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@Hail_Winter “…the Book of Mormon describes God as once being like man and progressing.” Where?

Something I started noticing over time were differences between the Book of Mormon and the Bible that honestly made me stop and think The Bible teaches God is unchanging (Malachi 3:6) but the Book of Mormon describes God as once being like man and progressing. The Bible says salvation is by grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8–9) but the Book of Mormon says “after all we can do” which is saying works are part of it too. The Bible teaches there is one God (Isaiah 43:10) while LDS teachings include multiple gods and the idea that people can become gods. The Bible says Jesus’ sacrifice was once and for all (Hebrews 10:10) but LDS doctrine adds ordinances and requirements. And the Bible doesn’t really support ongoing new scripture the same way LDS teachings do Another thing that stood out to me is how much the Book of Mormon overlaps with the Bible. There are hundreds of verses that are really similar or even word for word from the King James Bible especially Isaiah and even parts like the Sermon on the Mount. Some estimates say around 20 to 30 percent of it uses biblical language or parallels. What made me pause is that it uses the same wording and even some of the same translation quirks from the King James Bible which was written in the 1600s And then there are the historical things I never really heard about growing up. The Book of Mormon talks about animals like horses and cattle in ancient America but there’s no solid evidence they were there at that time. It also mentions steel chariots and large civilizations but archaeology hasn’t really backed that up. DNA shows Native American ancestry tracing back to East Asia not the Middle East like the Book of Mormon suggests. And “Reformed Egyptian” isn’t something we have any record of existing Something else I started noticing is that there are even contradictions within the Book of Mormon itself and that honestly made me pause. Like in Jacob 2 it speaks strongly against polygamy but then leaves room for it if God commands it. It also says God invites everyone equally but then describes certain groups being cursed with dark skin. And there are moments where things just don’t fully line up whether it’s doctrine timelines or just details in the story. The Book of Mormon we have today isn’t exactly the same as the 1830 version. It has been updated multiple times like 1837 1840 1879 1920 and later with thousands of changes. There also isn’t just one clear account of how it was translated. Sometimes it’s described using the Urim and Thummim other times a seer stone in a hat and some say a mix of both. Different witnesses even describe it differently For me it wasn’t just one thing it was a pattern and I couldn’t ignore it. Learning all of this made me step back and really question it.

@BradenDisguised Served in Mexico. Mexico is Mexico but Chile is Cheelay 😂

You can tell where a returned missionary served based on how he pronounces the name of his mission’s country.

@genXcessive @Forrest_LDS @sola_chad The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has a specific process to establish binding doctrine over the entire church. Something a leader says, even the prophet, does not automatically become binding doctrine without being unanimously ratified by *all* of the apostles.

@bqiipd @Forrest_LDS @sola_chad I’m confused, if a prophet said it shouldn’t it be taken as the word of god?

Jeff Durbin rebukes Mormon who says he’ll become a god one day: “You’re on a mission telling people about a god and a gospel that’s contrary to the Scriptures.”

@sola_chad Same energy

@genXcessive @Forrest_LDS @sola_chad It’s based on popular speculation. Latter-day Saints actually have very little dogma they have to affirm. This leaves a lot of room for various theories and speculation. So while I’m sure you can find Latter-day Saints who hold that belief, it’s not a requirement to be a member.

@Forrest_LDS @sola_chad So it’s false a teaching?

@LukeFHan @michaeljknowles “The Public Lives of Ex-Mormon Divorcees”

@michaeljknowles She wasn't Mormon in the "Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" either, but that didn't stop them.

The most absurd part of this story—and the part no one seems to have noticed—is that this woman is not a bachelorette.

@Matthew56193629 @JToddBurt1 @Truth_matters20 Which is strange, considering how the majority of the membership is increasing non-white.

@bqiipd @JToddBurt1 @Truth_matters20 Aye. Which I call Islam for Whitey, to tie it to Islam. The only real difference is that the muslims hope to get to pedo paradise, the the LDS think they're going to become divine beings.

I love Mormons, but I will not lie to them and pretend that their religion is Christianity. Their religion does NOT accept these truths: 1. The Bible is the only word of God 2. God's nature is triune 3. Jesus is eternal & wasn't created 4. We are saved by grace through faith in Christ alone.

@Matthew56193629 @JToddBurt1 @Truth_matters20 You seem to have misread something. As you can clearly see, I never said that.

You did, saying the majority were not white when the cult was born. Islam for Brown to Mohammad in Arabia, spread. Islam for Whitey to Joe Smith in Missouri, spread. Same cult, really, started by the same angel with the same message: "Everyone else is corrupt and wrong; I will give you the truth."

@Matthew56193629 @JToddBurt1 @Truth_matters20 Sure, I was referring to worldwide demographics of the Latter-day Saints tho.

@bqiipd @JToddBurt1 @Truth_matters20 Yeah, most of the ones I knew in Cali were white dudes with Island wives.

@Matthew56193629 @JToddBurt1 @Truth_matters20 Who said that?

@bqiipd @JToddBurt1 @Truth_matters20 Kind of dumb to say the LDS was not white in the beginning tho.

@Matthew56193629 @JToddBurt1 @Truth_matters20 Just for future reference, the majority of Latter-day Saints are not white, much like the rest of Christianity.

@JToddBurt1 @Truth_matters20 It's their whacky cult, not mine. Islam for Whitey.

@MichaelSuntribo @Truth_matters20 Before you found out, how did you believe he translated it?

@Truth_matters20 Finding out that Joseph smith used the rock in a hat to translate the Book of Mormon was the first crack that lead me down the rabbit hole.

@chidote1 @RykerJackson97 Also I had never been considered remotely blonde until Mexico 😂

@bqiipd @RykerJackson97 Haha! Yeah I didn’t realize blondish hair and colored eyes had so much pull- and their willingness to be so blunt about looks “You look like shrimp because your face is so sunburned” was one of my faves

I remember once on my mission I had a bizarre encounter with an Asian woman who had requested a BOM. We were talking to her outside her place and out of nowhere she’s like “I’m really sorry, but I just have to let you know: I think white men are ugly”. My companion and I were like “uh, ok…” So weird, man. 😂

@chidote1 @RykerJackson97 So true 😂 one of my favorites: “Hi there! Have you ever heard o-” “You’re so white! Are you wearing sunscreen? The sun will burn you!”

@chidote1 @RykerJackson97 A family asked us not to come back when the daughter developed a crush after the first lesson… Curse our ojos de color!! 🤣

@RykerJackson97 We had the opposite problem in Mexico.

@SteveMc74806767 @YourAnonSaint Your question doesn’t reflect his statement. He said the *church* contains the complete gospel of Jesus Christ, probably due to how Latter-day Saints view scripture and how beliefs and practices are not solely derived from ancient texts.

@YourAnonSaint What part of the gospel is found in the Book of Mormon that you can’t find in the Bible?

I love that I’m seeing this rendering of the Church’s logo that I made circulating around. Reminder: the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is true, and contains the complete gospel of Jesus Christ.

@IchimokuSatoshi @ThoughtfulSaint What is the will of the Father that one must do?

@ThoughtfulSaint Yet you have the wrong Jesus

We literally believe Jesus Christ is the only way to heaven. From the Book of Mormon ———

@iamalsomrbloo @parker_cattani @ThoughtfulSaint A god that creates people from nothing, with full knowledge that they will burn in hell forever, & has the ability to save every single person, but arbitrarily chooses not to, is worthy of worship? That is not a good or loving god.

@bqiipd @parker_cattani @ThoughtfulSaint You’re a clown lol

Oh look a professional apologist owned an 18 year old volunteer. He must be proud. (Meanwhile he refuses to debate me)

@RevIsaacWirtz @Protestia @RealTStevenson @Ch_JesusChrist Like I said before, there are definitely meaningful differences. My only purpose in commenting was to point out that Latter-day Saints don’t even believe in the concept of “created beings,” literally making it impossible for Jesus to be one in LDS theology.

And there was a time when the father was incarnate but the son was not. But yeah, completely different entities than those worshipped by Christians, even if Mormons assign the same names to them. Mormons should just embrace the fact they have a different religion than Christians. As it is now, it comes across as dishonest and uninformed.

This is how “Christian” @Protestia is: -rips video off 18-year-old girl’s social media of her reading her mission call for the @Ch_JesusChrist -does so without permission -posts video to grift off their Twitter page views -mocks the 18-year-old girl and the rest of the religion as a “cult” Meanwhile, the 18-year-old girl is about to go serve people and tell them about Jesus Christ for 18 months. Yet you call yourself the “Christian.”

@Nikki_sphinxed @sister_slay Well have *you* united an entire planet and lead a revolution?? Hmmmm???? Didn’t think so! ;)

@sister_slay He’s not, he just wore a white suit to the Oscars. But he’s a pathetic excuse for a man if you ask me.

Is timothee chalamet a Mormon now what’s going on