Category: Jesus
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Mediator Between God and Man
Do Latter-day Saints and Bible-believing Christians agree on the essential issues of the faith? The answer, quite simply, is no. This story of the teaching of an LDS seminary teacher illustrates the point.
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Jesus as Husband
In his 1854 General Conference address, Mormon Apostle Orson Hyde asserted that Jesus Christ was married, citing Mary’s affectionate response at the tomb and claiming He was the bridegroom at Cana, despite John 2:2 stating Jesus was merely invited.
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A 3-Minute Explanation on Christianity’s Living Prophet
Note: The following was originally printed in the September/October 2023 edition of Mormonism Researched. To request a free subscription, please visit here. If only I had that proverbial nickel for every time a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints asked, “So who’s your living prophet?” The question is certainly a tongue-in-cheek reference to…
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The LDS Church at Christmas: A Cautionary Tale
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints presented its 2023 First Presidency Christmas Devotional on December 3rd. This event featured The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square (formerly known as the Mormon Tabernacle Choir) and comments by several LDS church leaders. Though church President Russell M. Nelson was present at the event, his address to…
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Is Jesus Worshiped in Mormonism?
Note: The following was originally printed in the July/August 2023 edition of Mormonism Researched, sent bimonthly to financial supporters of MRM. To request a free subscription to Mormonism Researched, please visit here. Over the years, many members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have pled with Evangelical Christians to accept them as fellow Christ-followers.…
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Jeffrey R. Holland’s Mischaracterization of Christianity’s Sacred Symbol
Jeffrey R. Holland, the fourth highest ranking LDS Church leader based on seniority, gave a talk at the October 2022 general conference titled “Lifted Up Upon the Cross” (Liahona, November 2022, 77-80). In his 13-minute address, Holland diminished those who believe the cross should be a cherished Christian symbol. As we approach Holy Week during…
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How Jesus and Lucifer Are Related to Humans
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS/Mormon) teaches unique doctrines contrary to biblical Christianity. One such belief is that Jesus, Lucifer, and all humans are literally spirit brothers and sisters from a previous existence. To understand the teaching, we must consider what a variety of LDS teachers have said throughout the years. The…
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Is Jesus the Only Redeemer? In Mormonism, It Depends.
In the April 2022 issue of the LDS magazine For the Strength of Youth, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Russell M. Nelson, commented, “Jesus Christ’s Atonement was infinite. He saved all humankind from never-ending death. He suffered intensely, beyond what any mortal could suffer. His suffering was for all people…
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Confusion over Gethsemane and the Atonement
Posted 7/2021 Traditionally most LDS leaders have stressed the importance of what took place in the Garden of Gethsemane for the atonement. Some leaders in recent years are attempting to include what took place at the cross as part of the narrative. This issue was discussed in the April 2021 Liahona magazine, an official LDS…
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Mormonism’s Confusion Over Christ’s Atonement for Sin
In the April 2021 issue of Liahona magazine, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints explains in its “Gospel Basics” column that “Jesus Christ Saved Us from Sin and Death.” “We refer to Jesus Christ as our Savior. That is because He paid the price for our sins and overcame the power of death.…
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The Garden? Calvary? Tomb? Just Where Did the LDS Atonement Take Place?
Viewpoint on Mormonism shows on this article aired March 31-April 2, 2021. Listen to them here: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Over the years, leaders from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have stressed the importance of the Garden of Gethsemane as the place where Jesus atoned for sins. In earlier times, Gethsemane…
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Why Don’t Latter-Day Saints Pray to Jesus?
Latter-day Saints are taught to pray to God the Father (Elohim or Heavenly Father) and not to Jesus. Beth T. Spackman, a seminary teacher in Midnapore, Alberta, said Jesus should not be prayed to in her answer to a question in the June 1988 Ensign magazine. She wrote, In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus…
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10 Reasons Why the Jesus of Mormonism is Not the Same as the Jesus of the Bible
In 2 Corinthians 11:4, the apostle Paul declared that it was possible for a religion to have a “different Jesus” than the Jesus of the Bible. He explained, For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel,…
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Jesus Index
The Birth of Jesus The Nature of Jesus The Person of Jesus The Cross Viewpoint on Mormonism Podcasts on Jesus Reviews of Teachings of Presidents of the Church
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Crash Course Mormonism: Atonement
Mormonism’s definition of the atonement is unique when compared to what has been historically taught in biblical Christianity. The Cross For Mormons, the symbol of the cross is a negative symbol because Mormon leaders say that the atonement took place in the Garden of Gethsemane. Tenth President Joseph Fielding Smith explained, GREATEST SUFFERING WAS IN…
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Crash Course Mormonism: Virgin Birth
Both Mormons and Evangelical Christians believe in the “Virgin Birth.” Yet what have LDS leaders taught about this special event to distinguish it from the biblical doctrine? A church manual provides a backdrop for the teaching: From their accounts we learn that Jesus was born of a virgin named Mary. She was engaged to marry…
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Crash Course Mormonism: Jesus
The name of Jesus is found in the name of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Many may be surprised to learn that the Jesus of Mormonism is different than what is taught in the Bible. The Jesus of Mormonism had his beginning when he was born to God the Father and Heavenly…
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Joseph Smith and Luke 10:22
The official History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (aka History of the Church or HOC) reproduces Joseph Smith’s journal where he stated: “This winter [1832-33] was spent in translating the Scriptures…I completed the translation and review of the New Testament, on the 2nd of February, 1833 and sealed it up, no more to be opened till…
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Citations on Jesus
The following are sections out of Bill McKeever’s book In their Own Words: A Collection of Mormon Quotations. Standard Works “Now Zeezrom saith again unto him: Is the Son of God the very Eternal Father? And Amulek said unto him: Yea, he is the very Eternal Father of heaven and of earth, and all things…
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Book Review: The Infinite Atonement
By Tad R. CallisterDeseret Book, 2000 Reviewed by Eric Johnson In his book titled The Infinite Atonement, Tad R. Callister—a lawyer for 34 years who served in the LDS Presidency of the Seventy until he was honorably released from the position in 2014 and who currently serves as the Sunday School general president—wrote a best-selling…