Mormons: Are these truths or half-truths?

Question

1. That through the atonement of Christ all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the gospel. The priesthood of Aaron ...holds the keys to baptism by immersion for the remission of sins. The living may be baptized for the dead who died without a knowledge of the "restored" gospel.

2. Only those married for time and eternity in Mormon Temples can receive fulness of glory and continuation of seeds, forever and ever. Then shall they be gods, because they have no end.

3. The heads of the Gods appointed one god for us.....The Father in heaven has a body of flesh and bones, the Son also...God himself was once as we are now, and is an exalted man.

Answer 1

I think there is a lot more you should know to have a better understanding of these things. "God's plan enables families who live the gospel and receive the necessary ordinances to be together forever with Him."

As for the "Head of the Gods appointing another god..."

Genesis 3:5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

"God the Father is the author of the Plan of Salvation. The Prophet Joseph Smith explained that “In the beginning, the head of the Gods called a council of the Gods; and they came together and concocted a plan to create the world and people it.” (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 349; see also John 3:16.) Jesus led the righteous majority in sponsoring and sustaining the great plan in the councils of heaven, but our Father in Heaven authored this plan for the salvation of his children."

To me this sounds like the person we refer to as God was the head of the Gods.

Answer 2

First, I'm not sure how Silverstogie (a Muslim apologetic) has ANY knowledge of Mormonism (besides watching the tripe put out by Ed Decker...what a loser!) and so....

1. Yes. We believe this. And then the dead may choose to accept or reject the ordinance just like the living may choose to be baptized or not.

2. We believe that marriage is eternal in nature and families are eternal in nature. The statement is, in essence, correct. However, there is more to it han just what you have stated.

3. We don't worry about this. We worship God. You know, the guy in the Our Father...any other gods are their own business and we're concerned about God.

Answer 3

First off, no one is above or greater than God. We believe, though, that through our faith in Christ we can add to the glory of God. Take a look at Ephesians 3:19, which states that we can receive the fullness of God. Also, in John 17: 20-23, Christ said that we can become one with Him, as He is one with the Father. We believe that through our faith in Christ, we can become joint-heirs with our Heavenly Father, as seen in Romans 8:14-18, and that we can be glorified together.

Moonman is right about number three - There is one God, and he is our Eternal father.

Answer 4

1. Truth.

2. truth, but not complete. Those who die before reaching the age of accountability will also attain the Celestial Kingdom.

3. Heavenly Father does have a body of flesh and bone. The rest, is theory, not official belief.

Answer 5

The last one is not true. Look up the actual full text of the King Follet discourse for the doctrine about becoming like God, and he being like we are now. I have never even heard anymention to anyone appointing a God to us, nor that there is a head God who is over all other God's. We only have one God who is over us. It is not a beaurocracy.

Answer 6

well, if i read everything correctly, the only thing i can find is that the living may be baptized for the dead who died without a knowledge of the restored gospel, and would have accepted it.
other than that, i don't see anything thats wrong

Answer 7

1. yes

2. no, but the mormons believe so

3. no, but the mormons believe so