Why do mormons baptize Jews and Christians posthumously?

Question

There is no scriptual association for this insulting action. What's their motivation?

Answer 1

Because these weak-minded mormons want to believe that their so-called religion is legitimate. It's about as legitimate as the Waco cult. A drunk guy makes up some story about reading never-before-seen scripture written on golden hubcaps buried somewhere and nobody else has ever seen them. Ever. And a bunch of idiots believe him and thus begins the mormon movement.

Wow.

And, to be sure, there is NO SCRIPTUAL evidence that supports this in any legitimate (non-mormon) bible. One cannot become un-Christian by being baptized posthumously by one of these cultist freaks. Don't worry, dear...they are just desperate for suckers, uh, I mean followers. The mormons are like Amway and Scientology...they'll take and take and take and ruin your life until you either leave the cult, die or are broken spiritually.

These screaming freaks actually believe that the Jews are actually descendants of Native Americans and that Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, was an American Indian.

Excuse me?!

In 2004, a comprehensive study was done in an attempt to link Native Americans to Jews using DNA. Here is the quoted result from "Scientific American" journal; "...none of the nearly 7,500 DNA-tested Native Americans shows any link to ancient Israel. More than 99 percent show an Asian heritage."

Enough said.

This alone totally disproves the legitimacy of the so-called "Book of Mormon." Mormonism is a disease and Christ is the cure. Mormons are all going to hell - mark my words.

Answer 2

Actually, there is indeed scriptural support for this doctrine. It is found in I Corinthians 15:29. Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?

The apostle Paul is teaching the Corithian saints several points of doctine, including the doctrine of the resurrection and eternal life. He brings up this doctrine of baptisms for the dead by asking the saints why is it done if there is no resurrection?. Baptisms for the dead is an ordinance that is performed in LDS Temples. It is an ordinance performed out of love. Many people in the world have been born into situations were they would never ever hear about Chritianity and about Jesus Christ. While those who have passed on without this knowledge would be damned to hell for not having been baptised while living in the flesh. The doctine of baptisms for the dead allows these ordinances to take place. In the next life, the deceased still must 'accept these ordinances that are performed in their behalf. So they still have the option of accepting baptism or not. However,. due to the love of God and his infinite mercies, he allows a way for those who never got the changce to hear his word to have a chance in the next life.

By doing baptisms for the dead for our own deceased ancestors, it is also a way to "bind" the generations together, as explained by Malachi. Mormons believe that the prophet Elijah taught this doctrine to the Saints. See Malachi 4:5-6.
Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:
And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.

Answer 3

Except for Cyn's reply, the rest of the responders know just enough to be dangerous and distort the truth, continuing myths and purposely malign the LDS doctrine of vicarious baptism.

We don't baptize the dead any more than we baptize Jews. Read this next sentence carefully. Those being vicariously baptized in the Temples of the Lord are those ancestors whose names had been submitted by current living relatives.

The verse found in 1 Corinthians 15: 29 is adequately explained and documented, for Paul knew that vicarious baptism was a rite in the Church and was customarilly followed.

The LDS Church believes that those ancestors that were baptized by proxy under mortal conditions will have the opportunity to either reject or accept the ordinance on their behalf. The ordinance does not force any of the deceased spirits to accept it in the spirit world.

Regardless how many times this topic is explained in this forum, three times more come out with the same spewed garbage against the ordinance. That is so unfortunate.

Answer 4

We believe that certain ordinances such as baptism must occur to progress. Those who died without getting an opportunity to learn the Gospel get that opportunity in the spirit world, however, for some reason a spirit can't be baptized. That baptism is done by proxy by someone living on the earth. This is one of the reasons for such a massive family history research and temple program.

God doesn't force anyone to accept an ordinance.

For Christians who already are baptized in another faith, we believe a baptism must be done by someone who has the Priesthood of God, who was, "called of God, as was Aaron."

Answer 5

Kerry said, "Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:
And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse."

To confound Kerry's so-called answer: Elijah has already come. That fact is actually in the REAL bible and not in the book of Moron (I did that on purpose!). Matthew 17:10-13, in Jesus own words, states this: "The disciples asked him, "Why then do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?" Jesus replied, "To be sure, Elijah will come and will restore all things. But I tell you, Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him everything they wished. In the same way the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands." Then the disciples understood that he was talking to them about John the Baptist.

Enough said.

Answer 6

There is a scripture in 1 corinthinas 15, talking baout babtism for the dead,mainstream christians are not sure what paul is talking abou and what the corinthians were doing at the time and what they were babtizing, but Joseph Smith claims to understand and know. The mormons photograph records from other churches of other parishes and pastor's records and do temple marriage sealings and babtisms, after someone has tried to read and collect the names of the micr-fiche. They are collecting souls for their Gods kingdom, even tho they claim that the person in the next life can deny the sealing or babtims and sometimes shows up to thank them, (they see dead people).

Answer 7

My understanding of this LDS practice is that they baptise FOR the dead, so that if they did not have opportunity to come to faith in life, they may yet do so, since they may have not ever heard the gospel

Answer 8

They do it to people diametrically opposed to Mormonism out of SPITE.

It's just spite. Disrespectful spite.

How would you feel if I said I was going to sacrifice a chicken for you and you could choose to accept the validity of the rite or not? (I've got chickens on the brain....lunch time!)

Answer 9

and why do they promise to stop doing it but keep on doing it regardless. Isn't lying a sin?