False Prophecies of the Mormon Church

06 August

Jesus Crucified for Our Sins

1 Nephi 11:33; “And I, Nephi, saw that he was lifted up upon the cross and slain for the sins of the world.”

Doctrines of Salvation 1:132; “We will never be able to pay the debt. The gratitude of our hearts should be filled to overflowing in love and obedience for his great and tender mercy. For what he has done, we should never fail him. He bought us with a price, the price of his great suffering and the spilling of his blood in sacrifice on the cross.”

So far so good, right?  Wrong!  Read on to see for yourself…

Jesus Bled in Garden of Gethsemane for Our Sins.

D&C 19:18; “Which suffering caused myself, even God, the greatest of all, to tremble because of pain, and to bleed at every pore, and to suffer both body and spirit—and would that I might not drink the bitter cup, and shrink…”

Doctrines of Salvation 1:130; “We speak of the passion of Jesus Christ. A great many people have an idea that when he was on the cross, and nails were driven into his hands and feet, that was his great suffering. His great suffering was before he ever was placed upon the cross. It was in the Garden of Gethsemane that the blood oozed from the pores of his body: “Which suffering caused myself, even God, the greatest of all, to tremble because of pain, and to bleed at every pore, and to suffer both body and spirit-and would that I might not drink the bitter cup, and shrink,””

As you can plainly see these two sets of verses from their various doctrines obviously contradict each other.  Thus, the qualification to be listed in the false prophecy section of this website.  Take notice that the contradictions from Doctrines of Salvation are only two pages apart! 

The main focus of this particular subject cannot be talked about too much.  While all members of the LDS Church will tell you that Jesus died on the cross for their sins, it is rare when I encounter a Mormon who actually believes that.  When push comes to shove they really believe that He paid for our sins in the Garden of Gethsemane.  In Luke 22:44 it says; “And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.”

They say this one verse is proof that Jesus paid for our sins in the Garden, not on the cross.

Jesus made the final sacrifice

Alma 34 – the entire chapter.  This is pretty much the gospel from verse 8 to 41.  Pay close attention to verse 15 which says;

And thus he shall bring salvation to all those who shall believe on his name; this being the intent of this last sacrifice, to bring about the bowels of mercy, which overpowereth justice, and bringeth about means unto men that they may have faith unto repentance.”

Also see Alma 34:33b-4;

“…behold, if we do not improve our time while in this life, then cometh the night of darkness wherein there can be no labor performed.  Ye cannot say, when ye are brought to that awful crisis, that I will repent, that I will return to my God. Nay, ye cannot say this; for that same spirit which doth possess your bodies at the time that ye go out of this life, that same spirit will have power to possess your body in that eternal world.”

Joseph Smith contradicted either himself or the Mormon god with the following revelation from the Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, pg. 330;

But how are they [LDS] to become saviors on Mount Zion? By building their temples, erecting their baptismal fonts, and going forth and receiving all the ordinances, baptisms, confirmations, washings, anointings, ordinations and sealing powers upon their heads, in behalf of all their progenitors who are dead, and redeem them that they may come forth in the first resurrection and be exalted to thrones of glory with them…”

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