I have heard you refer to the book of mormon as another gospel of Jesus Christ in your commercials. As I understand it Moroni, an angel, appeared to Joseph Smith and led him to the golden plates. The Bible in Galatians seems to warn against this. What is your response?
Gal 1:8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
Gal 1:9 As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.
2007-08-25 08:26:57 · 6 answers · asked by Bible warrior 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Miranda J
Sorry that does not answer it. It evades it. The simple fact is mormons claim to have received another gospel. While Galatians specifically warns against this.
2007-08-25 08:41:03 · update #1
I am not a Mormon and you have asked a good question here. The point you make out of Galatians is a very important one when you consider the teachings of Mormonism are at variance with those of the Bible.
2007-08-26 00:31:10 · answer #1 · answered by Buzz s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The commercial calls it another "Testament", not another Gospel.
Why do you stop at verse 9? Paul makes his most important points in the next few verses.
10 For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
11 But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.
12 For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.
So the key to Paul's teaching is that it does not come out of seminaries or from theologians or the philosophies of men mingled with scripture, but by direct revelation from Jesus Christ, who he had personally seen.
Paul says his teaching was being changed even in his day. Therefore in centuries after Paul, they became even more distorted. No church taught all that Paul did. The only way to restore the gospel was by someone who could do what Paul did, have direct revelation from Jesus Christ. This is what Joseph Smith did. He did not teach a different gospel, but the original one.
2007-08-25 16:32:57 · answer #2 · answered by Isolde 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the angel preached no othe gospel only the gospel of jesus christ.
2007-08-25 15:38:23 · answer #3 · answered by Kelly RIch 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Here is the answer to that.
2007-08-25 15:35:12 · answer #4 · answered by odd duck 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not a mormon, thank God, but the book of mormon is a lie from Hell wrote by Satan.
2007-08-25 15:37:09 · answer #5 · answered by the pink baker 6 · 1⤊ 6⤋
would you like a cupcake?
2007-08-25 15:34:36 · answer #6 · answered by lindsey p 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋