Lets consider the mormon policy of baptism for the dead. So far they have already baptised several folk, including the pope, mickey mouse, etc. Lets say, hypothetically, that mormonism is the religion of satan and all those who become part of it go to hell.. will this mean that those who have gone to heaven, under the pretence of being christians or whatever, then suddenly God goes "oh, seems you have become a mormon, bye now" once some crazy men in Utah baptise them in the name of the mormon religion?!? is it actually legal for them to go around baptising whoever they want?
2007-03-01 20:46:51 · 17 answers · asked by Four Eyes 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Ok, so first Mickey Mouse isn't real. The only PEOPLE baptized are REAL people. I don't know if a pope has been baptized, could be, but it would be because someone did their family history and proved that they are related to that person (pope or no pope). Because they are related to them, then I would think it would be considered legal. However, I would think that most courts wouldn't care as long as you didn't dig them up - which we don't. And finally, even if Heaven worked that way, I think it would depend on the person who was baptized. If they wanted to accept the ordinance then they can accept it, if they don't they don't.
2007-03-02 06:25:46 · answer #1 · answered by Tonya in TX - Duck 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, I'm Mormon, so I can answer your question. First of all, just because Mormons do baptism for the dead does not mean that the person for whom the ordinance was performed has to accept it. It's just like if a person who is on earth is asked if they want to be baptized, they have free agency up there just like we do down here. Secondly, Mickey Mouse isn't real, so why would we baptize him? And yes, I'm sure it's legal because I've never heard of anyone arresting a Mormon for that. lol
2007-03-02 18:35:32 · answer #2 · answered by cangel00727 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Baptism means to get rid of the old self and have a pure you come through. The Lord has forgiven the person for there sins thats in christianity at least. I dont know if mormons will go to heaven because im not the Lord therefore i cannot judge only the Lord can do this. I do know the mormon religion is a sin in itself because you arent allowed to change the doctorine and that is something they have done.
2007-03-01 21:01:34 · answer #3 · answered by oneandonlyness 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mormons don't go around performing baptisms on whom ever they want. They baptize their ancestors. The whole purpose of the baptize for the dead, is some people never received the "word of god" while on Earth, we believe in the spirit world Jesus will administer to them and we even believe there are missionaries in the spirit world. If they accept the gospel they can be baptized through the proxy ordinances we have preformed. We also do endowments, and sealings for the dead so they can be with their families for all eternity. Thou shalt not judge, Hitler did awful things, things I can't even imagine, but does heavenly father tell us to make the final judgment on people? TO decide fo ourselves if they go to heaven or hell? Obviously his actions were not Christian and one would think that he would be going to hell. IN Mormonism we believe that people who didn't get a chance to hear the gospel will be given a chance in the spirit world, there they can accept or reject, this is possible through Jesus Christ.We also have three heavens, the Celestial, Telestial, and Terestial, then there is outer darkness. People who lived worthy on Earth will go to the Celestial kingdom, where Heavenly Father and Jesus are, this is where they can be with their families forever. Those who were not worthy will go to spirit prison and be tormented, then they will hear of the gospel and have a second chance to make it to the Telestial or Terestial kingdom. Or maybe even the Celestial if God pleases. Obviously this is just some of what Mormons believe, many people will extremely disagree, but oh well I thought I would share some information.
2007-03-02 00:50:40 · answer #4 · answered by divinity2408 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Divinity has a great answer...I want to add just a bit
Let's say "hypothecially" for your sake Mormonism is not correct, those for whom baptisms have been performed then obviously would be null and void. For if is not of God, it will not be held in force by God and it will mean nothing. Such as we believe of marriage, if it is not sealed by the Holy Priesthood of God then the marriage will be null and void after this life.
Now, let's assume "hypothecially" again for you that Mormonism IS correct...a person dies, they are taught the gospel in the spirit world, they accept. BUT, according to the gospel, certain ordinances must be performed AND accepted to enter into the Celestial Kingdom...now let's say that person never had those ordinances performed or performed for them...how would that person feel? Sad that they could not enter the Celestial Kingdom I would think.
What you must consider is that God is loving, king, merciful but also must be just. He cannot take away our agecy or he would not be a just god. That is why He has made possible a way for all to have the opportunity to either accept or reject the gospel. That is why we are commanded to perform the ordinances for our ancestors.
And we do go to great lengths to make sure there is sufficient permission from family members of the deceased to perform the ordinances, most of the time it is the family members themselves doing the work.
Thanks for your concern though...
2007-03-02 05:23:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
If we're first assuming that Mormonism is the "wrong" religion or sect such that there's an all-powerful deity who (unbeknownst to them now) will punish them for this, then I guess this quesiton all comes down to "Does baptism under a particular sect or religion, including post-mortem baptism, ultimately define what happens to somebody's soul after they're dead?" I think there are too many silly assumptions within that question to worry about more intricate "dilemmas".
2007-03-01 21:04:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
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2016-09-30 02:32:06 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simply, baptizing someone for the dead does not make them a member of the Mormon church, so they won't have a problem if all Mormons go to hell. It just provides them with the opportunity.
2007-03-02 05:33:12 · answer #8 · answered by straightup 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First of all, anyone who accepts Jesus Christ as their Savior and is saved will be in Heaven.
Secondly, I don't think God would hold it against you if an LDS person did a proxy baptism for you. If anything he would hold them accountable for their actions.
Lastly,Who's gonna stop them from baptizing the dead?
When an LDS person goes to the temple if they don't already have a family name the temple gives them a name.So, they are not always doing their family names.
2007-03-03 14:33:38 · answer #9 · answered by MistyAnn 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"Baptism" for the dead wins a dead person free admission into Heaven? Couldn't Hitler be in Heaven then, if a Mormon "baptized" someone on Hitler's behalf? Would "God" "really" tell Hitler, "Even though you murdered 6,000,000 people, I'm letting you into Heaven, because one of my Mormons symbolically baptized you after you died." ?
2007-03-01 20:54:43 · answer #10 · answered by Loathe thy neighbor. 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋