2007-03-14 12:53:05 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Cuz' he felt like it.
2007-03-14 12:55:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
Your "facts" are wrong, but the first thought I had when I saw the question (well, after that you are wrong) is that he wanted to be just like Hitlery Rodham.
She told us last week that she is "a Methodist, you know." and that she had her Bill ask the pastor if it was all right for her to attend and preach at that Black church that it was "the day that the L-rd had made." Pretty odd coming from a woman with her political beliefs.
Yep, that must be it...Joseph Smith wanted to be just like he knew Hitlery was going to be nearly 200 years later - which is proof enough that he was a prophet.
2007-03-14 13:44:06 · answer #2 · answered by mourning my dad 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Apostle Paul was inspired by God to write at Gal 1:8 But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed. (New King James Version)
Joseph Smith said he saw an Angel that revealed to him where the tablets were right? What did Paul warn us about in this scripture? We can not go beyond the things that are written.
2007-03-14 13:14:08 · answer #3 · answered by Jason W 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
i dont think you have the facts correct!
although Joseph Smith did think that one religion was better than another. He came to the conclusion early, that none of them were true. And yes. I think he testified that the methodists were more true, than the others.
but when God the Father appeared to him, and pointed to Jesus, and said: this is my son Hear him!
i think the whole testimony of trinity verses godhead doctrine is manifest, that the God and Jesus are two different persons.
either God or Jesus clearly said JOIN none of the religions because they all taught the doctrines and precepts of men.
He was still only 14 when he had that visitation.
i dont believe he ever sought to join any other church. specifically he did not form the LDS church by the laws of the land until a few years later. after he had been shot at, hunted after to be killed, and tarred and feathered.
2007-03-14 13:00:14 · answer #4 · answered by Priestcalling 3 · 4⤊ 3⤋
The Lord Jesus did not tell Joseph Smith any such thing. In fact JW's are a counterfeit to the Christian faith.
Jesus said, who the Son sets free is free indeed!
2007-03-14 12:57:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
From what I hear, he wasn't allowed to join the Methodist church. Probably cause they knew he was a nut. Too bad, if they had, maybe there wouldn't be a mormon church today that sucks gullible people in, who don't know their Bible well enough to know the LDS church is a cult.
2007-03-14 13:28:21 · answer #6 · answered by the pink baker 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
i don't think you have ur facts strait and if so you probably misunderdstood! when he was 15 about 1820 he was seeking out all religions and methodists was one he was concidering but he prayed and was told to join none of them so he didn't join the methodist church. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints wasn't organized till 1830!
2007-03-14 13:14:55 · answer #7 · answered by lisa 2 · 3⤊ 2⤋
I wouldn't buy that story for a second, Jesus has never returned or spoken to any human being since his death, Joseph Smith is simply one of many false prophets that seen wealth and power in religion, so he simply made up a story, and in my opinion only the uneducated and poor bought into his mythical story, and continue to do so.
2007-03-14 13:12:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
obviously because Jesus converted to Methodist in 1828.
2007-03-14 12:56:59 · answer #9 · answered by misoma5 7 · 0⤊ 5⤋
i think the only one who was told to start a church was peter...unfortunately that church is hated....
2007-03-14 12:56:03 · answer #10 · answered by ya ok....sure 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
you dont need to prove to us that joseph smith made up the religion
2007-03-14 12:55:42 · answer #11 · answered by Departed 3 · 8⤊ 2⤋