1) a capacity for repentance of past personal sins, and (2) a personal belief in the divinity and teachings of Christ.
Mark 10:14-15; 16:16
Acts 2:38; 8:12

The church is to send out missionaries (in twos), to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Mark 6:7
Luke 10:1

The church will have a welfare system to provide for the poor and the needy within the church. Members are to provide for themselves and their family first, and then receive help from the church
Deuteronomy 15:11
Psalm 9:18
Isaiah 14:30
Mark 10:21
Luke 18:22
Romans 15:26

The church will have a law of health. Alcoholic beverages will not be used by members of the church.
Ephesians 5:18
1 Corinthians 5:11; 6:9-10

The church will be one that is restored to the earth. Christ's original church experienced a great apostasy or falling away, but his church will be returned or restored again in the last days.
Jeremiah 31:31-34
Acts 3:19-21
2 Thessalonians 2:1-13
Revelation 14:6-7

Christ's church will believe in being saved by the grace of Christ through exercising faith in him. In other words, it will teach that when we repent of our sins and forsake them, the atonement of Christ will cleanse us of our sins.
Matthew 7:21-29
Mark 16:15-16
Luke 6:46-49
1 Timothy 4:10
James 1:22-25; 2:14-26

The church will preach only the true gospel of Christ, with no variations. It will neither add to the meaning of Christ's teachings nor take away from them - even though current revelation will provide insight into them.
Matthew 5:19
Galatians 1:6-9
Ephesians 4:5
Hebrews 13:8-9

Christ's church will espouse a pre-earth life, or a preexistence, such as that taught by the Orthodox Jews. Included in this teaching will be the doctrine of foreordination and not predestination. God the Father will be recognized as having created the individual spirits of all people.
Genesis 1:26-31
Job 38:4-7
Ecclesiastes 12:7
John 17:5
Ephesians 1:4-5
Hebrews 12:9

The church will believe in the "original sin" of Adam. Nevertheless, it will teach that Christ atoned for Adam's sin and that we will be punished for our own sins, as Adams sin has already been atoned for.
John 1:29
Acts 24:14-15
Romans 5:6-19
1 Corinthians 15:21-23

Christ's church will teach that the gathering of Israel, in the last days, will be literal.
Isaiah 5:26-30; 11:12-13; 35
Jeremiah 3:14-18; 31:10

Members of the true church will respect the beliefs of others.
Galatians 5:22-26; 6:1-2
2 Thessalonians 1:7-10

The church will be subject to the laws of the land, regardless of the type of government in power in that land - thus rendering unto Caesar that which is his, and to God that which is his.
Matthew 22:21
Mark 12:17
Luke 20:25

It should be recognized that while perfection is to be sought by each member of Christ's church, the members will have human failings and will make mistakes, and that they will thus need to grow and learn - line upon line, precept upon precept.
Isaiah 28:10
Ephesians 4:11-14; 28,32

After repentance, baptism by immersion is essential, as is receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost. A person performing these ordinances of baptism and the laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost must be duly authorized to perform such ordinances.
Matthew 3:13-15
John 3:5
Acts 2:38,41; 22:16
Romans 6:5-6

The Savior's church will have an unpaid ministry. This unpaid ministry will be called "by revelation," even as the apostles called new members to their quorum following the resurrection of Christ.
Amos 3:7
Micah 3:11
John 10:13
Acts 1:22-26
1 Corinthians 9:18
1 Peter 5:2

Satan is a real spirit being and not a fragment of people's imagination.
Job 1:6
Matthew 4:10
Mark 1:13; 8:33
Luke 13:16; 22:3, 31
John 13:27
Acts 26:18

The Holy Ghost will bear witness to the truthfulness of the Savior's plan, when it is presented. This is the one sure way of knowing which, if any, of the churches belongs to the Savior.
John 16:13-14
1 Corinthians 12:4-12
Galatians 5:22-26
Ephesians 1:17